Lynn Ronald
B.A. with Teacher Prep, 2002
M.A. Education, 2003
Special Education Endorsement, 2004
Professional Teacher Certificate, 2006

"I think what I do is a true reflection of Antioch's beliefs," says Lynn Ronald, a special education teacher for third, fourth and fifth grade students at View Ridge Elementary School in northeast Seattle.

Her students have raised salmon, overseen a food drive, performed a play and helped a homeless shelter with her guidance. Ronald says she believes "an idea is only impossible until someone proves it isn't."

Since she became a teacher at View Ridge Elementary in 2002, her accomplishments have been many. She launched and ran a student council and yearbook. She received a "Golden Apple Award" for her efforts to interpret for deaf children (the award honors those teachers who believe in the true spirit of teaching by making classrooms a fun and safe place of learning). Ronald also built a butterfly garden that received registration from the National Wildlife Federation and a local "Earth Hero" Award from King County Executive Ron Sims for setting an outstanding example of creative/effective environmental educational efforts in King County. She started a "Self-Managers" program for students to rise up and take responsibility and be rewarded for their actions. In addition, she received the Joan Platt Humanitarian Award for her involvement with children at View Ridge.

Lynn Ronald was named Antioch Seattle's 2008 Distinguished Alumna for making a difference both in the lives of her students at View Ridge, where she has taught since 2002, and underprivileged children of Mexico and Washington state. Ronald, her husband James and their son Connor also run a nonprofit organization that distributes shoes to poor children and adults that live in or near a dump in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as well as in Washington state.

She credits her experience at Antioch for her success as a teacher. She says Antioch's support for paraprofessionals in the school district and for students who seek to reach their dreams of becoming teachers were leading factors in who she is today.

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