Sanford Regional Technical Center Academy of Business Teacher Susan Lamoreau was recently named one of two recipients of the 2024-2025 Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year Award.
She will be recognized at the upcoming Fostering Financial Education in Maine Schools Conference, which is held annually in May.
Lamoreau started her teaching career at Sanford High School in the Fall of 1987. She transitioned to Sanford Regional Technical Center in the fall of 2013, where she started the Academy of Business Program.
Students in her program are enrolled in a dual enrollment program where they earn both high school and college credits in the areas of Business, Finance, Marketing, Management, Entrepreneurship and Computer Applications.
“I’m passionate about the importance of basic financial literacy for all high school students,” Lamoreau said. “I was encouraged that the Sanford School Department supports the mission of Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) in that all students take at least one semester of Personal Finance before graduation.”
The Maine Jump$tart Financial Educator of the Year Award, established in 2012, was created to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves through their efforts to improve the financial capability of the students and families they serve.