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 […]

Deborah Blakeslee

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Deborah Blakeslee is a fifth grade mathematics and science teacher and team leader at Apopka Elementary School. She has been a teacher for fifteen years. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus on mathematics from the University of Central Florida. Her dissertation, A Case Study on the Impact of Intermediate […]

Kayla Blankenship

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Kayla Blankenship is a fifth grade mathematics and science teacher at Riverside Elementary School. She has been teaching for 13 years and was named Riverside’s Teacher of the Year for 2024-25. Her dissertation, entitled Mindful Approaches, Transforming Hearts: Cultivating Elementary Students’ Positive Mathematics Identity Development Through an Equity-Based Morning Mathematics Club, examined how third […]

Diane DelliBovi

February 24, 2021 by
Dr. Diane DelliBovi is a fifth grade teacher and team leader at Lawton Chiles Elementary school. She has been an elementary teacher and instructional coach for 14 years. Dr. DelliBovi earned her master’s degree in K-8 Mathematics and Science Education from the University of Central Florida, where she also earned her bachelor’s degree in Exceptional […]

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 […]