In a year unlike any other, our volunteers were on the front lines with us in every way. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we鈥檙e #AISDProud to recognize the 果冻传媒app ISD 2020-21 Volunteers of the Year. We know public schools could not work without the people from the community who step up to do what鈥檚 needed, and this is our chance to salute the best of an indispensable bunch.
Every year, each campus picks one or two Volunteers of the Year, Mentors of the Year, Parent Ambassadors and several Partners of the Year, including 果冻传媒app Partners in Education Champions, who have given exceptional support to support their schools.
Volunteers of the Year
Whether tutoring a group of students, helping out in the cafeteria, decorating a bulletin board or serving as a field trip chaperone, all of our volunteers make a big difference for our students.
Please join us in celebrating the following volunteers who were selected by their school as Volunteers of the Year.
- Allison Elementary: Rebeca Ni帽o & Maria Irma Perez
- Akins ECHS: Steven Gerlofs
- Andrews Elementary: Alice Graulty and Ilya Shmulenson
- Anderson High School: Sharon Cohan
- Ann Richards YWL: Dawn Lindsey
- 果冻传媒app High School: Jaqui Moreno
- Baldwin Elementary: Kristi Campbell
- Baranoff Elementary: Cassandra Kemp
- Barrington Elementary: Soy Baek
- Barton Hills Elementary: Jennifer Botchway
- Bertha Sadler Means YWLA: Kelsey Campbell
- Blackshear Elementary: Jimena Gonzalez-Acosta
- Blanton Elementary: Kate Garrett
- Blazier Elementary: Angelica Giuffre
- Brentwood Elementary: Maureen Voosen
- Bowie High School: Louise Thollander & Deb Coulter Bueide
- T.A. Brown Elementary: Susana Limon Heredia
- Burnet Middle School: Laura Gonzales
- Campbell Elementary: Margarine Beaman
- Clayton Elementary: Courtney D鈥橝mato
- Cowan Elementary: Leora Davis
Covington Middle School: Arif Raza
Crockett ECHS: The University of Texas Terry Scholar - Doss Elementary: Tiffany Hyde
- Eastside Memorial High School: Jessica Cardenas
- Gus Garcia YMLA: Jessica Sanchez
Gorzycki Middle School: Mandy Knittel
Govalle Elementary: Amy Laverentz
Guerrero-Thompson Elementary: Eva Fabiola Saracho Parr
Gullett Elementary: Michelle Gorel - Harris Elementary: Shaleiah Fox
- Hart Elementary: Susie Jaimes
- Highland Park Elementary: Christy Brewer
Hill Elementary: Hanna Curran
Houston Elementary: Sasha Salinas
Joslin Elementary: Sofia Feng
Kealing Middle School: Angie Bealko
Kiker Elementary: Lauren Haggard
Langford Elementary: Helen Payan
Lee Elementary: Ashley Aarons - LASA: Amber Kiddy Smith
Linder Elementary: Elba Juarez Chavez
Lively Middle School: Maureen Haskell
LBJ ECHS: Vanessa Crawford
Maplewood Elementary: Elizabeth (Libby) Gagne
Martin Middle School: J.D. Martinez
McBee Elementary: Brenda Beeler
McCallum High School: Nicole Wayman & Shaneye Ferrell
Mendez Middle School: George Morales
Murchison Middle School: Alicia Dean
Navarro ECHS: Manuela Cizneros
Norman-Sims Elementary: James Harrington and Jessica Andrew
Northeast ECHS: Jennifer Alejo
O. Henry Middle School: Sherrill Deering
Oak Springs Elementary: Alicia Fabian
Ortega Elementary: Rachel Lee
Padron Elementary: Yazmin Balboa & Addys Lara
Pecan Springs Elementary: Consuelo Araujo & Mary Reynolds
Perez Elementary: Valerie Turullols
Pickle Elementary: Ya Ya鈥檚 of the University of Mississippi
Pillow Elementary: Jacob Greene
Reilly Elementary: Danielle Bietry
Ridgetop Elementary: Christina Patrin
Small Middle School: Chappee Chappell Hudgins
St. Elmo Elementary: Paul Salda帽a
Sunset Valley Elementary: Taylor Gutierrez
Travis ECHS: Paula Vaughan
Travis Heights Elementary: Lauren Davis & Erin Fassnach
Uphaus Early Childhood Center: Jose Montero and Gail Dainton
Walnut Creek Elementary: Hortencia Rodriguez
Widen Elementary: Melissa Craig
Williams Elementary: Sue Lagerquist - Winn Elementary: Suzie Kabat and Hector Martell
Wooldridge Elementary: Iris Moctezuma
Wooten Elementary: Mariela Vaca Posada
Mentors of the Year
Mentors serve as positive role models, and we are thankful to them for their devotion and commitment to making a difference. Mentors provide guidance and support to students across AISD campuses, ranging from academic support and career guidance to helping resolve issues that impede success.
