Excellence In Education 2025
Excellence In Education 2025
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PLEASANTON PTA COUNCIL ANNOUNCES
2025 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS
The Pleasanton PTA Council, in partnership with the Pleasanton Unified School District, is pleased to announce the 2025 Winners of the Excellence in Education Awards. Honorees will receive their awards at the 34th Annual Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:30 PM at the Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton California.
Friends and families of the honorees, as well as community members, are welcome to attend the ceremony to celebrate this achievement! Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony.
The 2025 Honorees are as follows:
· Bert Aguilar (PUSD)
· Samantha Allen (AVHS)
· Amy Atkinson-Paden (EO/Village)
· Bree Barnett Dreyfuss (AVHS)
· Therese Bea (Mohr)
· Lisa Bencriscutto (WG)
· Russell Campisi (HPMS)
· Kelly Cantu (AVHS)
· Rene Christensen (HPMS)
· Michelle Christman (Hart)
· Andrew Crabill (Lydiksen)
· Sharon Curulla (HPMS)
· Steven Dady (AVHS)
· Ann Marie Etesse (HPMS)
· Sue Falls (AVHS)
· Christine Fitzsimmons (Alisal)
· Julia Ford (AVHS)
· Christine Frazier (Alisal)
· Rama Gurumurthi (Mohr)
· Adrienne Herz (Donlon)
· Vasudha Khanna (Donlon)
· Madeline Le (HPMS)
· James McCarthy (VH)
· Gina Mussallam (VV)
· Kaycie Norton (Fairlands)
· Beth Pecoraro (PMS)
· Maxine Ricci (HPMS)
· Kerry Sjelin (Village/Adult Transition)
· Jamie Soares (WG)
· Suzanne Sugimoto (Hearst)
· Lisa Willis (Alisal)
History
The Pleasanton Legislative Action Committee for Education (PLACE) started what became known as the PPIE award. Original PLACE members included Cindy McGovern, Juanita Haugen, Sue Rose, Sandy Dibias, Mary Pat Hawkins, and Judy Ditter Wheeler.
This group of dedicated parents and community members originally formed to follow bills that affected education through the legislature. An idea was hatched to honor the outstanding people in the school district — both certificated and non-certificated.
After Pleasanton Partnerships In Education (PPIE) was formed, the PPIE director, Donna McMillion, picked up the baton and took over the Awards, taking it to the next level in community recognition. The last Excellence in Education Award under PPIE was given in 2004.
In the spring of 2007, the Pleasanton PTA Council and the Pleasanton Unified School District partnered to bring back the Excellence in Education Awards.
List of Recent Honorees (NOT eligible to be nominated this year)
List of Recent Honorees (NOT eligible to be nominated this year)
2024
Brandy Barnett
Becky Boekweg
Nancy Brazil
Kristina Brown
Eva Cornwell
Winter Curtiss
Greg Dankwardt
Nancy Day
Erin Diaz
Jenny Ebbers
Merilee Fisher
Kelsey Foster
Patrick Gannon
Christopher Gibbons
Zack Gose
Corinne Kantor
Lauren Mason
Tracie Morrell
Elias Muniz
Celeste Nave
Staci Palmer
Michele Pollack
Jayalakshmi Ramani
Juan Sanchez
Diane Warzecha
Tracy Zuehlsdorf
2023
Therese Ard
Tonya Bass
Iris Belenson
Joy Cho
Mario Formosa
Chris Fulton
Janet Gates
Lori Gibson
Kelly Goddett
Jonathan Grantham
Lisa Highfill
Patricia Lacey
Gina Moore
Eryn Neidle
Lina Ordaz
Stephanie Pavlenko
Lydia Rice
Chris Scarborough
Louis Strauch
Debbie Sweeney
Sara Topalian
2022
Excellence in Education was not held in 2022
