2026 Staff Recipients

High School

Endurance Idigima

Arts and Humanities Focus Program
Ethan Carlson

Bay High Focus Program
Chelsea Gibeault

Bryan Community School
Abby Lott

Lincoln East
Amy Stetson

Lincoln High
Mike Reed

Lincoln North Star
Tara Jardine

Lincoln Northeast
Sara Crandall

Lincoln Northwest
John Seymour

Lincoln Southeast
Jeff Devries

Lincoln Southwest
Heather Leader

Lincoln Standing Bear
Emily Seifferlein

Science Focus Program
Valerie Bergo

The Career Academy
Shannon Huertas

Yankee Hill Education Center

Middle School

Mary Herrington

Culler Middle School
8th Grade Science Teacher
Michael Hart

Dawes Middle School
Instructional Coach
Huda Altimimi

Goodrich Middle School
Special Education Teacher
Heidi Martindale

Irving Middle School
8th Grade Special Education Teacher
Lindsey Scheinost

Lefler Middle School
English Teacher
Margarita Quintana Quezada

Lux Middle School
Spanish Teacher
Mary Pfoltner

Mickle Middle School
Instrumental (Band) Teacher
Jordan Muller

Moore Middle School
6th Grade Math Teacher
Michael Brick

Nuernberger Education Center
Teacher
Laura Brouillette

Park Middle School
Technology Teacher
Lisa Halvorsen

Pound Middle School
8th Grade Counselor
Mike Hix

Schoo Middle School
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Jodi Christiansen

Scott Middle School
Executive Secretary

Elementary School

Raquel Jensen

Adams Elementary
Executive Secretary
Emma George

Arnold Elementary
Counselor
Dara Peters

Beattie Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Emily Shanahan

Belmont Elementary
Special Education Teacher
Emily Bock

Brownell Elementary
Instructional Coach
Bailee White

Calvert Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher
Mel Ash

Campbell Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher and Team Leader
Lynn Hunzeker

Cavett Elementary
Special Education Paraeducator
Alicia Chapelle

Clinton Elementary
Executive Secretary
Kaleah Latenser

Donald D. Sherrill Education Center
Behavior Teacher
Katelyn Johnson

Eastridge Elementary
4th Grade Teacher
Hannah Leitt

Elliott Elementary
4th Grade Teacher
Ann Cech

Everett Elementary
Behavior Intervention Technician
Sydney Swann

Fredstrom Elementary
1st Grade Teacher
Mickie Beran

Hartley Elementary
Special Education Teacher
Kelly Winkler

Hill Elementary
Registrar
Angie Stahl

Holmes Elementary
Special Education Teacher
Stacy Olsen

Humann Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Rosa Maria Kenney

Huntington Elementary
Special Education Paraeducator
Shira Kaplan-Buller

Kahoa Elementary
1st Grade Teacher
Shari Freeman

Kloefkorn Elementary
EC Paraeducator
Matt Tangen

Kooser Elementary
Special Education Paraeducator
Lisa Moore

Lakeview Elementary
Counselor
Becky Balfany

Maxey Elementary
Reading Interventionist
Elizabeth Philson

McPhee Elementary
EL Teacher
Joe Smith

Meadow Lane Elementary
Assistant Supervisor Custodian
Janelle Franklin

Morley Elementary
4th Grade Teacher
Jody Ernst

Norwood Park Elementary
Special Education Teacher/Family Engagement Team Leader
Stephanie Fowler

Pershing Elementary
Instructional Coach
Tracy Owens

Prescott Elementary
Librarian/Computer Science Teacher
Tammie Painter

Pyrtle Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Julie Rohrs

Randolph Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher
Jessica Haney

Riley Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Sydney Mickells

Robinson Elementary
Resource Teacher
Kira Matzner

Roper Elementary
Secured Entrance Monitor
Rachel Schlueter

Rousseau Elementary
Speech Language Pathologist
Jill Hughes

Saratoga Elementary
School Counselor
Holly Stange

Sheridan Elementary
4th Grade Teacher
Brandi Rowland

West Lincoln Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Celeste Leibbrandt

Wysong Elementary
General Education Paraeducator
Krissy Lasek

Zeman Elementary
Interventionist (Academics)