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May 2022 Recipients
  • Allison Sacks, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), ​Pineview Public School
  • Tonya Harrison, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), Pineview Public School
  • Nicole May, Teacher, Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
  • Rada Erakovic and Rob Di Ciccio, Caretakers, J.W. Singleton Education Centre
  • Shannon O'Donohue, Teacher, and Catherine Sheppard, Designated Early Childhood Educator, Florence Meares Public School
  • Marsha McLean, Educational Assistant (EA), Brookdale Public School 
  • Janet Boyd, Crossing Guard, Burlington Central School
  • Navi Manners, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT), White Oaks Secondary School 
  • Don MacKay, Student Supervisor, Limehouse Public School
April 2022 Recipients​

  • HDSB Purchasing Team: Mario Arruda, Officer, Dave Bennett, Manager of Procurement & Administration, Amanda Chatelain, Supervisor, Heather Fiorelli, Buyer, Costa Tsangarakis, Buyer, Diane Brewer, for her role as Buyer, Austin Lerke, for his role as Officer, and Kinglsey Lachance, Head Caretaker
  • Maria Costaki & Kate Patterson, Teachers at Munn's Public School
  • Heather Finkbeiner, Principal at Rolling Meadows Public School
  • Megan Catalfamo, Teacher at Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
March 2022 Recipients​

  • Kimberly Mullan, Teacher at Nelson High School
  • Sabrina Nadeem, Student at Milton District High School
  • Allyson Yates, Teacher at White Oaks Secondary School, nominated for her role as a Teacher at the Virtual School - Secondary
  • Peter Collinson, Teacher at Eastview Public School​
February 2022 Recipients​

  • ​Renesha Spartalis, Teacher at P.L. Robertson Public School
  • Tanya Andersen, Teacher at Milton District High School
January 2022 Recipients​

  • ​Rachel Iacobucci, Teacher at White Oaks Secondary School 
  • Linamara Louzada, Caretaker at White Oaks Secondary School 
  •  Rozyln Burns, Teacher at Ethel Gardiner Public School 
  •  Sarah Patterson, Teacher at Viola Desmond Public School 
  •  Melissa Turkstra, Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) at Nelson High School 
  •  Jacqueline Angood, Teacher at Robert Little Public School​​

December 2021 Recipients

  • Caleb Smolenaars, student at M.M. Robinson High School
  • Brad Hetherington, teacher at Milton District High School​
November 2021 Recipients

  • Geoffrey Attard, Teacher at Frontenac Public School
  • Susan Farnand, Teacher at Florence Meares Public School
  • White Oaks Secondary School IT Team: Edmund Ching (Teacher), Rachel Iacobucci (Teacher), Caitlin Kemp (Acting Department Head), Steve Lebourveau (Guidance Counsellor), Robin Persaud (Teacher) and Jason Pires (Library Technician)
  • Ryan Henderson, for his role as Vice-Principal at Rolling Meadows Public School
  • Kevin McConvey, Vice-Principal at Georgetown District High School​​
October 2021 Recipients 

  • Jared Matthews - Teacher at Montclair Public School
  • Carrie Tait for her role as a Teacher at Heritage Glen Public School
  • Sandy Wilson Special Education Resource Teacher at Heritage Glen Public School
  • Phi Tran ESL Teacher at Eastview Public School
  • Kristin Collett for her role as a Teacher at Abbey Lane Public School. Kristin is currently a Teacher at Tiger Jeet Singh Public School
  • Lindsay Smith Teacher at Oodenawi Public School​​
  • Sarah Sampel Volunteer at Palermo Public School​
  • Jennifer Smolenaars for her role as Teacher at Virtual School Elementary - West. Jennifer is currently a Teacher at Sir Ernest MacMillan Public School.
  • Lori Tsotsos for her role as a Teacher at Irma Coulson Public School Lori is currently a Short-Term Occasional Elementary Teacher.
  • Dennis Untalan Caretaker at Viola Desmond Public School
  • McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School Life Skills Staff ME-4JI: Cynthia Dorken, Kennedy Eves, Sheri Paton, Aneela Zehra (Educational Assistants) and Margarita Lavallée (Teacher)
  • Sarah Rogers, Teacher at Makwendam Public School
  • Karen McDonald, Teacher at Silver Creek Public School
  • Meg Carey, for her role as Secondary Instructional Program Leader at the New Street Education Centre
  • Robert Little Public School In-Person Learning Team: Jayme Doherty (Teacher), Chelsea George, Brittany Tennier, Margo Welke (Educational Assistants)
  • Derek Tellier, for his role as a Teacher at the Virtual School Elementary - West
  • Katherine Longhurst, Teacher at Post's Corners Public School
  • Beth Hudson, Principal at Post's Corners Public School​
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