Teacher Of The Year
Teacher of the Year awards are awarded by the NVEF annually in recognition of those educators in the Napa Valley Unified School District who do an outstanding job of enriching and enhancing regular classroom and school-wide curriculum.
The 2011 Napa Valley Education Foundation “Teacher of the Year” award recipients are:
Amanda Collinson – Donaldson Way Elementary School
Wayne Gilbert – Napa High School
Kathryn Hoff – Redwood Middle School
Denise Keller – American Canyon Middle School
The 2011 Napa Noon Rotary “Teacher of the Year” award recipients are:
Matt Denney – Vintage High School
Miriam Kaufman – American Canyon Middle School
Rob Kohl – Napa High School
Valerie Raymor – Valley Oak High School
The 2010 “Teacher of the Year” award recipients are:
Jennifer Castelazo – Vintage High
Brenna Curtis – Napa Valley Language Academy
Terri Gassner – Napa High
Alan U’Ren - Redwood Middle
Honorable mention: Madri Bienenfeld (Adult Ed), Karen Frisinger (Pueblo Vista Alternative), Jill Sickler (El Centro Elementary), Kate Hosmer (Donaldson Way Elementary), Troy Mott (Napa High School), Diane Week (Irene Snow Elementary), Lori Welty (Vichy Elementary), Carl Elias (Yountville Elementary), Cathy Waechtler (Shearer Charter Elementary), Jane Rowland (Browns Valley Elementary), Richard Anderson (Vintage High School), Jennifer Mattei (West Park Elementary), Jennifer LaMonte (Vintage High School)
The 2009 “Teacher of the Year” award recipients are:
Heather Watson – River Middle School
Natalie Regan – Donaldson Way Elementary School
Cerissa Myers – Carneros Elementary School
Honorable mention:
The 2008 “Teacher of the Year” award recipients are:
Patty Wyman – Silverado Middle School
Mike Willmarth – Redwood Middle School
Lisa Miller – Napa High School
Sally Perkins – Donaldson Way Elementary School
Jennifer Burns – Bel Aire Park Elementary
Honorable mention: Gay Knight, JoAnn Clark, Katrina Roseler, Dace Rutland, Careten Tait, Debbie Kirkpatrick, Angela Oster, Joanne MacDonnell, Joan Elias, Kris Stephenson, Harry Cadelago, Sara Villegas, Shauna Kadel, Catherine Wallis, Julie Eastman, Marty Adams, Debbie King, Lori Welty, Karen Ferreira and Gale Ivy.
The 2007 “Teacher of the Year” award recipients are:
Deanna Diemoz – Mt. George Elementary School
Olive Lopez – Harvest Middle School
Stacy Newsom Kerr - New Technology High School
Honorable mention: Ann Dearborn, Cerissa Myers, Jennifer Bailey, Joan Tillotson, Karen Valentine, Kate MacPherson, Kathy DeBernardi, Kim Floyd, Kim Mathews, Maureen McCullough, Michelle Thomas, Nancy Caffo, Sam Johnson, Sara Euser, Sheila Dixon and Stephanie Solberg.
Congratulations to everyone for their outstanding efforts and commitment to providing the best education possible to our students!