Prairie Certified Teachers


The following teachers have completed all requirements and have been certified by Prairie Yoga as of 9/2/25.

250-hour certified yoga teachers

Ackli Howell
Adeola A Matanmi
Aimee Baskovic
Alexa Ann Andersen
Alexandra Alcaraz
Alexandra Webber
Alexis Hein
Allie Gadziemski
Allison Mosier
Alyssa Swengel
Amanda Bush
Amanda Holbert
Amber Morgan
Amber Timm
Amy Forslund-Amos
Amy Henry
Amy Kaskie
Amy L. Mook
Amy Pohja
Amy F. Schram
Amy Slyfield
Andrea L. Leppert
Andrea (Andi) Rose Job
Andrea Tellez
Andrea Zomberg
Angel Hayden
Angella MacDonald
Angie Dotson
Ann Gleason
Anna Nalepa
Anna Raphael
Anna Shilov Sterk
Anne Kruder
AnnElise Cederlund
Annette Dutt
Annette Wilkes
Anton Grasch
Antonia M. Wang
Ashley Elowsky
April Berta
Audrey Dalrymple
Austen Fussman
Autumn Skye Esterday
Barbara Braulick
Barbara M. Merrill
Barbara J. Rapchak
Beth Farmer
Beth Gordon
Bethany D. Smith
Betty Staerk
Beverly Leanna Deck
Bichthuy (Bee) Nguyen
BJ Rahn
Bettina Cousineau
Bolortuya (Ruby) Altangerel
Bonnie L. Gillespie
Bonnie Slayton

Bramarambica Pavuluri
Branden Nicole Stopka
Brenda Hilligoss
Brett H. Samuels
Bridgett Foster
Britt Bischoff
Brittany N. Peterson
Caitlin Sullivan
Callie Ann Keeney
Callie Storch
Caroline Dress
Carly Beneke
Carmela Luangdilok
Caroline Hennessy
Carollee Farrow Buechner
Carolyn A. Schroeder
Carolyn Skoirchet
Casandra Hitzman
Casey Marie Thoma
Casey M. Messner
Cathy Hall
Cathy Nolan
Catherine (Betsy) Bellario
Catherine Bertini
Catherine Drumm
Catherine Lenahan
Catherine McKenzie
Catherine Wagner
Cathleen Chay
Carla Wills
Carlene Haavig
Carlye Cole
Carmen Albany
Carol Bailey
Carol Dicks
Carol Vollrath
Caroline Shields
Carrie L. Davis
Casey Cardona
Cecelia Littlefield
Cerena Manalli
Charn Alhabshi
Chelsea Hamilton Brown
Cherie McGuire
Cheryl Banke
Cheryl Block
Cheryl Knox
Chitra Menon
Chitra Singh
Christine Lund
Christine Nifong
Claire Bos
Claudia Apuzzo
Colleen Fasbender
Colleen T. Patton
Courtney Henderson
Courtney Leestma
Courtney Russell
Cyndi Karges
Cynthia L. Presson
Daphne McKee
Danielle Bechert
Danielle Birch
Danielle Dunn
Danna Kirsten Lee
Dawn Morrow

Deb Burks Donley
Deborah Konopka
Debra F. Jenkins 
Debra Zielke
Deedra D. Frizsell
Deirdre Reishus
Dena Bonnike
Dena M. Geras
Denise A. Baker
Denise Lyn Sandor
Denise Sutherland
Diane Christensen
Diane Perretto
Diane Pettinger
Dipty Maharaj
Donald Bae
Donna King Ohman
Donna Prenta
Donna Williams
Duane H. Welte
Dyann Valentine
Eileen Santos Rosete
Elizabeth Arnold
Elizabeth Deubner
Elizabeth Rose
Elizabeth Syster
Elizabeth Vesto
Elena Petrova
Ellen McKenzie McNamara
Ellen Papan
Ellen Scollins
Emily Beaupre
Emily Ford
Emily Sluiter
Emily Russell
Emma Rose Gasinski
Erica Filyo
Erika Grimm
Erin Hilbert
Erin LaRose
Erin McCombs
Erin Bickus Stevenson
Eugenia Gomez Dios
Evelyn K. Hazenberg
Fiona J. Jenkins
Gena B Cielak
Genaya Syverson
Geneva Ali
Glory Jordan
Gracemarie Boland
Gretchen Ann Marie Eck
Gretchen Fruchey
Hanna Magdalene Sol
Hannah Ciurej
Heather A. Moesch
Heather Applegate

