Arlington Public Schools congratulates staff for reaching a significant milestone by serving APS for 20 years or more. Although, they have all had different career paths, most importantly each and every one of them are service oriented and they are ALL crucial to the success of our students and programs. This year, our honorees include:
- 162 employees who have reached the milestone of 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service with APS.
- Altogether, this group has served a combined total of over 5,000 years here in Arlington. In that time, they have made a difference in so many lives.
20 Years
Abdelaziz Abbas, Transportation; Elizabeth Aiken, Carlin Springs; Singh Ajrawat, Telecommunications; Ana Aleman, Glebe; Jackson Aleman, Wakefield; Sandra Amores, Discovery; Cynthia Ampem, Wakefield; Jeaneth Andrade, Wakefield; Julie Bato, Innovation; Gretchen Brenckle, Williamsburg; Carol Burger,H-B Woodlawn; Martha Byron, Jefferson; Gregory Campbell, Wakefield; Cecilia Cano, Oakridge; Julie Cantor, Washington-Liberty; Veronica Cantor, Dr. Charles R. Drew; Kelly Carruthers, Wakefield; Xenia Castaneda, Student Services; Narciso Chavez, Transportation; Sarah Congable, Innovation; Floyd Corkins, Tuckahoe; Harry Costner, Gunston; Lisa Craddock, Ashlawn Extended Day; Marlena Dasbach, Carlin Springs; Marlena Dasbach, Carlin Springs; Rochelle Davis, Information Services; Manuel Alberto Delgado, Maintenance; Jim DeMarino, Swanson; Sara Devens, Nottingham; Natalia Dzantieva, Dr. Charles R. Drew; Natalia Dzantieva, Barrett; Venesia Edghill, Dr. Charles R. Drew; Zakia Elgamal, Wakefield; Guadalupe Figueroa, Arlington Science Focus; Sara Fiorini, Washington-Liberty; Marguerite Fleming, Taylor; Robin Gardner, Glebe; Hector Giron, Transportation; Ana Gomez, Williamsburg; Leah Graham-Mcfarlane, Career Center; Ingrith Grundy, Alice West Fleet; James Haile, Kenmore; Nancy Hawkins, Ashlawn; Monica Hirschberg, Arlington Traditional; Endia Holmes; Operations; Margo Hope, World Language; Jeannette Hunter, Swanson; Adrian Jackson, Maintenance; James Jefferson, Transportation; Angela Jones, Wakefield; Margaret Jones, Oakridge; Velissa Jones, Hoffman-Boston; Christiana Kargbo, Williamsburg; Cynthia Keels, Transportation; Rachel Kipperman, Montessori Public School of Arlington; Christopher Kniseley, Swanson; Kelly Krug, Special Education; Carmen Labrador, Career Center; Kelly Leahey, Abingdon; Melissa Leupp, Special Education; Eleanor Lewis, Student Services; Marnie Lewis, Cardinal; Stacey Lewis, Glebe; Amin Littman, Barrett; Blanca Lopez, Escuela Key; Michael Lovrencic, Yorktown; Rana Luthra, Swanson; Anita Mack, Kenmore; Fozia Maqbool, Hoffman-Boston; Donald Martin; Arlington Traditional; Tonique Mason, Barrett; Jeffrey McCarthy, Washington-Liberty; Andre Mcfail, Washington-Liberty; Allyson McKowen, Yorktown; Carmen Mejia, School Board; Elizabeth Mejia, Barcroft; Elizabeth Minihan, Arlington Community High School; Heather Mizell, Washington-Liberty; Claudia Montoya, Carlin Springs; Karla Mora, Barrett; Carlos Murillo, Wakefield; Andrew Paparella, Kenmore; Lisa Payne, Arlington Traditional; Lisa Pellegrino, Department of School Support; Maria Pena, Yorktown; Veronica Perea, Arlington Traditional; Maria Marlene Perez, Randolph; Marylydia Perez, Abingdon; Claire Peters, Elizabeth Prange, Washington-Liberty; Amy Ramirez, Planning & Evaluation; Katherine Recinos, Cardinal Elementary; Diane Reeser, Montessori Public School