Celebrating Excellence

2023-2024 Honorees

Rachel Becerra
Emotional Disabilities Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Jaclyn Clarke
Resource Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Michael Dax
Resource Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Kristian Kiskinov
Resource Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Allie Shenuk
Emotional Disabilities Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Barbara Slesnick
Resource Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Sarah Straughn
Resource Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Jeff Rojewski
Physical Education Teacher
Field Elementary School

Loren Marlowe
First Grade Teacher
Frost Elementary School

Cali Parisi
First Grade Teacher
Frost Elementary School

Elizabeth Sajdak
First Grade Teacher
Frost Elementary School

Rocio Tellez
First Grade Teacher
Frost Elementary School

Colleen Ross
Special Education Learning Behavior Specialist I
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Alex Meirin
Psychologist
Holmes Middle School

Laurie Stanley
Fifth Grade Teacher
Kilmer Elementary School

Angela Banks
Seventh Grade Teacher
London Middle School

Michelle Ehrhard
ELL Interventionist
Longfellow Elementary School

Lisa Zickert
Structured Teach Program Teacher
Poe Elementary School

Beth Hoot
Library, Media & Enrichment Specialist
Riley Elementary School

Nori Spiro
Social Worker
Tarkington Elementary School

Margaret Connelly
Fifth Grade Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Amber Kim
Fifth Grade Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Delaney Libit
Third Grade Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Melissa McLenaghan
Library, Media & Enrichment Specialist
Twain Elementary School

Tiffany Safranek
Second Grade Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Charlene Crooks
Fifth Grade Teacher
Whitman Elementary School

Rachel Cutro
Resource Teacher
Whitman Elementary School

Lupita Hernandez
Fifth Grade Teacher
Whitman Elementary School

Liz Powers
Fifth Grade Teacher
Whitman Elementary School

2022-2023 Honorees

Dan Velasco
Core Teacher
Cooper Middle School

Amy Helms
Instructional Coach
Field Elementary School

Emily Bochenek
Music Teacher
Frost Elementary School

Melanie Serevo
ECSE Classroom Teacher
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Faraz Chaudry
Orchestra Director
Holmes Middle School

Noreen Segal
Interventionist
Kilmer Elementary School

Eugeniya Kovaleva
Interventionist
Kilmer Elementary School

Caitlin Huff
Core Teacher
London Middle School

Julie Long
First Grade Teacher
Longfellow Elementary School

Kristi Kaiser
First Grade Teacher
Longfellow Elementary School

Kelly Lonergan
First Grade Teacher
Longfellow Elementary School

Oksana Vynnyk
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Anna Vayngart
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Natallia Ryzhevich
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Kamila Vetrov
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Natalya March
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Milena Lifsheetz
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Yuliya Lasitsa
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Regina Podkovik
Dual Language Team
Poe Elementary School

Jaime Steinike
ELSP Teacher
Riley Elementary School

Ali Padilak
ELL Teacher
Tarkington Elementary School

Rachael Palucci
STC Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Taylor Park
STC Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Gabby Carsello
STC Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Sarita Rea
STC Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Hillary Simon
STC Teacher
Twain Elementary School

Megan Gannon
Sp Ed Teachers
Whitman Elementary School

Rachel Cutro
Sp Ed Teachers
Whitman Elementary School

Rochelle Kramer
Sp Ed Teachers
Whitman Elementary School

2021-2022 Honorees

Rebecca Goestenkors
Cooper Middle School

Claudia Brand
Field Elementary School

Sarah Betancourt
Frost Elementary School

Cara Fernandez
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Sofia Flores
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Alyssa Illian
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Zoey Sideris
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Amanda Velasco
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Christine Wolff
Holmes Middle School

