We offer 11 Certification Courses, our most in-depth professional development option. How many teachers do you think have completed them? 

This week, we’re celebrating the achievements of educators from the 2024–25 school year.

Today, we recognize the teachers who completed all 11 NGPF Certification Courses—a commitment of 110 hours spent becoming more confident, qualified, and ready for their classroom. In total, 296 educators have achieved this feat.

NGPF offers both live virtual and self-paced Certification Courses focused on a single personal finance topic.

Educators strengthen their content knowledge with nine hours of instruction and are assessed through an hour-long exam. The topics of these courses include Investing, Insurance, Behavioral Economics, Paying for College, and more.

The NGPF Academy recognizes and rewards educators who participate in NGPF professional development. Teachers earn achievements as their credit hours accumulate.

You are automatically enrolled in the NGPF Academy when you participate in any of our PD offerings.

Congratulations to the 158 teachers who passed their 11th NGPF Certification in the 24-25 Academy Year:

Adam Clark Coshocton High School (OH)

Aimee Kerr Monte Vista High (CA)

Aimee Sangster New Renaissance Middle School (FL)

Aishah Muhammad International Islamic Academy (MI)

Alexandra Castillo

Alice Stocks Granby High (VA)

Allison Cecil Dupont Manual High (KY)

Amanda Lucero Alamo Heights HS (TX)

Amanda Savidge East Career And Technical Academy HS (NV)

Amory Nance Lawrence County (OH)

Angela Bartlett Nashua High School South (NH)

Anthony Miletta Orchard Collegiate Academy (NY)

Beckey Wong International (International)

Beth Hayden Bonny Eagle High School (ME)

Bianca Diiorio Fairfield Ludlowe High School (CT)

Brian Campbell Wellesley Middle (MA)

Brigette Trusal Punxsutawney Area HS (PA)

Carin Zinter

Caryn Peterson Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical (MA)

Chad Lower Laurel Springs School (CA)

Charles Maguire James I O'Neill High School (NY)

Chelsea Pollock Prairie Seeds High School Academy (MN)

Cheryl Guy Empower College And Career Center (GA)

Cheryl Wortham Granville Central High (NC)

Christina Friday Glenn W Levey Middle School (MI)

Christina Gamble Sutton High School (MA)

Christy Benway Ocali Charter Middle School (FL)

Courtney Beavan Doe Virtual Learning Classroom (NY)

Daniel Phillips Palo Verde HS (NV)

Daniela Damato Joel Barlow High School (CT)

Danielle Bowles Clinton Elementary School (MI)

Darin Goke Calumet High School (MI)

Dave White Evit - Chaparral High School (AZ)

David Ohara Piedra Vista High (NM)

Dawn Kawamura Capuchino High (CA)

Dee Mikkelsen

Denise Ebright St Theresa School (CA)

Dr. Travis Towne Lenoir County Early College High (NC)

Elizabeth Mendoza Raymondville Options Academic Academy (TX)

Elizabeth Rudden

Eric Dorward Garden Spot MS (PA)

Erica Edwards Low Country Virtual Academy (SC)

Erin Manning

Glenda Lewis Astravo Online Academy High School (CO)

Heather Hahn Northwest Guilford High (NC)

Heather Lapidario

Heather Pintal Dracut Senior High (MA)

Hieu Nguyen Central High (Continuation) (CA)

Jamal Bermudez Townsend Harris High School (NY)

James Geibel Justice High (VA)

James Meadows Gretna High (VA)

Jamie Merna Penfield Senior High School (NY)

Jason Gervais Los Altos High (CA)

Jennifer Long Middleborough High (MA)

Jennifer Rigano Medford High (MA)

Jennifer Sharp Villages Charter School (FL)

Jeremy Bryson Laurel Highlands SHS (PA)

Jessica Miller Seckinger High School (GA)

Joan Birdsell Drake High School (ND)

Joanna Binette Marshfield High (MA)

Joe Sebastian

Joel Asplin Cross Trainers Academy (WI)

Joey Running West Albany High School (OR)

John Mcleod Baptist Hill High (SC)

Jonathan Permar GTCC Middle College High (NC)

Joy Bridges Trenton Middle (MO)

Joy Jones Rockford Christian School (MI)

Juanita Duchrow Seminole Ridge Community High School (FL)

Julie Cunigan Columbus North International School (7-12) (OH)

Kara Grise

Kara Heitzenrater Fairview HS (PA)

Karen Perez Innovation High School (NJ)

