Blue Watershed Classrooms Showcase

Teachers have also chosen to complete additional Environmental Action Projects including: 

• Five Rs poster presentations to buddy classes and families 
• Zero-Waste lunch, picnic or class party events 
• Buddy class trash clean-up events 
• Nature-Based Field Trips with trash clean-up projects 
• Schoolwide outreach projects, for example, starting a Green Team, or organizing a schoolwide trash clean-up project.

We proudly recognize the following teachers for their commitment to Environmental Education and to the Blue Watershed Classrooms program:

Alameda

• Alexandra Wanigatunga at Love Elementary School
• Amy Miller at Ruby-Bridges Elementary School
• Colleen Paltrineri at Frank Otis Elementary School
• Eva Cohen at Paden Elementary School
• Gabrielle LoParo at Frank Otis Elementary School
• Glenn Aitkens at Edison Elementary School 
• Greg Kontzer at Franklin Elementary School
• Jennifer Howell at Edison Elementary School 
• Joanna Katz at Paden Elementary School
• Jodi Barzelatto at Franklin Elementary School
• Kristen Galvez at Frank Otis Elementary School
• Liz Struble at Amelia Earhart Elementary School
• Maya Porter at Love Elementary School
• Melodi Vincent at Bay Farm Elementary School 
• Tara Yudenfreund at Maya Lin Elementary School
• Rachel Yuen at Amelia Earhart Elementary School
• Samantha Lee at Ruby Bridges Elementary School
• Scott Hixton at Love Elementary School
• Serena Kielty at Paden Elementary School
• Sharon Jackson at Maya Lin Elementary School
• Susan Isola at Edison Elementary School 

Alameda County Unincorporated Cities

• Keith Brazil at Castro Valley Elementary School
• Melissa Catalano at Castro Valley Elementary School

Antioch

• Aradhana Sooch at Belshaw Elementary School 
• Jean Deas at Belshaw Elementary School
• Kay Kim at Fremont Elementary School
• Gabriela Gonzales at Jack London Elementary School
• Mike Spence at Belshaw Elementary School
• Shelly Underwood at Belshaw Elementary School 

Berkeley

• Adria Rosen at Cragmont Elementary School
• Becky Lum at Rosa Parks Elementary School
• Brook Pessin Whedbee at Rosa Parks Elementary School
• Elisa Litsky at Oxford Elementary School
• Jennifer Gillis at Thousand Oaks Elementary School
• Hazelle Fortich at Thousand Oaks Elementary School
• Liza Young at Ruth Acty Elementary School
• Marvin Reed at Rosa Parks Elementary School 
• Mia Parsons at Malcolm X Elementary School
• Negar Eghtessadi-Reed at Rosa Parks Elementary School
• Rivka Mason at Malcolm X Elementary School
• Sumita Soni at Berkeley Arts Magnet School

Danville

• Colin Ritchie at Greenbrook Elementary School 
• Pamela Vamvouris at Greenbrook Elementary School 

Dublin

• Dayna Tutino at John Green Elementary School 

El Cerrito

• Jennifer Kelso at Fairmont Elementary School
• Juliet Jamsheed at Madera Elementary School
• Karley Umoru at Fairmont Elementary School
• Sarah Chang at Harding Elementary School

Emeryville

• Derek Smith at Anna Yates Elementary School 

Half Moon Bay

• Vienna Klingele at Sea Crest School 

Hayward

• Amy Zsigo at Longwood Elementary School
• Anna Rudolph at Eldridge Elementary School
• Charlene Pugh at Longwood Elementary School
• Chris Scharfenkamp at Lorin Eden Elementary School
• Devery Sheffer at Harder Elementary School 
• Elisa Garcia-Rojas at Colonial Acres Elementary School 
• Erika Isomura at Glassbrook Elementary School 
• Julie Bryant at Colonial Acres Elementary School 
• Kristen Nevarez at Burbank Elementary School
• Mayte Lemuz-Ramirez at Glassbrook Elementary School 
• Michael O’Hare at Eldridge Elementary School
• Miriam Cerda at Glassbrook Elementary School
• Ramona Martinez at Harder Elementary School 
• Samantha Richardson at Harder Elementary School 

Hercules

• Jane Yee at Ohlone Elementary School 
• Misuk Nam at Ohlone Elementary School

Kensington

• Leah Bishop at Kensington Hilltop Elementary School 

Martinez

• Sara Young at Hidden Valley Elementary School

Newark

• Aimee Jocson-Ramirez at Birch Grove Intermediate Elementary School 
• Kelly Burkhead at Lincoln Elementary School 
• Tina Kyee at JF Kennedy Elementary School

