2022 A Salute to Teachers Event
Presented by:
A Salute to Teachers is Santa Barbara County's premier teacher recognition event. Supported by committed business partners, the November 5, 2022, ninth annual gala celebrated three Distinguished New Educators and three Mentors, Santa Barbara Bowl Performing Arts Teacher of the Year, and the Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year award winners. Contact us for more information: SBCEO Teachers Network, (805) 964-4711 ext. 5277.
The livestream of this special event may be viewed HERE.
To view the photos from 2022 A Salute to Teachers, click HERE.
2022 A Salute to Teachers Honorees
Special Thanks to Our Founding Sponsor:
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2023 Distinguished New Educator Award Winners
Click HERE to learn more
Crystal Guzman
El Camino Junior High School, Santa Maria-Bonita School District
Presented by: Eric Melsheimer, President, Melfred Borzall
Read Crystal's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
Kendall Stevens
La Cumbre Junior High School, Santa Barbara Unified School District
Presented by: Sheridan Taphorn, Sales Manager, Noozhawk
Read Kendall's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
Elsy Mora Zambrano
La Colina Junior High School, Santa Barbara Unified School District
Presented by: Ellen Barger, Associate Superintendent,
Santa Barbara County Education Office
Read Elsy's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
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2023 Santa Barbara Bowl
Performing Arts Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Peterson
Cabrillo High School, Lompoc Unified School District
Presented by: Lyndsay Cooke, Outreach Program Manager, Santa Barbara Bowl
Learn more about Jennifer HERE.
Read Jennifer's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
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2023 Distinguished Mentor Award Winners
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Cara Leach
Foothill School, Goleta Union School District
Presented by: Brianna Aguilar, Events & Community Programs Officer,
Montecito Bank & Trust
Read Cara's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
Christina Roessler
Peabody Charter School
Presented by: Geoff Green, CEO, Santa Barbara City College Foundation
Read Tina's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
Alyssa Spanier
Solvang School, Solvang School District
Presented by: Dr. Maria V. Sanchez, Trustee, Fielding Graduate University
Read Alyssa's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
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Alisyn Blanton
A reflection on being 2022 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year
Presented by: Ingo Hentschel, Senior Vice President and Region Manager, Cox Communications
Learn more about Alisyn HERE.
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2023 Santa Barbara County
Teacher of the Year
AND
2023 California
Teacher of the Year Finalist:
Joanna Hendrix
Santa Barbara County Education Office, Special Education Regional Program at Ralph Dunlap School, Orcutt USD
Presented by Kirsten McLaughlin, Cox Communications & Dr. Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County Education Office
Learn more about Joanna HERE.
Read Joanna's Q&A with Noozhawk HERE and her vignette HERE.
Presented by:
Kirsten McLaughlin, Market Leader, Cox Communications
&
Dr. Susan Salcido, County Superintendent of Schools
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