of Arlington; Lorena Reyes-Andrade, Abingdon; Brenda Rios, Ashlawn; Daysi Rivera, Barcroft; Rosario Rodriguez, Barcroft; Mary Rowland, Jamestown; Joseph Rubinstein, Career Center; Jennifer Scher, Washington-Liberty; Jane Scruggs, Dorothy Hamm Middle; Elhag Shamat, Transportation; Elizabeth Snead, Arlington Traditional; Sinia Solano, Randolph; Enrique Solorzano, Yorktown; Gracie Taylor, Washington-Liberty; James Thomas, Washington-Liberty; Tania Thomas, Student Services, Binh Quoc Tran, Hoffman-Boston; Jinna Vidaurre, Integration Station; Brae Walker, Special Education; Sonia Wayar, Language Services Registration Center, Carla Williams, Escuela Key; Silvia Yzquieta, Montessori Public School of Arlington; Gwenn Zaberer, Hoffman-Boston; Alicia Zekan, School & Community Relations
25 Years
Tricia Zipfel, Nottingham; Edgardo Zambrano, Kenmore; Andrew Wojciechowski, Abingdon; Erin Watson, Campbell; Erin Wales-Smith, Human Resources; Patricia Tuttle-Newby, Dorothy Hamm; Wade Turner, Campbell; Ana Aguirre, Barrett; Do Xuan Tra, Locksmith; Monica Sugaray, Long Branch; Monica Bronwyn Stroik, Yorktown; Heather Akpata, Yorktown; Sharon Sterling, Special Education; Teresa Short, Arlington Science Focus; Anna Samayoa, Finance; Rachel Sadauskas, Yorktown; Marcia Richardson, Wakefield; Terance Proctor, Information Services; Lisa Powell, Thomas Jefferson; Robin Andersen, Tuckahoe; Jorge Palacios, Maintenance; Patience Ossom, Yorktown; Marjorie Armstrong, Wakefield; Aundrea Moore, Ashlawn; Tara Mitchell, Long Branch; Ana Mejia, Jefferson; Stephanie Meadows, Yorktown; Paul Maniscalco, Escuela Key; Mary Madden, Wakefield; Geoconda Loza, Transportation; Oswaldo Barahona, Maintenance; Starr Lanman, Jefferson; Nancy Kauffunger, Jamestown; Elliot Johnson, Kenmore; Alvaro Hondoy, Language Service Registration Center; Tommy Baugh, Kenmore; Olivia Funnye, Hoffman-Boston; Pilar Friedman, Arlington Traditional; Jeffrey Elkner, Career Center; Anne Eisman-Burns, Escuela Key Elementary; Patricia Duran, Nottingham; Bridgett Doles, Information Systems; Anthony DI Iorio, Escuela Key; Jennifer Culver, Career Center; Susana Cordova, Carlin Springs; Michael Clark, Williamsburg; Pidor Chea, Jefferson; Glenda Charles-Pierre, Oakridge; Maria Castro, Washington-Liberty; Margaret Brown, Williamsburg; Denise Brown, Barcroft; Krista Bouton, Barcroft; Thomas Feeney, Williamsburg; Nohemi Yerovi, Kenmore Middle
30 Years
Che Abdeljawad, Kenmore; Vanna Vann, Maintenance; Kim Taylor, Abingdon; Ellen Smith, Dorothy Hamm; Kathryn Seliskar, Swanson; Deborah Powell, Williamsburg; Elaine Perkins, Department of Academics; Mitch Pascal, Tuckahoe; George Baker, Wakefield; Sonny Balmores, Information Services; Patrick Kelly, Wakefield; Maurice Katoen, Nottingham; Linda Hudson-O’Neill, Yorktown; Erin Connolly Hannon, Career Center; Margie Graham, Randolph; Regina Garcia, Campbell, Larry Bentley, Wakefield; Kristy Bergmann, Escuela Key; Debbie DeFranco, Health & PE; Michael Hastings, H-B Woodlawn; Jeanie Chai, Arlington Science Focus; Jennifer Bogdan, Jefferson; Kathleen Bragaw, Instruction; Katharine Bovino, Alice West Fleet
35 Years
Allie Weber, Kenmore; Hilda Rocabado, Escuela Key; Ha Nguyen, Career Center; Robin Liten-Tejada, Arlington Community High School; Lai Woon Lau, Career Center; Karen Key, Ashlawn; Sharon Hopkins, Thomas Jefferson; Ann Heidig, Taylor; Gerald Brandt, Maintenance
40 Years
Sally Moss, H-B Woodlawn; Richard Avila, Yorktown; Terry Hill, Ashlawn