Oakland

• Claudia Gomez at Acorn Woodland Elementary School
• Constance “Connie” Cobb-Zunino at Prescott Elementary School
• Elizabeth “Liz” Noone at RISE Community School 
• Kameryn Sanchez at Highland Community School
• Kimberly Aguilar at Highland Community School
• Nicole Kusper at Lincoln Elementary School
• Sarah Horwitz at Acorn Woodland Elementary School 
• Tracy Dordell at Highland Community School
• William Sisson, Greenleaf Elementary School

Pinole

• Ignatius Berenguer at Stewart K-8 School
• Janet Belanoff at Collins Elementary School 

Pittsburg

• Jamie Dudley at Marina Vista Elementary School
• Sarah Allen at Marina Vista Elementary School

Pleasant Hill

• Heidi Silva at Sequoia Elementary School 
• Kaija Rainis-Cook at Fair Oaks Elementary School
• Kristen Thompson at Fair Oaks Elementary School
• Laura Clack at Sequoia Elementary School 
• Leah Bishop at Kensington Hilltop Elementary School
• Lisa Kehr at Sequoia Elementary School 
• Margot Kuhre Lipkin at Sequoia Elementary School
• Michele Miller at Gregory Gardens Elementary School 

Richmond

• Abbie Schultz at Nystrom Elementary School
• Barbara Wenger at Nystrom Elementary School
• Beth Levine at Montalvin Manor Elementary School
• Brenda Cazares at Verde Elementary School
• Chris Luft at Nystrom Elementary School
• Dr. Clifford Thompson at King Elementary School
• Debbie Cruger-Hansen at Mira Vista Elementary School
• Diane Hoy at Mira Vista Elementary School
• Elise Frank at Nystrom Elementary School
• Elizabeth Fraser at Ford Elementary School
• Eteh Etchie at Verde Elementary School
• Ethan Sorscher at Montalvin Manor Elementary School
• Francisco Mijango at Verde Elementary School
• Gloria Lopez at Verde Elementary School
• Jean Kintscher at Verde Elementary School
• Juanita Flores Mejia at Ford Elementary School
• Lisa Weaver at Washington Elementary School
• Marcella McClinton-Jamerson at Michelle Obama Elementary School
• Maria Dizon at Michelle Obama Elementary School
• Mary Robbins at Lincoln Elementary School
• Maya Robey at Grant Elementary School
• Maxine Jimenez at Lincoln Elementary School
• Nailea Pena at Ford Elementary School
• Penelope Stevenson at Verde Elementary School
• Rachel McLachlan at Mira Vista School 
• Raymond Chimezie at Grant Elementary School
• Robert Mayer at King Elementary School
• Rosa Angelica Tigert at Washington Elementary School
• Sandrine Demathieu at Nystrom Elementary School
• Stephanie Della Cruz at Peres K-8 School
• Tessa Flaro at Ford Elementary School
• Todd Ritola at Lincoln Elementary School
• Zulleyma Rugamas at Ford Elementary School

San Leandro

• Daniela Mantilla at McKinley Elementary School 
• Erin Grant at McKinely Elementary School 
• Frances Kim at Halkin Elementary School
• Olivia Emerson at James Madison Elementary School 
• Patricia Juri at Halkin Elementary School
• Priscilla Gomez Vivianco at Washington Elementary School
• Rachel Toscano at James Madison Elementary School 
• Rhonda Spencer at McKinely Elementary School 

San Lorenzo

• Julie Bryant at Colonial Acres Elementary School 
• Erin Grant at McKinely Elementary School 
• Frances Kim at Halkin Elementary School
• Olivia Emerson at James Madison Elementary School 
• Patricia Juri at Halkin Elementary School
• Priscilla Gomez Vivianco at Washington Elementary School
• Rachel Toscano at James Madison Elementary School 
• Rhonda Spencer at McKinely Elementary School 

San Pablo

• Edmur Rodriguez Garcia at Dover Elementary School 
• Dora L. Valentin at Dover Elementary School
• Imelda Lopez at Dover Elementary School
• Lorena Melero at Dover Elementary School

Union City

• Amber Robledo at Pioneer Elementary School
• Greg Wellman at Guy Emanuele Jr. Elementary School 
• Pat Urbi at Guy Emanuele Jr. Elementary School 
• Shawnetta Jones at Guy Emanuele Jr. Elementary School