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2025 Park City's Excellent Educators

“We are here to celebrate our teachers. It’s really such a treat for us because we have such amazing teachers here at Park City High School.” 
-Principal Roger Arbabi said kicking off the Excellent Educator Awards at Park City High school


PCEF Excellent Educator Program
Funded by the Louis and Doilney Families 
& The Sarah & Stephen Doilney Award

In 1996, Jim Doilney and PCEF created the Excellent Educator Awards to honor the educators in the Park City School District. Jim was inspired by his mother who was a teacher. Since 2019 he has been joined by the Louis Family to continue this endeavor, as Hank Louis was a former educator. 

Every year, educators in each school determine Park City Education Foundation’s Excellent Educators. This year, seven Park City teachers have been honored by their peers and students as the "best of the best"! 

The 2025 Excellent Educator Award Recipients:

  • Park City High School — Joanna Andres, Social Studies Teacher
  • Treasure Mountain Junior High — Sharon Maddux, Film Teacher
  • McPolin Elementary —Joanna Hammel, All School Interventionist
  • Trailside Elementary — Samantha (Sam) Johnson, Special Education Teacher
  • Parley’s Park Elementary — Amy Bean, Second Grade Teacher
  • Jeremy Ranch Elementary — Susan Boone, Special Education Teacher
  • Ecker Hill Middle School — Andrea Solum, Sixth Grade English Teacher

The Sarah & Stephen Doilney Award

  • Joanna Andres, Social Studies Teacher (it's the first time ever for one teacher to win both the Excellent Educator and The Sarah & Stephen Doilney Award). The Sarah & Stephen Doilney Award is voted on by the Senior Class at Park City High School to honor the most influential educator of their school career. 

Joanna Andres is in her sixth year at Park City High School, and became a teacher because she wanted to make a positive impact on kids. “It's about building relationships with the students,” she said.

Congratulations to Park City’s Excellent Educators!

Your Impact This Year

  • Students Reached

    4500

  • Invested in Our Schools

    $1,500,000

  • % Parents Giving 2023/2024

    57%

  • Programs Funded

    100

  • Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation
    Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation

    Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation

  • Ascent Fund
    Ascent Fund
  • Beard Charitable Foundation
    Beard Charitable Foundation
  • Byrne Family Foundation Trust
    Byrne Family Foundation Trust
  • Dan & Terese Heintzelman Family Foundation
    Dan & Terese Heintzelman Family Foundation
  • Garen Family Foundation
    Garen Family Foundation
  • Kelsi and John Mellor
    Kelsi and John Mellor
  • Montage Deer Valley
    Montage Deer Valley
  • Park City Mountain Resort
    Park City Mountain Resort
  • Park City Municipal
    Park City Municipal
  • Parker Family Charitable Fund
    Parker Family Charitable Fund
  • Tatiana and Matthew Prince
    Tatiana and Matthew Prince
  • The Efrusy Family Foundation
    The Efrusy Family Foundation
  • Zions Bank
    Zions Bank
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous
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