2022 Stellar Awards Program

April 8, 2022 | 6 p.m.

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School Board of Orange County

Teresa Jacobs Chair

Angie Gallo District 1

Johanna López District 2

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Karen Castor Dentel District 6

Melissa Byrd Vice Chair | District 7

Linda Kobert District 3

Pam Gould District 4

Barbara M. Jenkins Superintendent

Orange County Public Schools Cabinet Maria Vazquez

Deputy Superintendent

Bridget Williams

Robert Curran

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William Bohn

Area Superintendent Southeast Learning Community

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Chief Academic Officer

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Area Superintendent Southwest Learning Community

Associate Superintendent Exceptional Student Education

Harold Border

Jennifer Cupid-McCoy

John Wright

Acting Chief Facilities Officer

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Chief Communications Officer

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Interim Chief Financial Officer

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Chief Operations Officer

Chief of High Schools

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Area Superintendent North Learning Community

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Area Superintendent West Learning Community

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Associate Superintendent Career and Technical Education

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Senior Executive Director Human Resources

Program Agenda PROCESSIONAL OF STELLAR AWARDS HONOREES

University High School Drumline Processional Grand Marshalls:

Stewart Parker, 2020-21 Teacher of the Year

Jennifer Bellinger, 2020-21 Principal of the Year

Rebecca Yedvobnick, 2020-21 Assistant Principal of the Year

Lydia Folks, 2020-21 Support Person of the Year

CEREMONY OPENING ADDRESS

Nancy Alvarez, Senior Vice President of Community Relations and Equity Impact, Heart of Florida United Way

PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Dr. Phillips High School Air Force JROTC Nancy Alvarez

WELCOME REMARKS

Teresa Jacobs, School Board Chair

HONORING STELLAR EMPLOYEES Maria Vazquez, Deputy Superintendent

DINNER

University High School Jazz Combo

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (Honorees, Finalists and Winners) Presented by Teresa Jacobs and Superintendent Barbara M. Jenkins

2021-22 Teacher of the Year Award

2021-22 Assistant Principal of the Year Award

2021-22 Principal of the Year Award

2021-22 Support Person of the Year Award

Mistress of Ceremonies

Nancy Alvarez

Nancy Alvarez is the senior vice president of Community Relations and Equity Impact at Heart of Florida United Way. She joined the nonprofit organization after an award-winning, 21-year broadcasting career.

As a reporter, Alvarez covered NASA’s space program and its launches and landings in Brevard County. She also reported from the front lines during the 2004 hurricane season after four hurricanes hit Florida in less than two months, during the COVID-19 pandemic and on the Pulse nightclub tragedy and political events.

Alvarez also was one of the first journalists who traveled to Puerto Rico and reported on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. She covered the impact of the Category 5 hurricane on the island and evacuees relocating to Florida.

She returned to Puerto Rico in 2019 and reported on the political unrest that led to the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

Alvarez is a public speaker who advocates for issues, including domestic violence and the challenges facing school children with disabilities. She is bilingual, a first-generation Cuban American and lives in Orlando with her husband and two children.

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Congratulations Teacher of the Year Finalists

Jessica Roberts | Corner Lake Middle Jessica Roberts is an Intensive Reading teacher and Media specialist at Corner Lake Middle who enjoys watching a reluctant reader transform into an engaged reader. She instills a love of reading in her students and celebrates their successes by having them experience self-worth and a sense of accomplishment.

Roberts wholeheartedly believes that teachers are world changers, especially during this tumultuous time around the globe.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Roberts made weekly home deliveries to middle schoolers who needed materials and textbooks, and laptop assistance. She also dropped off books, paper assignments and rewards to her LaunchED@Home, quarantined and sick students.

Her outreach boosted parent and student engagement and grades. Robert’s extra efforts and perseverance paid off by increasing the iReady reading data by 167% during the 2020-21 academic year.

Roberts also provided a student’s family with food after she learned that one of the parents could not work after being diagnosed with cancer.