Heather Dexter Chelmecki

Heather Englehart
Heather L. Lengyel
Heather Nieting
Heather Ryan
Heidi Kinnally
Heidi Liecker
Huiying Xiao
Irene Bruckner
Irma Brakic
Jaime Martis-Frazier
James Stewart,
Jamie Kozlowicz
Janae Ernst
Janaina Chaykovskiy
Janayha Jean Hamilton
Jane Fountain
Jane Siarny
Janine Rossi
Jason Adams
Jeanette Virden
Jeannine Majka
Jeffrey Erl
Jen Nielson
Jenna Wendel
Jennifer Biddle
Jennifer Brenner,
Jennifer Gerdes
Jennifer Grief
Jennifer Lester
Jennifer Piwnicki
Jennifer Wachter
Jenny Oyallon-Koloski
Jeremy Arndt

Jessie Yang Lavin

Jessica Burkett
Jessica Graves
Jessica Krejcie
Jessica Rodrigues
Jessica L Rush
Jeyameenakshi Rajappan
Jill Charbonneau-McCormick
Jillmarie Kawaoka
Jim Cogan
Jina Lauer
Jo Meszaros
Joan Binder
Joan Whitmore
Joann Pierce
Joanna Maloney
Joanna Van Beek
Joelle Hval
Jonathan Pearson
Joseph Bianco
Josy Solorio-Sowers
Judi Slakter
Judy Handler
Judith K. Kuiper
Judith S Dainko
Judy Kuypers
Julia Jokubauskas
Juliana Cesano
Julianna Orellana
Julie Cole
Julie Loftus
Julie M. Gentile
Julie Hopkins
Julie Mackey
Julie White
Kara Reckrey
Karen Amick
Karen Bailey
Karen Geiger
Karen Giron
Karen Hostert
Karen Koval
Karen M. Olson
Karin Steinbach
Karine Jamet
Karissa M James
Karly Bellich
Karly Hillard
Kassandra McElhiney
Kate Klauseger
Kateri Paeglow
Katherine Navadomskis
Katherine Van Eynde
Katherine M O Whitt
Kathie Erickson-Jarka
Kathleen Kerlin
Kathleen Anne Langan
Kathleen Wetzel Mozdzierz
Kathryn Carr
Kathryn O'Grady
Kathy Anderson
Kathy I. Julien
Kathy Kibbe
Kathy Larson
Kathy MacDonald
Kathy Welsh
Katie Dunlap
Katy Ames
Kay Eck
Kayleen Smith

Keith S Williams
Kelli Calzaretta
Kelly Honor Lichter
Kelly Hutner
Kelly Shomin
Kent Beidelman
Kiley Surma
Kim McComas-White
Kim Teodori
Kimberlee Weber
Kimberly A. Becker
Kimberly Ertle
Kimberly Fisher
Kimberly Hoppe
Kimberly Lenza
Kimberly Winston
Kristin Burns
Kristin Malone
Kristen Gurnitz Bernier
Kristen Mimlitz
Kristen Schmidt
Kristie Anne Cichon
Kristine Cardamone
Kristine Graham
Kristy Belton
Kumkum Kumar
Lakshmi Athota
Lara Freeland
Laura Anderson
Laura Blake Keyser
Laura Coen
Laura Jean Brown
Laura E. Lopez
Laura Meagher
Laura Burkett Holstine
Laura Marie Plouffe
Laura Stewart
Laura Egley Taylor
Lauren Bradberry
Lauren Gibbons
Lauren Hribek
Lauren M James
Lauren Karalis
Lauren Kiczula
Lauren Reese
Lauren Streff
Laurie Sackett-Maniacci
Leia Ziomek
Lesa Bradford
Leslie Kasinger-Weber
Lili Gray
Lillian Schmitt
Lin VanderBeek
Linda Ketterer
Linda Ritter
Linda Zanocco
Lindsey Maksim
Lisa S Burlingame
Lisa Desideri
Lisa Hoff
Lisa Kohne
Lisa Nicholas
Lisa O'Neill-Barker
Lisa Pharris
Lisa Schutz
Lisa Williams
Lisa Yee
Lisa Ruth Johnson
Loreta Medoniene
Lori Holland
Lori Reineke
Lori Sundberg
Louis Cammiso
Lynda Carr
Magy Raheyam
Margaret Barrett
Margaret O’Mullan
Marjorie (Jorie) Sligh
Mari Skura
Maria Michael

