Austin ISD's 2024 Retirement Celebration
We are excited to express our heartfelt gratitude and admiration to all of our esteemed colleagues retiring this year. Our incredible journey here at Austin Independent School District is continually shaped and driven by the dedicated people who serve our district, students, and community.
Thank you for your many years of dedication, service, and care. You have not only shaped the Austin ISD of today but have also helped set the course for its future. We wish each of you joy, relaxation, and fulfillment in your well-deserved retirement. Your extraordinary service will always be remembered, and we know your influence will continue to be felt for many generations to come.
Congratulations on your retirement! This is your time to celebrate the wonderful career you've had with us, and we are delighted to celebrate with you.
May 20, 2024
The numbers are in and we have... 259 retirees with 5,199 combined years of service with 6 retiring employees with over 40 years of service.
| Retirees by Position/Location | Number of Retirees |
|---|---|
| Teachers | 103 |
| Librarians | 4 |
| Counselors | 4 |
| Teacher Assistants | 15 |
| Campus Administrators | 10 |
| Central Offices | 27 |
| Custodians | 24 |
| Transportation | 15 |
| Food Service | 16 |
| Service Center | 8 |
| Police | 3 |
| Campus Support Staff | 22 |
A huge congratulations, thank you, and best wishes for the next adventure to our 2023–24 AISD Retirees!
2023–24 Retirees
| Name | Campus/Department | Years With AISD |
|---|---|---|
|
Jackie Adelmann |
Special Ed Eval |
4 |
|
Norberta Aguilar |
Service Center |
40 |
|
Robin Alkek |
Special Ed Eval |
6 |
|
Daniel Almodovar |
Transportation |
16 |
|
Katherine Alvarado-Romero |
Crockett ECHS |
26 |
|
Mary Alvirez |
Assoc Sup - Elem |
32 |
|
Sofia Amaro |
Service Center |
18 |
|
Alma Andrade |
Food Service |
30 |
|
Michele Andrade |
Crockett ECHS |
26 |
|
Maria Andre |
Wooldridge EL |
4 |
|
Floretta Andrews |
Bailey Middle |
29 |
|
Terry Argersinger |
Williams EL |
2 |
|
Frank Arispe |
Transportation |
27 |
|
Marian Arispe |
Transportation |
24 |
|
Neraida Arispe |
Food Service |
18 |
|
Theresa Arocha-Gill |
Special Education |
3 |
|
Veronica Ashton |
Davis EL |
19 |
|
Abel Aviles |
Service Center |
20 |
|
Alicia Balbuena |
Food Service |
13 |
|
Tammy Ballard |
McCallum H S |
8 |
|
Karen Barnes Ullrich |
Transportation |
31 |
|
Alma Barrera |
Wooldridge EL |
18 |
|
Amy Bearfield |
Lamar Middle |
25 |
|
Kathleen Bernard |
Cunningham EL |
33 |
|
Rosa Bosquez |
Palm EL |
36 |
|
Sheryl Bowie |
Brown EL |
30 |
|
Willis Brock |
Crockett Early College |
10 |
|
Gerald Brush |
Murchison Middle |
5 |
|
Robert Bullington |
Davis EL |
2 |
|
Mark Burkhalter |
Kocurek EL |
8 |
|
Martha Burnett |
Navarro Early College |
22 |
|
Rachel Burrow |
Garza Independence H |
6 |
|
Manuela Cadena |
Service Center |
18 |
|
Roy Cameron |
Service Center |
36 |
|
Donna Caraway |
Information System |
