4 EDCAL June 24, 2019
Region News
Region 7: Region AOY winners
honored in Tahoe
ACSA Region 7 honored its
Administrators of the Year Award recip-
ients at the annual Region 7 Spring
Conference, which was held in May at the
Lake Tahoe Resort in South Lake Tahoe.
Honorees were:
Superintendent of the Year: Kirk
Nicholas, Superintendent, Lammersville
Joint USD.
Secondary Principal of the Year: C.
Sean Richey, Principal, Riverbank High
School, Riverbank USD.
Middle Grades Principal of the Year:
Mitch Heldstab, Summerville Elementary
School, Summerville SD.
Secondary Co-Administrator of the
Year: Amy Dunn, Assistant Principal,
Ceres High School, Ceres USD.
Elementary Principal of the Year: Jeri
Hamera, Hughes Elementary, Empire
Union SD.
Elementary Co-Administrator of the
Year: Juan Lopez, Assistant Principal,
South/West Park Elementary, Tracy USD.
Central Office Administrator of
the Year: Laura Granger, Director of
Professional Learning/Induction, Sylvan
Union SD.
Curriculum & Instruction
Administrator of the Year: Veronica
Miranda, Assistant Superintendent
Curriculum & Instruction, Patterson Joint
USD.
Personnel/Human Resources
Administrator of the Year: Kathy Griggs,
Director of Personnel, Calaveras USD.
Special Education Administrator of
the Year: Kristi Britton, Director of Special
Education, Ceres USD.
Student Services/Pupil Personnel
Administrator of the Year: Kristy Mabee,
Director Health Services & Special
Programs, Stanislaus County Office of
Education.
Adult Education Administrator of
the Year: Dallas Plaa, Coordinator of
Educational Options, Ceres USD.
Continuation/Educational Options
Administrator of the Year: René
Malamed, Alternative Ed Principal,
Calaveras USD.
Business Services Administrator of the
Year: Kassandra Booth, Director of Fiscal
Services, Calaveras USD.
Classified Leader of the Year: Lyzette
Mendoza, Administrative Assistant, Ceres
USD.
Technology Administrator of the Year:
Sarah Olson, Principal, Whitmore Charter
School of Arts & Technology, Ceres USD.
Professor of Education of the Year:
Scott Siegel, California State University,
Stanislaus.
Valuing Diversity Award: Sandra
Villaseñor, Principal, Las Palmas
Elementary, Patterson Joint USD.
Partners in Educational Excellence
Award: Young’s Payless IGA,
Copperopolis, CA.
High School Board Member of the
Year: Sherri Reusche, trustee, Calaveras
USD.
High School Board of the Year:
Lammersville Unified Board of Trustees,
Lammersville USD.
Elementary School Board Member of
the Year: Carole Dovichi, trustee, Empire
Union SD.
Elementary School Board of the Year:
Riverbank Unified Board of Trustees,
Riverbank USD.
Bob Price Distinguished Service
Award: Bob Price, Retired Superintendent.
Bill Ullom Award: Tom Changnon,
Retired Superintendent.
Region 18: Region Administrators of
the Year honored
The Region 18 Administrators of the
Year for 2019 are as follows:
Superintendent: Francisco Escobedo,
Chula Vista ESD.
Secondary Principal: Greg Magno,
Poway USD.
Middle Grades Principal: Eric
Chagala, Vista USD.
Middle Grades Principal: Karin
Mellina, Coronado USD.
Elementary Principal: Manuel
Bojorquez, San Ysidro SD.
Elementary Principal: Debra McLaren,
Chula Vista ESD.
Central Office: Daymon Beach, San
Diego COE.
Central Office: Leila Sackfield,
Escondido Union SD.
Secondary Co-Administrator: Julie
Redfield, Carlsbad USD.
Secondary Co-Administrator: Colin
Young, Poway USD.
Elementary Co-Administrator: Kristen
Bonser, Santee SD.
Elementary Co-Administrator:
Christopher Stephens, Cajon Valley Union
SD.
Confidential Employee: Lorraine
Sidhu, Brawley ESD.
Business Services: Donna Caperton,
Vista USD.
Business Services: Arnold Preciado,
Central Union HSD.
Career Technical Education: Col
Timothy Swann, San Diego USD.
Curriculum & Instruction: Anne
Green, Vista USD.
Curriculum & Instruction: Kimberlie
Rens, Poway USD.
Classified Leader: Cindy Allen, Region
18 ACSA and former Sweetwater Union
HSD.
Classified Leader: Tim Purvis, Poway
USD.
Adult Education: Denise Cabanilla,
Imperial COE.
Special Education: Mimi McGinty,
Santee SD.
Personnel/Human Resources: Jeffrey
Thiel, Chula Vista ESD.
Student Services: Sergio Espinoza,
Heber ESD.
Continuation/Educational Options:
Daniel Barajas, Escondido Union HSD.
Continuation/Educational Options:
Christine Feher, California Pacific Charter
School.
Retired: Patricia Crowder, Charter
President and former San Diego USD.
Professor of Education: Todd Finnell,
San Diego State University – Imperial
Valley.
Technology: John Leland, Solana
Beach SD.
Technology: Luis Wong, Imperial
COE.
Partners in Educational Excellence:
Northrop Grumman, Annie Lieberman
Office of Corporate Citizenship, nominat-
ed by Poway USD.
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