Mariana K. Von Wald
Marianne R. Gerry
Marianne Warren
Marianne Zarzecki
Marie Nicole Madigan
Marlene Buettner
Mary Ann Aubrey
Mary Beth Wise
Mary Catherine Wagner
Mary Claire Keane
Mary M. Francis
Mary Williams
Mary Kay Elliott
Mary Newell
Marysue Baker
Maura Turnek
Meagan Cheve Washington-Sims
Megan Kelly-Sasso
Meghan Madderom
Meghan E. Riley
Meghan Rohde
Meilin McHargue
Melanie Corcoran
Melissa Apple
Melissa R. Dyrda
Melissa Rusk
Mercedes Nagel
Michael Cummings
Michael Wallock
Michele R Agney
Michele Crawford
Michelle Inskeep
Michele Janota
Michele King
Michele D. Kornhauser
Michele Lum
Michelle JoAnn Allen
Michelle Jurss
Michelle Mansfield
Michelle Murphy
Michelle Ramaker
Mina Baha
Misha Williams
Misty Weeks
Molly Einck
Monica Mohanty
Monique Sheree Porsandeh
Motomi Naito
Nancy Grzeszak
Nancy Kavathas
Nancy McGourty
Nancy Schleifer
Nancy Verrill
Nancy Wedemeyer
Natalie McDonnell
Natalie Ward
Nataly Alfano
Natasha Schmitt
Nicole (Nikki) Bengtson
Nicole T. Dunn
Nicole Trethewey-Rawling
Nicole Shamo
Pacella Lehane
Paige Roberts
Pamela Rogers
Pat Perrier
Patricia A. Steffensen
Patricia English
Patricia Livingston
Patty O'Haire-Mogor
Payal Shah
Peg Kolinski
Peggy Fillippone
Peri Phillips
Paul Filippi
Pam Weimer
Penny Dullaghan
Penny B. Hoglund
Rachel Johanek
Rachel Lackowski
Racee Matice
Rakkana Craig
Ramona Wis
Randall Bernon McClallen
Rebecca Carlson
Rebecca Lipscomb
Rebecca Lorkiewicz
Rebecca Stiles
Rebecca Ufkes
Rebecca Vredenburg
Rebecca Willaert
Rhonda Markham
Rita Dianati, M.D., M.P.H.
Rita Williams
Robert McDonough
Rosemarie K. Gloor
Ryan McGraw
Sabine M. Gallagher
Saikhantuya Chuluun
Sally Scott
Sally Doyle Zarafonetis
Samantha Johnsen
Sandy Dixon
Sarah Duckhorn