6 |
|
Annabell Carmichael |
Perez EL |
24 |
|
Timothy Carrington |
Network Support |
27 |
|
Yvette Carroll |
Lively Middle |
31 |
|
Estrella Cases |
Ridgetop EL |
27 |
|
Martha Castillo |
Langford EL |
21 |
|
Barbara Cauthen |
Akins H S |
6 |
|
Verda Clay |
Transportation |
28 |
|
Tina Coba |
Overton EL |
10 |
|
Rose Coleman |
Comm Ed - Aft Sch |
27 |
|
Annie Collier |
Contract & Procurement |
12 |
|
James Cook |
Network Support |
7 |
|
John Cotter |
Anderson H S |
17 |
|
Kathleen Coulehan |
Sanchez EL |
1 |
|
Shelly Cox |
Lee EL |
30 |
|
Jose Cueva Cosios |
Transportation |
3 |
|
Mary Currier |
Ridgetop EL |
33 |
|
Shirley Cyphers |
Transportation |
17 |
|
Malcolm Davidson |
Akins H S |
7 |
|
Krista Davis |
Hill EL |
27 |
|
Benita De Garza |
Food Service |
26 |
|
Rocio Delgado |
Service Center |
24 |
|
Kristin Donahue |
Mills EL |
30 |
|
Heather Doyle |
Summitt EL |
31 |
|
Ann Dragoo |
Austin H S |
17 |
|
Billy Dragoo |
Austin H S |
31 |
|
Jennifer Dunn |
Northeast Early |
1 |
|
Teresa Duran |
Service Center |
16 |
|
Carye Edelman |
Special Education |
45 |
|
Aimee Edwards |
Davis EL |
25 |
|
Elise Edwards |
Mills EL |
22 |
|
Patricia Ellis |
Bailey Middle |
1 |
|
Juanita Esquivel |
Travis Early College H |
12 |
|
Becky Fancher |
Anderson H S |
26 |
|
Jason Farr |
Anderson H S |
26 |
|
Aurora Flores-Wolsky |
Kealing Middle |
26 |
|
Frank Fuller |
Construction |
13 |
|
Roy Garcia |
Service Center |
11 |
|
Yvonne Garcia |
Casey EL |
31 |
|
Claudia Gibson |
Crockett Early College |
14 |
|
Deborah Gipson |
Comm Ed - Aft Sch |
19 |
|
Perry Giuffre |
District Police |
26 |
|
Anita Glass |
Summitt EL |
5 |
|
Shauna Goldstein |
Doss EL |
6 |
|
Maria Gomez |
Food Service |
25 |
|
Maria Gomez |
Pickle EL |
18 |
|
Elsa Gonzales |
Service Center |
22 |
|
Jennifer Gonzalez |
Ortega EL |
5 |
|
Monica Gonzalez |
Assoc Sup - Elem |
25 |
|
Leticia Gonzalez Haro |
Padron EL |
8 |
|
Pamela Goodman |
Padron EL |
22 |
|
Charlene Gordon |
Jordan EL |
24 |
|
Kristina Grandinetti-Johnson |
Bowie H S |
27 |
|
Roger Grape |
Blackshear EL |
11 |
|
Josefina Guido |
Food Service |
22 |
|
Ligia Gutierrez |
Transportation |
28 |
|
Victoria Gutierrez |
Service Center |
23 |
|
Rhonda Halliburton |
Oak Springs EL |
22 |
|
Norene Hameed |
Transportation |
36 |
|
Laura Hammill |
Travis Early College H |
24 |
|
Cathryn Harris |
Summitt EL |
44 |
|
Joseph Harsh |
Travis Early College H |
22 |
|
Martha Hernandez |
Food Service |
17 |
|
Rebecca Hernandez |
Webb Middle |
28 |
|
Donald Herod |
Brentwood EL |
17 |
|
Constance Hicks |
Kocurek EL |
32 |
|
Gilbert Hicks |
Elementary Academics |
30 |
|
Kristina Higgins |
Baranoff EL |
22 |
|
Edward Hill |
Technology Integration |
15 |
|
Richard Holloway |
Technology Integration |
26 |
|
Leonard Hudson |
Career and Tech |
6 |
|
Michelle Huerta |
Gorzycki Middle |
27 |
|
Claudia Jackson |
Widen EL |
24 |
|
James Jackson |
Bailey Middle |
9 |
|
Josefina Jaimes |
Service Center |
27 |
|
Robert James |
