Inspirational Teachers Celebration
Congratulations to Our 2025-2026 Inspirational Teachers!
Each year, the Allen School hosts an Inspirational Teachers Celebration to recognize outstanding K–12 and community college instructors who were nominated by our current undergraduate students. These educators played a meaningful role in inspiring students to pursue computing and supported them on their path to the University of Washington.
The Allen School values this opportunity to connect with the broader educational community and to recognize the teachers who helped shape the next generation of innovators. The strength of our program is built on the preparation, encouragement, and inspiration students receive before they arrive at the UW. For both teachers and students, this celebration was a chance to reconnect and reflect on how far they’ve come.
For the first time since 2019, we were able to celebrate in person!
2025–2026 Inspirational Teachers
*Please note: The schools listed below reflect the instructor’s place of employment at the time they taught the nominators and may not represent their current affiliation.
Abby Booth, Kelso High School
Adam Oyster-Sands, Westview High School
Alex Rodri, Mount Vernon High School
Ali Jaffery, Mount Si High School
Allen Mann, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Andrew Seike, Lynbrook High School
Andy Christensen, Tesla STEM High School
Anna Jacobs, Seattle Central College
Anne Duffy, Eastside Preparatory School
Ashley Meyers, Lincoln High School
Avery Downing, Lakeside School
Ben Kessler, Vandegrift High School
Beth Gatewood, Interlake High School
Bethany Kankelborg, Tesla STEM High School
Bill Baber, The Bush School
Blanca Salgado, Virgie Robinson Elementary
Bob Cook, Shanghai American School Puxi
Bradley Fulk, Lynbrook High School
Brian Stubbs, Green River Community College
Brigitte Wiegand, Wenatchee High School
Christy Liang, St. Paul’s Co-educational College
Crystal Hess, Shoreline College
Crystal Jen, Dougherty Valley High School
Dalia Ibrahim, Eastside Christian School
Daniel Glaser, Why Not You Academy
Daniel Hamilton, Cleveland STEM High School
Danielle Kestenbaum, Redwood High School
Darrell Lee, Franklin High School
David Bradley, Eastlake High School
David Ellinger, Bush High School (Seattle Prep)
David Menenberg, Eastlake High School
Deborah Faber, Henry M. Jackson High School
Doug Calvert, Interlake High School
Douglas Ferguson, Martin Sortun Elementary
Dr. Taesik Kim, Bellevue College
Duffy Lord, Seattle Country Day School
Dustin Hedger, Auburn Mountain View High School
Edgar Elliott, Tacoma Community College
Eilene Klaka, Eastlake High School
Elise Lindberg, Moses Lake High School
Ellen Zambrowsky-Huls, Redmond High School
Eric Allen, Shorecrest High School
Erin Moss, duPont Manual
Estelle Nicolas, Mount Si High School
Greg Shelton, Juanita High School
Jamie Snowden, International Community School
Jamiiru Luttamaguzi, Bellevue College
Jeff Stride, North Creek High School
Jeffrey Mason, Newport High School
Jenna Knauss, Ridgeline High School
Jennifer O’Roarty, Renton High School
Jerry Grizzle, Richland High School
Joel Compton, Miramonte High School
John Gibson, Eastlake High School
John Gorman, Jesuit High School
Jon Resendez, Portola High School
Karyn Fought, BASIS Chandler
Karyn Voldstad, Carlmont High School
Kelsey Sorge, Stuart Hall School
Kirsten Cossano, Skyline High School
Kristine Brown, Auburn Mountain View High School
Kyle Ostlie, Tesla STEM High School
Kyle Warren, Mount Si High School
Lauren Jackson, International Community School
Linda Thomas, Diamond Bar High School
Lisa Dossett, Interlake High School
Luke Rawlings, Bellevue College
Maria Nava, Stuart Hall School
Mark Rodocker, Irvington High School
Marko Constans, Interlake High School
Matthew Humphreys, Wilsonville High School
Matthew Sturtevant, Tesla STEM High School
Matthew Thompson, Tesla STEM High School
Melany Winston, Homeschool
Melissa Sawicka, Mission San Jose High School
Michael Finley, Redmond High School
Michael Gaul, Spokane Falls Community College
Michael Hughes, Mercer Island High School
Michael Kralovich, Bellevue High School
Mikel Thompson, Tesla STEM High School
Mr Jwayland, Todd Beamer High School
Nathan Binz, Kamiak High School
Nick Lencioni, Mountlake Terrace High School
Nick Viera, Mount Si High School
Nikhil Joshi, Raisbeck Aviation High School
Omar Moreno, Open Doors
Orion Wenzinger, Puget Sound Skills Center
Paulson Corey, Open Window School
Pete Pelkey, Monta Vista High School
Peter Cheng, Juanita High School
Robert Prufer, Newport High School
Rory Retzlaff, Eastlake High School
Ryan Winkelmann, Eastside Preparatory School
Saida Oweis, Sammamish High School
Sam Greene, Camas High School
Samuel Wenberg, Seattle Central College
Scott Bayles, Mariner High School
Sharon Wiest Wenatchee Valley College
Sheila Guard, Bothell High School
Staci Gloyn, Washtucna High School
Stephanie Gosselin, Interlake High School
Steve Anderson, Taipei American School
Suzzane Black, Inglemoor High School
Thomas Donnelly, Inglemoor High School
Tim Owens, Explorer West Middle School
Tom Rogers, Southside High School
Travis Salmi, Juanita High School
Vale Baxter, Issaquah High School
Vicky Ma, Independent STEM Academy
Victoria Rice, Redmond High School
Zachary Chen, Sammamish High School
To learn more about the Allen School’s outreach efforts, visit our K–12 Outreach page. If you would like your name removed from this page, please contact us at outreach@cs.washington.edu.