Congratulations to the 29 teachers who became new NGPF Distinguished Educators after completing Cohort 49 Certification Courses. There are now 1,218 NGPF Distinguished Educators! See who recently joined the ranks.

The NGPF Distinguished Educator Award is a lifetime award that educators earn by passing six NGPF Certification Courses in finance topics such as Credit, Taxes, Investing, and more.

Not only do you get a digital badge and bragging rights, but also a beautiful plaque to hang in your classroom.

EACH of these NGPF Certification Courses is comprised of 9 hours of instruction and a 1-hour certification exam. That means everyone on this list has completed at least 60 hours of professional development. 

If you would like to see your name on this list, register for Cohort 51 Certification Courses, which start February 17. 

Congrats to the 29 New Distinguished Educators:

Ann Dark from Blue Valley West High (KS)

Ann Henry from Fox Meadow School (NY)

Brigette Trusal from Punxsutawney Area HS (PA)

Carrie Pedersen from Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School (WA)

Crystal Banks from Abbeville High (SC)

David Tommaso from Daniel Hand High School (CT)

Elizabeth Coughlin from Dickinson H S (TX)

Heather Walker from Lisbon Regional School (middle) (NH)

Hilda Diaz from Royal Palm Beach High School (FL)

Hongyan Chen from Prairie View High School (CO)

Hunter Roybal from Davis School District (UT)

Jeff Venables from Northwestern High (SC)

Jennifer Neltner from Palm Beach Central High School (FL)

Jennifer Poe from Pittsburg H S (TX)

Jennifer Rigano from Medford High (MA)

Khaleisheia Jones from Redwood Continuation High (CA)

Kim Ervin from Jefferson High School (MO)

Lany Moore from YouthBuild Columbus Community School(OH)

Laura Cranmer from Lincoln County School District 2 (WY)

Lisa Tapella from LaSalle Springs Middle School (MO)

Matthew Schultz from Magnolia High School (CA)

Rebekah Peterson from Lyle High School (WA)

Samantha Hutton from Thomas Dale High (VA)

Shawna Fadden from Leroy Greene Academy (CA)

Stephanie Phelix from Belle Forest Community School (TN)

Susan D'Angelo from Penn Yan Academy (NY)

Tracey Naquin from Catholic High School (LA)

Wendy Waldron from Danvers High (MA)

Ying Lu from Cohen Children's Medical Center/Northwell Health (NY)

Meet ALL the NGPF Distinguished Educators!

• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 48, announced December 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 47, announced October 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 45-46, announced September 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 44, announced July 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 43, announced June 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 41-42, announced April 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 40, announced March 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 39, announced January 2024)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 38, announced December 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 37, announced October 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Pilot Cohort, announced September 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 35-36, announced August 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 34, announced July 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 33, announced June 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 32, announced May 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 31, announced April 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 30, announced February 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 29, announced January 2023)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 28, announced December 2022)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohort 27, announced November 2022)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 25-26, announced September 2022)
• Meet the Distinguished Educators (earned Cohorts 1-24, announced July 2022)

About the Author

Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.