Congratulations to the 2025
Administrator of the Year Award Recipients!!
Please help us celebrate the following individuals!
They will be honored during the Region XIX Spring Awards Celebration to be held May 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m., at the Riverside Convention Center. Registration information will be available in mid-March.
- Every Student Succeeding, Jesus Rojas, Palm Springs USD
- Adult Education Administrator – Dr. Thoibi Rublaitus, Corona Norco US
- Business Services Administrator – Paula Ford, Jurupa USD
- Central Office Administrator – Dr. David Gustafson, Desert Sands USD
- Classified Leader – Deanna Reyes, Corona Norco USD
- Confidential Employee – Melinda Faber, Hemet USD
- Continuation/Educational Options Administrator – Dr. Jose Ramirez, Desert Sands USD
- Curriculum and Instruction Administrator – Daniel Brooks, Jurupa USD
- Elementary Co-Administrator – Nicole Matthews Hardy, Moreno Valley USD
- Elementary Principal – Jonathan Mitchem, Menifee Union SD
- Middle Grades Principal – Susan Drummond, Palm Springs USD
- Personnel/Human Resources Administrator – Denise Hernandez, Jurupa USD
- Secondary Co-Administrator – Karen DeBerry, Corona-Norco USD
- Secondary Principal – Derrick Lawson, Desert Sands USD
- Special Education Administrator – Dr. Julie Hong, RCOE
- Student Services Administrator – Dr. Courtney Hall, San Jacinto USD
- Superintendent – Mays Kakish, Beaumont USD
- Technology Administrator – Veronica Gonzalez, Jurupa USD
- Valuing Diversity Award – Brandi Waite, Menifee USD
- Partners in Educational Excellence – Temecula Assistance League (Menifee USD)
- Ferd Kiesel Memorial Distinguished Service Award*Dr. Robert Verdi, Moreno Valley USD
Dr. Julio Omier, Palm Springs USD
- Ferd Kiesel Memorial Distinguished Service Award*Dr. Robert Verdi, Moreno Valley USD
- Marcus Foster Memorial Award for Administrator Excellence*Genaro Garcia, Moreno Valley USD
Tamara Petty, Desert Sands USD