Joliet Public Schools District 86 Employees Recognized

More than 185 Joliet Public Schools District 86 employees were recognized with service awards at the start of the 2026-27 school year, including Barbara Knupp of Gompers Junior High School, who was honored for an impressive 40 years of service, and Patricia Perez of Pershing Elementary School, who was recognized for 35 years with the district.

"Congratulations to all of these employees on their incredible milestones," said Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse, "Thank you for your many years of dedication to Joliet Public Schools District 86!"

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Additional service awards included:

30 Years
April Nelson, Hufford Junior High; Judy Sidley-Benbow, Gompers Junior High

25 Years
Jennifer Cichon, Dirksen Junior High; Tina Cramer, Hufford Junior High; Stephen Grant, Edna Keith Elementary; Angela Hass, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Clifford Hunt, Hufford Junior High; Patricia Ingram, T.E. Culbertson 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. Culbertson Elementary; Kyle Sartain, Hufford Junior High; Melissa Schoonover, Washington Junior High; Diana Slobodnik, Hufford Junior High; Jaculin Taylor-Nowak, Dirksen Junior High; Dawn Tichy, Gompers Junior High; Irene Vargas, Gompers Junior High; Kimberly Young, T.E. Culbertson Elementary

20 Years
Laura Armstrong, Dirksen Junior High; R. Scott Barnas, Washington Junior High; 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; Tracy Fahnstrom, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Kelly Flavin, Hufford Junior High; Vanessa Gomez-Valencia, Gompers Junior High; Carla Hagner, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Doris Hamm, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Christina Hill, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Valarie Hockenberry, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Tracy Jackson, Taft 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; Darrell Lyons, Woodland Elementary; Debra Martin, Farragut Elementary; Daniela Matiasek, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Elizabeth Milewski, Hufford Junior High; Amy Mucha, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Jane Musau, Woodland Elementary; Amy O'Connor, Edna Keith Elementary; Lisa Petty, Pershing Elementary; Norilda Riniker, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Lynda Siezega, Edna Keith Elementary; Zoila Ulloa, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Antonio Villagomez, Gompers Junior High; Angela Wilson, Washington Junior High; Jennifer Wynveen, Gompers Junior High

15 Years
Veronica Balbuena, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Dawn Bates, Woodland Elementary; Elementary; Rebecca Capp, Carl Sandburg Elementary; 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; Jeanne Jones, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Vanessa McNeff, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Ashni Mehta, Hufford Junior High; Benjamin Meinert, Woodland Elementary; Dawne Mihelich, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Latanya Mitchell, Washington Junior High; Christel Norwood, Hufford Junior High; Michael Paris, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Marta Patino, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Raquel Ponce De Leon Tinoco, Gompers Junior High; Anne Reavis, Hufford Junior High; Jeremy Rogers, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Nicholas Sakellariou, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Beverly Sklar, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Brankica Supica, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Randall Williams, Building Support Services; Elizabeth Witt, Hufford Junior High

10 Years
Maritza Arriaga-Martinez, Washington Junior High; Rosalinda Ballinas, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Jessica Boeckman, Edna Keith Elementary; Michael Bolton, Building Support Services; Damaris Bonet-Tate, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Christine Borsom, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Latreese Brown, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Alexandria Brown, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Dale Carls, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Benjamin Chan, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.); Natalie Chavarria, Pershing Elementary; Kelly Cisco, Hufford Junior High; Susan Doyle, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Karen Elkins, Dirksen Junior High; Leigh Farr, Dirksen Junior High; Arthur Galli III, Pershing Elementary; Mary Generoso, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Brooke Hagadus, Gompers Junior High; Ursula Jordan-Jones, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Anita Lapa, Washington Junior High; Favio Lopez, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Stefany Manis, Dirksen Junior High; Miriam Marshall, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Ryan Martinsen, Eisenhower Academy; Matthew Mazgay, Washington Junior High; Steven McGann Jr., Building Support Services; Elvia Mendoza, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Victoria Mercado, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Katelin Mrjenovich, Hufford Junior High; Dr. Tricia Nagel, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Angelica Navarro-Talley, Gompers Junior High; Esmeralda Ontiveros, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Kendall Parent, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Alicia Perez Sanchez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Jacqueline Pickering, Hufford Junior High; Dr. Shavon Pittman, Washington Junior High; Monica Ramirez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Lindsay Ramirez, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Margaret Rizzi, 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; Julie Saulsbery, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Arnette Schwimmer, Woodland Elementary; Nancy Smith, Eisenhower Academy; Jacqueline Smrekar, Farragut Elementary; Terrie Stoeckley, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Sheri Testin, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Brian Vanbeveren, Dirksen Junior High; Julianne VanBeveren, Dirksen Junior High; Jory Wood, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center

5 Years
Austin Adams, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Gaudencio Aguilar-Hernandez, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Maria Al-Shwaiyat, Pershing Elementary; Julieta Arreola, Woodland Elementary; Raina Ashford, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Katherine Avalos, Gompers Junior High; Kelly Bartels, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Adrienne Bell, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Kyttique Bruce, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Julie Budz, J.F. Kenndy Administrative Center; Samantha Caruso, Hufford Junior High; Cindy Chavez, Woodland Elementary; Tiffany Covarrubia, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Takira Crudup, Hufford Junior High; Jazmine Cruz, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Maria Damian-Zavala, Dirksen Junior High; Elizabeth Del Toro, Washington Junior High; Beatriz Garcia, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Evan Giardina, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Katelynn Gleason, Dirksen Junior High; Shiela Grimmett, Washington Junior High; Shannon Guca, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Alicia Gutierrez, Edna Keith Elementary; Dawn Hare, Washington Junior High; Karen Jaskowiak, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; William Lee, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Kaitlin Lindemulder, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Paulie Lopez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Britany Lowe, Hufford Junior High; Anthony Macaluso, Hufford Junior High; Shane McLain, Farragut Elementary; Hailey Meyer, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Lourdes Montenegro, Edna Keith Elementary; Joanna Mosqueda, Taft Elementary; Monica Munoz, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Justin Parris, Washington Junior High; Nicole Paulson, Gompers Junior High; Patricia Perez, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Laura Rojas, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Juanita Samms, Farragut Elementary; Julie Savaglio, Gompers Junior High; Janina Silva, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Sarah Stiff, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Martel Terry, Forest Park I.E.; Donald Thomas, Gompers Junior High; Jordan Velez, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Gabriel Venegas, Gompers Junior High; Dorlan Wendling, Dirksen Junior High; Lisa Wilburn, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Stacy Zallis, Hufford Junior High