Kathlyen Reed Concord High School (MI)

Katie Kaatz Leslie High School (MI)

Ken Macbain International (International)

Khaleisheia Jones Redwood Continuation High (CA)

Kim Berhorst Highland Jr.-Sr. High (MO)

Kim Vierra College/University (College)

Kimberly Laduke Ellington High School (CT)

Kimberly Mattoon Taylor High School (MI)

Kimberly Sloane Chireno HS (TX)

Kimra Balliet Cottonwood (CA)

Krista Taulker Reynoldsburg Hs Encore: Arts Communication & Design Academy (OH)

Kristin Mullin Bishop Blanchet High School (WA)

Kyle Landefeld Clarksburg High (MD)

Lany Moore YB Columbus Community School (OH)

Laura Cummins Sutton High School (MA)

Laura Simpson Highland High School (NY)

Laura Stroka Bridgewater-Raritan High School (NJ)

Lauren Sennott Winthrop High School (MA)

Lawrence Parker Western Branch High (VA)

Lisa Jones Glencoe High School (OR)

Lisa Lupkovich Goshen Central High School (NY)

Lisa Oellerich Scales Mound High School (IL)

Lisa Williksen Mica Peak High School (WA)

Louise Ollano El Cerrito High (CA)

Ludwig Concepcion Sunrise Mountain HS (NV)

Luisa Antonucci Granby Jr Sr High School (MA)

Lynn Bond Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School (NY)

Lynnea Moore Academy Of Finance And Enterprise (NY)

Marc Hua Preuss School UCSD (CA)

Mark Carlson Armada High School (MI)

Marlene Stubber

Mary Barber Columbus North International School (7-12) (OH)

Mason Renfer Chaparral High School (AZ)

Matt Gainey Franklin Academy High School (NY)

Matthew Falbo Bloomingdale High School (FL)

Melissa Ackerman Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS (NV)

Melissa Shaffer Clarkston High School (MI)

Melissa Smith Lanier High School (GA)

Melissa Wooten Griswold High School (CT)

Michael Lanstrum

Michael Twigg Kennard-Dale HS (PA)

Michael Wehn Millbrook High (NC)

Michele Davis Angola High School (IN)

Michelle Cheasty-Christ Liberty High School (WV)

Michelle Kesselman Franklin High (CA)

Mike Aday Hudson Academy (FL)

Molly Allison Grapevine Middle (TX)

Nathan Sutch Charter School For Applied Technologies (NY)

Nicole Falgiano Woodbridge High (VA)

Nikki Slack

Nikkie Cooper Innovative Connections High School (CO)

Paul Engram Harriman Programs (NY)

Ray Snyder Dover High School (NJ)

Rebecca Welch Hammondsport Junior-Senior High School (NY)

Robbin Faulkner Wake Forest High School (NC)

Roland Thibault

Ron Steiner Bishop Lynch (TX)

Sagar Tolani South Division High (WI)

Salah Borji New Century School (MN)

Sammi Jo Culbertson Homeschool (Homeschool)

Samantha Desmarais Central Falls Sr High (RI)

Samuel Molina (Organization)

Sandra Cary Macarthur Middle School (IL)

Sanjib Saha Nonprofit Employee

Sara Kraus West Holt High School (NE)

Sarah Turner Texas Tech University K-12 (Ttu K-12) (TX)

Saundra Powell DPSCD Virtual School (MI)

Scott Kempen WHS Information Technology (WI)

Selinda Neal City Of Angels (CA)

Shaye Matthews Georgetown Middle School (MA)

Shelly Lott Northeast Middle (TN)

Shelly O'Neal-Kegler Bellows Free Academy Uhsd #48 (VT)

Stephanie Triplett Bessemer Center For Technology (AL)

Suman Kaur Sterling Middle (VA)

Sydney Hillery Westside Global Awareness Magnet (CA)

Tamara Gordon Centennial Place Academy (Charter) (GA)

Tami Reed Shawnee High School (OH)

Tammi Strong Airport High (SC)

Tammy Alford Quitman High School (MS)

Tonia Thompson Jim Thorpe Area HS (PA)

Traci Brown-Perkins Southfield Regional Academic Campus (MI)

Tyler Nutter Spaulding High School (NH)

Valerie Silver Downtown Doral Charter Upper School (FL)

Windsor Charlot Lake Worth High School (FL)

Yesenia Medrano Linda Esperanza Marquez High B Libra Academy (CA)

Yolanda Hedtke Sky Mountain Charter (CA)

About the Author

Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.