Star Awards
2025 Pearland ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year Finalists
2025 Pearland ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year Finalists
Glenda Dawson First-Year Teacher of the Year Finalists
Principals of the Year
Michael Hamann - Glenda Dawson High School
Amanda Gordon - Jamison Middle School
Campus Teachers of the Year
Andrea Fox - Carleston Elementary
Taylor Jones - Challenger Elementary
Lauren Wright - Cockrell Elementary
Keri Deborde - Harris Elementary
Aglael Rodriguez - Lawhon Elementary
Jessica Rickley - Magnolia Elementary
Leasia Teelucksingh - Massey Ranch Elementary
Eryn Morrison - Rustic Oak Elementary
Amy Haynes - Shadycrest Elementary
Amara Ghorbani - Silvercrest Elementary
Carmen Fife - Silverlake Elementary
Samantha Tollefsen - Alexander Middle School
Lindsey Kingrea - Jamison Middle School
Angela Avera - Rogers Middle School
Kasey Hart - Sablatura Middle School
Ashley Eddy - Berry Miller Junior High
Marion Clark - Pearland Junior High East
Gretchen Meyer - Pearland Junior High South
Meredith Bishop - Pearland Junior High West
Michele Gatlin - Dawson High School
Valarie Kubos - PACE Center
Ryan Johnson - Pearland High School
Chinar Talati - Turner College & Career High School
Glenda Dawson Campus First-Year Teachers
Erica Kelley - Cockrell Elementary
Cindy Sweet - Harris Elementary
Giselle Molina - Lawhon Elementary
Michelle Martinez - Magnolia Elementary
Valarie Wilkerson - Rustic Oak Elementary
Adam Maynard - Silvercrest Elementary
Alyssa Consoli - Silverlake Elementary
Jennifer Winter - Alexander Middle School
Emilie Prince - Rogers Middle School
Caitlin Chaumont - Sablatura Middle School
Kassidy Paige - Berry Miller Junior High
Brant Pembleton - Pearland Junior High East
Clay Duggan - Pearland Junior High South
Deanna Smith - Pearland Junior High West
Andrew Carter - Dawson High School
Jordan Mckendree - Pearland High School
Eddie Perez - Turner College & Career High School
Bilingual/ESL Teachers of the Year
Evelyn Suarez - Carleston Elementary
Carmelen Faria De Valecillos - Jamison Middle School
Umarani Natarajan - Dawson High School
Paraprofessionals of the Year
Kaycee Deckard - Carleston Elementary
Kaitlin Pederson - Challenger Elementary
Lisa Nazario -Cockrell Elementary
Jovita Bugarin - Harris Elementary
Veronica Velazquez-Cuellar - Lawhon Elementary
Evelyn Peters - Magnolia Elementary
Shanna Harris - Massey Ranch Elementary
Angela Sluss - Rustic Oak Elementary
Melanie Branstetter - Shadycrest Elementary
Kristin Fowles - Silvercrest Elementary
Jacob Dubois - Silverlake Elementary
Brittany Reed - Alexander Middle School
Blanca Maldonado - Jamison Middle School
Daelyn Heaps - Rogers Middle School
Amanda Fletcher - Berry Miller Junior High
Elizabeth Powell - Pearland Junior High East
Anthea Clarke-Headley - Pearland Junior High South
Serena Mcclam - Pearland Junior High West
Joni Cantu - Dawson High School
Gylles Landry - PACE Center
Stacey Stanton - Pearland High School
Beverly Suggs - Turner College & Career High School
Employees of the Year
Yesenia Quiroz - Food Service
Javier Roman - Maintenance
Maria Huerta - Operations
Cynthia Rosas - Transportation
Martha Stanley - ESC
Retirees
Brigitte Bernal - Massey Ranch Elementary
Joseph Betters - Dawson High School
Deidre Brady - Dawson High School
Cindy Brown - ESC
Stephen Buckelew - Pearland High School
Melissa Collins - Pearland Junior High South
Maria Duron - Pearland Junior High South
Elizabeth Fitlow - Pearland Junior High East
Teresa Foster - Rogers Middle School
Sonia Gonzalez - Cockrell Elementary
Sandra Helton - Massey Ranch Elementary
Xochil Hinshaw - Pearland Junior High South
Glen Johnson - Pearland High School
Lafonda Johnson - Dawson High School
Paige Jones - Pearland Junior High East
Scott Kilbourn - Transportation
Patricia Lee - Cockrell Elementary
Mary Lowry - Harris Elementary
Patti Loya - Carleston Elementary
Melissa Macias - Dawson High School
Kim Mcnamara - Pearland High School
Christi Merritt - Harris Elementary
Chenda Moore - ESC
Patricia Ney - Pearland High School
Brenda O'Banion - ESC
Esmeralda Orozco - Sablatura Middle School
Alison Palermo - Silverlake Elementary
Alicia Pratt - Turner CCHS
Nancy Ramos - PACE Center
Charles Richard - Turner CCHS
Maria Rivera - Lawhon Elementary
Homie Rowe - Pearland Junior High East
Dawn Sanders - Pearland Junior High South
Rodolfo Segura - Pearland High School
Robert Sims - ESC
Steven Stapleton - Alexander Middle School
Amador Solis - Maintenance
Jesse Tillis - Sablatura Middle School
Jose Tovar - Pearland Junior High West
Carla Walters - Turner CCHS
Erin Watts - Pearland Junior High West
Donna White - Pearland Junior High West
Lisa White - Jamison Middle School
Consuelo Zavala De Vega - Alexander Middle School