The PBS Digital Innovator All Star program brings together a community of PreK-12th grade educators who are hometown thought-leaders and classroom changemakers. All Stars are characterized by their ability to seamlessly integrate media and digital technology into their learning environments, inspiring students to use media and emerging technologies in responsible, effective, and empowering ways.
Larissa Wright-Elson, Alaska Public Media
District Ed Center, Anchorage, Alaska
Laura Bradley, KQED
Kenilworth Junior High School, Petaluma, California
Bobbi Starling, WEDU
Pasco County Schools, Land O'Lakes, Florida
Leigh Herman, GPB
The Weber School, Atlanta, Georgia
Leah Aiwohi, PBS Hawaii
Kauai High School, Lihue, Hawaii
Aaron Maurer, Iowa
Mississippi Bend AEA 9, Bettendorf, Iowa
Paige Somoza, Idaho Public Television
Riverglen Junior High, Boise, Idaho
Kristin Appiah-Word, WTTW
Ryder Elementary, Chicago, Illinois
Steve Auslander, WFYI
Allisonville Elementary School, Indianapolis , Indiana
Ashley Judd, KET
Tyner Elementary, McKee, Kentucky
Kara Wilkins, WGBH
Lowell Public Schools, Lowell, Massachusetts
Joquetta Johnson, MPT
Randallstown High School, Randallstown, Maryland
Heather Gauck, WGVU
Harrison Park School, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Chantell Mason, Nine Network
Steger Sixth Grade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Shelly Stanton, Montana PBS
Billings Public Schools, Billings, Montana
Sebastian Byers, WTVI
Union Early College and Union County Virtual, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mallory Mbalia, UNC TV
Underwood GT Elementary, Raleigh, North Carolina
Kayla Delzer, Prairie Public Television
Mapleton School, Mapleton, North Dakota
Regina Schaffer, WNET
Middletown Township School District, Middletown Township, New Jersey
Michelle Garmon, New Mexico PBS
Sandia Vista Elementary, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Mike Lang II, Vegas PBS
Laura Dearing Elementary School, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Elisabeth Bostwick, WSKG
Gardner Road Elementary School, Horseheads, New York
Jared Morgan, OETA
Clyde Boyd Middle School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Shawn Patrick Higgins, SOPTV
Parkrose Middle School, Portland, Oregon
Glenda Lozada, WMJT Sistema
Josefina Marrero Febus Elementary School, Naranjito, Puerto Rico
Debra Turchetti-Ramm, Rhode Island PBS
Johnston Public Schools, Johnston, Rhode Island
Sharon Clark, WLJT
East Side Intermediate, Brownsville, Tennessee
Julie Hildebrand, KLRU
Patton Elementary, Austin, Texas
David Olson, WPT
James Madison Memorial High School, Madison, Wisconsin