2025 Distinguished Educator/Employee of the Year Nominees

  • The D300 Foundation for Educational Excellence has announced its Distinguished Educator and Employee of the Year nominees.

    These announcements take place at each of our schools, with 35 staff members being recognized as nominees this academic year. The Distinguished Educator of the Year and Distinguished Employee of the Year will be announced by the D300 Foundation at its annual Awards Night next month.

    Please join District 300 in congratulating the following nominees! (And watch for the April 25 Superintendent Update message, where the two category winners will be recognized.)

    ALES-Abeba Kassaye

    AMS-Raymond Cardenas Jr.

    BTES-Adam Stump

    CMS-Laura Biundo and Subrina Thurman

    D300-Maria Garza

    DFEC-Jennifer Richard

    DHES-Kristie Stuehler

    DMS-Rina Carroll and Jennifer Buirge

    DCHS-Emily Jacobs

    EES-Stephanie Stanton and Claudia Demiglio-Clarkson

    GES-Martha Gone

    GVES-Dalila Muro

    HES-Sarah Ortloff

    HMS-Kelly Baker

    HHS-Aaron Holmer and Kathleen Donigain

    JHS-Alexia “Lexi” Policht and Debra Belo

    LITH-Jessica Meza

    LWS-Andrea Garcia

    LES-Yanin Alonso and Alex Galindo

    LPES-Brooke Hermann

    MES-Guadalupe “Lupita” Resendiz

    NES-Christine Florance

    ORS-Darlene Forman

    PVES-Elia Orozco-Ortega

    PES-Ashlee Jaeger

    SHES-Sarah Skrabacz Fuchs

    WCS-Magdalena Michalski and Jennifer Bryerton

    WES-Catherine Neilan