Honorees
Introducing
South Florida’s Top Educators of 2026
Lisa Elizabeth Bell
Assistant Principal | Miami Dade County Public Schools
Syrenthia Boldin
Assistant Principal | School District of Palm Beach County
Jacqueline Hampton Clenance
Founder/CEO, Valley of the Giants | Principal/Beacon Hill School
Shanpatrick Davis
Director of Chorus Activities | Coral Reef Senior High Schoool
Alberte Dumont-Nguyen Ms. Ed.
Special Education Teacher/ ESE Department Chair | Broward County Public Schools
Jessica Estel, M.Ed.
Educator | EduTrap, LLC
Dr. Steve Gallon III
School Board Member | Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Shunda Howard
Learning Specialist and Founder | Learning Horizon Academic Tutoring and Educational Consulting Services, LLC
Dr. Andre Jackson
Assistant Principal | Miami-Dade County Public Schools
LaWanna S. Jackson
5th Grade Math/ Science Teacher | Department Chair, Team Leader of Team Leads, AVID Site Coordinator, Palm Beach Associate Teacher Mentor- PBATP and ESP Leader, School District of Palm Beach County, FL / Galaxy E3 Elementary
Ronald L. Jackson II
Professor & Chair, Department of Communication | University of Miami
Lamar S. Johnson, Jr.
Principal | Miami-Dade County Public Schools
William R. Latson
Principal | Gateway Christian Academy
Julia Pennington-Gilchrist
Elementary Educator | Dr. Frederica S. Wilson/Skyway Elementary School
Cormic Priester
Principal | Broward County Public Schools
Dr. Tameka Robinson
Principal | Santaluces Community High School/School District of Palm Beach County
Latricia Russell
VPK Teacher | MDCPS/Phyllis R. Miller Elementary School
Marie Simon
Teacher | Miami-Dade County Public School
Mickey Smith Jr.
Associate Director of Instrumental Arts | The King’s Academy
Brindley “Brent” Wright
President/CEO | B. Wright Leadership Academy
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