Norfolk Public Schools has named Norview High School’s Subhadra Desaraju as the
2022-2023 City-Wide Teacher of the Year.
Ms. Desaraju serves as the school’s Chemistry Team Leader and is a classroom teacher who teaches AP
Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, and AP Research. Ms. Desaraju also assists teachers within the science
department with integrating technology in their planning, teaching, and assessments. She also serves as a
lead mentor in her school.

Ms. Desaraju has been a member and mentor of the Advanced Placement Chemistry Community since
2009, a National Board-Certified Teacher since 2012, and is a virtual coach for the US National
Chemistry Olympiad beginning this year.

She lives by her mottoes: “Love all, serve all” and “Be POSITIVE, like a PROTON.”

In his nomination, Norview High School’s Principal Dr. Walter Brower wrote:
“Without hesitation, I nominate Subhadra Desaraju for the NPS Teacher of the Year. She is an
exceptional educator who builds and nurtures relationships as well as creates a positive learning
environment. … an extraordinary teacher, supportive co-worker, and school leader who has won multiple
awards and grants. We are confident Ms. Desaraju would be a phenomenal NPS Teacher of the Year
representative.”

The Top 3 Teachers of the Year are: 
Jennessa Libby-Reynolds, an elementary teacher at the Academy for Discovery at Lakewood, was named Top Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Westley Knight, a Blair Middle School mathematics teacher, was named Top Middle School Teacher of the Year. Ms. Desaraju was also named Top High School Teacher of the Year.

The Top 12 Teachers of the Year are: 
Lauren Bartholomae, Norview Middle School | Brad Baxendell, Academy for Discovery at Lakewood / Middle School | Jennessa Libby-Reynolds, Academy for Discovery at Lakewood / Elementary | Subhadra Desaraju, Norview High School  | Linda Devine, Booker T. Washington High School | Westley Knight, Blair Middle School | Leslie Magee, CHKD | Travis Mansell, Maury High School | Tamara Mewborn, Ghent School | Sheena Walker, Lake Taylor High School | LaTesa White, Azalea Gardens Middle School
2022 Norfolk Public Schools Selects Division-wide Teacher of the Year & School-Level Finalists

Each year, Norfolk Public Schools celebrates the many dedicated, innovative and passionate educators within our division through the Teacher of the Year process. Teachers are nominated for this honor by their peers within each school. We salute these teachers and give thanks for all they do for our students. In coming weeks, following an interview and observation process, NPS will announce the winners of the elementary, middle and high school teacher of the year competition, as well as the overall City-wide Teacher of the Year.

 NPS 2022 All-City Teaching Team by School

Linda Devine Booker T. Washington HS	Melissa Jones Granby HS	Sheena Walker Lake Taylor HS	Travis Mansell Maury HS	Subhadra Desaraju Norview HS
LaTesa White  Azalea Gardens MS	Westley Knight Blair MS	Veronique Valencia Northside MS	Lauren Bartholomae Norview MS	Angela Carree Ruffner MS
Jennessa Libby-Reynolds Lakewood	Cameron Edwards Bay View ES	Paula Heider Mary Calcott ES	Erica Adamek Camp Allen ES	Summer Hedrick Chesterfield
Danielle Sentz Easton Preschool	Susan Hagel Crossroads (PreK-8)	Raven Revell  Jacox ES	Kelly Denham Ingleside ES	Jessica Overton Granby ES
Tamara Mewborn Ghent (K-8)	Danielle Wiggins Lake Taylor (3-8)	Skylar Girard Lake Taylor (3-8)	Catherine Munden Larchmont ES	Kristi Leek Larrymore ES
Tyra Anderson Willard	Casey Russell Little Creek ES	Michale Siverio Monroe	Brad Baxendell ADL	Xochilt Bermudez Ocean View ES
Rebecca Thompson Oceanair ES	Daphne Perminter Russell P.B. Young, Sr. ES	Lenora Holmes Richard Bowling ES	Jazmine DeLoatch St. Helena ES	Erika Cobb-Fisher Sewells Point ES
Arrykka Jackson Sherwood Forest ES	Theodosia Jones SSAC (K-8)	Kelley Kintzing Suburban Park ES	Amy Clay Tanners Creek ES	Marsha Brown Tarrallton ES
Natashia Lewis Tidewater Park ES	Barbara Watson-Lacaze W.H. Taylor ES	Laura Miller Willoughby ECC	Demetria Walker-Smith Lindenwood ES	Allison Makovec Coleman Place ES
Arlene Giles Berkley/Campostella	Lisa Morris-McKleny Norview ES	Wilson Anyinyo Rosemont
Kim Evans Madison	Patrick Eberhardt NET Academy	Natasha Lamont Open Campus	Leslie Magee CHKD	Nadia Wright NTC