EMPLOYEES Employee Recognition
Employee Recognition
Human Resources
Employee of the Month
The purpose of the employee recognition program is to promote a greater appreciation of the District’s employees and to publicly honor specific employees for outstanding service which directly or indirectly contributes to students in the Alameda Unified School District. Each month recipients is publicly recognized by the Board of Education. A certificate signed by the President of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of schools is presented to the persons selected. Persons selected have their picture on display in the District office for the school year. All winners have appropriate documentation of the award entered into their personnel file.
*The Employee of the Month Nomination form can be found on the District's Intranet under HR
2011/2012 Recipients of Employee of the Month
December 2011
Terri Cooley, Child Welfare and Attendance Specialist, Student Services
Rens Kleinman, District Nurse, Student Services
Vickie Smith, Family Support Services, Student Services
Ann Williams, Staff Secretary II, Student Services
Robyn Williams, Staff Secretary II, Student Services
October 2011
Vickie Levitch, Office manager, Lum Elementary
Chris Janvier, Attendance clerk, Lum Elementary
2010/2011 Recipients of Employee of the Month
June 2011
Janie Loy, Counselor, AHS
Kristen Shellhammer, SPED Teacher, AHS
May 2011
Kevin Gorham, Dean of Student Support, EHS
Joshua Johnson, Teacher, EHS
Robert Moorhead, Teacher, EHS
Jennifer Ahn, Teacher, ASTI
April 2011
Terry Dominguez, Office Manager II, Alameda High School
Kristi Ojigho, Coordinator, Maintenance, Operations & Facilities
Juanita Williams, Office Manager II, Haight Elementary
March 2011
Aisling Malone, Lori Oducayen, and Melodi Vincent, 4th Grade Teachers, Bay Farm Elementary
Alysse Castro, Principal, Island High School
February 2011
Monica Anderson, SPED Paraprofessional, Lincoln Middle School
Karen Hayes, Special Education Teacher, Lincoln Middle School
Jerome Thomas, Operations Lead-Custodial, MOF
January 2011
Myrna Graulich, Counselor, LMS
Dorine Montez, Registrar/Office Manager, LMS
Brittany Rysman, Psychology Intern, LMS
December 2010
Robyn Odell-Kondo, Technology Services
Humberto Herrera, Night Shift Custodian, Lum Elementary
Jose Rodriguez, Head Custodian, Lum Elementary
November 2010
Jose Rodriguez, Head Custodian, Lum Elementary School
Monica Blea, School Office Manager II, Wood Middle School
Teacher of the Year
2011 Teacher of the Year
Liza Young, Teacher at Washington Elementary School. Ms. Young was nominated by a fellow teacher at Washington School. “Liza is an enthusiastic and creative teacher that makes a lasting impact on students’ lives.” Judy Goodwin, principal at Washington Elementary School, states, “When I visit Liza’s room and ask a student what they are working on they know the task, why they are learning it and how it links to the standards. Liza has created this instructional environment through a great deal of work and planning. However, when you watch her teach, it is with an ease and clarity well beyond her professional years.”
Prior Winners
| Pam Curtis | 1988 | Sue Enger | 1997 | Terri Elkin | 2006 |
| Karen Guthrie | 1989 | Mary Dierking | 1998 | Dr. Barry Arberton | 2007 |
| Joel Baum | 1990 | Rufina "Ping" Mejia | 1999 | Brian Rodriguez | 2008 |
| Teri Olsen | 1991 | Roxanne LeBlanc | 2000 | Roberta Rockwell | 2009 |
| Nancy Phillipsen | 1992 | Kristi Hanelt | 2001 | John Nolan | 2010 |
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Robert Ruark |
1993 |
Robert Siltanen |
2002 |
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| Jim Peters | 1994 | Nancy Steimle | 2003 | ||
| James Richard | 1995 | Gwen Wade Stephens | 2004 | ||
| Linda McCluskey | 1996 | Anselmo Rios | 2005 |