On Tuesday, May 28, the Elmbrook Education Foundation hosted Brookfield East's 2019 Most Influential Educator program at the Western Racquet Club in Elm Grove. The program honors graduating seniors who have achieved academic excellence and allows the students to nominate an Elmbrook educator who has had a significant positive impact on their K-12 education.

This year the following educator-student pairs were recognized:

Emily Barmantje - Emily Horneffer

Bob Crandall - Billy Huang

Kari Doepke - Guilherme Galhardo

Anne Marie Feldmeier - Elizabeth Gardner

John Harder - Nikhita Santebennur

Emira Hot - Namitha Alexander

Amy Kosmider - Nicole Jackson

Monica Lentz - Raafey Hafeez

Moira McManus - Taidgh McManus

Richard Oakes - Amber Rothe

Jeff Ortman - Smrithi Chanjeevaram

Mark Ritter - Jenna Damico

Mike Rose - Anouska Siva

Tyler Saxton - Arjun Shreekumar

Kristi Simek - Ian Flynn

Greg Wolfe - Isabel Szablewski