Patty Zelasko
Kilmer Elementary School

Ricardo Perez
London Middle School

Melissa Sutton
Longfellow Elementary School

Ellina Muzikant
Poe Elementary School

Natalka Kosacz
Poe Elementary School

Adam Long
Poe Elementary School

Jill Ziegler
Poe Elementary School

Chris Zima
Poe Elementary School

Sara Fox
Riley Elementary School

Rachel Kekstadt
Tarkington Elementary School

Sam Fabrikant
Twain Elementary School

Bianca Smith
Twain Elementary School

Cristy Martinez
Whitman Elementary School

2020-2021 Honorees

Margaret Ehardt
Cooper Middle School

Christine Hickey
Cooper Middle School

Jonathan Platt
Cooper Middle School

Angela Schneider
Cooper Middle School

Erica Shidle
Cooper Middle School

Laurie Mason
Field Elementary School

Dorota Ostrowski
Frost Elementary School

Teresa Hundt
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Jodi Greenspan
Holmes Middle School

Jamie Ricciotti
Kilmer Elementary School

Allison Parker
London Middle School

Monica Romo
Longfellow Elementary School

Jessica Doebler
Poe Elementary School

Gabrielle Skokna
Poe Elementary School

Laura Swenson
Poe Elementary School

Jennifer Schroeder
Riley Elementary School

Michelle Carter
Tarkington Elementary School

Rachael Palucci
Twain Elementary School

Tricia Ward
Whitman Elementary School

2019-2020 Honorees

Joe Eckert
Cooper Middle School

Jillian McKenna
Field Elementary School

Kathleen Pizza
Frost Elementary School

Melanie Serevo Rodriguez
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Carin Orlando
Holmes Middle School

Margaret Ryan
Kilmer Elementary School

Claire Schuette
Kilmer Elementary School

Jennifer Salzmann
London Middle School

Liz Cowan
Longfellow Elementary School

Laura Doerre
Longfellow Elementary School

Karin Swanson
Longfellow Elementary School

Jessica Weiss
Longfellow Elementary School

Lauren Williams
Longfellow Elementary School

Natalka Kosacz
Poe Elementary School

Meagan Merrill
Poe Elementary School

Julie Witt
Poe Elementary School

Chris Zima
Poe Elementary School

Kayla Fleming
Riley Elementary School

Sarah Mendoza
Riley Elementary School

Abby Pillow
Riley Elementary School

Ashley Solberg
Riley Elementary School

Jaime Steinike
Riley Elementary School

Shannon Nemec
Tarkington Elementary School

Colleen Evens
Twain Elementary School

Francine Evens
Whitman Elementary School

2018-2019 Honorees

Sheri Bovino
Cooper Middle School

Tim Mackin
Cooper Middle School

Joanie Murphy
Cooper Middle School

Damaris Rodriguez
Cooper Middle School

Jaime Murray
Field Elementary School

Sam Fabrikant
Frost Elementary School

Andrew Share
Holmes Middle School

Ana Smoody
Kilmer Elementary School

Laurie Guest
Longfellow Elementary School

Debbie Allbright
Riley Elementary School

Jaimie Kalinowski
Riley Elementary School

Dina Oberman
Tarkington Elementary School

Bianca Smith
Twain Elementary School

Nicole Smith
Whitman Elementary School

2017-2018 Honorees

Amber Companey
Cooper Middle School

Colleen Conley
Cooper Middle School

Lauren Hirsch
Cooper Middle School

Dennis Lubash
Cooper Middle School

Heather Renkar
Cooper Middle School

Jennifer Stash
Cooper Middle School

Charlie Fabrikant
Frost Elementary School

Sofia Flores
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Sharen Bermudez
Holmes Middle School

Tracy Snelson
Kilmer Elementary School

Amy McCall-Alip
London Middle School

Sandy Mills
Riley Elementary School

Karen Ditthardt
Riley Elementary School

Luiza Kozikowska
Riley Elementary School

Caryn Normyle
Tarkington Elementary School

Amanda Zito
Twain Elementary School

2016-2017 Honorees

Vicky Kosydar
Cooper Middle School

Ellie Arnold
Frost Elementary School

Martha Weisman
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Debbie Rein
Holmes Middle School

