2023 Distinguished New Educator Award Winners
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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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