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Wednesday evening, the Berkeley Unified School District honored employees who retiring at the end of this school year, along with employees who have reached major employment milestones with the BUSD. 

The annual Employee Recognition Day involved all three unions that represent BUSD workers. Here is the list of the honorees: 

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RETIREES (this list is based on employees who have officially notified Personnel and who are retiring on or before June 30, 2000): 

Carolyn Adams (Teacher - 31 Years Longevity) 

Ruthie Blacksher (Teacher - 31 Years Longevity) 

Betty Desmuke (Teacher - 37 Years Longevity) 

Fred Dunn-Ruiz (Teacher - 34 Years Longevity) 

Cecile Floyd (Senior Accountant - 32 Years Longevity) 

Anne Hatch (Executive Secretary - 26 Years Longevity) 

Jean Masumura (School Secretary - 20 Years Longevity) 

Frances Robinson (School Secretary - 12 Years Longevity) 

Joseph Romero (31 Years Longevity) 

Michael Sorina (Carpenter - 11 Years Longevity) 

Geraldine Watson (School Secretary - 31 Years Longevity) 

Rebecca Wheat (Principal - 32 Years Longevity) 

Ellis White (School Bus Driver- 16 Years Longevity) 

El Ray Young (I.A. - 18 Years Longevity) 

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10 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Joette Al-Hakim-Hall (Teacher - Longfellow) 

Jimette Anderson (VP - King) 

Harlan Attfield (Instructional Asst. - BHS) 

Abaz Bey (School Safety Officer - BHS) 

Irene Boltz (Speech Therapist - BHS) 

Tonette Carter (School Service Asst. - Cragmont) 

Francoise Case (ESL Teacher - Jefferson) 

Sonia Colon (School Secretary - City of Franklin) 

Kenya Crockett (I.A. - LeConte Extended Day Care) 

Craig Davis (Food Service Asst. - Jefferson) 

Kathleen Giustino (Teacher - Cragmont) 

Deborah Howe (I.A. - Rosa Parks Child Care) 

Joey G. Ilori (School Secretary - BAHS) 

Lance James (Asst. Theater Manager - BHS) 

Janice Johnson (I.A. - Franklin Early Childhood) 

Diana Kearns (Food Service Asst. - BHS) 

Rodney Lewis (Custodian - BHS) 

Kristen Lono (Teacher - Emerson) 

Karen Matza (Teacher - Malcolm X) 

Linda Molina-Roach (I.A. - Cragmont) 

Isabel Parra (Clerical Asst. - Adult School) 

Patricia Preston (School Safety Officer - King) 

Vivian Robinson (Food Service Satellite Operator - Malcolm X) 

Mahalia Ryba (Teacher - Malcolm X) 

Elaine Sanders (Account Clerk - Transportation) 

Roseann Santa Cruz (Teacher - Jefferson) 

Mary Beth Sonnenberg (Teacher - King)  

Betty Spillman (School Safety Officer - BHS) 

Loretta Stanton (I.A. - Hopkins) 

Dona Suzuki (Teacher - John Muir) 

Barbara Vogel (Teacher - John Muir) 

Dana Wahlberg (Teacher - Oxford) 

Leila Washington (I.A. - BHS) 

Laura Gorton West (Teacher - Cragmont) 

La Rue Weston (Food Service Asst. - Willard) 

Ethel Wiley (I.A. - BHS) 

Patricia Wilkins (Clerical Asst. - Willard) 

Lodee Williams (Food Service Satellite Operator - Longfellow) 

David Wilson (Custodian - BHS) 

Kevin Wooldridge (Principal - Thousand Oaks) 

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15 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Rosie Lee Adams (Inst. Tech. - TLTC) 

Anita Baker (Program Supervisor - ECE) 

Cynthia Bella (School Bus Driver - Transportation) 

Heidi Boley (Teacher - BHS) 

Lorna Brand (I.A. - Jefferson) 

Matthew Bremer (Teacher - BHS) 

Wendell Brooks (Teacher - BHS) 

Marilyn Bruno (Teacher - Washington) 

Candyce Cannon (Teacher - Malcolm X) 

Yvonne Cooper (Speech Therapist - Rosa Parks) 

Josephine Crochet (I.A. - Rosa Parks Child Care) 

Jennifer Curtis (School Secretary - Rosa Parks) 

Juan Dolorfino (Custodian - BAHS) 

