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Colusa County Office of Education

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Employees of the Year

2025 Employees of the Year

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Superintendent’s Award

John Ithurburn

Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

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Excellence in Management

Jamie Lay

Director of Facilities & Maintenance

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Excellence in Management

Kevin Douglas

Student Support Program Manager

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Certificated Employee of the Year

Regan Talerico

Speech & Language Specialist

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Teacher of the Year

Nic Monroe

Alternative Education Teacher, S. William Abel Academy

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Teacher of the Year

JB Brayfindley

ESL Teacher, Colusa County Adult School

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Teacher of the Year

Itsageri Ruiz

Preschool Teacher, Arbuckle Early Care & Education Center

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Teacher of the Year

Genia Colsa-Friel

Special Education, Williams Jr. Sr. High School

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Teacher of the Year

Merry Hofhenke

Special Education, Pierce High School

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Support Employee of the Year

Kyle Gehrts

Information Technology Analyst

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Support Employee of the Year

Luis Orozco

Receptionist

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Support Employee of the Year

Isabel Casarez Luna

Translator/Interpreter

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Support Employee of the Year

Lupe Espindola

Translator/Interpreter

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Leadership Award

Jennifer Ramirez Perez

Program Technician

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Leadership Award

Michelle Bingham

Adult Education Coordinator

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Leadership Award

Araceli Castro

Behavior Technician

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Classified Employee of the Year

Fany Sandoval

Accounting Specialist II

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Classified Employee of the Year

Cindy Garcia

Human Resources/Accounting Specialist I

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Classified Employee of the Year

Beatriz Adame

Adult Education Navigator

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Classified Employee of the Year

Alisse Ramirez

Human Resources Specialist II

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Classified Employee of the Year

Christina Estrada

Administrative Assistant

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Classified Employee of the Year

Tracy Jones

Paraeducator, Maxwell High School

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Classified Employee of the Year

Betsy Weber

Occupational Therapist

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Classified Employee of the Year

Sharon McElveny

Occupational Therapist

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Rookie of the Year

Vanessa Alcaraz Jimenez

Human Resources Specialist I

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Rookie of the Year

Edgar Sanchez

Accounting Specialist I

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Rookie of the Year

Lupe Villanueva

ESL Teacher, Colusa County Adult School

Previous Years

  • Superintendent’s Award
    Alissa Maas

    Leadership Award
    Veronica Sandoval
    Jennifer Wayman
    Tiffani Fusaro

    Rookie of the Year
    Scott Waters
    Julissa Velasquez
    Sandra Brooks
    Kaja Phillips

    Excellence in Management
    Stefani Silvas Santana
    Sabrina Myers
    John Ithurburn
    Angelina Guizar

    Support Employee of the Year
    Julie Rivera
    Yesenia Chavez
    Argelia Muniz

    Teacher of the Year
    Bob Kirkman
    Lisa Evans
    Kristen Carmona

    Classified Employee of the Year
    Jennifer Ramirez Perez
    Lucy Parra
    Crystal Frazier
    Keri Cunha

    Certificated Employee of the Year
    Carla Pyle
    Cindy Cerney
    Virginia Whitaker

  • Superintendent’s Award
    Aaron Heinz

    Leadership Award
    Rachel Webb
    Tina Maxwell

    Rookie of the Year
    Gemma Velazquez

    Excellence in Management
    Angela Fulcher
    Alex Evans
    Jared Robinett

    Support Employee of the Year
    Elizabeth Segura
    Heather Covarrubias

    Teacher of the Year
    Parveen Sharma
    Doug Horton
    Emily Abken
    Zachary Troughton

    Classified Employee of the Year
    Dottie Rittmann
    Lisa Knight

    Certificated Employee of the Year
    Sean Jackson
    Kim Tackett