State Partners

Arizona

Arizona joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1998

45 recipients since program began in Arizona

$1,125,000 awarded in Arizona since program began

Mr. Tom Horne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Mr. Eric Brooks
Director, Educator Recruitment and Retention Department
Arizona Department of Education
100 North 15th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85201

Arizona Department of Education website

(Updated 2/11/25)

Arizona Milken Educators

• Kimberly Allen
  Garden Lakes Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2000
• Meredith Andrews
  Desert Willow Elementary School
  Cave Creek, AZ
  2002
• Dr. Gary Batsell
  Cholla Middle School
  Phoenix, AZ
  1999
• Deborah Benedict
  Desert Vista High School
  Phoenix, AZ
  1998
• Dr. Martha Braly
  Montebello School
  Phoenix, AZ
  1998
• Bradley Breuer
  Pedro Guerrero Elementary School
  Mesa, AZ
  2010
• Esther Brown
  Williams Elementary-Middle School
  Williams, AZ
  1998
• Megan Brown
  Buckeye Elementary School
  Buckeye, AZ
  2022
• Jonathan Cadena
  Desert View High School
  Tucson, AZ
  2017
• Dr. Jayne Carper
  Madison School # 1
  Phoenix, AZ
  1998
• Sheryl Castro
  Catalina Foothills High School
  Tucson, AZ
  2003
• Aga Cook
  Camp Mohave Elementary School
  Fort Mohave, AZ
  2023
• Dr. Kevin J. Corner
  Mountain View High School
  Tucson, AZ
  2001
• Jim Davis
  Centennial High School
  Peoria, AZ
  2009
• Nicki Derryberry
  Red Mountain High School
  Mesa, AZ
  2015
• Abby J. Dupke
  Dobson High School
  Mesa, AZ
  2001
• Bruce DuPlanty
  Mountain Ridge High School
  Glendale, AZ
  1999
• Omar Duron
  Southwest Junior High School
  San Luis, AZ
  2019
• Dr. Danielle Ferreira
  Constitution Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2012
• Elie Shutz Gaines
  Pinnacle Peak Elementary School
  Scottsdale, AZ
  2004
• Sylvia A. Grace
  Desert Ridge High School
  Mesa, AZ
  2005
• Ana Gutierrez
  Longview Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2014
• Douglas Jackson
  Center For Academic Success
  Sierra Vista, AZ
  1999
• Christopher Laughland
  Walden Grove High School
  Sahuarita, AZ
  2013
• Laura L. Lyman
  Ishikawa Elementary School
  Mesa, AZ
  2006
• Jim Manley
  Stevenson Elementary School
  Mesa, AZ
  2000
• Jeff Martin
  Clarendon Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2024
• Melissa Martin
  Chinle Junior High School
  Chinle, AZ
  2021
• Brittany Matsushino
  Cienega High School
  Vail, AZ
  2015
• Ashley Meyer
  Horizon Honors Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2023
• Patrick Murdoch
  Young Teaching High School
  Young, AZ
  1998
• Raye Nelson
  Children's Success Academy
  Tucson, AZ
  2002
• Krista Newcomb
  Villa Montessori Academy
  Scottsdale, AZ
  2000
• Mary Orlando
  Villa Montessori Main Campus
  Phoenix, AZ
  1999
• Deborah Peterson
  Village Meadows Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2004
• Marco A. Ramirez
  Pueblo Gardens Elementary School
  Tucson, AZ
  2006
• Patricia Saganey-Wayne
  Kayenta Middle School
  Kayenta, AZ
  2003
• Shalini Sharma
  Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2014
• Rick Stephen
  Orangedale Elementary School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2000
• Jenny Svans
  Kerr Elementary School
  Mesa, AZ
  2008
• Timothy Thomas
  Rogers Ranch School
  Phoenix, AZ
  2016
• Caroline S. Torres
  Sahuarita High School
  Sahuarita, AZ
  2007
• Alberto Jesus Urquidez
  Flowing Wells High School
  Tucson, AZ
  2001
• Dr. Manuel Valenzuela
  Walter Douglas Elementary School
  Tucson, AZ
  1998
• Jessica Zimmerman
  Valley View Leadership Academy
  Phoenix, AZ
  2021