If you leave a comment and/or photo with your donation, it will be shared via a slide show at the celebration!

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 - Cheryl Miller (35 years), Marron Cox (retiree)

Crestview School of Inquiry - Sara Costello (25 years), Alisa Mehmedovic (20 years), Amy Miller (20 years), Teri Fritz (retiree), Wendy Mann (retiree)

Crossroads Park Elementary - Christie Engelbert (30 years), Chad Barnes (25 years), Brenda Ortner (25 years), Allison Davis (15 years), Robin Prier-Ross (retiree)

Fairmeadows Elementary - Sheryl Bastian (40 years), Timothy Dunn (25 years), Nicolas Hoover (25 years), Peggy Minter (20 years), Gregory Simmons (20 years), Parvin Veatch (20 years), Karen Baldock (retiree), Tina Richards (retiree), Jane Whitford (retiree), Molly Swaim (retiree)

Hillside Elementary - Gretchen Fackler (25 years), Susan Pinkerton (25 years), Brenda Boots (20 years), Lindsey Motsenbocker (20 years), Rosalinda Solis (retiree)

Indian Hills Junior High - Jacqueline Sceiszinski (35 years, retiree), Amy Woodard (30 years), Beth Brouwer (25 years), Kelli Steck (25 years), Scott Brown (20 years), Megan Heslinga (20 years), Tonia Sandersfeld-Miller (20 years), Haley Ohl (15 years), Keith Sandvig (15 years), Carolina Sinclair (15 years), Dawn Thompson (15 years), Jasmeen Overlin (retiree), Jennifer Geis (retiree), Debra Herring (retiree), Renee Roese (retiree), Dori Reno (retiree), Michael Cunningham (retiree)

Jordan Creek Elementary - Debra Erbes (30 years), Deborah Flagg (25 years, retiree), Cortney Weih (25 years), Aaron Witt (25 years), Ann McTaggart (20 years), Rich Robbins (15 years)

Stilwell Junior High - Katie Ernst (25 years), Thomas Lechtenberg (20 years), Heidi Mager (15 years), Jonathan Lewis (retiree), Nicole Matthias (retiree), Kelli Ladd (retiree), Rochelle Svestka (retiree)

Valley High School - Jeffrey Dyer (30 years), Julie Erickson (30 years), Christie Wicks (30 years, retiree), Shane Christensen (25 years), Karla Hocker (25 years), Daniel Kelly (25 years), Beth Ferguson (20 years), Clint Gentry (20 years), Greg Hudson (20 years), Becky Sinram (20 years), Zac Sinram (20 years), Erika Weih (20 years), Tom Bakey (retiree), Shelly Westrum (retiree), Kimberly Knight (retiree), Rob Schebel (retiree), Rhonda Reynolds (retiree)

Valley Southwoods - Stephanie Nelson (25 years), Rob Wedebrand (15 years)

Walnut Creek - Tony Aunspach (25 years), Jennifer Jensen (15 years), Michael Sheeder (retiree)

Western Hills Elementary - George Higgins (30 years), Patricia Hon (30 years), Susan Allbee (20 years), Susan Buising (20 years), Michael Burton (20 years), Theresa Soto (20 years), Erin Dodd-McConnell (15 years), Dorothy Frencher (15 years)

Westridge Elementary - Angela Loney (25 years), Beth Ratcliff (25 years, retiree), Jennifer Thomas-Bell (20 years), Jodi Burke (15 years), Melissa Gibbons (15 years), Tyson Heuton (15 years), Julie Kaufman (retiree), Rob Chapman (retiree)

Other WDMCS staff - Kay Eller-Campbell (35 years), Jackie Armstrong (30 years, retiree), Sheri Fitz (30 years), Brian Abeling (25 years), Cynthia Hinkle (25 years), Carol Rushing (25 years), John Prim (20 years), Abby Cunningham (15 years), Heather Hanser (15 years), Joy Zuber (retiree), James Clearman (retiree), Jim Martin (retiree), Michele Mani (retiree)

2026 WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee

Celebrating all WDMCS teachers and staff

Team Members