Rasha Mannaa

August 10, 2021 by
Rasha Mannaa holds a B.S. in International Relations from Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia, and two Master’s Degrees from UCF in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management. She currently serves as a program coordinator at the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management (CPNM), where she began as a graduate assistant in 2022. She oversees Center’s […]

Yeidi Diaz Reyes

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Yeidi Diaz Reyes is an 8th grade Algebra, Pre-Algebra, and Geometry teacher at Liberty Middle School. She has been a teacher for 12 years, two in Puerto Rico and the rest here in Orlando. She earned her master’s degree in K-8 Mathematics and Science Education from the University of Central Florida. Some of her […]

Joslyn M. Vilabrera

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Joslyn M. Vilabrera hails from the island of Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a third grade teacher at Forsyth Woods Elementary School. She has dedicated 19 years to teaching in Orange County Public Schools (OCPS). In addition to being a mother of three and a grandmother of four, Dr. Vilabrera has earned several […]

Lori Hart

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Hart is a fourth grade mathematics and science teacher at Ocoee Elementary School. She has been an Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) teacher for 12 years. Dr. Hart earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, Specialization in Mathematics Education, at the University of Central Florida, with her dissertation titled Exploring the Challenges of First […]

Julia Keith

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Julia Keith is a seventh and eighth grade mathematics teacher at Timber Springs Middle School. She has been a teacher with OCPS for 15 years, teaching all courses from sixth grade mathematics to Algebra 2 Honors at the middle school level. Dr. Keith earned her Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of […]

Sarah Lumpkin

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Sarah Lumpkin is a mathematics intervention teacher at Pinewood Elementary School. She has been a teacher for 30 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Florida Memorial University. She matriculated to the University of Central Florida and earned her master’s degree in K-8 Mathematics and Science and her doctorate in Curriculum […]

Nisha Phillip-Malahoo

February 24, 2021 by
Dr Nisha Phillip-Malahoo is a third grade teacher at Pinewood Elementary School. She has been a teacher for 11 years. Dr. Phillip-Malahoo earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Central Florida, with her dissertation titled: Lesson Study as a Catalyst for Including Concepts and Procedures in Planning and Implementing Fraction-Based Mathematics […]

Kelly Penny

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Kelly Penny has been an OCPS teacher for 20 years. She teaches seventh grade mathematics and Algebra at Avalon Middle School. Dr. Penny earned her master’s degree in Middle School Mathematics and Science Education and her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in K-8 Mathematics from the University of Central Florida, writing her dissertation on: […]

Laura Pimentel

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Laura Pimentel is a fifth grade teacher at Millennia Gardens Elementary School and in her ninth year of teaching. Dr. Pimentel earned her master’s degree in K-8 Mathematics and Science Education from the University of Central Florida through a partnership with Lockheed Martin. She also earned her doctorate degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with […]