Joliet Public Schools District 86 recently recognized the service of employees with longevity awards.
Here are the award honorees. For more information about District 86, visit joliet86.org.
Five years
Wayne Alberico, Edna Keith Elementary; Rosalinda Ballinas, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Stacey Basarich, Hufford Junior High; Michael Bolton, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Damaris Bonet-Tate, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Christine Borsom, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Alexandria Brown, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Angela Brown, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Latreese Brown, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Dale Carls, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Benjamin Chan, Forest Park I.E. School; Natalie Chavarria, Pershing Elementary; Julianne Cipriani, Dirksen Junior High; Kelly Cisco, Hufford Junior High; Cayla Cuff, Farragut Elementary; Elizabeth Darlin, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Sarah Farej, Woodland Elementary; Leigh Farr, Washington Junior High; Jonathan Forkal, Dirksen Junior High; Arthur Galli III, Pershing Elementary; Rosemary Garcia, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Mary Generoso, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Margaret Gestautas, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Luis Gonzalez, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Rosa Guerrero, Taft Elementary; Ana Guzman, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Brooke Hagadus, Gompers Junior High; Rhonda Hambrick, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Erika Hernandez, Farragut Elementary; William Johnson, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Ursula Jordan-Jones, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; James Kikos, Gompers Junior High; Storm Kline, Hufford Junior High; Cassie Koppen, Farragut Elementary; Anita Lapa, Washington Junior High; Cynthia Lopez, Washington Junior High; Favio Lopez, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Deanna Lund, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Colleen Mangin, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Stefany Manis, Dirksen Junior High; Maria M. Martinez, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Ryan Martinsen, Washington Junior High; Matthew Mazgay, Washington Junior High; Steven McGann Jr., Building Support Services; Elvia Mendoza, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Victoria Mercado, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Sonya Miller, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Tamara Mitchell, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Katelin Mrjenovich, Hufford Junior High; Dr. Tricia Nagel, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Angelica Navarro-Talley, Gompers Junior High; Lizzette Nevarez, Gompers Junior High; Esmeralda Ontiveros, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Aracely Orozco Bennett, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Kendall Parent, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Alicia Perez, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Jacqueline Pickering, Hufford Junior High; Shavon Pittman, Hufford Junior High; Victoria Plut, Edna Keith Elementary; Lindsay Ramirez, Edna Keith Elementary; Monica Ramirez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Scott Richter, Gompers Junior High; Christine Roche, Gompers Junior High; Erika Rock, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Victoria Rodriguez, Hufford Junior High; Dr. Theresa Rouse, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Kelli Rozak, Hufford Junior High; Lisa Rutkowski, Taft Elementary; Sonia Saragossa, Farragut Elementary; Julie Saulsbery, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Arnette Schwimmer, Woodland Elementary; Brandyn Smith, Washington Junior High; Michael Smith, Hufford Junior High; Jacqueline Smrekar, Farragut Elementary; Terrie Stoeckley, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Sheri Testin, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Brian Vanbeveren, Dirksen Junior High; Miriam Vargas Castro, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Mary Wietting, Hufford Junior High
10 years
Twanette Adams, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Ryan Anderson, Edna Keith Elementary; Rebecca Ashworth, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Veronica Balbuena, Pershing Elementary; Dawn Bates, Woodland Elementary; Rebecca Capp, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Kaberi Chakrabarty, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Cynthia Davis, Edna Keith Elementary; Lynda Davis, Hufford Junior High; Pamela Davis, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Jacqueline Gans, Hufford Junior High; Laura Gleason, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Sandra Gonzalez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Christine Holzman, Hufford Junior High; Kesha James, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Tia James, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Veronica Jimenez, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Robert Lee Jr., Pershing Elementary; Katharine Lee-Foshinbaur, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Deanna Lombardi, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Vanessa McNeff, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Ashni Mehta, Hufford Junior High; Benjamin Meinert, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Dawne Mihelich, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Latanya Mitchell, Washington Junior High; Christel Norwood, Hufford Junior High; Carol O’Donoghue, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School; Marta Patino, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Raquel Ponce De Leon Tinoco, Gompers Junior High; Anne Reavis, Hufford Junior High; Dr. Saundra Russell-Smith, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Nicholas Sakellariou, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Beverly Sklar, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Christina Smith, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Kimberly St. Leger, Woodland Elementary; Bonnie Supica, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Galynn Vaksdal, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Randall Williams, Building Support Services; Elizabeth Witt, Carl Sandburg Elementary
15 YEARS
Laura Armstrong, Dirksen Junior High; Luann Atwood, Farragut Elementary; Raymond Barnas, Washington Junior High; Zahida Bhatti, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Wayne Blouzdis, Gompers Junior High; Wendy Brooks, Gompers Junior High; Erin Buteau, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Veronica Chavez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Sandra Curry, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Ashley Demchuk, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Pamela Dolak, Hufford Junior High; Lisa Eardley, Pershing Elementary; Tracy Fahnstrom, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Kelly Flavin, Hufford Junior High; Vanessa Gomez-Valencia, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Carla Hagner, Gompers Junior High; Christina Hill, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Valarie Hockenberry, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Patricia Ingram, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Tracy Jackson, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Margaret Jenner, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Colette Johnson, Dirksen Junior High; LaShawndra King, Dirksen Junior High; Peter Knaus, Gompers Junior High; Nicole Koehler, Dirksen Junior High; George Kouros, Washington Junior High; Nicole Kukla, Farragut Elementary; Darrell Lyons, Woodland Elementary; Debra Martin, Farragut Elementary; Daniela Matiasek, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Elizabeth Milewski, Hufford Junior High; Amy Mucha, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Jane Musau, Woodland Elementary; Amy O’Connor, Edna Keith Elementary; Cynthia Ortiz, Dirksen Junior High; Nicole Pardon, Dirksen Junior High; Susan Pryber, Farragut Elementary; Norilda Riniker, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Lynda Siezega, Edna Keith Elementary; Tanya Sprunger, Gompers Junior High; Debra Stasko, Taft Elementary; Sinar Steele, Hufford Junior High; Lori Wade, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Angela Wilson, Washington Junior High; Jennifer Wynveen, Gompers Junior High; Donna Zawisza-Dineen, Thomas Jefferson Elementary
20 years
Jennifer Cichon, Dirksen Junior High; Tina Cramer, Hufford Junior High; Jerred Delgado, Farragut Elementary; Karla Farr, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Stephen Grant, Edna Keith Elementary; Angela Hass, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Clifford Hunt, Hufford Junior High; Lisa Mihaly, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Jennifer Montowski, Gompers Junior High; Cynthia Morgan, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Syrina Moussetis, Hufford Junior High; Hope O’Large, Washington Junior High; Traci Phillips, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Jacy Richards, Hufford Junior High; Marivel Rojas, T.E. Culberson Elementary; Kyle Sartain, Hufford Junior High; Kathryn Scheidt, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Melissa Schoonover, Washington Junior High; Diane Slobodnik, Hufford Junior High; Anna Stacy, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Jaculin Taylor-Nowak, Dirksen Junior High; Dawn Tichy, Gompers Junior High; Irene Vargas, Gompers Junior High; Kelly Walker, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Kimberly Young, T.E. Culbertson Elementary
25 years
Perdeta Berry, Hufford Junior High; Jean Milam, Dirksen Junior High; Patricia Perez, Edna Keith Elementary; Catherine Scott, Washington Junior High; Judy Sidley-Benbow, Gompers Junior High; Mary Jo Thompson, Marycrest Early Childhood Center
30 years
Joy Gillihan, Pershing Elementary; Theresa Matejcak, Gompers Junior High
35 years
Sally Duris, Woodland Elementary