Mrs. Michele Barrie, a science teacher for eight years, currently teaches 7th-grade Life Science at Aberdeen Middle School. She holds a master’s degree in School Improvement & Leadership and is currently working on her doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction from Liberty University. Mrs. Barrie has written multiple grants to improve the STEM program at ABMS, received the Shell Science Lab Challenge Award in 2019 and 2020, and the Sontag Award for Urban Education in 2018. In addition, Mrs. Barrie has written curriculum for HCPS, led professional development, is the Life Science PLC leader, serves on the Middle School Innovation Committee, and was nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching.

Michael Brogley is a Social Sciences teacher at C. Milton Wright High School with fifteen years of experience. He holds a Master’s degree in Instruction, Curriculum, and Assessment through Walden University and received his Secondary Education certification through Towson University. Mr. Brogley was a 2017 HCPS Teacher of the Year Finalist who has dedicated his career to community building inside and outside of the classroom as adviser to the National Honor Society, Creator and Founder of the Stand Up for Autism fundraiser, Coordinator of the HCPS Student Page Program, and a member of CMW’s SPA Team.

Traci Frey is Jarrettsville Elementary School. A 29-year veteran of the school, Ms. Frey embraces a community and relationship-oriented approach towards student success. Traci is a leader on the SPA team and PBIS committee. She coordinates the Before-School Math Intervention Program and serves as the PTA and Parent and Community Engagement liaisons. Ms. Frey initiated a Good Neighbor Program this year at Jarrettsville to connect community, local businesses, and school. She organizes the Patriot Program and is the school yearbook advisor. Ms. Frey received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Towson University and a M.S. in Developmental Reading from Loyola.

Susan Hoy is a Harford County native in her eighteenth-year teaching at Edgewood High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Millersville University in 2002, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Towson University in 2005, Masters plus 30 in 2017 and Masters plus 60 in 2019 from Andrews University with a focus in Biology/Environmental Literacy and Instructional Technology. In 2011, Ms. Hoy became a National Board Certified Teacher. She is currently the Science Department Chair and Head of the Edgewood High School Green Committee focused on inspiring students to create an environmentally sustainable school community.

Joshua D. Weeks has taught Biology and Medical Interventions at Bel Air High School for the past 13 years and teaches Biology I at HCC. Josh has his Bachelors in Organismal Biology and his Masters in Teaching from Towson University, and his Masters of Biological Sciences from Clemson University. Josh serves as Science Department Chair and is a lead teacher of the BAHS Biomedical Sciences Program. Additionally, Josh serves on the eligibility committee, works with Home and Hospital services, participates in science curriculum development, and helps the County tutoring program. Josh also volunteers as a Bishopric member in his church.