NOCE Nominee for Orange County Teacher of the Year
The Orange County Teacher of the Year (TOTY) program provides recognition for outstanding teachers in Orange County. Each K-12 school district may nominate one to three teachers (depending on district size) while each community college may nominate one teacher per accredited college. The NOCE nominee is honored at the annual recognition banquet hosted by the Orange County Department of Education and the premier sponsor, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union. The top five Orange County nominees go on to compete for California Teacher of the Year.
2010 Teacher of the Year
Annie Gilbert
2011 Teacher of the Year
Craig Stephens
2012 Teacher of the Year
Natalya Dollar
2015 Teacher of the Year
Susan (Su-Chen) Sueng
2017 Teacher of the Year
Candace Lynch
2018 Teacher of the Year
Barbara Bennett
2019 Teacher of the Year
Matt Stivers
2020 Teacher of the Year
Md Riffat Ahmed
2021 Teacher of the Year
Erin Sherard
2022 Teacher of the Year
Lee Lassetter