Sarah Martin
Sarah Pipher
Sarah Schubert
Sarah E. Smith
Sarah Thelen
Sarah Sorenson Urycki
Shaina M. Krieger
Shahana Bano-Khundmiri
Shamim Kanchwala
Shannon Austin
Shannon Fierke
Shannon Findley
Sharon Anderson
Sharon Petrovich
Sharon Schmuker
Shawn Mervenne
Shawna Lynn Serrato
Sheila Callahan
Sherry Gesiorski
Sofia Conti
SoLita M. Greene
Somranchana Personette
Sonia Michels
Sonya Maldeney-Cull
Stacy Sanicki
Stefanie Hoover
Stefany W. Welch
Stephanie Oczepek
Stephanie Worth
Sue Palumbo
Sue Seipel
Sumiaya Caughey
Susan Burgos
Susan Janssen
Susan Litviak
Susan Mettel
Susan Mitchell
Suzy Nugent-Shepard
Tamara Herskovic
Tamara Notter
Tamara Vänder Ark-Potter
Tammy Gibbs
Tara Petrusch
Tara Sherman
Terri Atkinson
Tiffany Lichlyter
Tina Berens
Tina Montana
Tina Tazian
Tina VanderKlok
Theresa Graham
Theresa Mannion
Therese Carlson
Tom Barry
Toni Wenger
Tonya McCarty
Tonya Qualls
Tracie D. Morris
Tracy Connor

Trina Kaewta Chaimongkol
Vaishali Singh
Valene G. Heyes
Veronica Elaine Nesbit
Viki Distin
Victoria Dean
Victoria I. Salzbrun
Victoria Litcheva
Victoria Pindred
Vidya Prabhu
Vitri Rachmadiyanto
Vivian Prapuolenis
Warren C. Armstrong
Wendy Kopala
William Henry

500-hour certified yoga teachers

Ackli Howell
Alice Markel
Alison Larkin
Alison Mackellar
Alyssa Swengel
Amanda Stivers
Amy Cardella
Amy Massat
Amy Merritt
Amy Prais
Amy Slyfield
April Storms, Plainfield, IL
Barbara J. Rapchak
Biljana Peulic
Camille Cronfel
Cara Chang Mutert
Chelsea H Brown
Cindy Dienhart
Colleen Fasbender
DeeAnn Carlson
Denise Yager
Dipty Maharaj
Donatella Santoro
Elizabeth Hanson-Fulsher
Elizabeth Scanlan
Elizabeth Vesto
Ellen Fogarty
Emily Martinez
Gretchen Fruchey
Heather Avery

Heidi Liecker
Jaclynn DeNardo
Janet-Lynn Novotny
Jennifer Botka
Jennifer A. Brenner
Jenny Bermingham
Jessica Gonsiorowski
Jessica C Martini
Jody Schardt
Joy Antipow
Judy Siek
Juli Cronin

Julie Mackey
Julie McKune
Kaitlyn Alhabshi
Karen Joyce Lloyd
Karine Jamet
Kathryn Carr
Katie Branagan
Kim Teodori
Kimberly Hernandez
Kimberly Hoppe
Kira Fomenko
Kristen Wuich Kauke
Laura Gibson
Laura Glerum
Laura Reynolds
Linda Troutman
Linda Zanocco
Lindsey Maksim
Lisa Soron
Lisa Sparagna
Loretta Caravette
Lorrie Palczynski
Lory Leyman
Lynda Carr
Margaret Barrett
Marie Rzab
Marijka Munoz
Marinda Stopforth
Mary Clare McNulty
Mary Tendayi Esquilin
Megan Aurich
Megan Miller
Merril Miller, Chicago
Michael A. Furmanek
Michele Crawford
Michelle L Schaper
Monica Mohanty
Munira Patel
Nancy Wedemeyer
Nicole Gritis
Nicole Shamo
Pamela Wilhelm
Patricia Perrier
Paula Gardner
Polly Deardorff
Poonam Gupta
Rachel Lackowski
Ramona Wis
Rebecca Russell
Rebecca Stiles
Rebecca Thiegs
Reeny Linstrom
Reneé M Mitchell
Rita Meier
Rogina Curry
Sandra Rose Meagher
Shannon Kay Birch
Shannon Kaza
Sheri Slas
Stacy DiGregorio
Sylvia Washington
Theresa Nelles
Therese Carlson
Tina Hope
Tina VanderKlok
Tom Barry
Tracy Caracciolo
Tracy Lawrence-Black
Trisha Nealon
Valeria Leavit
Varsha Shah
Vivian Prapuolenis
Cristina Kuhlmann