East Side Union High School District

Retiree & Employee Recognition Celebration - May 19, 2016Top of Page

On May 19, 2016, the District hosted a Retiree and Employee Recognition Celebration. Honored at the event were 2015-2016 retirees, employees who have served the district for 40+ years and the 2016 employees of the year, both certificated and classified.

To download the 2016 Program, click here.

2015-2016 RetireesTop of Page

Andrew P. Hill High School
Robert Anido - Social Science Teacher
Thomas Eschenfelder- Performing Arts Teacher
Padma Mani - Mathematics Teacher
Juan J. Pichardo - Spanish Teacher

Calero High School
Laurie Stuckrath - Special Education Teacher
April Swift - Special Education Teacher

Education Center
Betty Banderas - Administrative Secretary
Joe Da Rosa - Skilled Trades Worker
Mark Lambert – Senior Gardener
Josephine Leyva - Computer Training/Document Specialist
Joey Rodriguez - Lead Painter
Khanh Vu - Vietnamese Community Resource Technician
Helen Wu - Systems/Programming Supervisor
Leota Kuzma - Counselor

Evergreen Valley High School
Constance Sanchez - Custodian
Manuel Santacruz-Macias - Custodian
Marie-Jose Anderson - French Teacher
Cathy Rodriguez Broussard - Accel Teacher

Foothill High School
Bertha A. Garcia - Principal's Secretary
Robert Macias - Science Teacher

Independence Adult Center
Linda Todd - Teacher on Special Assignment

Independence High School
Dometilia Sanchez - Child Nutrition Worker II
Lawrence Arias - Social Science Teacher
George M. Banks - Counselor
Timothy P. Barr - Physical Education Teacher
Grettel Castro-Stanley - Principal
John DeLange - Biology Teacher
Jeffrey A. Johnson - Mathematics Teacher
Pamela S. Melvin - Dance Teacher
Richard Stapenhorst - Business/ROP Teacher

James Lick High School
Manuel Silveira - Custodian
Phillip C. Frausto - Social Science Teacher

Mt. Pleasant High School
Carolene Wong - ParaEducator
Clark J. Semple - Art Teacher
Ruth A. Villaruz Gaston – Special Education Teacher

Oak Grove High School
Gregory P. Brazil - Student Activities Director
Susanne Cousineau - Special Education Teacher
Patricia Giorgianni - Art Teacher
Wylie York - Special Education Teacher

Phoenix High School
Dolores Young - Registrar/Attendance Secretary

Piedmont Hills High School
Gary R. Berg - Counselor
Charles F. Dolci - Social Science Teacher
Lisa Estrada - Homemaking Teacher
Sally Everett-Beaupre - French Teacher
Kristine M. Hulse - Physical Education Subject Area Coordinator
John S. Isberg - Biology/Chemistry Teacher
Kenneth Wilk - English Teacher

Santa Teresa High School
Kim Ly Nguyen - ParaEducator
Mary Anne Burrell - Spanish Teacher
Beatriz F. Gonzalez - Spanish Teacher

Silver Creek High School
Sherrie Brown - Registrar
Harriet Jean Walia - English Teacher

W.C. Overfelt Adult Center
Donna Lachaga- Database/Application Support Specialist
Bich Ngoc Mai - Clerk Typist II/School Finance Clerk
Marcia Still – English as a Second Language Teacher

W.C. Overfelt High School
Gonzalo Amezcua – Head Custodian
Aurora Solis - Attendance Clerk
Chrisanne Beebe - ELD/Social Science Teacher
Virginia F. Monge - Spanish Teacher

Yerba Buena High School
Luz Cardenas - Language Assessment Clerk
Dara Y. Kas - ParaEducator
Helen M. Low - Mathematics Teacher
Macario Ortiz - Social Science Teacher

Years of Service Award RecipientsTop of Page

Catherine Sweat - Counselor, Adult Education, 45 Years

Beatrice Thomas - Counselor, Adult Education, 45 Years

Vivian Gamez-Alvarenga - Counselor, James Lick High School, 40 Years

2016 ESUHSD Classified & Certificated Employees of theYearTop of Page

Classified Employee of the Year:

Gilberto Cenavia, Custodian

Certificated Employee of the Year:

Kaitlin Jenkins, English Teacher

2016 Site Classified & Certificated Employees of the YearTop of Page

Andrew P. Hill High School

Marisela Rojas - ParaEducator, Classified

Marie Milner - English Teacher, Certificated

Calero High School

Linda Lounsbury - Clerk Typist II, Classified

Shaira Barnes - Special Education Teacher, Certificated

Education Center

Gilberto Cenavia – Head Custodian, Classified

Evergreen Valley High School

Luis Melo - Gardener, Classified

Namrata Mohan - Social Science Teacher, Certificated

Foothill High School

Jorge Palacios – Head Custodian, Classified

Gabriela Iniguez Dolores - Mathematics Teacher, Certificated

Independence High School

Dometila Sanchez - Child Nutrition Worker I, Classified

Leslie Bailey - Science Teacher, Certificated

James Lick High School

Wenceslao Fernandez - Custodian, Classified

Michael Ghali - Social Science Teacher, Certificated

Mt. Pleasant High School

Fernando Silva - Gardener, Classified

Joe Lovato III - English Teacher, Certificated

Oak Grove High School

Martha Cabrera - Parent & Community Involvement Specialist, Classified

Jennifer Claudio - Science Teacher, Certificated

Piedmont Hills High School

Gladys Reynolds - School Finance Clerk, Classified

Melanie Neethling - Social Science Teacher, Certificated

Santa Teresa High School

Kevin Young - Custodian, Classified

Kaitlin Jenkins - English Teacher, Certificated

Silver Creek High School

Aurora Childs - Principal's Secretary, Classified

Denise Eachus - Spanish Teacher, Certificated

W.C. Overfelt High School
Maria Jaimes - Child Nutrition Worker, Classified
Rachel Stanek - English Teacher, Certificated

Yerba Buena High School
Luz Cardenas - Language Assessment Clerk, Classified
Miguel Cortez - Physical Education Teacher, Certificated

Adult Education
Donna Lachaga - Database Applications Support Specialist, Classified
Ann Sokolovskaya - English Teacher, Certificated