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SCC honors Salem County’s Educators of the Year
Salem Community College and the SCC Foundation hosted the annual “Tribute to Excellence” reception honoring Salem County’s Educators of the Year recipients. Klaus Paris (center), SCC’s Instructional Chair of Scientific Glass Technology, was the featured speaker. Also pictured is Third Legislative District Assemblyman David Bailey Jr. (right) and SCC President Dr. Michael R. Gorman (far right)

Salem Community College and the N.J. Dept. of Education – Salem County Office honored Salem County’s Educators of the Year at the annual “Tribute to Excellence” reception, hosted by the SCC Foundation on June 3.
SCC’s 2025 Academic Excellence Award recipient for full-time faculty, Klaus Paris, presented the keynote address. Paris is the Instructional Chair of SCC’s world-renowned Scientific Glass Technology program.
The honorees:
- Kara Bianco, Arthur P. Schalick High School
- Fortune Buonocore-Cahill, Field Street School
- Keely DiTizio, Salem County Career and Technical High School
- Renee Doyle, Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
- Paige Dunlap, Pittsgrove Township Middle School
- Robert Fitzpatrick, Penns Grove Middle School
- Amanda Joyce, Woodstown Middle School
- Ryan Keane, Penns Grove High School
- Latika Leake, Paul W. Carleton School
- Tiffany Lutes, Norma Elementary School
- Heather Meehan, Quinton Township School
- Kim Miller, Salem County Career and Technical High School
- Joyce Pompper, Mannington Township Elementary School
- Julie Smythe, William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center
- Sheena Snitcher, Mary S. Shoemaker School
- Amanda Tanyer, Lafayette-Pershing School
- Nikole Vogel, Woodstown High School
- Johanna Zarinko, Upper Pittsgrove School