Please join us in celebrating the following mentors who were selected by their school as Mentors of the Year for their outstanding dedication to their mentees.
- Akins ECHS: Sergio Rodriguez
Andrews Elementary School: Arianna Rodriguez
果冻传媒app High School: David Stern
Barrington Elementary: Jill Bigelow
Blackshear Elementary: Jimena Gonzales Acosta - Blanton Elementary: Kate Ward
Brentwood Elementary: Angela Morton
Burnet Middle School: Bianca Galvan
Campbell Elementary: Alison Takata
Cowan Elementary: Becky Wittsche
Doss Elementary: Maureen Brandy Berry
Eastside Memorial High School: Harry Brooks
Highland Park Elementary: Jason Butler
Houston Elementary: Uriel Dominguez
Langford Elementary: Shard茅 Shorter
LBJ ECHS: Ray Jackson - Lee Elementary: Kirsten Dean
- Linder Elementary: Frank Rafaelli
Lively Middle School: Bill Newchurch
Maplewood Elementary: Ashley Glover
Martin Middle School: Scott Mackey
McCallum High School: Kyla Gibson
Murchison Middle School: Yusuf Mufti
Ortega Elementary: Andies Shepherd
Pecan Springs Elementary: Nat Bradford
Perez Elementary: Sam Gollub
Pickle Elementary: Fred Hansen
Small Middle School: Doug Allen
Uphaus Early Childhood Center: Fabiola Whittington
Williams Elementary: Allen Gunter
Parent Ambassadors
Parent Ambassadors model good parental involvement by establishing links between home and school, making strong connections with school staff, participating in school decisions and engaging in volunteer leadership.
Please join us in celebrating the following parents who were selected by their school as Parent Ambassadors.
- Allison Elementary: Aracely Cornejo and Dezarae Martinez
Akins ECHS: Maureen Gerlofs
Anderson High School: Sharon Cohan
Andrews Elementary: Eunice Duran and Sebastian Lopez
Ann Richards School YWL: Rose McIntyre
果冻传媒app High School: Tammy Cochran
Barrington Elementary: Marina Mendoza
Barton Hills Elementary: Rebecca Jeanes
Bertha Sadler Means YWLA: Paula Reynosa
Blackshear Elementary: Allie McBeth
Blazier Elementary: Misty Bell - Blanton Elementary: Sandra Martinez
Brentwood Elementary: Candace Pruett
T.A. Brown Elementary: Myrna Tamez
Burnet Middle School: Laura Gonzales
Campbell Elementary: Amanda Spears
Nan Clayton Elementary: Courtney D鈥橝mato & Jenny Daughtry
Cowan Elementary: Kerry Alexander - Covington Middle School: Kara James
Doss Elementary: Jenna Holmes
Eastside Memorial ECHS: Jessica Cardenas
Gorzycki Middle School: Kathyrn Heisterman
Guerrero-Thompson Elementary: Erika Tolentino Aules
Gullett Elementary: Fay Holland
Gus Garcia YMLA: Ann Permann McNair
Harris Elementary: Alice Graulty
Highland Park Elementary: Abigail Clarke
Hill Elementary: Liz Neff
Jerry Joslin Elementary: Tina Walker
Kocurek Elementary: Tikoa Legendre
Langford Elementary: Christine Salinas - Lee Elementary: Paola Bueche
LASA: Geeta Suggs
Linder Elementary: Geraldine Muriel - Lively Middle School: Gretchen Otto
LBJ ECHS: Para Agboya
Maplewood Elementary: Kim Lindlauer
Martin Middle School: Maria Juana Hernandez
McBee Elementary: Nolvia Castillo
McCallum High School: Bria Cirkiel
Murchison Middle School: Nicole Erickson
