2026-2027 Classified Employees of the Year
Each year, the Cobb County School District honors the top men and women in our critical support roles. All of the school and department level honorees (see list below) are invited to the celebratory luncheon and every one is congratulated on-stage by the Superintendent and Board of Education Members.
Level winners are selected from a list of more than 120 CCSD employees who were each nominated by their peers for exhibiting an exemplary work ethic and a dedication to the District’s direction and goals.
Elementary School Level Classified Employee of the Year | Middle School Level Classified Employee of the Year |
|---|---|
Shelly Prestridge | Tamesha Mackey |
Addison Elementary School | Garrett Middle School |
High School Level Classified Employee of the Year | Central Office Classified Employee of the Year and Overall District R.I.S.E. Award Winner |
|---|---|
Tedra Curtis | Shala Rathke |
Kennesaw Mountain High School | Academic Division |
Congratulations to the 2026-2027
Individual Classified Employees of the Year!
| Location | Honoree |
|---|---|
| Acworth Intermediate School | Tracy Walker |
| Addison Elementary School | Shelly Prestridge |
| Allatoona High School | Margeaux Mia Strasburger |
| Argyle Elementary School | Dawn Duckett |
| Aspire | Anita Wilcox |
| Austell Elementary School | Heather H. Dill |
| Awtrey Middle School | Brenda Eidson |
| Baker Elementary School | Sarina Long |
| Barber Middle School | Rebecca Sandidge |
| Bells Ferry Elementary School | Sue Orfe |
| Belmont Hills Elementary School | Suzy Hogg |
| Betty Gray Middle School | Elaine Hill |
| Big Shanty Intermediate School | Ofelia Moreno De Chirinos |
| Birney Elementary School | Miyesha Cunningham |
| Blackwell Elementary School | Aaron E. Williams III |
| Brumby Elementary School | Vanky Joseph |
| Bryant Elementary School | Liz Saintus |
| Bullard Elementary School | Stacy Gill |
| Campbell High School | Dawnise Baker |
| Campbell Middle School | Katelyn Hohn |
| Chalker Elementary School | Stephanie Keys |
| Cheatham Hill Elementary School | Kimberly Keene |
| City View Elementary School | Demetrius Munn |
| Clarkdale Elementary School | Rhonda Tapper |
| Clay Harmony Leland Elementary School | Betsy Casiano |
| Cobb Horizon High School | Kathie Baker |
| Compton Elementary School | Enelva Lopez |
| Cooper Middle School | Karla Martinez |
| Daniell Middle School | Christine Treadaway |
| Davis Elementary School | Lynne Murphy |
| Dickerson Middle School | Jennifer Sutton |
| Dodgen Middle School | Suzanne Leuck |
| Dowell Elementary School | Gabriela Frausto |
| Due West Elementary School | Ebony Willis |
| Durham Middle School | Nelyn Duckworth |
| East Cobb Middle School | Frank Scott |
| East Side Elementary School | Meredith Hay |
| Eastvalley Elementary School | Kelly Lopez |
| Fair Oaks Elementary School | Cynthia Cruz |
| Ford Elementary School | Barbara Glaser |
| Frey Elementary School | Nicole Hamilton |
| Garrett Middle School | Tamesha Mackey |
| Garrison Mill Elementary School | Patrick Murray |
| Green Acres Elementary School | Roger Stone |
| Griffin Middle School | Elinor Negron |
| Harrison High School | Leanna Kor |
| Hayes Elementary School | Christa Norwood |
| Hendricks Elementary School | Gladys Reedy |
| Hightower Trail Middle School | Larry Young |
| Hillgrove High School | Daphne Jordon |
| Hollydale Elementary School | Gwendolyn Fluker |
| Keheley Elementary School | Olivia Sandoval |
| Kell High School | Debbie Winn |
| Kemp Elementary School | Becky Haymore |
| Kennesaw Elementary School | Lisa Carmean |
| Kennesaw Mountain High School | Tedra Curtis |
| Kincaid Elementary School | Amy Stone |
| King Springs Elementary School | Sylvia Arnold |
| Labelle Elementary School | Sarah Lightsey-McDermott |
| Lassiter High School | Nicole Teague |
| Lewis Elementary School | Amy Matthews |
| Lindley Middle School | Ciera Witcher |
| Lost Mountain Middle School | Jill Gates |
| Lovinggood Middle School | Mia C. Taylor |
| Mableton Elementary School | Gisela Sosa |
| Mabry Middle School | Nicholas Roddy |
| McCall Primary School | Jennifer Wilkes |
| McCleskey Middle School | Darcy Rohan |
| McClure Middle School | Constance Bargeron |
| McEachern High School | Pedro Villatoro |
| Milford Elementary School | Esther Gustave |
| Mount Bethel Elementary School | Linda Zeiher |
| Mountain View Elementary School | Jose Xuconoxtli Munoz |
| Murdock Elementary School | Isha Vyas |
| Nicholson Elementary School | Ann Marie Chaney |
| Nickajack Elementary School | Gerda M. Alfred |
| Norton Park Elementary School | Absalom Wilson |
| Osborne High School | Raizel Bennett |
| C.I.T.A. at Osborne | Katheline Vargas |
| Palmer Middle School | Yusuf Holloway |
| Pearson Middle School | Anthropormorphic Hidalgo |
| Pebblebrook High School | Marie Alfred |
| Pickett's Mill Elementary School | Kimberly Leeds-Cook |
| Pine Mountain Middle School | Amy Maxwell |
| Pitner Elementary School | Megan Brumbalough |
| Pope High School | Curtis Jerone Smith |
| Powder Springs Elementary School | Santerica Ford |
| Powers Ferry Elementary School | Elham Sharafi |
| Riverside Elementary School | Consuelo L. Sanchez |
| Rocky Mount Elementary School | Amy Merry |
| Russell Elementary School | Janesa Arocho |
| Sanders Elementary School | Hazel Leach Rodney |
| School Leadership | Angie Stone |
| Sedalia Park Elementary School | Emaline Centeio |
| Shallowford Falls Elementary School | Kristen Kindle |
| Simpson Middle School | Allison Gonzalez |
| Smitha Middle School | Evelia Elialde Bautista |
| Smyrna Elementary School | Dalia Cruz |
| Sope Creek Elementary School | Amanda Myers |
| South Cobb Early Learning Center | Constance Tatum |
| South Cobb High School | Labira Thompson |
| Sprayberry High School | Harold Miles |
| Still Elementary School | Selene Mauricio |
| Tapp Middle School | Jane Sunhae Kim |
| Teasley Elementary School | Stephanie Sams |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School | Thomas Fleming |
| Tritt Elementary School | Susan Current |
| Varner Elementary School | Sarah Morgan |
| Vaughan Elementary School | Kristin Hill |
| Walton High School | Laura Smith |
| Wheeler High School | Kathleen Corrao |
| Academic Division | Johnna Addison |
| Academic Division | Shala Rathke |
| Financial Services Division | Orville Owens |
| Fleet Maintenance Department | Dave Virostek |
| Food and Nutrition Services | Ronnie L. Feagins |
| Human Resources | Jenna Belfanti |
| Maintenance Department | Ramona Hines |
| Public Safety Department | Matthew Hurley |
| Strategy and Accountability Division | Chandrea Cantrell |
| Technology Services | Steve Redwine |
| Transportation Department | Apryl Fisher |
| Warehouse | Jimmy Griffin |
