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Congratulations to all of the Santa Ana Unified School District’s 2022 Employees of the Year, who were recognized by the Board of Education on May 10, 2022.
This year’s honorees are:
Julie Jansz-Martinez – 2023 Teacher of the Year
Cesar Vargas – 2022 Support Services Employee of the Year
Fabiola Ambriz – 2022 Clerical & Administrative Services Employee of the Year
Yvette Cortes – 2022 Paraprofessional Employee of the Year
Lorena Simerson – 2022 Food and Nutrition Services Employee of the Year
Learn more about them below:
Julie Jansz-Martinez, Teacher at Martin Elementary
Award: Teacher of the Year (OCDE Nominee)
Julie started with the District in 1997, since 1997 she has been a teacher at Martin Elementary. Ms. Jansz-Martinez has been with SAUSD for 24 years!
Cesar Vargas, Language Specialist, EL Programs
Award: Support Staff of the Year (District level)
Cesar started with the District in 2002, for 6 years he was a classified Translator/Interpreter and for the past 18 years he has been a Language Specialist. Cesar has 24 years of service!
Fabiola Ambriz, Office Manager at Martin Elementary
Award: Classified Employee of the Year: Office and Technical category (OCDE Nominee)
Fabiola started with the Santa Ana Unified School District in 1995 as a substitute Instructional Assistant. In 1996 she became an Administrative Assistant, in 1997 she became School Office Assistant and in 1999 she became the school Office Manager at Martin Elementary. Fabiola has 26 years of service!
Yvette Cortes, Library Media Technician at Santiago
Award: Classified Employee of the Year: Paraprofessional category (OCDE Nominee)
Yvette started with the District in 2009 as a Library Media Technician at Lowell Elementary from 2018 to present, she has been the Library Media Technician at Santiago Elementary. Yvette Cortes has 13 years of service!
Lorena Simerson, Nutrition Services Assistant, Century
Award: Classified Employee of the Year: Food and Nutrition Services category (County Level Winner)
Lorena Simerson started with the District in 2001 as a Nutrition Services Assistant, currently, Lorena is a Nutrition Services Assistant at Century Café. Lorena has 21 years of service! Congratulations to Lorena for being the Classified Employee of the Year for Orange County and also the District Level Winner!
