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Meline Akashian teaches English at Temecula Valley High School in the Temecula Valley Unified School District. She has 15 years of teaching experience. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from San Diego State University and a master’s degree in educational administration from Grand Canyon University. She is co-chair of the English department, a former leadership teacher, member of the district curriculum committee, mentor and master teacher, among others. Nominators said “Meline is teaching Advanced Placement English 11, English 11, and Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum for 12th graders. She is a member of a school team that created Pathways to Success… Meline makes a positive impact through her initiative and her desire to have us all reach our potential.” 
Amber Carrow teaches World History at Chemawa Middle School in the Riverside Unified School District. She has six years experience as a teacher. She has a bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College in Claremont and a master’s degree in education from Claremont Graduate University. She has been awarded a Barbara Kerr grant to create a multi-cultural fair, and an Earthwatch Teacher Fellow grant to do environmental research in Nova Scotia while teaching through blogs and web casts. She serves on the History Trimester District Test Assessment Committee, a Cesar Chavez Club Coordinator, Planned Learning Community Committee, and Youth Service California, among others. Nominators said “Amber is an excellent communicator and often displays her love of kids and her love of learning. She is often sought out by staff members as a resource for teaching strategies, as well as, a person who is widely accepted in circles of friendship and collegiality.”
Brenda Kincaide teaches dance at Valley View High School in the Moreno Valley Unified School District. She has 29 years of teaching experience. She has a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University. She serves on the Curriculum Development Committee, the District Performing Arts Cross Articulation Committee, “Eagle Talk” student forum discussion group leader, “Improv at the View” lunchtime art showcase group leader, “Biggest Loser” staff trainer, and is a Black Student Union “No Limits, No Excuses” facilitator. Nominators said she “has developed her dance program from a physical education alternative class to a ‘standing room only’ all inclusive dance program including a dance team, concert dance classes, choreography classes, and beginning level classes… she is always thinking of innovative and exciting ways to encourage students to participate in high school activities.”