Joliet Public Schools District 86 Employees Recognized

Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 employees who received longevity awards.

Employees were recognized for 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5 years of service with the school district.
The honorees included:
35 years
Laura Cast, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Michelle Danielson, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; and Lauri Petrongelli, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center.
30 years
Sylvia Horne, Washington Junior High and Yvonne Jamerson, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center.
25 years
April Nelson, Washington Junior High and Laura Pritz, Edna Keith Elementary.
20 years
Emily Anderson, Farragut Elementary; Erin Benaitis, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; April
Cisneros, Edna Keith Elementary; Jennifer Colstock, Gompers Junior High; Heather De Marco, A.O.
Marshall Elementary; Nicole Faber, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Jeffrey Gallagher, Lynne Thigpen
Elementary; Rocio Gonzalez, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Terry Greer, Hufford Junior High;
Mariann Homerding, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Elizabeth Karstensen, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Angela Kot, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School; Maureen Krok, Farragut Elementary; Julie Lanagan, Hufford Junior High; Corrien Mateo, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Shann McDowell, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Rosalynn Pernell, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Jeremy Poch, Gompers Junior High; Aracelis Popadich, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Lorena Reyes, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Sarah Schlappi, Woodland Elementary; Jennifer Stevenson, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Joseph Stugis III, Gompers Junior High; Amanda Tancl, Hufford Junior High; Bethany Tooley, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Diana Tovar, Farragut Elementary; Brigit Verde, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Cortney Weber, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Shelley Woodall, Gompers Junior High; Mary Worsley, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; and Sandy Zalewski, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center.
15 years
Melissa Albright, Farragut Elementary; Teresa Bazan, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Helen Boghosian, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Jenna Bornemann, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Agustina Campos, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Kristin Driscoll, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Nina Easto, Gompers Junior High; Elisabeth Fronek, Gompers Junior High; Raul Gurrola, Gompers Junior High; Doris Hamm, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Katherine Hart, Farragut Elementary; Elizabeth Hayes, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Lynn Hugunin, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Juana Jimenez, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Erin Kieszkowski, Gompers Junior High; Susan Kolinski, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Chansonette Koonce, Gompers Junior High; Patricia Ledbetter, Taft Elementary; Kathleen Loftis, Pershing Elementary; Kristina Lowman, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Jamie Maas, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Lesley Marling, Pershing Elementary; Dr. Sunni McNeal, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Megan Myles, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Anglean Payton, Hufford Junior High; Michelle Peterson, Dirksen Junior High; Tony Pittman, Building Support Services; Robert Pollard Jr., Gompers Junior High; Angela Pomaranski, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Megan Prieboy, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Cindy Quas, Hufford Junior High; Rebecca Ramirez, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Elida Razo, Sator Sanchez Elementary; De'nett Reed, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Clare Reyes, Eisenhower Academy; Lorena Rodriguez, Hufford Junior High; Emily Schlachter, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Kimberly Schoenherr, Pershing Elementary; Judith Shaw, Woodland Elementary; Amanda Sues, Hufford Junior High; Cynthia Szabo, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Valeria Thongsavath, Hufford Junior High; Larry Tucker, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Natalie Valentin, Edna Keith Elementary; Bridget Villegas, Eisenhower Academy; Constance Vlahos, Washington Junior High; Yvonne Wilder, Isaac Singleton Elementary; and Jacqueline Zamudio, Carl Sandburg Elementary.
10 years
Jennifer Arthur, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Mark Baker, Dirksen Junior High; Laura Bonfil, Building Support Services; Katherine Brock, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Guillermina Cordoba, Gompers Junior High; Elizabeth Deuser, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Elizabeth Greenwood, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Virginia Keating, Farragut Elementary; Ashley Kloster, Farragut Elementary; Tracey Kupiec, Hufford Junior High; Allen Lewan, Building Support Services; Michelle Lindgren, Farragut Elementary; Jennifer Lopez, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Shamile McBroom, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Kenneth Medo, Farragut Elementary; Joseph Moody, Building Support Services; Cathryn Pence, Hufford Junior High; Jeremy Rogers, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Andrea Rolenc, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Susan Rowlett, Farragut Elementary; Julie Sawyer, Pershing Elementary; Ronna Scruggs, Edna Keith Elementary; Dana Swiderek, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Megan Warren, Farragut Elementary; and Jennifer White, Sator Sanchez Elementary.
5 years
Kayla Adams, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Karina Alonso, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Marco Arreola, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Diane Bailey, Hufford Junior High; Vanessa Barrera, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Walter Blair, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Nicole Bottigliero, Eisenhower Academy; Deborah Brom, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Tanya Burcenski, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Dr. Natacia Campbell Tominov, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Theresa Carnes, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Maggie Chengary, Pershing Elementary; Lakesha Cole, Pershing Elementary; Lynette Cummings, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Sara Divecchio, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Caris Duda, Washington Junior High; Paul DuFresne, Building Support Services; Demetria Foster, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Josefina Garcia, Hufford Junior High; Medelia Garcia, Taft Elementary; Estefani Gonzalez, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Victoria Green, Edna Keith Elementary; Erin Gurule, Edna Keith Elementary; Lisa Had, Dirksen Junior High; Sandra Heimberg, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Barbara Hotter, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Briana Ingram, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Amy Johnson, Gompers Junior High; Lynne Johnson, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Samantha Johnson, Washington Junior High; Cherie Jones, Washington Junior High; Stephen Kledzik, Dirksen Junior High; Barbara Knupp, Gompers Junior High; Tammy Ledesma, Washington Junior High; Katherine Lindmark, Farragut Elementary; Julie Lockhart, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Vilmania Lopez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Erik Louis, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Carol Malcom, Farragut Elementary; Crystal Martinez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Christine McDonnell, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Erin McDonough, Gompers Junior High; Brenda McPherson, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Michelle Mierzwa, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Colleen Miller, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Rizwana Moin, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Alejandra Navarro Guerra, Lynne Thigpen Elementary;
Tara Neill, Hufford Junior High; Chad Nelson, Gompers Junior High; Shannon Nemec, Hufford Junior High; Nina Patel, Washington Junior High; Jose Patino, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Ventura Pena, Dirksen Junior High; Heather Peterson, Pershing Elementary; Amy Puch, Taft Elementary; Melissa Rainford, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Kathy Ramsay, Woodland Elementary; Robert Rodarte, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Elise Romane, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Michael Schuller, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Ashley Searing, Forest Park I.E. School; Kimberly Segvich, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Catherine Senka, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Bethany Shriey, Hufford Junior High; Edmee Sienkowski, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Amy Slattery, Farragut Elementary; Nancy Smith, Eisenhower Academy; Reasie Smith, Hufford Junior High; Veyond Souvannasing, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center; Brandon Stevens, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Vanessa Stokes, Dirksen Junior High; Dorothy Straub, Pershing Elementary; Rachael Tatar, Gompers Junior High; Mary Tetti, Washington Junior High; Lilian Thomas, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Lyndsie Ucci, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Violetta Villarreal-Berman, Farragut Elementary; Nicole Villarreal, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Kate Weeks, Pershing Elementary; Amanda Woycheese, Pershing Elementary; Alissa Zanelli, Dirksen Junior High; and Carrie Ziech Martin, Farragut Elementary.