Jacqueline Rasso
Kilmer Elementary School

Ann Libit
Tarkington Elementary School

Ariadna Carrion
Whitman Elementary School

Arenia Amaro
Whitman Elementary School

2015-2016 Honorees

Carolyn Fritch
Cooper Middle School

Teresa Hundt
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Connee Hartung
Holmes Middle School

Heather Rafferty
Kilmer Elementary School

Brenda Theisen
London Middle School

Ryann Rivers
Tarkington Elementary School

Colleen Johnson
Twain Elementary School

Kelly Kruk
Twain Elementary School

Amy Mitchell
Twain Elementary School

Max Riter
Whitman Elementary School

2014-2015 Honorees

Karen Snell
Cooper Middle School

Yaneth Gil
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Megan Grabbe
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Elizabeth Felageller
Holmes Middle School

Monica Esquivel
Kilmer Elementary School

Argelia Hurtado
Kilmer Elementary School

Cynthia Norberg
London Middle School

Linda Petty
London Middle School

Jill Ziegler
Poe Elementary School

Amy Cohen
Twain Elementary School

2013-2014 Honorees

Karen Fisher
Cooper Middle School

Jeff Rojewski
Field Elementary School

Jenny Lagunas
Frost Elementary School

Connie Nichols
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Katie Hendricks
Holmes Middle School

Christine Mantell
Holmes Middle School

Elizabeth McGann
Holmes Middle School

Cecilia Franco
Kilmer Elementary School

Amber Mrkvicka
Kilmer Elementary School

Kelle Totsch
London Middle School

Nori Spiro
Tarkington Elementary School

Steve Hamann
Twain Elementary School

2012-2013 Honorees

Chrissy DeToro
Cooper Middle School

Barbara Dorfman
Cooper Middle School

Jennifer Foraker
Cooper Middle School

Megan Harris
Cooper Middle School

Shannon Horn
Cooper Middle School

Alanna Lambert
Cooper Middle School

Yolanda Rial
Field Elementary School

Ann Marie Semeria
Field Elementary School

Jeanne Scott
Field Elementary School

Nancy Thornberry
Field Elementary School

Lindsay Anaya
Frost Elementary School

Ellie Arnold
Frost Elementary School

Jeanne Bricker
Frost Elementary School

Elaine Casaletto
Frost Elementary School

Dorota Ostrowski
Frost Elementary School

Jenna Sheehy
Frost Elementary School

Sylvia Smith
Frost Elementary School

Lindsey Weiss
Holmes Middle School

Hillary Schmidt
Kilmer Elementary School

Allison Catalano
London Middle School

Chrissy Harrold
London Middle School

Erica Hickey
London Middle School

Suzanne Shultz
London Middle School

Jill Sobieszyk
London Middle School

Nicole Ouimette
Tarkington Elementary School

Mary Michalski
Twain Elementary School

2011-2012 Honorees

SPRING

Magaly Acosta
Cooper Middle School

Ellie Arnold
Frost Elementary School

Sylvia Brea
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Jaclyn Rosenberg
Holmes Middle School

Beth Gottman
Kilmer Elementary School

Adriana Navarrete
Kilmer Elementary School

Samantha Pechter
Kilmer Elementary School

Patricia Piotrowski
Kilmer Elementary School

Karen Tran
London Middle School

Diana Hellyer
Tarkington Elementary School

Eugeniya Kovaleva
Twain Elementary School

WINTER

Kate Willing Smith
Cooper Middle School

Tina Shannon
Frost Elementary School

T.R. Frye
Holmes Middle School

Melanie Fritsch
Kilmer Elementary School

Kelly Thorstenson
Kilmer Elementary School

Marisol Carlos
Tarkington Elementary School

Kristie Zamet
Twain Elementary School

Debbie Marks
Whitman Elementary School

2010-2011 Honorees

SPRING

Kristine Joaquin
Cooper Middle School

Lynne Duffy
District 21 Bilingual/ESL Specialist
Field Elementary School

Lisa Porter
Field Elementary School

Noreen Segal
District 21 Bilingual/ESL Specialist
Field Elementary School

Nancy Silverman
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Helene Potish
Holmes Middle School

