2022-2023 Brevard Public Schools Employee of the Year Finalists Announced
By Space Coast Daily // December 20, 2022
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard Public Schools has announced the 2022-2023 Employees of the Year and Employee of the Year finalists.
The Brevard Public Schools 2022-2023 Employee of the Year finalist includes Ira Lightsey, Instructional Assistant- PreK Headstart, Mims Elementary; John Cruz, School Resource Officer, Astronaut High; Jacqueline Scislaw, Technology Associate III, Enterprise Elementary; Jamie Cabrera, School Secretary, Audubon Elementary; Lauren Dickens, Instructional Assistant II- Ex Ed, Meadowlane Intermediate; and Roderick Foster, Technology Associate II, McNair Magnet Middle.
“These individuals, and all our school-awarded Teachers and Employees of the Year, represent the heart and soul of Brevard,” said BPS officials.
Brevard Public Schools looks forward to celebrating them and announcing the winners at the annual ABC Awards Gala on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Radisson Resort at the Port. Don’t miss all the proceedings of the annual ABC awards on Space Coast Daily TV.
Congratulations to the following:
| Employee Name: | School: | Official Job Title of Nominated: |
| Shamattie Cherniak | Anderson Elementary | Group Leader |
| Laura Day | Apollo Elementary | Kindergarten Instructional Assistant |
| John Cruz | Astronaut High School | School Resource Officer |
| Jamie Cabrera | Audubon Elementary School | Secretary |
| Deb Doyle | Bayside High School | Clerk |
| Paula Guruwatte | Brevard Adult & Community Education | Administrative Secretary |
| Sandra Haverkamp | Brevard Virtual School | 9 Month Clerk |
| Paola Samboy Alonzo | Cambridge Elementary | Bookkeeper |
| Cheri Ebbrecht | Cape View Elementary | School Office Clerk |
| Andre Chang | Central Middle School | Parent Liaison |
| Tina Dernier | Challenger 7 Elementary | Cafeteria Manager |
| Marcus Moffett | Christa McAuliffe Elementary | Head Custodian |
| Regina Adderly | Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School | Head Custodian |
| Stephanie Tucker | Cocoa High School | Front Office Clerk |
| Tony Ramirez | Columbia Elementary | Technology Associate III |
| Jennifer Negreira | Coquina Elementary | Secretary |
| Margaret Keith | Croton Elementary | Clerk |
| Bernard Hobbs | DeLaura Middle School | Certified Custodian |
| Vicky Biro | Discovery Elementary | Title I Instructional Assistant |
| Leah Thames | Dr. W.J. Creel Elementary | Office Clerk |
| Edward Ferguson | Eau Gallie High School | School Resource Officer |
| Shannon Swan | Edgewood Jr/Sr High | Custodian |
| Vanessa Keys | Endeavour Elementary | Bookkeeper |
| Jacquie Scislaw | Enterprise Elementary School | Technology Network Associate |
| Cheryl Cowley | ESF Financial Services | Accounting Specialist II |
| Amanda Russell | Fairglen Elementary | VPK IA |
| Sandy Schmitt | Freedom 7 | Custodian |
| Leslie Morales | Gemini Elementary | Coordinator |
| Kara Brooks | Harbor City Elementary School | School Secretary |
| Ernesta Jordan | Head Start | Family Advocate – Head Start |
| Christine Melissa Audette | Heritage High School | Head Custodian II |
| Lauren Granger | Holland Elementary School | Head Custodian |
| Charles Smith | Human Resources | Position Control Coordinator |
| Jean Patricia McGivney | Imperial Estates | School Secretary |
| Omi Burgos | Indialantic Elementary | Head Custodian |
| Shylonda Waters | Jackson Middle School | Parent Liaison |
| Marlin Acosta | Jefferson Middle School | Head Custodian |
| Sydria Jordan | Johnson Middle School | Head Custodian |
| Mary Chambers | Jupiter Elementary | Kindergarten I.A. |
| Lebert Floyd | Kennedy Middle School | Head Custodian |
| Tammy J. Hanchey | Lewis Carroll Elementary | Elementary Bookkeeper |
| Amber Ryan | Lockmar Elementary | Bookkeeper |
| Lisa Carnes | Longleaf Elementary | Clerk |
| Carol Ann Huskey | Madison Middle School | Certified Custodian |
| Maria Dishaw | Manatee Elementary | Office Clerk |
| Roderick Foster | McNair Magnet Middle | Technology Associate |
| Senia Demarquez | Meadowlane Primary Elementary | Certified Custodian |
| Dianna G. Long | Melbourne High School | Secretary |
| Lisa L. Greene | Merritt Island High School | School Secretary |
| Peggy Knauf | MILA | Bookkeeper |
| Ira Lightsey | Mims Elementary School | Instructional Assistant for Kindergarten |
| Paul V. Thompson. Jr. | Oak Park Elementary | Tech Associate II |
| Cintella Chin Clarke | Palm Bay Elementary | Bookkeeper |
| Ashley Marie Burnside | Palm Bay Magnet High School | Front Office Clerk |
| Lorri A. DeBaets | Pinewood Elementary School | IA II-EX ED |
| Shauna Braden | Port Malabar Elementary | Bookkeeper |
| Errol Hernandez | Government & Community Relations | Printer |
| Isabel Gaudet | Quest Elementary | Secretary |
| Alex Sandoval | Ralph Williams Elementary | Head Custodian |
| Thelma Warren | Riviera Elementary | Coordinator Brevard After School |
| Sarah J. Lane | Rockledge High School | Senior Cafeteria Manager |
| Matt Riley | Roosevelt Elementary | Instructional Assistant |
| Rachel Hulen | Roy Allen Elementary | Instructional Assistant |
| Génesis Verushka Butler | Sabal Elementary | Before and After-school Coordinator |
| Andrea Greer | Satellite High School Guidance Dept. | Data Clerk |
| Juan Serrano | Saturn Elementary | Head Custodian |
| Ron Howe | Sculptor Charter | Maintenance Director |
| Sandra E. Caraballo | Sea Park Elementary School | Custodian |
| Edelyn Oquendo | Sherwood Elementary | Head Custodian |
| Donald James Falkenberg II | South ALC | School Secretary |
| Chris Gallo | South Lake Elementary | SRO |
| Sabrina Crowe | Space Coast Jr/Sr. High School | Head Custodian II |
| Jessica Marie Galloway | Stevenson Elementary of the Arts | Technology/Network Support – Associate |
| Amanda Lovett | Stone Magnet Middle School | Head Custodian |
| Donna Tabb | Student Services | School Secretary |
| Katrina Sanchez | Sunrise Elementary | School Secretary |
| Sandy Ashley | Surfside Elementary School | Custodian |
| Bev Lepka | Titusville High | 10-month clerk |
| Will Bonnat | Tropical Elementary School | School Resource Officer |
| Lisa M. Morgan | Turner Elementary | Clerk |
| Donna M.Curiale | University Park Elementary School | Secretary |
| Kristi Klein | Viera Charter School | Day porter |
| Rex Rains | Viera ES | Head Custodian II |
| Danielle Voges | Viera High School | Secretary |
| Amanda Peters | West Melbourne School for Science | Theresa A. Benson |
| Sharon George | West Shore Jr/ Sr High School | Custodian |
| Tracey Parrish | Westside Elementary | Security Specialist |
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