2021
Moriah Blodgett
Julie Chavez
Mariah Coon
Renee Crossley
Patrick Dandrea
Erin Dixon
Brian Esse
Lindsey Franco
Katie Grimes
Kristan Hamblin
Richard Hanson
Jennifer Heid
Britney Hill
Debra Hsu
Danielle Hubbard
Kim Hunt
Susan King
Kerry King
Patricia Leonard
Kevin Mahoney
Malcolm Norrington
Sheryl Pacheco
Akhil Raman
Nadia Razi
Katy Reilly
Kyla Dickerson Santana
Megan Soldati
Linda Stanford
Kate Townsend
Cynthia Vance
Wylie Winheim
2020
Laura Bolin
Michelle Britto
Amy Brown
Sebastian Bull
Laura Burton
Joshua Butterfield
Bryan Campiotti
Mary Jo Carreon
Aaron Cheng
Lynn Crawford
Lynn Cronin
Paige Dagen
Felicia Douwes
Thomas Dwyer
Shari Eastman
Rachel Ensler
Cindy Evans
Jennifer Fraser
Sarah Gahl
Mathew Giller
Gerardo Guzman
Diana Hasenpflug
Cynthia Jackson
Esperanza Jimenez
Ian Johnson
Lanni Jones
Ritu Kapoor
Kimberly Kirschner
Cathy Kohnke
Jo Anne Kumar
Vidya Kumar
Lisa Libert
Zach Lipman
2020 (continued)
Elizabeth Louderback
Kelly Maher
Greg Martinez
Theresa Moore
Jodee Nunemacher
Leslie O'Neill- Galliano
Alex Ondi
Katherine Orenberg
Beth Patock
Jessica Posson
Katie Poytner
Dwight Pratt
Kyle Riddle
Peter Robbins
Kim Saah
Paige Saunders
Erik Scherer
Jamie Smith
Jennifer Stimson
Andy Su
Jamie Tomkins
Shalini Vasudevan
Renee Verostek
Erik Wadkins
Rosalee Woods
Pei Hui Yang
Jennifer Zuanich
List of Previous Honorees
List of Previous Honorees
Marc Acheson
Jackie Adams
Karelyn Adams
Candace Aderman
Nancy Aguiar
Lisa Alba
Stacey Webb Alcorn
Martha Allen
Molly Allen
Delise Anderson
Diane Anderson
Jerie Anderson
Sheri Anderson
Cris Annen
Dennis Aquilina
Mark Aubel
Mercedes Avila
Amber Azevedo
Susan Bantz
Raymond Baptista
Jacque Barker
Lisa Barker
Manette Barlow
Jill Battilega
Julie Beeson
Jennifer Bell
Robbe Benz
Mary Berget
Jennifer Berrigan
Jan Berry
Mike Bettencourt
Barbara Biasotti
Lynn Biddinger
Connie Bishop
Norma Black
Patricia Blair
Pam Blinn
JoAnn Bloom
Pam Boni;
Cassidy Booe
Jason Borris
Johnnie Borris
Sharolyn Borris
Kristine Borchers
Carol Boster
Christine Bourg
Linda Boveda
Bill Bowen
Brett Bower
Patty Bowser
Carol Bradley
Judith Brandt
Carol Brearey
Sean Brennan
Heather Brillhart
Bill Britton
Greg Brown
Willie Brown
Heidi Burton
Linda Bury
Richard Canfield
Christie Carnahan
Mary Jo Carreon
Carolann Carter
Julie Castillo
Santos Castro
Lori Chiok
Rene Christensen
Christina Clark
Mary Cloyd
Jennifer Cohn
Dusty Collins
Sue Connolly
Kristine Cozzo
Michelle Craney
Ann Crawford
Katie Crawford
Lynn Crawford
Cherryl Crawley
Lynn Cronin
Denise Daniels
Greg Dankwardt
Betty Dawson
Carol de Boer
Maia DeLaat
Tony Dennis
Jeremy Detamore
Erin Diaz
Carol Di Girolamo
Susan Di Girolamo
Carol Dinelli
Laura Ditto
Burt Dixon
Erin Dixon
Felicia Douwes
Shari Eastman
Cindy Eaton
Carol Edney
Linda Ellis
Anne Matarrese Everton
Paul Fackler
Jane Fainsztein
Nancy Falcone
Paula Farrenkopf
Calene Fenolio
Dan Fenton
Carol Fernandez
Sue Ferrari
Ann Fischer
David Fischer
Judy Fisher
Christine Fitzsimmons
Patty Fletcher
Bill Foley
Kelsey Foster
Gayle Fracisco
Becky Franck
Corinne Franks
Patty Frankson
Jennifer Fraser
Bob Frick
Gail Frost
Thomas Frost
Cassandra Fuller
Clark Fuller
Lisa Fulton
Lois Gabriel
Shay Galletti
Elicha Gastelumendi
Lynn Gatehouse
Gena Gatlin
Scott Gehrman
Michael Geib
Tina Gerstenberg
Bryan Gibb
Chris Gibbons
Sharon Gitchell
Renee Goodrich
