This morning, retirees and years of service staff were recognized at the staff inservice. The district recognized 45 staff members who were honored for working 20 consecutive years or longer with the district, totaling over 1,000 years of experience!
Years of Service:
Administration Center
Stephanie Anson - 20 years
Jamie Brown - 25 years
Alicia Sierra-Sanders - 25 years
Patricia Walls - 25 years
Denkmann
Jeffry Martin - 30 years
Earl Hanson
Kristin Jorgensen - 30 years
Edison
Timothy Carroll - 20 years
Matthew Manweiler - 20 years
Eugene Field
Cynthia Arkebauer - 30 years
Catherine Bohan - 30 years
Angela Brownson - 30 years
Andrew Campbell - 30 years
Margaret Canning - 30 years
Susan Stiles - 30 years
Frances Willard
Elisha Harksen - 20 years
Brynn Pauwels - 25 years
Donna Manning - 20 years
Horace Mann Early Learning Center
Sonia Ahumada - 20 years
Jodi Ketcham - 25 years
Jennifer Mohr - 20 years
Rock Island Academy
Jamie Pilichowski - 20 years
RI Center for Math & Science
Sarah Andrus - 20 years
Jacqueline Franks - 20 years
Tera McCormick-Skinner - 25 years
Ridgewood
Gail Jefferson - 25 years
Michele Russell - 30 years
Rock Island High School
Lori Anderson - 30 years
Connie Hayek - 30 years
Mary Mendelin - 30 years
Christina Dyer - 25 years
Lisa Gooch - 25 years
Benjamin Kirgan - 25 years
Courtney Stone - 25 years
Shawn Trask - 25 years
Nadia Bouchareb - 20 years
Sarah Engstorm - 20 years
Cheryl McClendon - 20 years
Heidi Steger - 20 years
Nicole Regan - 20 years
Thomas Jefferson
Steven Braddy - 20 years
Lorie Carlson - 25 years
Giovanna Davila - 20 years
Christine Macdonald - 30 years
Tiffany Versluis - 20 years
Washington
Jon Verlinden - 30 years
Eight staff members who are retiring at the end of the 2024-2025 school year were recognized at the service. Their combined experience totals 188 years.
Administration Center
Susan Hankins - 24 years
Denkmann
Karen Neder - 25 years
Eugene Field
Cindy Arkebauer - 30 years
Horace Mann
Julie Gray - 33 years
Rock Island High School
Scott Bohlman - 16 years
Jennifer Wendland - 16 years
Thomas Jefferson
Lorie Carlson - 25 years
Margaret Keller - 19 years