Charles BOE honors 101 retirees

The Board of Education recently honored 101 employees who have retired during the past school year or who had notified Superintendent Kimberly Hill before June 7 that they plan to retire at the end of this school year.

Retirees are listed by their name, last position and last location where they served.

• Sodsri Ansell, food service worker, Theodore G. Davis Middle School;
• Evelyn Arnold, principal of alternative programs, Robert D. Stethem Educational Center;
• Robert Babiak, vice principal, North Point High School;
• Connie Bannister, secretary – 11 month, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School;
• Jean Beierle, Spanish teacher, Thomas Stone High School;
• Jean Benedetti, science teacher, Westlake High School;
• Patrice Bennett, English teacher, La Plata High School;
• Andrea Binetti, school psychologist, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building;
• Alton Bowie, II, plumber II, CCPS Maintenance Shop;
• Roberta Bragunier, special education teacher, Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School;
• Mark Brashears, social studies teacher, John Hanson Middle School;
• Donald Browder, social studies teacher, Henry E. Lackey High School;
• Bonnie Brown, science teacher, Milton M. Somers Middle School;
• Dennis Bustamante, system administrator, Starkey;
• Mary Butkiewicz, Spanish teacher, Hanson;
• Nancy Carbone, kindergarten instructional assistant, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School;
• Frances Carroll, building service worker, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy;
• Anthony Cianfichi, media instructional assistant, Westlake;
• Michelle Conner, ESOL teacher, Mary H. Matula Elementary School;
• Darlene Davoy, language arts teacher, Hanson;
• Kerry DeFraia, library media specialist, Eva Turner Elementary School;
• Patricia Dickens, kindergarten teacher, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy;
• Catherine Diggs, in-school retention program instructional assistant, Benjamin Stoddert Middle School;
• Donna Dillon, speech therapist, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy;
• Bryan Donahue, art teacher, Lackey;
• James Dunleavy, physical education teacher, La Plata;
• Thomas Edwards, physical education teacher, William B. Wade Elementary School;
• Ellen Estevez, science teacher, North Point;
• Barbara Ferrenz, school psychologist, Mary B. Neal Elementary School;
• Cathleen Gantt, special education instructional assistant, – EA program, Lackey;
• Joseph Greenawalt, computer resource teacher (CISCO), North Point;
• Donna Griffin, fourth-grade teacher, Wade;
• Bonnie Guthrie, Reading Recovery teacher, Dr. James Craik Elementary School;
• Debra Haan, physical education teacher, Arthur Middleton Elementary School;
• Peggy Harlan, special education instructional assistant, J.C. Parks Elementary School;
• Sharon Hedrick, elementary science teacher, Neal;
• Elizabeth Hoza, kindergarten instructional assistant, Turner;
• Linda Ivko, transportation routing specialist, CCPS Building 101;
• Pamela A. Jackson, preschool instructional assistant, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School;
• Pamela C. Jackson, school counselor, Stone;
• Amy James, school counselor, Westlake;
• Jennifer Jolliffe, second-grade teacher, Wade;
• Sonia W. Jones, school counselor, Gale-Bailey Elementary School;
• Joyce Jordan, building service manager, William A. Diggs Elementary School;
• Kristin Joson, learning resource teacher, Berry Elementary School;
• Sheila Kelly, building service worker, Parks;
• Rose Kelton, building service worker, F.B. Gwynn Educational Center;
• Donald Keyser, library media specialist, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy;
• Janet Kimball, mathematics teacher, Stone;
• Don King, social studies teacher, Davis;
• Nicolette Kirby, child care teacher, North Point;
• Edna Kluttz, food service worker, Hanson;
• Kathryn Koch, reading resource teacher, Piccowaxen Middle School;
• Diana Laco, kindergarten teacher, Jenifer;
• Rebecca LaRoque, secretary – instruction, Starkey;
• Anita Latham, guidance secretary, Stone;
• Evelyn Lavorgna, special education instructional assistant, Middleton;
• Megan Lima, technology facilitator, Middleton;
• Barbara Linsmeier, mathematics teacher, Stone;
• Mary Kate Long, specialist, in early childhood education, Starkey;
• Janet Lutz, third-grade teacher, Malcolm Elementary School;
• Brenda McAfee, music teacher – vocal, Wade;
• Andrew McKibbins, English teacher, Westlake;
• Angela MacKay, fifth-grade teacher, Mitchell;
• Carol Marks, second-grade teacher, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School;
• Tyree Maxwell, special education instructional assistant, – Life Skills, Stone;
• Arnold Miller, physical education teacher, Stethem;
• Elizabeth Miller, accounting manager, Starkey;
• Oksana Mouchyn-Dobbs, special education teacher, La Plata;
• Lynn Nathan, learning resource teacher, T.C. Martin Elementary School;
• Karen Oliver, Reading Recovery teacher, Malcolm;
• Darlene Penny, secretary – 11 month, Turner;
• Gwynette Piper, speech language pathologist, Jenifer;
• Jacqueline Plante, teacher, Stethem;
• Dennis Posey, truck driver, CCPS warehouse;
• Vivian Price, food service worker, Lackey;
• Herbert Proctor, building service manager, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School;
• Nathaniel Proctor, building service worker, Mattawoman Middle School;
• Wilhelmina Pugh, principal, Malcolm;
• Anita Riggans, special education teacher, General Smallwood Middle School;
• Karen Robertson, secretary to the principal, Diggs;
• Victor Savoy, building service worker, Stone;
• Belinda Shatley, vice principal, Davis;
• Sandra Shegogue, secretary – 10 months, Piccowaxen;
• Juanita Sholes, mathematics teacher, Mattawoman;
• Joan Simms, Reading Recovery teacher, Wade;
• Michael Simms, principal, North Point;
• Elizabeth Sinnes, adult education programs coordinator, Lifelong Learning Center;
• Catherine Swann, food service worker, Westlake;
• Dorothy Swann-Cole, school counselor, J.C. Parks Elementary School;
• Bettie Thomas, special education instructional assistant, – EA program, Somers;
• Raymond Thompson, special education instructional assistant, Smallwood;
• Karen Thornton, social studies teacher, Mattawoman Middle School;
• Steven Timmermann, physical education teacher, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy;
• Rebecca Turner, science teacher, Maurice J. McDonough High School;
• Patricia Vaira,director of student services, Starkey;
• Linda Walker, Reading Recovery teacher, J.P. Ryon Elementary School;
• Margaret Whiting, elementary science teacher, Wade;
• Patricia Williams, special education teacher, Diggs;
• Mary Woodland, kindergarten instructional assistant, Middleton; and
• Margaret Woodley-Krug, library media specialist, Mattawoman.

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