Alexandra Pittman | Innovation Middle Alexandra Pittman is a seventh-grade English Language Arts teacher at Innovation Middle who credits her students for pushing her to become a more effective and passionate educator.

For Pittman, creating a classroom culture of mutual respect and learning are the key ingredients for student success. She also believes that teachers raise education to new heights through innovative lessons and are the lifeblood at every school.

Designing fun activities and literature discussions for transitioning her ELA pupils from verbal to written reasoning paid off for Pittman’s seventh graders. Her strategy increased student engagement and Florida Standards Assessments reading and writing scores by 25%, and 68% passed their FSA reading with a three or higher.

Pittman grew as a teacher leader by getting involved with the National Junior Honor Society and Student Government Association at Innovation Middle. She also established the school’s mascot, Felix the Phoenix, which energized students’ sense of belonging on campus.

Nancy Welch | Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus Practical Nursing Instructor Nancy Welch takes pride in providing students at Orange Technical College with the knowledge and skills to effectively serve the community in health care settings.

She leads by example and believes it takes a village when providing patient care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Welch is committed to assisting students in the classroom and at clinical sites to become compassionate, empathic and professional licensed-practical nurses. She also is an integral part of the pipeline for ensuring that local health care facilities meet the ongoing demand for highly skilled nurses.

Her strategies and essential instruction provide future nurses with an understanding of scientific and technical information, and guidance while pursuing excellence in the nursing field.

Welch is a leader in the nursing education field. She has had an opportunity to share her expertise during the Orlando Economic Partnership’s Leadership Orlando in 2015 and Florida Future Educators of America Annual State Conference in Orlando in 2020.

Corin Metz | Thornebrooke Elementary Growing up with a learning disability as an OCPS student inspired Corin Metz to become an Exceptional Student Education teacher. Her seventh-grade English Language Arts teacher gave her the confidence to attend college and pursue her dreams.

For nearly 25 years, Metz has given back and helped more than 400 students with learning disabilities flourish academically and socially within OCPS. Metz has created a culture of learning in her classroom as an Autism Spectrum Disorder K-2 teacher at Thornebrooke Elementary. Her classroom is an ASD model within OCPS and has been visited by Icelandic educators and the UCF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities program.

Metz also co-founded the Kids Who Care service club. The student organization provides children with an opportunity to be involved at school and in the community. Metz also established a subprogram called Barracuda Buddies that pairs general-education and ESE students together to participate in classroom activities.

Maribel Lopez | Timber Springs Middle Maribel Lopez is a Visual Art teacher at Timber Springs Middle who empowers her students with positivity and fosters the spirit of the arts as an out-of-the-box thinker.

She knew teaching would be her profession after witnessing how her kindergarten teacher made a difference in students’ lives. Lopez continues that tradition by inspiring her students to grow their talents.

She also instructs art classes with a student-centered approach to learning and focuses on the growth mindset.

Lopez is committed to advancing Timber Springs’ art program with collaborative and interactive applications for increasing learning engagement of all students. An example includes her overseeing and providing guidance for the National Junior Art Honor Society’s vibrant wall mural, which features six flowing colors and 11 silhouettes representing the middle schoolers’ scholastic path to graduation.

Her students also have displayed their artwork at community events, including the Global Peace Film Festival’s Student Peace Art Exhibit, Orlando Museum of Art’s student exhibition and Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.

