2023 Classified of Year by Site
The following is a list of all PUSD school site and department classified employees of the year. These finalists are outstanding representatives of the high caliber of staff that is characteristic of Poway Unified School District classified employees.
Site | Name |
Abraxas High School | Kim Matsuo |
Adobe Bluffs Elementary School | Cheryl Klopstein |
Bernardo Heights Middle School | Rebecca MacGowan |
Black Mountain Middle School | Connie Hunt |
Canyon View Elementary School | Grace Umbenhaur |
Career Technical, Adult | Terry Kershaw |
Career Technical, Adult and Alternative Ed. | Alexis Knapek |
Chaparral Elementary School | Jessica Rasoul |
Connect Academy | Melissa Van Tassel |
Creekside Elementary School | Sunny Hwang |
Deer Canyon Elementary School | Pete Schwaab |
Del Norte High School | Shari Smith |
Del Sur Elementary School | Gabriela Olszewka |
DO – Finance | Ilona Kerr |
DO – Facilities, Maintenance and Operations & Planning | Kari Zipp |
DO – Learning Support, Attendance & Discipline | Gloria Tran* |
DO - Payroll | Belsy Gonzalez |
DO - Personnel Support | Mercie Gibson |
DO - Preschool | Shahnaz Riazati |
DO - Special Education | Nancy Brundrett |
DO - Student Support | Kelsey McKinney |
DO - Tech and Innovation | Micki Krupinski |
ESS | Meghan Stralo |
Food & Nutrition Department | Jennifer Nguyen* |
Garden Road Elementary School | Jose Gonzalez |
Highland Ranch Elementary School | Shalaka Bhosale |
Los Penasquitos Elementary School | Virginia Gaters |
Meadowbrook Middle School | Adriana Gonzalez |
Mesa Verde Middle School | Denise Garrett |
Midland Elementary School | Veena Deshpande |
Monterey Ridge Elementary School | Jose Gonzales |
Morning Creek Elementary School | Jaimee Gopen |
Mt. Carmel High School | Wayman Yeldell |
Oak Valley Middle School | Sudhadevi Murugesan |
Painted Rock Elementary School | Jan Adams |
Pomerado Elementary School | Rosario Hansen |
Poway High School | Deanna Oulela |
Rancho Bernardo High School | Lynn Nakagawa |
Rolling Hills Elementary School | Kim Garcia |
Shoal Creek Elementary School | Christine Johnson |
Stone Ranch Elementary School | Zohreh Mesri |
Sundance Elementary School | Mary Brister |
Sunset Hills Elementary School | |
Superintendent | Margaret Godman |
Tierra Bonita Elementary School | Misa Rudge |
Transportation | Edward Wicburg* ** |
Turtleback Elementary School | Sharon Athon |
Twin Peaks Middle School | Dan Fox |
Valley Elementary School | Niurka Diaz |
Westview High School | Jennalyn Rose |
Westwood Elementary School | Robert Haluag |
Willow Grove Elementary School | Holly Rhubottom |
* Indicates District Level Classified Employee of the Year
** San Diego County Classified Employee of the Year