Nominees for LAPS Classified and Certified Employees of the Year included (back row, left to right): Joanie Maestas, Barranca Mesa Elementary; Holli Gonzalez, Los Alamos Middle School; Margaret Moore, Mountain Elementary; Fabian Smith, Mountain Elementary; Jenny Gallegos, Aspen Elementary; Teresa Mojica, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy; Verlene Stam, Payroll; (front row, left to right) Angele Hill, Los Alamos Middle School (kneeling); Stephanie Rittner, Pinon Elementary; Diane Devlin, Chamisa Elementary; Kubindu Sandipkumar Maurya, Student Services; Felicia Thornton, Chamisa Elementary; Yessica Aguilar Salaiz, Aspen Elementary; and Evan Abeyta, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy. Los Alamos High School Principal Renee Dunwoody and Mountain Elementary Principal Megan Lee (back row, third and fourth from left) were on hand to congratulate the nominees. Photo Courtesy LAPS
LAPS Classified Employee of the Year Verlene Stam, right, with Human Resources Specialist Diana Bequette. Photo courtesy LAPS
LAPS Certified Employee of the Year physics teacher Matthew Kretz. Photo courtesy LAPS
LAPS NEWS RELEASE
Los Alamos Public Schools announced its Classified and Certified Employees of the Year during the Employee Appreciation celebration held at Cottonwood on the Greens on April 19. Payroll specialist Verlene Stam was selected as the Classified Employee of the Year, and Los Alamos High School physics teacher Matthew Kretz was named the Certified Employee of the Year. They were selected from among 21 nominees representing all school sites and departments.
This year’s nominees included:
Classified
Yessica Aguilar Salaiz, Aspen Elementary
Aedin Loychik, Barranca Mesa Elementary
Diane Devlin, Chamisa Elementary
Margaret Moore, Mountain Elementary
Heather Sanchez, Piñon Elementary
Teresa Mojica, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
Holli Gonzalez, Los Alamos Middle School
Colleen Swavely, Los Alamos High School/Topper Freshman Academy
Kubindu Sandipkumar Maurya, Student Services
Verlene Stam, Payroll
Amanda Padilla, Facilities
Theresa Marquez, Custodial
Certified
Jenny Gallegos, Aspen Elementary
Joanie Maestas, Barranca Mesa Elementary
Felicia Thornton, Chamisa Elementary
Fabian Smith, Mountain Elementary
Stephanie Rittner, Piñon Elementary
Eva Abeyta, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
Angele Hill, Los Alamos Middle School
Matthew Kretz, Los Alamos High School
The entire Transportation Department was also nominated.
The event was hosted by the LAPS Human Resources Department. Thank you to the Los Alamos Schools Foundation and Los Alamos Schools Credit Union for door prizes, and to Cottonwood on the Greens.