Shakespeare got it right … Parting, indeed, is sweet sorrow … Such was the case March 10 as Trustees bid farewell to more than 40 certificated and classified retirees. Collectively, they total more than 800 years of NUSD service. Along the way, they’ve impacted countless young lives. Thank you, retirees, for your service to students and families.
Here are our “Class of ’17” retirees and their years of service with the district:
Administrative Staff
Cecil Duke, assistant superintendent, 4 years of service
Dolly McClellan, executive assistant to the superintendent, 31 years of service
Certificated Staff
Jill Crawford, teacher, 12 years of service
James Clarke, teacher, 20 years of service
Linda Cravens, teacher, 10 years of service
Catherine Culver, teacher, 23 years of service
Kathryn Freer, teacher, 16 years of service
Sandra Graham, teacher, 20 years of service
Sandee Henderson, teacher, 15 years of service
Susan Jellema, teacher, 22 years of service
Maria Jones, teacher, 17 years of service
Dave Kingston, teacher, 32 years of service
Cheryl Kreuzer, teacher, 25 years of service
Benjamin Layne, teacher, 21 years of service
Daryl Markwick, teacher, 17 years of service
Mahnaz Mohammadi, teacher, 21 years of service
Janelle Niebauer, teacher, 32 years of service
Jean Nelson, teacher, 30 years of service
Connie Parsons, teacher, 18 years of service
Mark Purtill, teacher, 24 years of service
Elaine Robbins, teacher, 23 years of service
Amelia Shamberg-Pero, teacher, 21 years of service
Peter Talbot, teacher, 28 years of service
Maria Tjoelker, teacher, 23 years of service
Joanne Craig-Ferraz, teacher, 29 years of service
Terri Meyer, teacher, 31 years of service
Donald Ward, teacher, 20 years of service
James Wilkerson, teacher, 14 years of service
Kathleen Wilson, teacher, 36 years of service
Classified Staff
Pablito Castillo, custodial team leader II, 9 years of service
Sherry Duscha, account budget analyst, 22 years of service
John Delgado, grounds specialist II, 12 years of service
Deborah Pettigrew, district nurse, 6 years of service
Theresa Slingerland, speech-language pathologist, 15 years of service
Kelly Ferrantino, food service assistant II, 13 years of service
Rosanna Kingston, library media technician I, 11 years of service
Donna Millwee, registrar, 17 years of service
Elvia Murray, office specialist II, 15 years of service
Davis Nguyen, maintenance specialist II, 16 years of service
Roberto Ochoa, custodiam team leader II, 20 years of service
Donald Pecka, maintenance specialist I, 3 years of service
Timothy Sweeny, grounds specialist III, 16 years of service
Karen Whitlock, information technology specialist III, 16 years of service