Service Center Bldg & |
24 |
|
Elizabeth Jenkins |
Austin H S |
29 |
|
Pamela Jessie |
Alternative Learning |
34 |
|
Larry Johnson |
Paredes Middle |
27 |
|
Christie Jones |
Alternative Learning |
8 |
|
Gordon Jones |
Summitt EL |
25 |
|
Shu-Mei Juang |
Food Service |
20 |
|
Kimberly Kehoe |
Baranoff EL |
20 |
|
Victoria Kelly |
Advanced Academics |
18 |
|
Rita Kibbie |
District Police |
6 |
|
Teresa Kincaid |
Cowan EL |
14 |
|
Sandra Knight |
Anderson H S |
1 |
|
Paul Kretchmer |
Visual Arts |
20 |
|
Joyce Kroon |
Austin St Hospital |
36 |
|
Margaret Langley |
Richards Sch Young |
31 |
|
Cynthia Laughorn |
Transportation |
19 |
|
Manuel Leal |
Transportation |
21 |
|
Catherine Lehman |
Clayton EL |
30 |
|
Linda Leiva De Zecena |
Houston EL |
12 |
|
Aurora Leon |
Service Center |
20 |
|
Jane Lionberger |
Special Education |
17 |
|
Irma Lira |
Contract & |
8 |
|
Lisa Llanos Garcia |
Service Center |
15 |
|
Lea Lopez |
Austin H S |
23 |
|
Elba Lopez-Mascorro |
Food Service |
19 |
|
Bryan Lott |
Service Center |
37 |
|
Anastacia Luna |
Service Center |
23 |
|
Eva Luna-Belmares |
Service Center |
42 |
|
Rhonda Lyon |
Gullett EL |
28 |
|
Betty Magill |
Austin H S |
4 |
|
Maria Mares |
Kocurek EL |
20 |
|
Karen Marshall |
Brentwood EL |
13 |
|
Maureen Marshall |
Brown EL |
26 |
|
Eduarda Martinez |
Service Center |
22 |
|
Everardo Martinez |
Service Center Bldg & |
20 |
|
Maria Martinez |
Service Center |
32 |
|
Francisco Martinez-Cavazos |
Andrews EL |
19 |
|
Coleen Mastrianni |
Walnut Creek EL |
27 |
|
Carolyn McDonald |
Mills EL |
19 |
|
Nancy McElaney |
Rodriguez EL |
16 |
|
Amy McFadden |
St Elmo EL |
27 |
|
Julie Meacham |
Winn Montessori |
28 |
|
Diana Mendoza |
Finance |
22 |
|
Rafael Mendoza |
Guerrero-Thompson |
1 |
|
Carrie Miller |
Small Middle |
29 |
|
Ayde Mireles |
Sanchez EL |
32 |
|
Cathryn Mitchell |
Gorzycki Middle |
32 |
|
Robert Mize |
Service Center |
19 |
|
Raul Molina |
Service Center Bldg & |
9 |
|
Amy Montalvo |
Baranoff EL |
28 |
|
Susan Montana |
Overton EL |
20 |
|
Virginia Morales |
Brown EL |
29 |
|
Christine Moreno |
Wooten EL |
17 |
|
Tena Morphis Pinion |
McCallum H S |
14 |
|
Leslie Morton |
Patton EL |
5 |
|
Kathryn Moten |
Navarro Early College |
39 |
|
Ann Murillo |
Hart EL |
18 |
|
Diane Newberry |
McCallum H S |
15 |
|
Diana Newport |
Andrews EL |
3 |
|
Michelle Noid |
Bryker Woods EL |
25 |
|
Eleanor Nordyke |
Davis EL |
18 |
|
Holly Norris |
Menchaca EL |
29 |
|
Elizabeth Northcutt-Benson |
Lively Middle |
23 |
|
Staci Nowakowski-Grimm |
Oak Hill EL |
24 |
|
Guadalupe Ochoa |
Student Support |
27 |
|
Rosalind Oliphant |
Sadler Means YWLA |
15 |
|
Marina Olvera |
Webb Middle |
6 |
|
Barbara Ortiz |
Brown EL |
11 |
|
Jacobo Ortiz |
Service Center |
14 |
|
Ramiro Ortiz |
Service Center Bldg & Grounds |
21 |
|
Thelma Ortiz |
Uphaus Early |
15 |
|
Nicole Osborne |
Bryker Woods EL |
2 |
|
Juana Osorio De Perez |
Food Service |
17 |
|
Gay Owen |
Bailey Middle |
34 |
|
Deolar Owens |