Bonnie Chargo
Kilmer Elementary School

Colleen Conley
Kilmer Elementary School

Erica Farias-Lemus
Kilmer Elementary School

Joanna Landin-Boch
Kilmer Elementary School

Julie Nagle
London Middle School

Barbara Ross
Longfellow Elementary School

Kim Knuth
Tarkington Elementary School

Alice Valencia
Twain Elementary School

WINTER

Kellie Donnelly
Cooper Middle School

Tracy Burmeister
Holmes Middle School

Arlene Sabatino
Holmes Middle School

Margaret Ryan
Kilmer Elementary School

Amy Inmon
London Middle School

Andy Malovance
London Middle School

Cathy Umlauf
London Middle School

Lauren Wargaski
London Middle School

Barbara List
Longfellow Elementary School

Vicki Moran
Longfellow Elementary School

Karin Swanson
Longfellow Elementary School

Jillian Dorn
Tarkington Elementary School

Danielle Gongora
Twain Elementary School

Max Riter
Whitman Elementary School

Angela Schieffer
Whitman Elementary School

Cindy Snarski
Whitman Elementary School

2009-2010 Honorees

SPRING

Rita Montes
Cooper Middle School

Paola Pichardo
Field Elementary School

Anne Ellis
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Andrew Share
Holmes Middle School