Teacher of the Year Honorees Kimberly Dipasquale Acceleration East

Nicki Daniels

Nicole Givens

Chickasaw Elementary

Sarah Klunk

Jennifer Linehan

Acceleration West

Bay Meadows Elementary

Lauren Lufkin

Michelle Hines

Aloma Elementary

Brenda Jesse

Heba Itani

Angella Thompson

Judy Lindquist

Stephanie Schields

Apopka Elementary

Heather Grove Apopka High

Lissette Gentile

Karen Hall

Clay Springs Elementary

Bonneville Elementary

Deborah Blakeslee

Citrus Elementary

Blankner School

Alternative Education

Andover Elementary

Bhavya Maharaja

Bay Lake Elementary

Colonial High

Juliana DiVito

Columbia Elementary

Cynthia Knight

Apopka Memorial Middle

Camelot Elementary

Conway Elementary

Rebecca Durham

Rosie Williams

Amanda Morehead

Arbor Ridge K-8

Candice Behl

Carver Middle

Michelle Sullivan

Audubon Park School

Castle Creek Elementary

Danielle Lang

John "Steve" Czerniejewski

Avalon Elementary

Shana Wax

Avalon Middle

Karen Pope

Azalea Park Elementary

Sarah Del Rio

Baldwin Park Elementary

Castleview Elementary

Abigail Hayes

Catalina Elementary

Farrah Ridgeway

Chain of Lakes Middle

Anna Feldman

Cheney Elementary

Malorie O’Hara Mary Ballerino

Zachery Hoeth

Jodie Schmid

Patrick Randle

Dover Shores Elementary

Michael Mason

Kellie Wade

Megan Adams

Theresa Doerfler

Dommerich Elementary

Dr. Phillips Elementary

Colonial 9th Grade Center

Brookshire Elementary

Discovery Middle

College Park Middle

Boone High

Bridgewater Middle

Tania Courtney

Dr. Phillips High

Esteban Caro

Dream Lake Elementary

Catherine Kolinski

Eagle Creek Elementary

Claudette Monroe

Eagle’s Nest Elementary

Caitlin Morris

Conway Middle

East Lake Elementary

Jessica Roberts

Nicole Fernquist-Hertz

Corner Lake Middle

Krystin Roviaro

East River High

Natalia Henry

Cypress Creek High

Eccleston Elementary

Allison Adkins

William Vebert

Celia Fletcher

Maritza Blechinger

Cypress Springs Elementary

Deerwood Elementary

Nataly Mora

Dillard Street Elementary

Edgewater High

Endeavor Elementary

Catherine Lane

Engelwood Elementary

Yvonne Ramsaran

Brittany Miller

ESE Supplemental Services

Horizon West Middle

Melissa Trujillo

Nykecia Joseph-Bowen

ESE Transition

Colleen Roberts ESTEEM Academy

Lauren Williams Evans High

Prudence Mutuma

Forsyth Woods Elementary

Ashley Glover

Frangus Elementary

Matthew Panzano

Hospital Homebound

Susie Quillin

Howard Middle

Sheila Jones

Edna Cotto Lopez

Hunter’s Creek Middle

Brandi Anderson

Alexandra Pittman

Kimiko Cavanaugh

Innovation Middle

Dahlia Matthews

Ivey Lane Elementary

Mylan Nguyen

Gotha Middle

John Young Elementary

Charonn Mesidor

Natalie Branin

Hiawassee Elementary

Genevieve Estrada

Hidden Oaks Elementary

Cheryl Langhorst Hillcrest Elementary

Heather Zoller Horizon High

Chanelle Huff

Lake George Elementary

Jiae Dy

Catelynn Cecere

Meredith Williams Richard Childs

Jasmine Perez

Christie DePriest

Independence Elementary

Glenridge Middle

Brandon Hodges

Lake Gem Elementary

Lake Nona High

Hunter’s Creek Elementary

Jones High

Eileen Linkous

Lake Nona Middle

Kristin Welch

Lake Silver Elementary

Kathrene Conner

Sharon Woods

Little River Elementary

Holly Watts

Lockhart Elementary

Keshell Ryan

Lockhart Middle

Daisy Diaz

Karla Gatdula

Jennifer MacAllister

Jeneen Cuccinello

Rennie Ashcraft

Lake Weston Elementary

Lake Whitney Elementary

Diana Vidot

Lakemont Elementary

Sam Morel

Lakeview Middle

Jamie Jacoby

Adair Ziebarth

Nicole Rosenberger

William Connell

Oniel Tobias

Liberty Middle

Lovell Elementary

Lakeville Elementary

Lake Buena Vista High

Legacy Middle