Food Service |
20 |
|
Karen Owens |
Special Ed Eval |
21 |
|
Susan Padilla |
Pleasant Hill EL |
30 |
|
Frank Paige |
District Police |
6 |
|
Ray Paiz |
Service Center Bldg & Grounds |
16 |
|
Shawn Paladino |
Akins H S |
23 |
|
Linda Pantoja |
Uphaus Early |
28 |
|
Heather Parmelee |
Kocurek EL |
26 |
|
Marsha Parris |
Paredes Middle |
3 |
|
Eric Perkins |
Baldwin EL |
2 |
|
Mireya Perkins |
Baldwin EL |
2 |
|
Jan Peterson |
Boone EL |
14 |
|
Michael Pettebone |
Information |
11 |
|
Paul Pew |
McCallum H S |
17 |
|
Leann Pigulski |
Special Education |
8 |
|
Suzanne Plyler |
Mathews EL |
20 |
|
Oralia Ponce |
Service Center |
21 |
|
David Pope |
Covington Middle |
33 |
|
Ramona Pope |
Small Middle |
13 |
|
Lewis Price |
Highland Park EL |
26 |
|
Guadalupe Quinonez |
Transportation |
36 |
|
Dora Quiroz |
Odom EL |
24 |
|
Eliseo Ramos |
Langford EL |
7 |
|
Eliseo Realzola |
Transportation |
30 |
|
Lucy Rodriguez |
Food Service |
17 |
|
Susana Rodriguez |
Cook EL |
18 |
|
Omero Romero |
Bedichek Middle |
34 |
|
Elsa Ruelas-Mendoza |
Guerrero-Thompson EL |
34 |
|
Elizabeth Ruiz |
Pillow EL |
27 |
|
Maria Ruiz |
Service Center |
16 |
|
Becky Sampson |
Cunningham EL |
22 |
|
Leonor Sanchez |
Bear Creek EL |
2 |
|
Maria Sanchez De Ybanez |
Food Service |
12 |
|
Maria Sanchez-Contreras |
Service Center |
16 |
|
Josie Santiago |
Bowie H S |
16 |
|
John Sayce |
Akins H S |
12 |
|
Norma Scarcliff |
Winn Montessori |
1 |
|
Patricia Seyfarth |
Blazier EL |
11 |
|
William Sharp |
Transportation |
20 |
|
Lola Shores |
HUB |
9 |
|
Gennell Shuler |
Jordan EL |
2 |
|
Deborah Sims |
Northeast Early |
10 |
|
Joseph Slapak |
Kealing Middle |
18 |
|
Hirma Soto |
Service Center |
6 |
|
Anita Strickland-Reams |
Eastside Early College |
5 |
|
James Sturdivant |
Service Center Bldg & Grounds |
14 |
|
Jane Tackett |
Baranoff EL |
33 |
|
Francisca Tamayo |
Transportation |
24 |
|
Roy Tambunga |
Akins H S |
31 |
|
Maria Torres |
Linder EL |
22 |
|
Martha Torres |
Galindo EL |
27 |
|
Miguel Trevino |
Crockett Early College |
27 |
|
Collins Van Nort |
Barton Hills EL |
42 |
|
Gisela Vazquez |
Food Service |
24 |
|
Elena Velazquez |
Food Service |
20 |
|
Celia Venegas |
Bailey Middle |
46 |
|
Angelina Villela |
Food Service |
26 |
|
Linda Vo |
Walnut Creek EL |
19 |
|
Gloria Waegerle |
Akins H S |
22 |
|
Virginia Wahlers |
Casey EL |
25 |
|
James Walker |
Service Center Bldg & |
22 |
|
Stacy Webster |
Austin H S |
30 |
|
Patricia Werner |
Physical Education |
23 |
|
Elvia Whitten |
Sanchez EL |
26 |
|
Ruth Widner |
Bowie H S |
29 |
|
Michelle Williams |
Service Center |
24 |
|
Lynn Williamson |
Allison EL |
6 |
|
Betty Willoughby |
Casey EL |
35 |
|
James Winder |
Northeast Early |
6 |
|
Denise Wolfe |
Bryker Woods EL |
18 |
|
Teri Wood |
Child Study Systems |
26 |
|
Theresa Wood |
Brentwood EL |
26 |
|
Pamela Wozniak |
Summitt EL |
7 |
|
Carmen Zamora |
Akins H S |
28 |
|
Helen Zimmer |
Maplewood EL |
20 |
|
Nancy Zuraitis |
Bowie H S |
25 |