Ana Smoody
Kilmer Elementary School

Barb Katzfey
London Middle School

Julie Long
Longfellow Elementary School

Jessica Roemer
Longfellow Elementary School

Lyleen Schwartz
Longfellow Elementary School

Ann Libit
Tarkington Elementary School

WINTER

Cherie Carlson
Cooper Middle School

Erin Gunsteen
Field Elementary School

Laura Becker
Holmes Middle School

Warren Wilson
Kilmer Elementary School

Kelly Kruk
Longfellow Elementary School

Katie Gore
Poe Elementary School

Marsha Diamond
Riley Elementary School

Laura Porras
Tarkington Elementary School

Lisa Moore
Twain Elementary School

Petra Otero
Twain Elementary School

Pamela Yaeger
Twain Elementary School

Steve Hamann
Whitman Elementary School

2008-2009 Honorees

SPRING

Carolyn Fritch
Cooper Middle School

Becky Folan
Field Elementary School

Becky Lossie
Hawthorne Early Childhood School

Lisa Warner
Holmes Middle School

Susie Zwikel
Kilmer Elementary School

Cecilia Styczen
London Middle School

Colleen Johnson
Tarkington Elementary School

Rich Oberman
Twain Elementary School

WINTER

Ruth Coplon
Cooper Middle School

Laurie Clancy
Field Elementary School

Julie Gassmere
Field Elementary School

Rosemary Gavin
Field Elementary School

Amy McCall
Frost Elementary School

Summer Riordan
Holmes Middle School

Laura Lovisa
Kilmer Elementary School

Estela Yancy
Kilmer Elementary School

Linda Counts
London Middle School

Megan Aseltine
Longfellow Elementary School

Catherine Joy
Longfellow Elementary School

Charlene Crooks
Poe Elementary School

Melisa Zawadzki
Riley Elementary School

Tracy Crowley
Tarkington Elementary School

Mary Michalski
Twain Elementary School

Susan Miller
Whitman Elementary School

2007-2008 Honorees

SPRING

Peggy Ehardt
Cooper Middle School

Pam Cotter
Field Elementary School

Rose Guarrine
Frost Elementary School

Vickie Hallman
Frost Elementary School

Christine Kantenwein
Frost Elementary School

Jennifer Klein
Frost Elementary School

Mike Pasterz
Frost Elementary School

Elaine Margaritis
Holmes Middle School

Janelle Kulisch
Kilmer Elementary School

Nancy Gehlbach
London Middle School

Ryann Rivers
Longfellow Elementary School

Kelly Roberts
Longfellow Elementary School

Carol Tomlinson
Longfellow Elementary School

Rob Szklanecki
Poe Elementary School

Paula Carlson
Riley Elementary School

Lisa Cohen
Riley Elementary School

Holly Hoeninger
Riley Elementary School

Michelle Morrone
Tarkington Elementary School

Colleen Evens
Twain Elementary School

Christopher Zima
Whitman Elementary School

WINTER

Teresa Daleske
Cooper Middle School

Amy Kuras
Field Elementary School

Char McLennan
Field Elementary School

Jane Rideout
Field Elementary School

Ellen Swartz
Field Elementary School

Susan Chmiel
Frost Elementary School

Debbie Dingboom
Frost Elementary School

Lynda Riggs
Frost Elementary School

Christine Wolff
Holmes Middle School

Christine Happ
Kilmer Elementary School

Ali Friedman
London Middle School

Ellen Razzoog
London Middle School

Chris Schieffer
London Middle School

Laura Werneske
Longfellow Elementary School

Jaehee Pak
Poe Elementary School

Paris Abel
Riley Elementary School

Winnie Baik
Riley Elementary School

Bev Barton
Riley Elementary School

Jeri-Lynn Koehler
Riley Elementary School

Kathy Switzer
Tarkington Elementary School

Joyce Abel
Twain Elementary School

Nancy Zurek
Whitman Elementary School

2006-2007 Honorees

SPRING

Christine Hickey
Cooper Middle School

Sara Massier
Cooper Middle School

Jennifer Wong
Cooper Middle School

Gordana Bajsanski
Field Elementary School

Laurie Bussau
Field Elementary School

Vickie Hallman
Frost Elementary School

Margy Keefe
Frost Elementary School

Kim Miller
Frost Elementary School

Patty Puetz
Frost Elementary School

Jennifer Romano
Frost Elementary School

Michelle Sidman
Frost Elementary School

Amy Eisen
Holmes Middle School

Jan Ehas
Kilmer Elementary School

Jeff Brusso
London Middle School

Catherine Joy
Longfellow Elementary School

Dara Bengelsdorf
Poe Elementary School

Susie Layton
Riley Elementary School

Chris Lapetino
Tarkington Elementary School

Phyllis Schneider
Twain Elementary School

Fran Evens
Whitman Elementary School

WINTER

Bob Gurney
Cooper Middle School

Lisa Porter
Field Elementary School

Nelson Tapias
Frost Elementary School

Lisa Zimmerman
Frost Elementary School

Sue Stein
Holmes Middle School

Maria Fernandez
Kilmer Elementary School

Laura Levine
