Educator of the Year
The Show Must Go On!Our 40th Annual Educator of the Year celebration is going to be different of course because... 2020. Instead of our live gala at the Palos Verdes Golf Club we are producing a video program that will be presented on February 4th, 2021. Told you it would be different. But honoring Peninsula teachers is too important to be derailed. Our crack team has been busy for months planning and producing a show that will be entertaining and moving as well as we introduce you to the nine educators of merit and distinction that will be honored as Educators of the Year. The response to obtaining this honor was best summed up in the words of the 2018 Chadwick School honoree, Kimberly Tatman, who said “Each day I get to go work at a job I love, where I grow in profound ways, and where I'm surrounded by a group of inspiring educators. Being recognized for that work as Educator of the Year is both humbling and amazing. I am truly grateful.” The Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club has presented these honors for four decades, for the most part under the leadership of Ms. Joan Behrens and Dr. James Hartman who chair the EOTY Committee and also act as Masters of Ceremonies. Join the Celebration! Viewing Tickets Here»
This year's Honorees:
(Front Row, l. to r.) Christy Burden (Peninsula Heritage School), Bonnie Roth (Dapplegray Elementary School), Capt. Joy Groenleer (College for Officer Training, Salvation Army), José Rincón (Marymount California Univ.) (Back Row, l. to r.) Chris Meisel (Chadwick School), Lydia Cordova (Ridgecrest Intermediate School), Michelle Slattery (PV Peninsula High School), Kristy Spencer (Rancho Vista Elementary School), and Jonny Brammah (Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance Schools). Each honoree was photographed individually; the separate images then being composited together to produce this group photo per strict Covid-19 precautions.
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