English Language Arts Content Development and Review Committee for New Jersey’s statewide assessments (selected – 2026)
NEATE (New England Association of Teachers of English) Newsletter Editor
NJCTE (New Jersey Council of Teachers of English) Social Media Coordinator
Passaic County Community College Poetry Center Allan Ginsberg Poetry Contest – Honorable Mention 2025 and 2026
Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year 2014
Liberty Today Initiative-Thomas Jefferson Monticello week-long workshop (Award) 2010
Passaic County Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award (Roosevelt Elementary School) 2009
Publications
“Chill in the Air” – Poetic Reveries for December – Instagram
“1979 – Oak Place” – Paterson Literary Review #54
“Dunderhook Park” – Soup Can Magazine (January 2026)
“Hope’s Restoration” – Poet Heroic (Poet of the Week 2.20.2026)
“Choking on Your Pride and Joy” and “The Sound That Never Came” – Text Power Telling Online Zine for Survivors
“Oak Place” – Paterson Literary Review #55
“Beautiful” – The Branches (Spring 2026)
“I Used to Know What It Meant to Be American” – Moxie Press
“Sparkly Hats and Silent Noise Makers” – 25th Annual Festival of the Arts – Creative Writing – 1st Place (May 2026)
“Her Safe Space” – 25th Annual Festival of the Arts – Best in Show – Poetry (May 2026)
“Cherry Red in Jersey Skies” – 25th Annual Festival of the Arts – Judges’ Choice – Poetry (May 2026)
“Not the Concrete Jungle” – New Jersey Bards Anthology
“How can the Smell of Ricotta Cheese Conjure the Image of You” – Crown Heights Community News – September 2026
Teaching with Temprano 