FORT BEND ISD (February 25, 2026) – Sixty-two outstanding Fort Bend ISD educators were recognized at the 39th Annual Teacher of the Year Ceremony hosted by the Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE).

FBISD Career and Technical Education teacher Mckenzie Jones-Channel was the second runner-up for the Secondary HAABSE Teacher of the Year.

The annual event honors excellence in education and recognizes teachers who demonstrate a deep commitment to student success and academic achievement.

The following FBISD educators were recognized by HAABSE:

Christy Adepoju – Lakeview Elementary
Waseelat Adetona – Hunters Glen ELC
Aquita Austin – Lantern Lane Elementary
Valerie Ann Backers – Dulles Elementary
Samuel Adeleke Banjo – Travis High School
Maleena Bennett – Barrington Place Elementary
Cheryle Boyd-Julien – Seguin Elementary
Tammy Bradley – Austin Parkway Elementary
Ashley Bridgewater – Hightower High School
Takeia Broaden – Missouri City Middle School
Demetria Brown-Fogle – Palmer Elementary
Melanie Chandler – Goodman Elementary
KaNani Coleman – Lake Olympia Middle School
Taelor Coleman – Ferguson Elementary
Vanessa Coleman – Ridge Point High School
Tiffany Craft – Meadows Elementary
Angela Curry-Howell – Jordan Elementary 
Candace Davis – Quail Valley Elementary
David Dawson – Dulles Middle School
Aaron Edson – Sugar Land Middle School
Ametra N. Edwards – Patterson Elementary
Andrea Ellington – Brazos Bend Elementary 
Gulseren Ergul – Malala Elementary
Shanikia Ferguson – Cornerstone Elementary
Terrell Finner – Willowridge High School
Victoria Franco – Highlands Elementary
Esther Frazier – Sienna Crossing Elementary
Mayra Galan – Jones Elementary
Sarah Guzman –Austin High School
Jonathan Hamilton –Elkins High School
Ashley Harris –Kempner High School
Yecenia Hernandez-Diaz – Hunters Glen Elementary
Annykeysa Holloway – Ridgemont Elementary
McKenzie Jones-Channel – James Reese Career and Technical Center
Jocelyn Loeb – Lexington Creek Elementary
Emerson Lucas – Ridgegate Elementary
Kennedy Malone –Dulles High School
Megan McClendon – Sartartia Middle School
Jennifer Mittendorf –Fleming Elementary
Daniell Murray-Young – Burton Elementary
Mardieth Nickerson –Sullivan Elementary
Angela Okafor – Townewest Elementary
Benevia Pla' – Ridgemont ELC
RonKeidra Poindexter – Oakland Elementary
Angel Porter – Bhuchar Elementary
Katina Poullard – Parks Elementary
Katherine Rogge –Madden Elementary
Courtney Salem – Walker Station Elementary
Osmara Sampson – Armstrong Elementary
Jenora Sanders – Colony Meadows Elementary
Charlotte Sias – M.R. Woods Center for Learning (D.A.E.P.)
Marion Solomon – Baines Middle School
Ariel Stafford – Leonetti Elementary 
Jasmine Turner – Glover Elementary
Rochelle Tyler – Quail Valley Middle School
Saleha Usman – Neill Elementary
Bincy Varghese – Crawford High School
Tanecia Washington – Heritage Rose Elementary
Tarska Waters – First Colony Middle School
Archie Whittington, Jr. – Thornton Middle School
Gregory Wilson – Marshall High School
Salma Yousef – Holley Elementary