Chamber honors local educators at Education & Business Partnership Breakfast

On Friday, August 17, the Chamber held its 27th Annual Education & Business Partnership Breakfast at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa. Pacific Gas & Electric, the event's Gold Star Sponsor, demonstrated a tremendous level of commitment to education and our community by granting $15,000 for the Excellence in Education Awards, money that went directly to award recipients in support of their classroom and school projects.

The honorees and Excellence in Education award winners at the 27th Annual Education & Business Partnership Breakfast. View more photos of this event in our photo album.

Honorees and "Excellence in Education" Award Winners

Pre-School Level

Matilde Cancino, Community Action Partnership Head Start

Award Winner: Nancy Johnson, Community Action Partnership Head Start

Martha Delgado de Molinar, Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County (4Cs)

Carolina Ochoa, Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County (4Cs)

Elementary Level

Ana Maria Spiker, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Virginia Pressler, Austin Creek Elementary School

Kim Palmer, Bellevue Elementary School

Award Winner: Lynn Duri,Albert F. Biella Elementary School

Robin Graefen, Binkley Elementary School

Pam Morris, Brook Hill Elementary School

Award Winner: Katherine Gillespie, Doyle Park Elementary School

Robert Oliver, Helen Lehman Elementary School

Robert Lipman, Hidden Valley Elementary School

Debra Regan, Hidden Valley Satellite School

Suzanne Bethel, Kawana Elementary School

Patricia Bell, Luther Burbank Elementary School

Amy Wiese, Madrone Elementary School

Sally McDaniel, Meadow View Elementary School

Lisa Ramsey, James Monroe Elementary School

Sandy Pawek, Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts

Janel Sugiyama, Sequoia Elementary School

Laura Quartiers, Spring Creek Elementary School

Debra Inman, Steele Lane Elementry School

Margaret Close, Taylor Mountain Elementary School

Patty Schirle, Village Elementary School

Nicki Hughes, Whited Elemtentary School

Middle School Level

Maria Franey, Hilliard Comstock Middle School

Michael Mentch, Hilliard Comstock Middle School

Weslynn Finfrock, Herbert Slater Middle School

Nikki Kumasaka, Herbert Slater Middle School

Award Winner: Gee Gee Connel, Lawrence Cook Middle School

Lisa Moore, Lawrence Cook Middle School

Cassie Kubiak, Rincon Valley Middle School

Penny Sirota, Rincon Valley Middle School

Monica Franey, Santa Rosa Middle School

Marilyn Wheatley, Santa Rosa Middle School

High School Level

Mike Healy, Cardinal Newman High School

Lisa Quinn, Cardinal Newman High School

Brian Halloran, Elsie Allen High School

Kelly Mackura, Elsie Allen High School

Bob Grove, Maria Carrillo High School

Marie Speaks, Maria Carrillo High School

BJ Kowal, Montgomery High School

Nina Petersen, Montgomery High School

Award Winner: Andrea Correia, Piner High School

Karen Coster, Piner High School

Jessica Cole, Ridgway High School

Emily White, Roseland University Prep

Award Winner: Dave Franzman, Santa Rosa High School

Bambi Isetta, Santa Rosa High School

Higher Education – Two Year

Award Winner: Ryan Donham, Empire College

Karen Walker, Santa Rosa Junior College

Higher Education – Four Year

Award Winner: Adam Brown, Esq., Empire College School of Law

Dr. Maureen Buckley, Sonoma State University

Dr. Steven Farmer, Sonoma State University

Joan Sullivan, University of San Francisco