Northeast ECHS: Jennifer Alejo
O. Henry Middle School: Sharon Albrecht
Oak Springs Elementary: Alicia Fabian
Ortega Elementary: Hannah Hamilton
Padron Elementary: Nadia Mendez & Yamile Guillen
Pecan Springs Elementary: Darriyan Loera & Consuelo Araujo
Perez Elementary: Dulce Hernandez
Pillow Elementary: Shannon Casati
Reilly Elementary: Jesse Porter
Ridgetop Elementary: Christina Patrin
Saint Elmo Elementary: Jonathan Flanders
Travis Heights Elementary: Kennon Wooten & Meredith Jiles - Travis ECHS: Greta Irvin
Uphaus Early Childhood Center: Veridiana Hernandez-Jimenez
Walnut Creek Elementary: Fabiola Ramirez Gallo
Widen Elementary: Alva-Venegas Lili
Williams Elementary: Crystal Ramirez - Winn Elementary: Tammara Harrington and Stacie Hervey
Wooldridge Elementary: Iris Moctozuma
Wooten Elementary: Amanda Dudish
Partners of the Year
Businesses, service organizations, educational institutions and governmental agencies all serve a huge role as partners in various capacities. These partners provide volunteers, donations, school improvement support and more.
Please join us in celebrating the following partners who were selected as Partners of the Year for their outstanding support of our schools.
- Akins ECHS:
- A+ Federal Credit Union
- Abundant Living Faith Center
- Onion Creek Club Ladies Association
- St. Chubby Foundation
- Andrews Elementary:
- Heat Bootcamp
- Barrington Elementary:
- H.E.B.
- The Light of the World Church
- Barton Hills Elementary:
- Barton Hills PTA
- Blackshear Elementary:
- St. John Neumann/St. Vincent De Paul Christmas Giving Program
- Tarrytown United Methodist Church
- Try Hard Coffee
- Brentwood Elementary:
- Baby Greens
- Dias Market
- Hope Chapel
- T. A. Brown Elementary:
- AT&T
- Side by Side Kids
- Burnet Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app FC
- 果冻传媒app Partners in Education
- Communities in Schools
- Texas Army National Guard
- Covington Middle School:
- The Vine 果冻传媒app
- Zion Rest Baptist Church Hope Ministry
- Cowan Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app Founder Lions Club
- Crema Bakery and Caf茅
- Crockett ECHS:
- South 果冻传媒app Church
- Doss Elementary:
- Biderman鈥檚 Deli
- Daily Juice
- Kristin Griffin Studio
- Lauren Hurst Acupuncture
- Guerrero-Thompson Elementary:
- Uplift 果冻传媒app
- Gus Garcia YMLA:
- Greater Swenson Grove Baptist Church
- Lilliana Ordonez/Cortez Consulting
- Mt. Bonnell Lodge, #2
- St. Peter鈥檚 United Methodist Church
- Turning Point Bible Fellowship
- Harris Elementary:
- Little Deli
- Highland Park Elementary:
- Compass Bank
- Crenshaw鈥檚 Athletic Club
- Law Office of Joel A. Levine
- Southern Turf
- Hill Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app Avenue
- The Fitness Center
- Levesque Plastic Surgery
- Loewy Law Firm
- Total Home Tech
- Houston Elementary:
- ACE
- Communities in Schools
- Families as Partners
- Onnit
- Side by Side Kids
- Onnit Gym
- Joslin Elementary:
- Academy 4
- 果冻传媒app Java
- Woodlawn Church
- Kocurek Elementary:
- Assistance League of 果冻传媒app, Operation
School Bell - AISD Information Systems Admin.