London Middle School

Kelly Kruk
Longfellow Elementary School

Julie Long
Longfellow Elementary School

Jessica Roemer
Longfellow Elementary School

Pam Argyris
Poe Elementary School

Judy Kellen
Poe Elementary School

Susan Johnson
Riley Elementary School

Ann Libit
Tarkington Elementary School

Jennifer Bercovitz
Twain Elementary School

Michelle Salvetti
Twain Elementary School

Gloria Porras
Whitman Elementary School

2005-2006 Honorees

SPRING

Karen Snell
Cooper Middle School

Lyn Nemec
Field Elementary School

Carol Steckling
Frost Elementary School

Mary Beth Michaels
Holmes Middle School

Gail Forshall
Kilmer Elementary School

Meghan Klein
Kilmer Elementary School

Lani Vabulas
Kilmer Elementary School

Pam Wuich
Kilmer Elementary School

Jan Robinson
London Middle School

Winnie Baik
Longfellow Elementary School

Rita Brandt
Poe Elementary School

Vivian Ladowski
Tarkington Elementary School

Rosa Kuhn
Twain Elementary School

Pat Salvatini
Twain Elementary School

Cindy Snarski
Whitman Elementary School

WINTER

Erica Shidle
Cooper Middle School

Janet Wade
Cooper Middle School

Julie Witt
Cooper Middle School

Gordana Bajsanski
Field Elementary School

Jill Jonas
Field Elementary School

Jaime Murray
Field Elementary School

Heather Novotney
Field Elementary School

Dana Unsen
Frost Elementary School

Helene Potish
Holmes Middle School

Cathy Clarke
Kilmer Elementary School

Luci Donnan
Kilmer Elementary School

Janis Fineberg
Kilmer Elementary School

Debby Huebner
Kilmer Elementary School

Mary Poduska
Kilmer Elementary School

Judy Witcher
Kilmer Elementary School

Andrea Kaszubowski
London Middle School

Ralph Cook III
Longfellow Elementary School

Vicki Masters
Poe Elementary School

Beth Bobbe
Riley Elementary School

Jaimie Kalinowski
Riley Elementary School

Karyn Zima
Riley Elementary School

Linda Klippert
Tarkington Elementary School

Mary Nicholson
Tarkington Elementary School

Kathy Bockstadter
Twain Elementary School

Kristine Mulheim
Whitman Elementary School

2004-2005 Honorees

SPRING

Jennifer Agngarayngay
Cooper Middle School

Franci Cherney
Cooper Middle School

Alyson Sprehe
Cooper Middle School

Penny Lieberman
Field Elementary School

Diane Anstadt
Frost Elementary School

Debby Padzensky
Frost Elementary School

Jill Bielski
Holmes Middle School

Rick Ryan
Kilmer Elementary School

Paula Matzek
London Middle School

Candy Gilden
Longfellow Elementary School

Catherine Joy
Longfellow Elementary School

Barbara List
Longfellow Elementary School

Terri Mildenberger
Longfellow Elementary School

Laura Werneske
Longfellow Elementary School

Sandy Mills
Poe Elementary School

Carlota Palacio
Poe Elementary School

Jill Ziegler
Poe Elementary School

Lynnda Henderson
Riley Elementary School

Cyndi Jordan
Riley Elementary School

Donna Nelis
Riley Elementary School

Jodi Flanigan
Tarkington Elementary School

Lisa Warner
Tarkington Elementary School

Sara Groh
Twain Elementary School

Rosa Kuhn
Twain Elementary School

Rachel Lauzon
Twain Elementary School

Rosie Ortiz
Twain Elementary School

Petra Otero
Twain Elementary School

Angela Pell
Twain Elementary School

Bianca Perez
Twain Elementary School

Courtney Ralph
Twain Elementary School

Diane Richards
Twain Elementary School

Maria Valdez
Twain Elementary School

Karin Wilson
Whitman Elementary School

WINTER

Bridget McGuire
Cooper Middle School

Tom Nakic
Cooper Middle School

Stacy Groner
Field Elementary School

Virna Marcotte
Field Elementary School

Dayna Pierce
Field Elementary School

Louise Resnick
Field Elementary School

Margy Keefe
Frost Elementary School

Scott Pollack
Holmes Middle School

Louise Resnick
Kilmer Elementary School

Patty Monaco
Kilmer Elementary School

Tracy Snelson
Kilmer Elementary School

Irene Weiman
Kilmer Elementary School

Carol Hirschtick
London Middle School

Laura Newcomer
Longfellow Elementary School

Ce Parenti
Longfellow Elementary School

Linda VanBladel
Longfellow Elementary School

Beth Freeman
Poe Elementary School

Carol Kallhoff
Poe Elementary School

Sarah Mendoza
Poe Elementary School

Janet Beyersdorfer
Riley Elementary School

Laura Guest
Riley Elementary School

Jennifer Ramamoorthi
Riley Elementary School

Steve Fisher
Tarkington Elementary School

Pat Jagielo
Tarkington Elementary School

Laura Porras
Tarkington Elementary School

Claudia Hennessy
Twain Elementary School

Ellen DelPorte
Whitman Elementary School