The purpose of the Excellence in Education Awards is to recognize school employees in Tulare County who exemplify exceptional qualities and commitment to Tulare County students. An annual event, which is a co-sponsorship between Tulare County Superintendent of Schools Tim A. Hire and the Educational Employees Credit Union, honors the Administrator/Manager of the Year, Teacher of the Year and School Employee of the Year.
2023 Excellence in Education Winners
Winners, finalists and nominees will be recognized at an invitation-only breakfast held on October 25, 2023. Read a press release about the 2023 Excellence in Education award winners.
Tulare County Office of Education
2023 Excellence in Education Finalists & Nominees
Administrator/Manager of the Year
Finalists
Manjeet Dail
Dinuba Unified School District
Grant Schimelpfening
Lindsay Unified School District
Nominees
Elizabeth Arias
Porterville Unified School District
Adam Brown
Visalia Unified School District
Ruben Castañeda
Woodville Union School District
Benita Cortez
Monson-Sultana Joint Union
School District
Leandra Garcia
Tulare Joint Union High
School District
Angelica Jimenez
Earlimart School District
Kristen Kirk
Exeter Unified School District
Deborah Parker
Tulare City School District
Mario Rodriguez
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
School District
Teacher of the Year
Finalists
Josie Domingcil
Dinuba Unified School District
Whitney Marroquin
Exeter Unified School District
Nominees
Debbie Almeida
Oak Valley Union School District
Jill Dudley-Coyle
Tulare Joint Union High
School District
Jodie Fernandez
Earlimart School District
Estela González
Lindsay Unified School District
Cristina Kaviani-Johnson
The Academies Charter Management
Organization
Anavela Lopez
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
School District
Joseph F. Rico
Monson-Sultana Joint Union
School District
Diane R. Townsend
Visalia Unified School District
Laura Voshall
Pixley Union School District
School Employee of the Year
Finalists
Nadia Garcia
Visalia Unified School District
Anthony Totty
Lindsay Unified School District
Nominees
Whitney Blackmon
The Academies Charter Management
Organization
Belinda Briano
Tulare Joint Union High
School District
Jennifer Freitas
Oak Valley Union School District
Melissa Galafate
Earlimart School District
Brandie Giron
Pixley Union School District
Erika Llamas
Tulare City School District
Claudia Prado
Dinuba Unified School District
J. Guadalupe Villaseñor
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
School District
Catalina Zaragoza
Monson-Sultana Joint Union
School District