Although often attempted, few people are able to successfully join their passion with their profession. Frank Russo has achieved just such a goal.

Although she is still a relative newcomer in her third year at Phil-Mont Christian Academy in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania, Julie Swope is by no means a rookie in the classroom.

Jennifer Conner is new to education and to the challenges of urban teaching. "I'm a Philadelphia Teaching Fellow, and have been teaching since February of 2010. I started when the Crossroads Accelerated Academy opened, working as the World History/Special Education teacher—although this year I was also assigned one English class."

Monica Henkel teaches kindergarten at The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in a team partnership with Barbara Frishberg. This is not Monica’s first teaching experience – not by a long shot – and the diversity of her background extends to both sides of “the pond.”