Scott Gorsuch
Jonathan Grantham
Dolores Griffith
Linda Gullick
Linda Gustafson
Duane Habecker
Kathy Hachman
Julie Hagstrom
Lisa Hague
Thomas Hall
Jana Halle
Emma Hamm
Patty Hanafee
Jim Hansen
Judy Hansen
Pat Hansen
Rachel Harold
Leslee Hart
David Hartman
Debbie Harvey
William Hayes
Eric Heinitz
Leslie Heller
Cecile Henderson
Donna Henderson
Roxanne Herbert
Gary Hicklin
Lisa Highfill
Kelly Hilton
Stacey Holder
Sara Jane Hollister
Jim Holm
Stacy Homes
Dan Horowitz
Ruth Hoyt
Mario Hurtado
Jaclyn Isaacson
Cindy Jackson
Debbie Jager
Laurie James
Jan Jerabek
Kim Jetter
Abby Johnson
Gary Johnson
Cindy Johnson-Eckersley
Heather Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Marisa Cusenza Johnston
Jerry Joyce
Sue Kast
Carol Ker
Joe Kettwig
Sandy Killoran
Jill Kirkwood
Melissa Klopatek
Joann Koobatian
James Krier
Jason Krolikowski
Mike Kuhfal
Ann Kyle
Kelly Lack
Brian Ladd
Mark Lantsberger
Sue Lawrence
Michelle Lewandowski
Diana Liggett
Carlota Lim
Zachary Lipman
Arick Little
Kit Little
Fran Locus
Randall Lomas
Kim Lounsbury
Terry Ludlow
Sue Lyon
Liz Lyons
Mark Macur
Randy Macur
Kara Magaro
Dale Maher
Kelly Maher
Steve Maher
Matt Maloney
Jane Manning
Inga Mannion
Jeanne Maoggi
Polly Maready
Tara Martin
Cindy Martinez
Dan Maslana
Judy Matthew
Kerry Mattimore
Donna May
Sophia McAuliffe
Pat McClintock
Allison McCutcheon
Margie McLaughlin
Rebecca McLaughlin
Carlye Mecozzi
Donna Melvin
Kim Michels
Phyllis Mendoza
Debbie Merritt
Maggie Merritt
David Middleton
Lisa Miller
Maggie Miller
Valerie Miyashiro
Everett Mohatt
Laura Moore
Theresa Moore
Bob Moorefield
Denise Morgan
Chris Murphy
Suzanne Murphy
Antoinette Muti
Celeste Nava
Joanne Nix
Michael O’Brien
Lisa O'Connor
Kevin O'Dea
Lennie Olbrycht
Laura Orenberg
Sandra Pastor
Amy Patnode
Dianne Patterson
Mike Payne
Phillip Peacock
Jayme Pekarske
Carol Pendery
Paul Perazzo
Kat Peters
Laura Peters
Kelly Peterson
Keelie Petros
Ann Pons
Karen Price
Maria Primeau
Rich Puppione
Tami Raaker
Bill Radulovich
Adam Randall
Nancy Rae
Carol Raimondi
Laura Randazzo
Don Rathjen
Mary Reding
Jamie Renton
Len Reppond
Paula Richter
Laurie Riddle
Kathleen Murray Rief
Paul Rinetti
Paul Robeck
Ken Rocha
Mary Ellen Rodda
Jim Rodgers
Jose Rosa
Jennifer Roush
Mary Rozelle
Betty Russell
Anita Sanchez
Guy Sanders
Kelly Sandler
Russell Sato
Chris Scarborough
Charles Schaff
Melissa Schussel
Donna Schwabenland
Marc Schweitzer
Pauline Schroeder
Debbie Scott
Ron Searle
Janet Sears
Claudia See
Elizabeth Shackelford
Suzan Shoemaker
Marla Silversmith
Clif Simms
Rick Sira
Lori Sjodahl
Stacey Sklar
Carolyn Russ Slous
Amy Smith
Jeanette Smith
Maren Smith
Pam Smith
Patricia Smith
Alexandria Snow
Annette Sodergren
Shannon Sos
Dick Spicka
Sue Spiliotopolous
Linda Stanford
Cailin Steinbach
Bertha Gracie Steller
Shirley Stone
Vivian Straight
Terri Sullivan
Sharon Surrena
Traci Sweeney
Karen Swift
Beverly Taylor
John Taylor
Eric Thiel
Joan Thomas
Vivian Thorson
Pam Throne
Lois Treiber
Trudy Tully
Sue Usedom
Buzz Valente
Cynthia Vance
Erin van der Zee
Jan Van Niel
Lori Vella
Renee Vernon
Renee Verostek
Karen Vifian
Ken Villegas
Argie Vlamis
Mike Walsh
Sara Walsh
Susan Wells
Sherry Williams
Donna Willy
Mairi Wohlgemuth
Amy Wood
Jan Woods
Cindy York
Ted Young
Paul Zarcone
Kendra Zierau
Gloria Zweers
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