Campus Educators of the Year announced

Mar. 3, 2025

2025 “Simply the Best” Educators of the Year

Congratulations to Northside School District’s 223 campus first-year and veteran educators of the year for the 2024-2025 school year.

They will be recognized at two special celebrations in their honor, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Northside Sports Gym. Family, friends, and coworkers are invited to attend the events. For those who cannot be there, each celebration will be webcast live here, per the following schedule.

Elementary First-Year and Veteran Educators of the Year – Wednesday, March 26
Secondary First-Year and Veteran Educators of the Year – Thursday, March 27

“To be honored as an Educator of the Year is such a tremendous accomplishment in Northside,” said Superintendent Dr. John Craft. “These are teachers who truly are passionate about helping children and serving the community, and they give more than 100 percent each and every day.”

First Year Elementary Educators of the Year

Nominee Display Name	Nominee Campus
Adeladie Rodriguez	Adams Hill ES
Gwendolyn Herrera	Beard ES
Vanessa Allen	Boldt ES
Katrina Cantu	Boone ES
Amanda Robles	Brauchle ES
Kristin Ashcraft	Braun Station ES
Alanna Senulis	Burke ES
Veronica Viramontes	Cable ES
Vanessa Gauna	Carlos Coon ES
Klaudia Marin	Carnahan ES
Erin Hanover	Chumbley ES
Debra Gamez	Cody ES
Michely Mallen	Cole ES
Madison Lammers	Colonies North ES
Alyssa Escamilla	Driggers ES
Sarahi Reyna	Ellison ES
Miriam Huerta	Esparza ES
Melody Ocampo	Evers ES
Stephanie Holzhauer	Fernandez ES
Allayza Ugarte	Fields ES
Roseanne Garcia	Fisher ES
Elsa Jordan	Forester ES
Melanie Scott	Franklin ES
Alexandria Dominguez	Galm ES
Larisa Cortez-Saucedo	Glenn ES
Amber Griffiths	Glenoaks ES
Victoria Ruiz-Esparza	Hatchett ES
Teresa Lopez	Henderson ES
Elizabeth Guardiola	Hoffmann ES
Justine Dominguez	Mary Hull ES
Maria Jones	Kallison ES
Theresa Pena	Knowlton ES
Misty Sellards	Kuentz ES
Francesca Luce	Leon Springs ES
Cynthia Peña	Leon Valley ES
Delena Ruiz	Lewis ES
Brianna Ramirez	Lieck ES
Cheyenne Wisecup	Linton ES
Hanna Durfee	Locke Hill ES
Emily Pullin	Los Reyes ES
Emalee Wooten	Martin ES
Xochitl Eldridge	McAndrew ES
Alma Gonzalez	McDermott ES
Loren Labuda	Mead ES
Mark DiRoma	Michael ES
Cristal Lombana	Mireles ES
Sarah Cornelio	Mora ES
Megan Aguilar	Murnin ES
Jacob Stinsman	Myers ES
Maya Gaffney	Northwest Crossing ES
Michelle Diaz	Oak Hills Terrace ES
Gabriel Hicks	Ott ES
Angelica Ruiz	Passmore ES
Melina Chavez	Reed ES
Cherrise Boyd	Rhodes ES
Noelle Quiroz	Scarborough ES
Maiya Pina	Scobee ES
Sarena Gonzales	Steubing ES
Vanessa Agis	Villarreal ES
Chella Donnelly-Herrera	Ward ES
Ashlee Hammack	Wernli ES

First Year Middle School Educators of the Year

Nominee Display Name	Nominee Campus
Desire Casillas	Bernal MS
Shawna Malarski	Briscoe MS
Jesus Mata Barboza	Connally MS
Karina Hernandez	Folks MS
Yvonne Brisko	Hector Garcia MS
Annetra Rose-Jackson	Hobby Magnet School
Jessica Gloria	Hobby MS
Haley Kauser	Jefferson MS
Kayla Galan	Jones MS
Catarina Acosta	Jordan MS
Juan Ramirez Garcia	Luna MS
Allison Smotherman	Neff MS
Jorge M. Santos	Rawlinson MS
Priscilla Padilla	Rayburn MS
Richard Adam Montemayor	Ross MS
Joshua Rodriguez	Rudder MS
Jared Willems	Stevenson MS
April Garza	Stinson MS
Aubrey Vale	Straus MS
Kimberly Esparza	Vale MS
Kimberly Starnes	Zachry Magnet School
Gabriel Odebunmi	Zachry MS

First Year High School Educators of the Year

Nominee Display Name	Nominee Campus
Erica Garza	Brandeis HS
Michelle Martinez	Brennan HS
Tyanna Martinez	Harlan HS
Teagan McCluskey	Health Careers HS
Henry Reyes	Holmes HS
Yan-Ting Lee	Holmgreen Center
Klint Fabian	Jay HS
Carlos Orozco	Jay Science & Engineering Academy
Collin Ward	Marshall HS
Khanh Ho	O'Connor HS
Shelby Lugo	Reddix Center
Priscila Torres	Sotomayor HS
Brenda Woelfel	Stevens HS
Jordan Barnard	Taft HS
Douglas Henry	Warren HS