Lake Sybelia Elementary

Keene’s Crossing Elementary

Killarney Elementary

Abigail Vazquez

Lawton Chiles Elementary

Hungerford Elementary

Freedom High

Freedom Middle

Vanessa Knoll

Lake Como School

Lancaster Elementary

Maria Okraska

Laureate Park Elementary

Magnolia School

Maitland Middle

Dian Woolfolk

Maxey Elementary

Lynn Sellers

McCoy Elementary

Glenda Cordero

Meadow Woods Elementary

Jennifer LaSanta

Meadow Woods Middle

Zsh’Kara Graybill

Meadowbrook Middle

Teacher of the Year Honorees Tiffany Pickett

Miriam Hixon

Memorial Middle

Odyssey Middle

Chamaris Delgado Baerga

Jaime Clancy

MetroWest Elementary

Elizabeth Zarrilli

Millennia Elementary

Sterling Smith

Millennia Gardens Elementary

Lisa Roper

Mollie Ray Elementary

Nick Langosch

Moss Park Elementary

Renee Booth

NorthLake Park Community School

Zachary Barr

Oak Hill Elementary

Carlos Chinea-Bonet Oak Ridge High

Olga Bernal

Oakshire Elementary

Francis Allen

Ocoee Elementary

Tanya Carpenter Ocoee High

Karin Vorheis

Andrea Stevenson

Olympia High

Piedmont Lakes Middle

Tamara Preston

Mary Gangwisch

Orange Center Elementary

Jason Caperton

Pinar Elementary

Keiaron Jackson

Orange County Virtual

Pine Hills Elementary

Gina Emery

Savannah Stephenson

Orange Technical College Avalon Campus

Peter Schmidt

Orange Technical College Mid Florida Campus

Nancy Welch

Orange Technical College Orlando Campus

Suzanne Kerr

Orange Technical College Westside Campus

Terseca Narcisse

Orange Technical College Winter Park Campus

Charity Cross

Orlando Gifted Academy

Julie Chardavoyne

Orlo Vista Elementary

Gigi Puglisi

Palm Lake Elementary

Erica Murphy

Ocoee Middle

Palmetto Elementary

Peta-Gay Davey

Heather Febres

OCPS Academic Center For Excellence

Karen Redel

Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Pershing School

Pineloch Elementary

Melissa Armel

Pinewood Elementary

Tanya Burns

Positive Pathways Transition Center

Michelle Ishmail

Prairie Lake Elementary

Zara Edwards

Princeton Elementary

Alexis Stearns

Ronald Williams

Rock Lake Elementary

Lori Heers

Rock Springs Elementary

Tyrashawn Kelly

Rolling Hills Elementary

Ariana Kline

Rosemont Elementary

Dayami Prieto

Sadler Elementary

Marissa Zucker

Sally Ride Elementary

Wendy Lawhorn

Sand Lake Elementary

Alison Asbury

Shenandoah Elementary

Shemaiah Henderson

Shingle Creek Elementary

Edwin Torres

Ridgewood Park Elementary

Silver Pines Academy

Donna Cosio

Gianvito Fagiolino

Riverdale Elementary

Vanessa Crain

Riverside Elementary

Christopher Conniff

Roberto Clemente Middle

Sofia Betancur

Robinswood Middle

South Creek Middle

Brian Leacock

Southwest Middle

Stephanie McClure

Southwood Elementary

Lauren George

Spring Lake Elementary

Christine Scott

Stone Lakes Elementary

Dawn Orlando

Maribel Lopez

Tayman Barnett

Timber Springs Middle

Waterford Elementary

Summerlake Elementary

Union Park Elementary

Shermeka Scott

Casey Broadaway

Kimberly Chichinski

Glorianne Cuevas

Keith Dickerson

Allisha Douglas

Cindy Schmitt

Mercedes Rodriguez

Ann Mansier

Dalma Rosa Ramos

Ann Torres

Randolyn Freiberger

Sun Blaze Elementary

SunRidge Elementary

SunRidge Middle

Sunrise Elementary

Megan Althouse

Sunset Park Elementary

Carolina Ocampo

Sunshine Elementary

Kenyetta Boddie

Tangelo Park Elementary

Corin Metz

Thornebrooke Elementary

Geydis Guadalupe

Three Points Elementary

Bryan Dolfi

Tildenville Elementary

Suzanne Roth

Timber Creek High

Christy San Martin

Timber Lakes Elementary

Union Park Middle

University High

Ventura Elementary

Village Park Elementary

Victoria Conaway

Wedgefield School

