Kane County Educator of the Year nominees announced

Thirty-one people have been nominated for Kane County Educator of the Year awards. The awards banquet is May 6 at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.

The awards are presented by the Kane County Regional Office of Education.

Retiring educators will also be honored.

Local nominating committees consisting of teachers and administrators made the nominations.

The nominees are:

Private school

Jennifer Antonson, Mooseheart, private/parochial schoolteacher.

Elementary teacher

Brenda Mendoza, Greenman; Ann M. Johnson, Hermes; Janice Jay Carbary, Prairie View; Denise M. Hobbs, Richmond; and Sandra Klein, Coleman.

Middle school

Daven A. Carlson, Rotolo; Lesley L. Beary, Waldo; Charri A. Trembley, Harter; and Julie Cesaroni, Geneva Middle School South.

High school

Julie Pheney, St. Charles North; Gerald M. Powers, St. Charles East; Cheryl Dispensa, Geneva; Shane Gillespie, East Aurora; Darlene Guyett, Central; and

Doug Ecker, Kaneland.

Special educator

Walter Zimmer, Louise White Elementary School; Crystal Cepek, Simmons Middle School; Therese L. Bauer, Prairie View Grade School; Julia S. Cloat, Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School; Brandon Fox, Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary School; and Michael Glabinski, Mid-Valley Cooperative.

Support staff

Jane Handley, St. Charles North; Mickey Holsteen, Geneva Middle School South; Irma E. Yanez, Brady Elementary; Mary Dudek, Gilberts Elementary; Carrie Fulk, Howard B. Thomas Elementary; and Noe Malagon, Kaneland John Stewart.

Administrator

Karen Hart, Rollins Elementary; Kenneth Arndt, Dundee Unit District 300; and

Audra Christenson, St. Charles North.