{"id":1187,"date":"2025-04-22T23:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2025-04-22T23:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:38:23","slug":"2025-acsa-administrators-of-the-year-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/2025-acsa-administrators-of-the-year-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 ACSA Administrators of the Year Announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACSA\u00a0<\/strong>REGION 4 <\/strong>Statewide Administrator of the Year Named!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Please join us in congratulating the ACSA Statewide Student Services Administrator of the Year, Dr. Edison Kelley, Vallejo Charter, Region 4!<\/p>\n

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Ferd. Kiesel Memorial Distinguished Service Award<\/div>\n
Dr. Holly Edds<\/div>\n
Superintendent, Orcutt Union School District<\/div>\n
Region 13<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Cara Vienna<\/div>\n
High School Assistant Principal, Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 17<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Marcus Foster Memorial Award for Administrator Excellence<\/div>\n
Frances Ufondu<\/div>\n
Chief Business Officer, Palmdale School District<\/div>\n
Region 15<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Elementary Co-Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Michelle Davidson<\/div>\n
Elementary School Vice Principal, Horace Mann Elementary, Bakersfield City School District<\/div>\n
Region 11<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Robert E. Kelly Award for Outstanding Community Service<\/div>\n
Mary L. Lawlor<\/div>\n
Region 18<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Classified Leader of the Year<\/div>\n
Michael Maaske<\/div>\n
Director of Nutrition Services, Sylvan Union School District<\/div>\n
Region 7<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Partners in Educational Excellence Award<\/div>\n
Sci Phy Program in Partnership with Science Fleet Center<\/div>\n
Region 18<\/div>\n
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Confidential Employee of the Year<\/div>\n
Antoinette Chambers<\/div>\n
Executive Secretary to the Board of Education, Modesto City Schools<\/div>\n
Region 7<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Valuing Diversity Award<\/div>\n
Juan Cruz<\/div>\n
Superintendent, Franklin-McKinley School District<\/div>\n
Region 8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Personnel\/Human Resources Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
David Appling<\/div>\n
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, Magnolia School District<\/div>\n
Region 17<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Superintendent of the Year<\/div>\n
Mauricio Arellano<\/div>\n
Superintendent, San Bernardino City Unified Schools District<\/div>\n
Region 12<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Adult Education Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Jay C. Marquand<\/div>\n
Director of Adult Education, Sweetwater Union High School District<\/div>\n
Region 18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Secondary Principal of the Year<\/div>\n
Derrick Lawson<\/div>\n
Principal, Indio High School, Desert Sands Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Lisa Rodriguez<\/div>\n
Director of Student Services, Kings County Office of Education<\/div>\n
Region 11<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Middle Grades Principal of the Year<\/div>\n
Sherry Strausbaugh<\/div>\n
Principal, Thornton Middle School, Fremont Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Special Education Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Dr. Julie Hong<\/div>\n
Director of Instructional Support, Innovation, and Competitive Advantage, Riverside County Office of Education<\/div>\n
Region 19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Elementary Principal of the Year<\/div>\n
Dr. Jacqueline Duncan<\/div>\n
Elementary Principal, Bay Laurel Elementary School, Las Virgenes Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 13<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Superintendent\/Principal of the Year<\/div>\n
Dr. Michelle Farrer<\/div>\n
Superintendent\/Principal, Children\u2019s Community Charter School<\/div>\n
Region 2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Central Office Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Joann Vaars, Ed.D.<\/div>\n
Director of Educational Services, Santa Clara County Office of Education<\/div>\n
Region 8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Business Services Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Annette V. Alpern<\/div>\n
Deputy Superintendent, Administrative Services, Redondo Beach Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 14<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Curriculum & Instruction Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Shawna Dinkins<\/div>\n
Deputy Superintendent, Lynwood Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 14<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Continuation\/Educational Options Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Dr. Jose Alonso Ramirez<\/div>\n
Principal, Horizon School and Summit High School, Desert Sands Unified School District<\/div>\n
Region 19<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Professor of Education of the Year<\/div>\n
Kim McKenzie<\/div>\n
Senior Director of Professional Leadership, Shasta County Office of Education<\/div>\n
Region 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Retired Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Clifford E. Tyler, Ed.D.<\/div>\n
Region 8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Technology Administrator of the Year<\/div>\n
Dr. Dominic Nguyen<\/div>\n
Director of Innovation and Expanded Learning, Centralia Elementary School District<\/div>\n
Region 17<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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ACSA\u00a0REGION 4 Statewide Administrator of the Year Named! Please join us in congratulating the ACSA Statewide Student Services Administrator of the Year, Dr. Edison Kelley, Vallejo Charter, Region 4! Other Statewide Association of California School Administrators of the Year include: … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1187"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1194,"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187\/revisions\/1194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regions.acsa.org\/4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}