Wekiva High

Christopher Flor

Tyler Hedrick

West Orange High

Jody Silvester

Sedonnie Raynor Cowans

Julia Davis

Betsey Carreras

Jill Robbins

Luna Excellent Campbell

Roxanne Bracy

Dana Christopher-Muench

Washington Shores Primary Learning Center

Dana Samuel

Water Spring Elementary

Sharyn Stieglitz

Westpointe Elementary

Westridge Middle

Wetherbee Elementary

Whispering Oak Elementary

Jacquelyn Greene

Windermere Elementary

Hillary Church

Water Spring Middle

Windermere High

Megan Roy

Mary Beth Smoot

Waterbridge Elementary

Ashley Seal

Steven Franklin

West Oaks Elementary

Gemma Dimery

Washington Shores Elementary

Lisa Nix

Winter Park High

Wolf Lake Elementary

Westbrooke Elementary

Walker Middle

Heather Parker

Winter Park 9th Grade Center

West Creek Elementary

Vista Lakes Elementary

Vista Pointe Elementary

Julie Adams

Winegard Elementary

Windy Ridge K-8

Wolf Lake Middle

Jasmin De La Rosa

Wyndham Lakes Elementary

Megan Venning

Zellwood Elementary

Congratulations Assistant Principal of the Year Finalists

Kenya Nelson-Warren | Evans High Kenya Nelson-Warren is renowned as an outstanding leader throughout OCPS. Her professional path began as an English Language Arts teacher who embraced equity and access in her classroom at Evans High 25 years ago.

Her achievements include receiving her school’s Teacher of the Year Award in 2005 and Assistant Principal of the Year Award in 2021. Nelson-Warren also helped Evans High become a "B-rated" school in 2012.

As an administrator, she spread her wings as an assistant principal at other high schools in the district before returning to Evans High in 2018. Nelson-Warren helped resolve disciplinary issues by implementing social-emotional learning strategies. Her action plan made a positive impact on students, resulting in a 59% decrease in out-of-school suspensions and 60% reduction in assigned in-school suspension days.

Tabitha L. Brown | Phillis Wheatley Elementary Tabitha L. Brown is a visionary leader who is committed to Phillis Wheatley Elementary’s students and teachers.

During her tenure, she has overcome obstacles and worked diligently to assist educators with developing a culture of data-driven instructional strategies and effective planning for closing the achievement gap after joining the school in November 2018.

Brown’s other focuses include student learning and differentiated instruction, especially in reading. She also encourages teachers to instruct students with targeted interventions in small groups.

Brown and her team’s hard work paid off by improving the school’s Florida Standards Assessments testing scores, increasing math proficiency to 65% and English Language Arts learning gains to 55%.

She provides reading instruction to fourth- and fifth-grade scholars, teaches dance to underprivileged girls after school and empowers educators in the Level Up leadership program.

Autherene Opal Leighvard | Pinewood Elementary For nearly 20 years, Autherene Opal Leighvard has championed passionately for OCPS students and fellow educators. She is a dedicated leader who supports social-emotional health and safety, creates a positiveclassroom culture and equips students and teachers with the tools they need for academic success.

Since becoming assistant principal at Pinewood Elementary two years ago, Leighvard has enthusiastically gone the extra mile by stepping in and fulfilling additional duties to ensure school operations are running smoothly. Her efforts have included serving food in the cafeteria; disposing of trash on the recess field; mopping floors; teaching classroom lesson plans; and registering students.