- Hungry Souls
- Assistance League of 果冻传媒app, Operation
- Langford Elementary:
- Baranoff Elementary School PTA
- Crumb Cookies @Southpark Meadows
- Texas Roadhouse
- LBJ ECHS:
- Colony Park Neighborhood Association
- Communities in Schools
- Karen Brown
- Taryne Hallett
- Lee Elementary:
- Bohemian BBQ
- Clay Imports
- Cornucopia
- Sherril & Gibson, LLC
- SparkleKids
- Linder Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app Assistance League鈥擮peration
School Bell - Barnes & Noble
- Dell Children鈥檚 Ascension
- Yellow Bike Project
- 果冻传媒app Assistance League鈥擮peration
- Lively Middle School:
- DuBois, Bryant and Campbell
- H.E.B.
- Nantz Orthodontics
- Restore 果冻传媒app Church
- Maplewood Elementary:
- Bird Bisquit
- Cherrywood Neighborhood Association
- Bird Bisquit
- Contigo
- Vamanos
- Martin Middle School:
- Serafina Food Pantry
- Silicon Labs
- McBee Elementary:
- Aceable
- Edgenuity
- Teach for America, 果冻传媒app
- McCallum High School:
- Breakthrough 果冻传媒app Lowe鈥檚
- Mendez Middle School:
- Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union
- Murchison Middle School:
- Adam Loewy Law Form
- Northwest 果冻传媒app Civic Association
- Uplift Desks
- Norman-Sims Elementary:
- Greater Mt. Zion Church
- Saint James Episcopal Church
- Tarrytown United Methodist Church
- Northeast ECHS:
- Hungry Souls
- Muslim Space
- Texas State SRSF
- Oak Springs Elementary:
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Beta Psi Omega Chapter
- Frost Bank
- Ortega Elementary:
-
Denise Ledesma
-
Frost Bank鈥擜ngelo Foadey
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- Pecan Springs Elementary:
- Andy Roddick Foundation
- Consuelo
- H.E.B. Mueller
- Rotarian Group #5870
- Perez Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app Ed Fund
- Clayton Care Group
- Coats for Kids
- Shop with a Cop
- Pickle Elementary:
- Ya Ya鈥檚 of the University of Mississippi
- Pillow Elementary:
- Academy4
- Ridgetop Elementary:
- Assistance League of 果冻传媒app, Operation
School Bell - 果冻传媒app Ed Fund
- Trinity Church of 果冻传媒app
- Vamanos Tex Mex Restaurant
- Assistance League of 果冻传媒app, Operation
- St. Elmo Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app Latino Coalition
- ePsolutions
- WP Engine
- Travis ECHS:
- Internal Revenue Service
- Travis Heights Elementary:
- El Buen Samaritan
- Soco Episcopal Community
- Walnut Creek Elementary:
- 果冻传媒app Voices
- Hortencia Rodriguez
- U.S. Hispanic Contractors Association
- Widen Elementary:
- Lee Elementary School PTA
- Williams Elementary:
- City Chapel - Keep Kids Fed Program
- Hungry Souls
- Rack Room Shoes
- Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian
Church
- Winn Elementary:
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果冻传媒app Voices for Education and Youth
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First Pentecoastal Church
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H.E.B.-Manor Road
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Operation School Bell
-
Starbucks-Mueller
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- Wooten Elementary:
- Allandale H.E.B.
- American Association of Insurance Professionals
- COSTCO
- InKind, Inc.
- Redeemer Lutheran Church
Don鈥檛 see your campus volunteers listed? Contact APIE鈥檚 Dawn Lewis at dlewis@austinpartners.org to honor the volunteers at your campus!
APIE Champions
APIE congratulates its 2021 Champions! Thanks to all the wonderful business partners, school partners and volunteers for everything they did this year to support our schools, our programs, and most importantly, our students.
APIE Volunteer of the Year: Scott Mackey
APIE High School Champion: Travis ECHS
APIE Tech Champion: HMG Creative
APIE Donor Champion: Applied Materials Foundation
Volunteer and Partnership Opportunities:
For more information on how to become a volunteer at an 果冻传媒app ISD campus, please contact dlewis@austinpartners.org or go to the website.
To learn more about other volunteer opportunities at AISD, visit the Office of Innovation Department's website.