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"Exceptional" profiles

Moe Nagpal, AAPS Capital Programs Manager

August 12, 2025 AAPS News Editor
AAPS Capital Programs Manager Moe Nagpal moved to Ann Arbor from Houston with his family 22 years ago. His son, Sebastian, and daughter, Natalie, attended Ann Arbor Public Schools before continuing to the University of […]
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Ruth Stagner, AAPS Finance Department Buyer

July 29, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Ruth Stagner’s connection to Ann Arbor runs deep. Born and raised here as the youngest of four children, she attended Ann Arbor Public Schools throughout her formative years before proudly receiving her diploma from Huron […]
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Holly Klotz, Rec & Ed Program Manager

July 25, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Holly Klotz considers herself very fortunate to have grown up in Hawaii and California. Her father served in the Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor, and her parents got married at the Pearl Harbor […]
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Jessica Lucke, Secondary Compliance and Transition Coordinator

July 17, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Jessica Lucke grew up in Willis, just south of Ann Arbor, and graduated from Lincoln Consolidated Schools in 2010. She earned her associate’s degree from Washtenaw Community College and her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education […]
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Nicole Wrayno, Bach third/fourth grade teacher

May 28, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Nicole Wrayno was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, and lived there until she was 12 years old, when her mom remarried and they moved to Michigan to be closer to her stepfather’s family. She is the […]
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Ann Burdick, Huron High School school nurse

May 22, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Huron High School school nurse Ann Burdick grew up in Toledo. She and her three brothers and three sisters were raised by educators; her father taught high school history, then was a high school guidance […]
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Alex Sutton, Haisley Elementary music teacher

May 1, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Since 2021, every day at Haisley Elementary has made Alex Sutton want to stand up and shout “Bingo!” Having previously taught graduate students, undergraduates, high schoolers, and middle schoolers, his time as a Haisley Husky […]
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Taylor Adams, King Elementary fifth grade teacher

April 23, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Taylor Adams was born in Jackson, Michigan, but grew up in Saginaw with her parents and brother Jake. She attended Michigan State University, cherishing her time there both for her education and the lifelong friendships […]
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Maria DeRosia, Eberwhite fifth grade teacher

April 8, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Maria DeRosia was born in the Philippines and moved to Michigan when she was five. She grew up in Howell with her father, mother, two older brothers, and two younger sisters. After graduating from Howell […]
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Linda Clark, Pittsfield Elementary Teacher Assistant

April 1, 2025 AAPS News Editor
Pittsfield Elementary Teacher Assistant Linda Clark grew up in Fenton, before attending the University of Arizona where she studied Animal Science/Wildlife Biology. She spent most of her adult years in northern Michigan, residing in Boyne […]

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