Leighvard is a compassionate changemaker and collaborator who exemplifies positivity; is adaptable; motivates students to learn; and continuously strives to help faculty, students and staff shine.

Assistant Principal of the Year Honorees Jose Gonzalez

Robert Walker

Autherene Opal Leighvard

Bridgewater Middle

Howard Middle

Pinewood Elementary

Shane Silpe

Amy Lerman

Michelle Cardoso

Cheney Elementary

Orange County Virtual

Ventura Elementary

Kenya Nelson-Warren

Tabitha L. Brown

Alisa Hambrick

Evans High

Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Waterbridge Elementary

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Congratulations Principal of the Year Finalists

Julie A. Helton | Castleview Elementary Julie A. Helton is an adaptive, approachable and authentic leader who has been guiding elementary and secondary students toward achieving academic success for more than 20 years.

Her accomplishments include receiving the Orange County Association of School Administrators High School Assistant Principal of the Year Award in 2013 and Orange County School Counseling Elementary Administrator of the Year Award in 2016.

She assembled a team of six aspiring educational leaders at Castleview Elementary to review iReady and Florida Standards Assessments data and develop learning strategies that would prepare students for statewide assessments. Perseverance paid off with the 2021 FSA test-score data showing that 75% of the students achieved proficiency in math and reading, and 74% were competent in science. Overall, Castleview was in the top 10% of OCPS elementary schools that made progress in science learning.

Previously, an OCPS district-level administrator, she managed a $6 million Title III grant that provided English Language Arts students with supplemental-education services.

Helton also helped East River High and Winegard Elementary become "A-rated" schools during her tenure.

Martha C. Chang | Lake Nona High Longtime Florida educator Martha C. Chang is passionate about leading students to success. As Lake Nona High’s principal, she is committed to increasing academic achievements, student safety and school pride.

One of Chang’s main focuses is providing students with a rigorous curriculum that challenges students academically in the classroom. She also increased career and technical education opportunities for her students by creating course offerings in horticulture, photography and law enforcement fields.

She helped Lake Nona High earn an "A" with the largest point increase of all secondary schools within OCPS during her second year as principal.

Chang inspires students to pursue their dreams and have an academic or career plan before they graduate from high school. She also encourages teachers to be their best in the classroom and mentors future educational leaders.

Lukeshia J. Miller | Phillis Wheatley Elementary Lukeshia J. Miller fell in love with teaching others when she was a second grader, and that sentiment continues today.

Shaping the lives of children, teachers and community members also has been her mission since she became an OCPS educator 21 years ago.

Raising Phillis Wheatley Elementary’s Florida Standards Assessments test scores was one of Miller’s main goals when she became the school’s principal two years ago. She and her team succeeded by increasing the students’ math proficiency to 65% and English Language Arts learning gains to 55%.

Before arriving at Phillis Wheatley, she worked with Rolling Hills Elementary teachers and students to increase the school grade from a "C" to an "A" during her first year as principal.

As a principal at Apopka Elementary, Miller and her fellow educators helped the school achieve a "B" for three consecutive years and increase science proficiency by more than 60%. She also was recognized by Gov. Rick Scott for improving mathematics achievement during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years.

Principal of the Year Honorees Douglas Loftus

Lino Rodriguez

Acceleration East

John Young Elementary

Lukeshia J. Miller Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Karen Verano

Martha C. Chang

Kelly Steinke

Azalea Park Elementary

Lake Nona High

Pinewood Elementary

Julie A. Helton

Carletta Davis-Wilson

Rebecca Watson

Castleview Elementary

Maxey Elementary

Walker Middle

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Congratulations Support Person of the Year Finalists

Davina Chunoo | Gotha Middle Creating meaningful experiences for Gotha Middle students, staff and teachers has been Davina Chunoo’s mission for the past seven years. She also embraces the Daymaker movement by performing intentional acts of kindness and making the school a better place.

In her role as secretary, Chunoo has continuously encouraged students to create moments of positivity for themselves and others, and expressed gratitude and appreciation toward staff members.

