At its annual All Staff Gathering, VCOE proudly honored employees who have been with the organization for five years or more. Maintenance worker Richard Perez was the longest serving employee to be recognized, with 40 years of employment at VCOE. Superintendent Stan Mantooth expressed his gratitude to all of the VCOE educators, staff and support personnel who have enriched the lives of Ventura County's children through the work they do every day. A complete list of Service Award honorees is below.

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40 YEARS

• Richard Perez, Maintenance Worker, Facilities Department

35 YEARS

• Margaret Kenney, Special Education Preschool Teacher, Dos Caminos Preschool
• Stephanie Magdaleno, Graphics Manager, Graphics Services
• Sandy Owens, Retirement Specialist, School Business Advisory Services

30 YEARS

• Patty Hass, Paraeducator, Dean Triggs School
• Colleen Steed, Applications Manager, Technology Services
• Annette Tarin, Contract Technician, School Business Advisory Services

25 YEARS

• Sherry Heuel, Special Education Teacher, James Foster School
• Debbie Lopez, Administrative Assistant, Administration
• Marc Sattler, Transportation Coordinator, Transportation
• April Terry, Applications Specialist, Technology Services

20 YEARS

• Julie Barron, Personnel Technician, Human Resources
• Mitch Hsu, Director II, Technology Services
• David Luff, Systems Support Analyst II, Technology Services
• Mathieu Miller, Special Education Teacher, De Anza Academy
• Dee Poeschl, School Office Manager, Triton Academy
• Carla Rhodes, Paraeducator, Douglas Penfield School

15 YEARS

• Nancy Akkerman, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, Administration
• Liza Ambriz, Paraeducator, Sunkist School
• Lisa Caezza, Child Development Site Leader, Cal-SAFE
• Tina Cardenas, Paraeducator, ACCESS-Moorpark
• Heidi Christensen, Educational Researcher, Research & Evaluation
• Amy Cranston, Director II, Expanded Learning Services
• Isabel Crowningshield, Psychologist, Dean Triggs School
• Bridget Driscoll, Special Education Teacher, Phoenix-Los Nogales
• Patricia Dumont, Paraeducator, Douglas Penfield School
• Jose Gallegos, Paraeducator, Phoenix School
• Adriana Garcia, Child Development Associate Teacher, Cal-SAFE
• Kathleen Gumber, Information Technology Analyst/Developer, Technology Services
• Lora Harney , Paraeducator, La Mariposa Elementary School
• Christa Johnson, Social/Emotional Services Specialist, SELPA
• Dawn Keyes , Graphics Specialist, Graphics Services
• Ellen Maves, Library Clerk, Communication Technology
• Cheryl Moore, Secretary, Curriculum & Instruction
• JoAnne Morris, School Office Manager, Phoenix School
• Sandra Munoz, Paraeducator, Providence Court School
• Jeff Peterson, Special Education Teacher, ACCESS-Moorpark
• Monica Rodriguez, Counselor, Gateway Community School
• Muriel Sanderson, Paraeducator, Carl Dwire School
• Teresa Sandgren, Paraeducator, Phoenix School
• Richard Serate, Paraeducator, Dorothy Boswell School
• David Spring, Information Technology Analyst/Developer, Technology Services
• John Sullivan, Paraeducator, Dorothy Boswell School
• Christy Torre, Paraeducator, Sunkist School
• Angelica Vladimirsky, Analyst I-Bilingual, Special Populations
• Diana Westbrook, Senior Academic Advisor, Teacher Support Services
• Judith Whittaker, Retirement Specialist, School Business Advisory Services

10 YEARS

• Debbie Adams, Occupational Therapist, SELPA
• Irene Aguilar, Special Education Preschool Teacher, Carl Dwire Preschool
• Susan Andrews, Special Education Teacher, Phoenix-Los Nogales
• Janet Barrett, Teacher, Providence Court School
• Stephen Carr, Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services
• Laura Carrasco, Paraeducator, Carl Dwire School
• Lesly Cervantes, Paraeducator, Carl Dwire School
• Fatima Chavez, Teacher, Providence Court School
• Troy Edwards, Teacher, Gateway Community School
• Carolina Ellis, Paraeducator, Phoenix School
• Cynthia Escareno, Paraeducator, Douglas Penfield School
• Esther Espinal, Child Development Assistant, Cal-SAFE
• Poul Hanson, Director III, Facilities, Maintenance & Operations
• Dallas Ipach, Teacher, Gateway Community School
• Angie Jacobsen, Senior Secretary, Teacher Support Services
• Alice Juarez, Paraeducator, Sunkist School

5 YEARS

• Lydia Chavira, Senior Secretary, Leadership Support Services
• Christina Childs, Special Education Teacher, La Mariposa Elementary School
• Ernesto Duran, Operations Specialist, Expanded Learning Services
• Melissa Flores, Support Services Specialist, Cal-SAFE
• Christina Garcia, Assistant Aide-Restricted, Douglas Penfield School
• Cristina Gonzalez, Child Development Assistant, Cal-SAFE
• Rene Hohls, Learning Resources Librarian, Communication Technology
• Mackenzie Holland, Special Education Teacher, Ventura High School
• Julie Ann Howell, School Nurse/Health Specialist, Phoenix School
• Laura Iglesias, Paraeducator, James Foster School
• Lorelee Intenzo, Speech & Language Specialist, Dorothy Boswell School
• Naomi Johnson, Paraeducator, Triton Academy
• Rachel Lopez, Senior Secretary, Technology Services
• Treasurelyn Lopez, Special Education Preschool Teacher, Douglas Penfield School
• Sandra Lorenzo, Paraeducator, Gateway Community School
• Marian Lorimer, Paraeducator, Triton Academy
• Anthony Paschia, Paraeducator, ACCESS-Moorpark
• Brooke Peterson, Intensive Social-Emotional Services Associate, Phoenix School
• Lizzeth Ramirez, Paraeducator, Ventura High School
• Louie Lyn Reyes, Paraeducator, Carl Dwire School
• Cyntia Rios, Paraeducator, Triton Academy
• Janice Sattler, Paraeducator Ventura High School
• Cindy Sullivan, Paraeducator, Ventura High School
• Laura Turner, Secretary, Curriculum & Instruction
• Sonia Velasco, Paraeducator, Buena High School
• Lisa Wyrick, School Nurse/Health Specialist, Dean Triggs School
• Armando Zuniga, Content Specialist - ELA/ELD, Curriculum & Instruction
• Katharine Mc Court, Paraeducator, La Mariposa Elementary School
• Anthony Mendez, Paraeducator, Phoenix School
• Andrea Miller, Paraeducator, Dos Caminos Preschool
• Yvonne O'kane, Adaptive P.E. Specialist, SELPA
• Erik Peterson, Visual Handicapped Specialist, Dorothy Boswell School
• Jennifer Pujol, Teacher, Gateway Community School
• David Simmons, Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services
• Stephanie Thurston, Social/Emotional Services Specialist, SELPA
• Marilyn Tolosa, Paraeducator, Carl Dwire School