The Board of Education on Friday, April 10 honored several Charles County
Public Schools (CCPS) employees for their years of service to the school system and children during a ceremony held at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. Honored were those employees who have contributed to the school system with careers that total 45, 40, 35, 30 or 25 years. 

Six employees were honored for 45 years of service to the school system. They
are Garnet Anderson, school counselor, John Hanson Middle School; Daniel Fenwick, truck driver, school system warehouse; Rosalee Reeves, third-grade teacher, J.P. Ryon Elementary School; Barbara Tillman, secretary to the principal, Berry Elementary School; Concitta Walls, college and career advisor, Henry E. Lackey High School; and Mary Young, accounting assistant, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building.

The Board of Education hosts a years of service ceremony annually to recognize
employees. Additionally, the Board honored 76 other CCPS employees with 40, 35, 30 and 25 years of service.

Employees with 40 years of service are:

  • Cynthia Baker, director hearing officer/court liaison, Starkey;
  • William Fisher, fifth-grade teacher, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School;
  • Lucile Rice, instructional specialist, Piccowaxen Middle School;
  • Joseph Thomas, English teacher, La Plata High School; 
  • Mary Woodland, kindergarten instructional assistant, Arthur Middleton Elementary School.

Employees with 35 years of service are:

  • Carol Briscoe, kindergarten instructional assistant, T.C. Martin Elementary
  • School;
  • Bonnie Brown, science teacher, Milton M. Somers Middle School;
  • Joyce Campbell, gifted education resource teacher, Starkey;
  • Kim Debora Taylor, kindergarten teacher, William B. Wade Elementary School;
  • Judith Howell, mathematics teacher, La Plata;
  • Mark Howell, social studies teacher, Westlake High School;
  • Drew Jepsky, director of instructional assessment, Starkey;
  • Paul Jones, maintenance worker, Radio Station Road Annex Building;
  • Mary McCauley, kindergarten teacher, Martin;
  • Varlenia McCoy-Scott, business education teacher, Lackey;
  • Diane Morgan, language arts teacher, Hanson;
  • Sylvia Neale, kindergarten instructional assistant, Mary B. Neal Elementary
  • School;
  • Shirley Olup, kindergarten instructional assistant, Walter J. Mitchell Elementary
  • School;
  • Debra Patterson, kindergarten teacher, Mitchell;
  • Anita Riggans, special education teacher, General Smallwood Middle School; 
  • Jane Thoman, specialist in mathematics, Starkey.

Employees with 30 years of service are:

  • Sandy Andrews, secretary to the principal, Gale-Bailey Elementary School;
  • Carolyn Crouse, food service manager, Neal;
  • Marsha Dawes, special education instructional assistant, Thomas Stone High
  • School;
  • Mary Downs, business education teacher, Lackey;
  • Shirley Farren, secretary, Radio Station Road Annex I Building;
  • Linda Hollomon, fifth-grade teacher, Malcolm Elementary School;
  • Richard Kelly, special education teacher, Mattawoman Middle School;
  • Clifford Nagle, athletic director, La Plata;
  • Vivian Nelson, special education teacher, Stone;
  • Pomie Radcliff, physical education teacher, Mary H. Matula Elementary School;
  • Louis Sweetney, building service assistant manager, North Point High School;
  • Joy Thompson, middle school reading teacher, Somers.

Employees with 25 years of service are:

  • Hassan Adeeb, social studies teacher, Westlake;
  • Bonnetta Adeeb, special education teacher, Stone;
  • Theresa Alo, art teacher, North Point;
  • Joanne Anderson, media instructional assistant, Ryon;
  • Kimberly Bean, first-grade teacher, William A. Diggs Elementary School;
  • Jody Beard, reading kindergarten instructional assistant, Indian Head Elementary
  • School;
  • Carol Brock, reading middle school instructional assistant, Somers;
  • Debra Calvert, principal, Dr. James Craik Elementary School;
  • Valerie Chase, second-grade teacher, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School;
  • Elaine Coombs, special education teacher, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
  • Elementary School;
  • Jacqueline Couvillon, vice principal, Martin;
  • Paul Dunlevy, elementary science teacher, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary
  • School;
  • Linda Dunlevy, language arts teacher, Matthew Henson Middle School;
  • Ann Fabian, job placement technical specialist, Robert D. Stethem Educational
  • Center;
  • Karen Fowler, pupil personnel worker, Starkey;
  • Dorothy Gannon, elementary science teacher, Eva Turner Elementary School;
  • Debra Gent, pupil personnel worker, Starkey;
  • Bridgette Greathouse, food service worker, Somers;
  • Kerry Grosche, auto collision repair teacher, North Point;
  • James Gross, building service worker, Berry;
  • John Haldeman, art teacher, Wade;
  • Pamela Hawkins, building service manager, Higdon;
  • Nancy Jeffrey, German teacher, Stone;
  • Linda Keyton, third-grade teacher, Wade;
  • Carrie Lamb, instructional resource teacher, Brown;
  • Donald Layton, physical education teacher, Lackey;
  • Mary Long, vice principal, Ryon;
  • Janet Lutz, third-grade teacher, Malcolm;
  • Joseph McMahan, third-grade teacher, Brown;
  • Cynthia McRoy, fixed asset/purchasing analyst, Starkey;
  • Amy Miller, reading resource teacher, Mattawoman;
  • Kathy Perriello, principal, Smallwood;
  • Linnea Proctor, building service manager, Mitchell;
  • Karen Robertson, secretary to the principal, Diggs;
  • Christina Saylor, secretary, La Plata;
  • Joy Sheff, secretary, Gale-Bailey;
  • Thomas Smallwood, building service assistant manager, Brown;
  • Patricia Trader, pre-school instructional assistant, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary
  • School;
  • Wendy Wenk, food service worker, La Plata;
  • Stephanie Wesolowski, principal, Theodore G. Davis Middle School;
  • Deanna Wheeler, elementary science teacher, J.C. Parks Elementary School;
  • Olivia Willis, second-grade teacher, Brown;
  • Thadine Wright, principal, Parks.