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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 - Lisa Clark (retiree), Sonya Coy (retiree), Donald Werner (15 years)

Crestview School of Inquiry - Robin Nelson (retiree/35 years), Ruth Dorr (retiree/25 years), Mary Johnson (retiree), Mark Sloan (retiree), Steven Swinehart (retiree), Keysto Kelly (15 years)

Crossroads Park Elementary - Kelly Chambers (retiree), Jill Grossklaus (retiree), Lisa Tasler (retiree/25 years), Victoria Juarez (20 years)

Fairmeadows Elementary - Casey Llewellyn (retiree), Felicia Murillo (30 years), Anne Baumhover (25 years), Carrie Boik (25 years), Karen Klinge (25 years), Meridith Wies (15 years)

Hillside Elementary - Kathleen Moorman (retiree), Michelle Dirks (25 years), Holly Gilmore (25 years), Lori Logan (25 years), Jeanne Feldt (20 years), Kristine Elliott (15 years), Marcia Trinrud (15 years)

Indian Hills Junior High - Nicholas Bogue (30 years), Alan Muenzenmay (30 years), Jasmeen Overlin (30 years), Steven Pond (25 years), Angela Randolph (20 years), Kristie Yencer (15 years)

Jordan Creek Elementary - Janice Bergman (retiree/35 years), Michelle Comito (retiree), Catherine Moratz (retiree/25 years), Jennifer McLaughlin (35 years), Barbara Tigges (30 years), Pamela Ballard (25 years), Jennifer Harper-Mendenhall (25 years), Andrea Peters (25 years), Jeffrey Verhelst (25 years), Amy Garrison (20 years), Megan Booth (15 years), Trenae Small (15 years)

Stilwell Junior High - Peri Halma (retiree), Melissa Clayton (20 years), Brady Johnson (20 years), Maria Ortega (20 years), Michelle Campos (15 years)

Valley High School - Carol Engelmann (retiree), Christine Gilbertson (retiree), Sally Harris (retiree), Michael Jasienski (retiree), Jonathan Williams (retiree), Genevieve Wolfe (retiree), Tom Bakey (30 years), Travis Young (30 years), Krista Cooley (25 years), Heather Hope (25 years), Kimberly Knight (25 years), Larry Mandernach (25 years), Julie Carroll (20 years), Janell Mikels (20 years), Eric Traynor (20 years), Jill Egger (15 years), Karl Goldsmith (15 years), Brad Rose (15 years)

Valley Southwoods - Kimberly Fitzgerald (retiree), John Fry (retiree), Peter Hunter (retiree), Ann Miles (retiree), Lisa Sobotka (30 years), Sarah Pate (20 years), Denise Beeman (15 years), Kathryn Dorrell (15 years), Andrew Lansink (15 years), Andrew Mitchell (15 years)

Walnut Creek - Kevin Burkett (retiree)

Western Hills Elementary - Del Brink (retiree), Michael Sheeder (25 years), Emily Johnson (20 years)

Westridge Elementary - Barbara Hansen (retiree), Mary Kimpston (retiree), Jerilyn Kobberdahl (retiree/20 years), Lisa Weiser (retiree), Julie Kaufman (30 years), Lisa Welch (20 years), Ann Ellinger (15 years), Michelle Mullins (15 years)

Other WDMCS staff - Paul Bobeck (retiree), Amy Dvorak (retiree), Peggy Epstein (retiree), Craig Malmberg (retiree), Susan Otte (retiree), Thomas Sherwood (retiree), Joel Wilson (retiree), Tami Prescott (35 years), William Bloom (30 years), Kristine Gardner (30 years), Rosalie Rollins (30 years), James Clearman (25 years), Linda Hamm (25 years), Marc McKechnie (25 years), Kristine Milburn (25 years), Kellaney Coffman (20 years), Sarah Willoughby (20 years), Karen vanOostenrijk (20 years), Rhonda Schmidt (15 years)

In memoriam: Nathan Speichinger (25 years)

2024 WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee

Celebrating all WDMCS teachers and staff

Team Members