Two staff members at East Cobb schools have been named among the Classified Employees of the Year by the Cobb County School District.
Suzanne Alea, a secretary at Tritt Elementary School, and Sprayberry High School clerk Beth Gibeaut were among those honored at a CCSD luncheon Tuesday at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta.
Alea was the overall Cobb schools recipient for elementary schools, while Gibeaut was similarly chosen at the high school level.
The other school-level recipient is Janice Frost, a paraprofessional at McClure Middle School. Sandra Oliver, a secretary in the school leadership department, was named the Central Office recipient.
Cobb schools honors non-teaching employees who include clerks, secretaries, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, custodians, librarians, cafeteria workers, bookkeepers, police officers and others.
Here’s what CCSD is sharing about the two East Cobb winners:
“The Elementary Level winner from Tritt Elementary School has served Cobb students, staff and parents for 13 years. Suzanne Alea is the ‘face’ of her school and is described as a source of patience and kindness.”
“The High School CEOTY, Beth Gibeaut, has transformed and improved the attendance office at Sprayberry High School. She’s described as having a positive influence on the entire school, and even in the most stressful situations, she communicates with grace and poise.”
The other classified employees of the year at East Cobb schools are as follows:
- Addison ES: Kathy Matyus, Kindergarten parapro;
- Bells Ferry ES: Lynne Holland, secretary;
- Blackwell ES: Mandy Roberson, moderate intellectual disability parapro;
- Brumby ES: Marie Gatz, clerk;
- Daniell MS: Stacy Meriaux, PPO clerk;
- Davis ES: Marina Morris, bookkeeper;
- Dickerson MS: Lauren Seckman, PPO clerk;
- Dodgen MS: Sara Khosravi, media/special ed parapro;
- East Cobb MS: Michelle Smith, cafe manager;
- East Side ES: Kristin Cronk, food service manager;
- Eastvalley ES: Kendall Deshotels, special ed parapro;
- Garrison Mill ES: Mary-Kathryn Trichell, bookkeeper;
- Hightower Trail MS: Ally Thackston, special ed parapro;
- Keheley ES: Bill Glass, custodian;
- Kell HS: Michelle Capucci, clerk;
- Kincaid ES: Kim Masters, physical education parapro;
- Lassiter HS: Sara Basier, clerk;
- Mabry MS: Debbie Dempsey, PPO clerk;
- McCleskey MS: Rebecca Slade, nurse;
- Mt. Bethel ES: Cherie Vodopia, secretary;
- Mountain View ES: Teri Benoit, special ed parapro;
- Murdock ES: Jennifer Gettys, bookkeeper;
- Nicholson ES: Jill Colacicco, clerk;
- Pope HS: June Wilson, custodian;
- Powers Ferry ES: Anna Christina Clinton, parent liaison;
- Rocky Mount ES: Lisa Dick, specialist parapro;
- Sedalia Park ES: Rhonda Hester, kindergarten parapro;
- Shallowford Falls ES: Moira McDonough, physical education parapro;
- Simpson MS: Laura Shutt, clerk;
- Sope Creek ES: Nancy Crenshaw, kindergarten parapro;
- Timber Ridge ES: April Harris, visually impaired parapro;
- Walton HS: Anilda Cook, scheduling clerk;
- Wheeler HS:Robert Marbach, custodian.
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