2023 Orange County
Classified School Employee
of the Year Finalists
Starting from top row, left to right: Emma Avalos, Jaime Carranza, Manjit Kaur Charais, Amira Hana, Gene Martinez, Adriana Ponce, Ed Vey, Karin Vizcaino, Josephine Walberg
The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) invites all Orange County school districts to submit nominations for the Classified School Employee of the Year (CSEY) program based on guidelines and timelines established by the California Department of Education. The goal of the program is to recognize
the professional efforts of exemplary classified employees.
Congratulations to our two California Classified School Employees of the Year. Jaime Carranza, senior warehouseman from the Anaheim Union High School District, was honored as the top employee in the in the Food and Nutrition Services category. Adriana Ponce, an office manager at Jordan Elementary School in the Lowell Joint School District, was honored as the top employee in the Clerical and Administrative Services category.
For more information, visit:
California Department of Education New Release
OCDE Newsroom
Two of the state's Classified School Employees of the Year are from Orange County
For information, please contact your school district's CSEY coordinator.
OCDE contacts:
Kristin Rigby Alicia Gonzalez
Coordinator Sr. Administrative Assistant
(714) 966-4435 (714) 966-4435
krigby@ocde.us aliciagonzalez@ocde.us
