Congratulations to our 2025 Classified Employees of the Year

    
Congratulations to our Classified Employees of the Year! This week, we were honored to surprise Ann Palazzo with the news that she is TUSD’s 2025 District Classified Employee of the Year. Ann serves as a paraeducator at Loma Vista Elementary.

Congratulations as well to the Classified Employees of the Year from each of our campuses, the District Office, our Kinder Readiness Program and Maintenance and Operations, including:

Maria Bloor Arroyo Elementary

Rigo Padilla Beckman HS

Patricia Alexander Benson Elementary

Alondra Alvarez Beswick Elementary

Kiran Dara Columbus Tustin MS

Cristina Copca District Office

Samar Abadir Estock Elementary

Deepa Srinivasa Foothill HS

Laura Herrera Guin Foss Elementary

Ana Lopez Heideman Elementary

Debbie Bissonnette Heritage Elementary

Julie Gullion Hewes MS

Karen Chen Hicks Canyon Elementary

Crystal Benson Hillview HS

Veronica Fernandez-Jimenez Kinder Readiness

Kim Bass Ladera Elementary

Francisco Juarez Torres Legacy Magnet Academy

Ann Palazzo Loma Vista Elementary

Steve Hubert Maintenance & Operations

Sahra Zaki Myford Elementary

Tony Arteaga Nelson Elementary

Laurie Lawver Orchard Hills School

Linda Shepherd Peters Canyon Elementary

James Bacin Pioneer MS

Jareth Carbajal Red Hill Elementary

Esther Andrade Sycamore Magnet Academy

Wan Fong Tustin HS

Sophie Han Tustin Memorial Academy

Amanda Gilbert Tustin Ranch Elementary

Erick Reynoso Utt MS

 

Congratulations to all our Classified Employees of the Year! We look forward to celebrating these remarkable employees at our Classified Celebration on May 19.