Elementary Educators of the Year

Nominee Display Name	Nominee Campus
Michelle Ramirez	Adams Hill ES
Peter Perez	Allen ES
Kassandra Beltran	Aue ES
Celena Sweeney	Beard ES
Rebekah Osher	Behlau ES
Erin Griffin	Blattman ES
Cristina McKnight	Boldt ES
Kelly Arguello	Boone ES
Amanda Munoz	Brauchle ES
Chelsea Balli	Braun Station ES
Maria Jose Ezeta	Burke ES
Carolina Aloma	Cable ES
Mabel Estevez-Juarez	Carlos Coon ES
Angela Pelak	Carnahan ES
Lauren Elliott	Carson ES
Bevin Bickham	Chumbley ES
Michelle Luera	Cody ES
Melissa Bosnic	Cole ES
Karissa Ureste	Colonies North ES
Brianna Guedea	Driggers ES
Kristian Pescadero	Ellison ES
Celeste Parra	Elrod ES
Lisa Davila	Esparza ES
Susan Grable	Evers ES
Denise Treadway	Fernandez ES
Leesa Gibson	Fields ES
Julie Bofenkamp	Fisher ES
Stephanie Garza	Forester ES
Rachael Hipolito	Franklin ES
Amanda Lindberg	Galm ES
Devynne Rankin	Glass ES
Krystal Mercado	Glenn ES
Maria Cruz	Glenoaks ES
Yuriana Gonzalez	Hatchett ES
Cynthia Elizondo	Helotes ES
Alex Quijada	Henderson ES
Tammy Cowen	Hoffmann ES
Johanna Schmerber	Howsman ES
Lorena I. Garza	Mary Hull ES
Valerie Martinez	Kallison ES
Samantha Muniz	Knowlton ES
Marilisa Gamez	Krueger ES
Karen Conner	Kuentz ES
Brandon Benson	Langley ES
Michelle Haby-Sifuentes	Leon Springs ES
Marisela Arias-Garcia	Leon Valley ES
Lisa Ralston	Lewis ES
Lauren Cox	Lieck ES
Lissa Tovar	Linton ES
Shane Shelton	Locke Hill ES
Margaret Larson	Los Reyes ES
Beverly Valdez	Martin ES
Alicia Torres	May ES
Mary Schumacher	McAndrew ES
Hailey Johnson	McDermott ES
Samantha Noriega	Mead ES
Angie Cruz	Meadow Village ES
Ashley Leal	Michael ES
Monica Longoria	Mireles ES
Adriana Barnett	Mora ES
Katherine Reichling	Murnin ES
Marta Villarreal	Myers ES
John Perez	Nichols ES
Elizabeth Kernen	Northwest Crossing ES
Amanda Palmgren	Oak Hills Terrace ES
Jennifer Villarreal-Zepeda	Ott ES
Linda Santos	Passmore ES
Bridget Fernandez	Powell ES
Danielle Morales	Raba ES
Christina Rodriguez	Reed ES
Jennifer Carver	Rhodes ES
Jaclyn Nguyen	Scarborough ES
Audrey Resendiz	Scobee ES
Jamie Horman	Steubing ES
Dr. Latoya Sapp	Thornton ES
Holly Cross	Timberwilde ES
Patricia Garcia	Tomlinson ES
Nicole Hernandez	Valley Hi ES
Cynthia Chavarria	Villarreal ES
Jennifer DeWitt	Wanke ES
Shannon Kesselring	Ward ES
Iris Garcia	Wernli ES
Ana Sanchez	Westwood Terrace ES

Middle School Educators of the Year

Nominee Display Name	Nominee Campus
John Paez	Northside Alternative MS
Kasey Thompson	Bernal MS
Melinda Adams	Briscoe MS
Michaela Harlow	Connally MS
Nicole Abon	Folks MS
Julia Salazar	Hector Garcia MS
Eida Canales	Hobby Magnet School
Jessica Lemos	Hobby MS
Karen Aleman	Jefferson MS
Myrna Martinez	Jones MS
Anne Eggers Goggin	Jones Magnet School
Tami Neal	Jordan MS
Marquita Lykes	Luna MS
Andrea Almaraz	Neff MS
Bobby Baiza	Pease MS
Amy Serda-King	Rawlinson MS
Reagan Lee	Rayburn MS
Lizette Ramirez	Ross MS
Brandy Shelton Nentwich	Rudder MS
Valentina Volpe	Stevenson MS
Claudia Zeidler	Stinson MS
Nicole Carter-Williams	Straus MS
Danielle Delgado	Vale MS
Jeremiah Reagin	Zachry Magnet School
Gretchen Gonzalez	Zachry MS

High School Educators of the Year

Nominee Display Name	Nominee Campus
Cierra Gibson	Northside Alternative HS
Katrina Logwood	Brandeis HS
Maricella Flores	Brennan HS
Ashley Osti	CAST Teach HS
Joseph Demario	Clark HS
Wanda Navarro Rivera	Communications Arts HS
Robert Gonzalez	Construction Careers Academy
Ronald Hyde	Chavez Excel Academy
Juton Buescher	Harlan HS
Bettina Melton	Health Careers HS
Toi Montelongo	Holmes HS
James Pierce	Holmgreen Center
Shawn Lopez	Jay HS
Connor Settlemire	Jay Science & Engineering Academy
Alisia Kelley	Marshall LMS
Jessica Lopez	Marshall HS
Joseph Golembiewski	NSITE
Natasha Benavides	O'Connor HS
Timothy Shuff	Reddix Center
Garreth Casper	Sotomayor HS
Marsha Guidry	Stevens HS
Samantha Bourassa	Taft HS
Steven Carvajal	Warren HS

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