She has been recognized for her unwavering support by receiving the school’s Parent Teacher Organization President Award.

Chunoo also provides students with an opportunity to advocate for themselves and experience policymaking firsthand as a student government advisor. Thanks to her assistance, Gotha Middle students had a chance to observe a high school student policy presented during a Senate session at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. The event inspired one of the attendees to apply and be accepted into the State of Florida’s House Page and Messenger Program after watching the government in action.

Rosemary Carsello | Lake Buena Vista High School Secretary Rosemary Carsello’s indomitable spirit, professional demeanor, commitment to excellence and stellar customer service has won her the admiration and praise of parents, staff and district personnel.

Her role at Lake Buena Vista High provides her with an opportunity to grow on personal and professional levels and keeps her cognizant of community dynamics.

Carsello was designated by the chief of high schools as the point of contact for guidance and support for school secretaries throughout the district.

As the school secretary at Olympia High, she ensured that the clerical staff was trained on Skyward, OCPS’ student information system, by developing cross-training and enhancement workshops before it launched online.

Carsello, who has worked for OCPS for more than 10 years, is extremely supportive of her colleagues and always has their best interests in mind. She also is caring, helpful and goes above and beyond to assist parents and students.

Kelly Pfeiffer | Maitland Middle Whether it is comforting a sick child, treating an injury, having a breakthrough moment with a student or being a voice to those who otherwise feel unheard, Maitland Middle’s school nurse, Kelly Pfeiffer, strives to make a positive difference.

Pfeiffer, who has worked at Maitland Middle for the past five years, is devoted to her students and nursing role on campus. She ensures district health initiatives are met and medical concerns do not affect student success.

Her accolades include the Support Person of the Year and COVID Queen awards in 2021, and school SOAR Awards, adopted by other school districts in 2020 and 2021.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pfeiffer created a document that tracked positive cases, exposures in the classroom, home and other places and quarantined students. The COVID-19 data tracking provided staff and teachers with a wealth of information, kept the campus safe and gave Pfeiffer more time to take care of her students.

Jessica Perez | Phillis Wheatley Elementary For more than a quarter century, Secretary and Bookkeeper Jessica Perez has been serving Phillis Wheatley Elementary students, staff and teachers with care.

She has made a lasting impact in the hearts and lives of numerous elementary school students and employees, and received the Employee of the Year Award during the 2016-2017 and 2020-2021 academic school years.

Perez enjoys helping others and influences them with her eagerness to solve any problem; inner light; positive energy; warm personality; professional demeanor; and compassion coupled with love.

Her kindness and sincerity prompted an applicant to select a role at Phillis Wheatley Elementary over other school positions.

Perez also is working toward becoming a certified chaplain and offering emotional and spiritual care in a clinical setting. Her future role will provide her with an opportunity to visit children in a hospital setting and provide them with hope and emotional support.

Joy Hamilton | SunRidge Middle SunRidge Middle’s Exceptional Student Education Program Assistant Joy Hamilton is a compassionate advocate who provides her students with endless support.

Her calling and educational journey began when she was a youth counselor during the YMCA after-school program at Sunset Park Elementary more than 10 years ago. Hamilton enjoyed counseling, assisting students with their homework and nurturing children’s social skills, which led to her current OCPS position.

Hamilton is her students’ biggest cheerleader, and she helps them find their voice and value in society. Her exemplary leadership came into play when she helped an eighth grader who had disciplinary issues and was not sure if he was going to finish middle school. The student passed successfully, thanks to Hamilton’s assistance and guidance with his coursework.

Hamilton is taking courses at Valencia College and working toward obtaining her director credential certificate from the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Support Person of the Year Honorees Tish Atehortua Acceleration East

Rene Salguero Rodriguez Acceleration West

Sarah Giesler

Aloma Elementary

Cynthia Gonzalez

Bay Lake Elementary

Josie Rodriguez

Chickasaw Elementary

Helena Lima

Fernando Virgen

Janet Rivera

Debbie Puchan

Marcela Barber

Bay Meadows Elementary

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