Cheri Dutiel (I.A. - Thousand Oaks) 

Wendy Fong (Teacher - Jefferson) 

Barbara Foster (Teacher - Malcolm X) 

Gerry Furuzawa (School Secretary - John Muir) 

Carol Gamblin (Teacher - Washington) 

Theresa Gerritz (Resource Specialist - King) 

Ann Gilbert (Teacher - Rosa Parks) 

Michael Grossman (I.A. - Hopkins) 

Michael Hassett (English Department Chair - BHS) 

Joan Horikoshi (Teacher - BHS) 

Marie Hunter (Teacher - Hopkins) 

Willie Jackson (Driver Trainer - Transportation) 

Earl Jenkins (Custodian - LeConte) 

Theresa Leader (I.A. - LeConte) 

Nancy Mar (Teacher - Cragmont) 

Tonie-Lynn McCoy (I.A. - BHS) 

Mary Ough (Teacher - Washington) 

Ella Owyang (I.A. - Jefferson) 

Diana Penney (Vice Principal - King) 

Bonnie Powers (I.A. - BHS) 

Gerardo Reyes (Painter - Plant Operations) 

Louise Rosenkrantz (Teacher - Malcolm X 

Samuel Scott (General Maintenance Worker - Plant Operations) 

Nancy Silver (Teacher - Cragmont) 

Thomas Spores (School Bus Driver - Transportation) 

Andre Todd (Custodian - BHS) 

John L. Williams (Student Service Specialist - Willard) 

Aiyanna Williams (Program Coordinator - Business Dept.) 

Michael Williams (Teacher - Willard) 

Carol Wolfley (Teacher - Thousand Oaks 

Raymond Young (Custodian - Adult School) 

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20 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Don Abare (Manager - Data Processing) 

Gayle Brown (I.A. - Malcolm X) 

Donna Chan Chu (School Secretary - LeConte) 

Melinda Cowan (I.A. Jefferson) 

Barbara Davis (Computer Operator - Data Processing) 

Deborah Falk (Library Media Tech -Emerson) 

Edna Flitcraft (I.A. - Willard) 

Cathleen Jones (Teacher - Oxford) 

Bill Liebman (Psychologist - King Child Care) 

Taeko Okamura (I.A. - King) 

Isaac Osuna-Mac (Teacher - Rosa Parks) 

Shirley Robinson (Food Service Assistant - King) 

Cynthia Simon (Senior Accountant - Accounting) 

Myretta Whitaker (School Secretary - Adult School) 

Adrienne Yank (Teacher - BHS) 

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25 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Cornelius Brown (Manager - Plant Operations) 

Virginia Chyou (I.A. - Franklin) 

Emily Guiterrez (I.A. - Oxford) 

Salvador Murillo (Attendance Specialist - Student Welfare) 

Doug Powers (Teacher - BHS) 

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30 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Jesse Anthony (Teacher - King) 

Ruthie Blacksher (Teacher King Child Care) 

Irene Brass (Teacher (Washington Extended Day) 

Joseph Brulenski (Teacher - Rosa Parks) 

Ellie Cagnina (Teacher - Cragmont) 

Patricia Culpepper (Teacher - Longfellow) 

Pauline Delgado (Resource Specialist - Oxford) 

Verda Delp (Teacher - Willard) 

Mary Ellis-Raguth (Teachers - Malcolm X) 

David Fidiam (Delivery Driver - Purchasing) 

Sarah Goldstein (Teacher - Jefferson) 

Venita Graggs (I.A. - Washington Extended Day) 

John Levy (Teacher - Adult School) 

John Martinez (Teacher - Willard) 

Eugene Nakamura (Vice Principal - Willard) 

Carole Ono (Teacher - Special Assignment) 

Joseph Romero (Teacher - BHS) 

Rosa Street (I.A. - Hopkins) 

Patricia Sutherland (Teacher - Hopkins) 

Susan Tanisawa (Teacher - Longfellow) 

Steven Teel (Teacher - BHS) 

Ernestine Troutman (Library Media Tech - BHS) 

Sandra Wood (Teacher - BAHS) 

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35 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Carolyn Adams (Teacher - LeConte) 

Carl Brush (Principal - Longfellow) 

De Ette La Rue (Teacher - Malcolm X) 

Alexander Panasenko (Teacher - BHS) 

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40 YEARS LONGEVITY 

Maruko Hiratzka (Clerical Assistant - Malcolm X)