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The WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee hosts an annual afternoon celebration for all district teachers and staff. We also honor retirees and recognize significant milestones for years of service. This event is funded entirely by the community, and we are asking for your help! The money we raise goes towards covering the entire cost of the venue, food, drinks, and gifts for those who have reached service milestones.

Please consider honoring our West Des Moines school district teachers and employees with a contribution to this special event. Because we are nonprofit and qualified 501(c)(3), all donations are tax-deductible. Donors will be recognized in the event's program according to the following levels:

Silver $25-$249
Gold $250-$499
Platinum $500-$999
Diamond $1000 or above

This year we will be honoring the following staff members who are retiring or have reached a service milestone:

Clive Learning Academy - Kimberly Miller (retiring), Cari Rothfus (25 years), Jackie Slusinski (15 years), Tracey Dollison (15 years)

Crestview School of Inquiry - Michelle Dodd (retiring), Lori Kerr (retiring), Tamara Tjeerdsma (retiring), Jane Hallman (35 years), Adam Nidey (25 years), Julie Warren (20 years), Kyle Coppola (15 years), Hilary Fort (15 years)

Crossroads Park Elementary - Ann Noring (retiring), Lynda Niffenegger (retiring), Julie Conzett (retiring), Rebecca Hoyng (retiring), Renee Newman (20 years), Anne Apland (15 years), Christina Smith (15 years), Jennifer Waring (15 years), Robin Prier-Ross (15 years), Tonya Mendez (15 years), Laura Nailor (15 years)

Fairmeadows Elementary - Jane Abens (35 years), Maria Steffen (25 years), Julie Pargeon (25 years), Lori Hendricks (20 years), Michelle Bennett (15 years), Karen Baldock (15 years)

Hillside Elementary - Suzanne Walsh (retiring), Tracy Crew (retiring), Laura Kleve (30 years), Jodi Nyberg (20 years), Dawn Reed (20 years), Lynn Knudson (15 years), Jessica Willenborg (15 years)

Indian Hills Junior High - Brian Boerner (25 years), Tom Trygstad (20 years), Michael Gress (15 years), Renee Roese (15 years), Alice Fuglsang (15 years), Erin Hunt (15 years)

Jordan Creek Elementary - Susan Healy (retiring), Kristine Miller (retiring), Kathleen Olson (retiring), Katherine Kozlowski (retiring), Susan Decker (retiring), Courtney Reel (35 years), Michelle Comito (25 years), Jory Smith (25 years), Annie Orsini (20 years), Teresa Gallentine (20 years), Lindy Vandike (15 years)

Stilwell Junior High - Rachel Cunningham (retiring), Peter Bissinger (30 years), Jonathan Lewis (30 years), Nicole Matthias (30 years), Elizabeth Vriezelaar Horn (25 years), Michael Schill (20 years), Phyllis Cowan (15 years), Raquel Berber (15 years), Anne Bennett (15 years), Timothy Nichols (15 years)

Valley High School - Duane Duncan (retiring), Yurika Kanai-Molloy (retiring), Lisa Wright (retiring), Barbara McCall (retiring), Rosa Pagan (retiring), Kimberly Windergerst (retiring), Polly Maly (retiring), Mona Bell (retiring), Laura Larsen (retiring), Ryan Cooley (30 years), Shannon Johnson (30 years), Courtney Mottet (25 years), Tony Wieland (20 years), Anne Broderick (20 years), Kelli Moore (20 years), Erin Perry (20 years), Brant Reif (20 years), Rob Schebel (20 years), Megan Thomsen (15 years), Alan Carlsborg (15 years), Alicia Alvarado (15 years), Trevor Barrett (15 years), Ann Nichols (15 years), Carmen Clark (15 years), Tory DeVries (15 years), Brandon Jensen (15 years), Crystal Tate (15 years)

Valley Southwoods - Jill George (retiring), Robin Rodich (retiring), John Upah (retiring), Sangeeta Kaul (retiring), Twyla Wisecup (15 years), Ryhs Pate (15 years)

Walnut Creek - Barbara Bailey-Mead (retiring)

Western Hills Elementary - Laura Axman (retiring), Michael Beranek (retiring), Carolyn Hunerdosse (retiring), Betsy Hrdlicka (retiring), Sheryl Reed (retiring), Lynn Cerjak (retiring), Del Brink (30 years), John Schall (20 years), Susan Roberts (15 years)

Westridge Elementary - Ann Lykke-Jaros (retiring), Kristy Keeler (retiring), Nancy Foley (retiring), Jill Hixson (retiring), Roni Benson (retiring), Deborah Leventhal (15 years)

Other WDMCS staff - Allyson Day (30 years), Carol Kramer, (30 years), Tarry Cory (retiring), Terrianne Scully (retiring), Mark Vance (25 years), Jenni Jones (20 years), Megan Abens (20 years), Joy Zuber (25 years), Shane Scott (25 years), Sue Otte (25 years), Kimberly Chapman (15 years), Becky Burger-Olson (15 years), Melissa Gress (15 years),

2023 WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee

Say "Thanks" to our Teachers and Staff

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