State Partners

California

California joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1987

155 recipients since program began in California

$3,875,000 awarded in California since program began

Mr. Tony Thurmond
Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education
1430 N Street Suite 5602
Sacramento, CA 95814

Ms. Dina Fong
Manager
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5602
Sacramento, CA 95814

California Department of Education website

(Updated 2/18/25)

California Milken Educators

• Jaime Brown (Enochs)
  San Diego High School of International Studies
  San Diego, CA
  2009
• Ana (Higuera) Gonzalez
  Lynwood High School
  Lynwood, CA
  2009
• Alexis Sjol
  Ruben S. Ayala High School
  Chino Hills, CA
  2017
• Ginny (Krauszer) Sharp
  Rincon Middle School
  Escondido, CA
  1995
• Becky Adrian
  Mae Hensley Junior High School
  Ceres, CA
  2001
• Michael Aiello
  San Luis Obispo High School
  San Luis Obispo, CA
  1997
• Dr. Doris Alvarez
  Hoover Senior High School
  San Diego, CA
  1995
• Nichole Anderson
  Hamilton Elementary
  Pasadena, CA
  2018
• Jessie Andrade
  Olivewood Elementary School
  National City, CA
  1998
• Neil Anstead
  Grover Cleveland Humanities High Magnet School
  Reseda, CA
  1987
• Roy Anthony, Jr.
  Mount Miguel High School
  Spring Valley, CA
  1995
• Alexis Arias
  Amistad High School
  Indio, CA
  2023
• Dr. Gary Bacon
  Los Altos High School
  Los Altos, CA
  1992
• Keith Ballard
  Montgomery Middle School
  San Diego, CA
  2003
• Jamila Banks
  Loreto Street Elementary School
  Los Angeles, CA
  2000
• Susana N. Baum
  Solana Vista Elementary School
  Solana Beach, CA
  2000
• Barrie Becker
  Dorothy Kirby Center
  Downey, CA
  1989
• Gene Bedley
  El Camino Real Elementary School
  Irvine, CA
  1994
• Sharon Belshaw-Jones
  Mission San Jose High
  Fremont, CA
  1988
• Felicia Bessent
  Valley High School
  Sacramento, CA
  1991
• John Blaydes
  Los Alamitos Elementary School
  Los Alamitos, CA
  1988
• Jackie Bonilla
  Clover Avenue Elementary
  Los Angeles, CA
  2012
• Jewell Boutte
  Crenshaw Senior High School
  Los Angeles, CA
  1988
• Betty Brown
  Richfield Elementary School
  Corning, CA
  1994
• Kirk Brown
  Tracy Joint Union High School
  Tracy, CA
  1999
• Robert Bruesch
  Willard Elementary School
  Rosemead, CA
  1994
• David Burns
  Foothill High School
  Sacramento, CA
  2001
• Davide Busetti
  Wallace R. Davis Elementary School
  Santa Ana, CA
  2004
• Kathleen Byrnes
  Marin County Office of Education
  San Rafael, CA
  1995
• Elva C. De Baca
  Sunset Elementary School
  San Ysidro, CA
  2006
• Carmen Candelaria
  Santa Barbara County Education Office
  Santa Barbara, CA
  1994
• Carrie Carnes
  Cathedral City High School
  Cathedral City, CA
  2011
• Michael Cassity
  Plumas Unified School District
  Plumas, CA
  1988
• Francis Chamberlain
  Napa County Office of Education
  Napa, CA
  1987
• Dr. Yvonne Chan
  Vaughn Street Elementary School
  San Fernando, CA
  1991
• Richard Chapleau, Ed.D.
  Lancaster High School
  Lancaster, CA
  1995
• Aaron Chung
  Temple Intermediate School
  Rosemead, CA
  2007
• Lois Cohn
  McGaugh Elementary School
  Seal Beach, CA
  1991
• Dr. Rhoda Coleman
  Buford Elementary School
  Lennox, CA
  1996
• Steve Connolly
  Cloverdale High School
  Cloverdale, CA
  1987
• Teresa Corpuz
  Albany Middle School
  Albany, CA
  1987
• Janet Daijogo
  Marin County Day School
  Corte Madera, CA
  1990
• Gwen Davis
  Orange Unified School District
  Orange, CA
  1997
• Charles Andy de Seriere
  Beulah Payne Elementary School
  Inglewood, CA
  2000
• David Dierking
  Will C. Wood Middle School
  Alameda, CA
  1991
• Dr. Jan Duke
  John Adams Elementary School
  Madera, CA
  1998
• John Duncan
  Elderberry Elementary School
  Ontario, CA
  1989
• Aaron Ferguson
  Pacifica High School
  Oxnard, CA
  2017
• Sakhalin Finnie
  Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy
  Wilmington, CA
  2007
• Bruce Fisher
  Fortuna Elementary School
  Fortuna, CA
  1991
• Linda Fisher
  Naranca Elementary School
  El Cajon, CA
  1998
• Victoria Fisher
  Rorimer Elementary School
  La Puente, CA
  1994
• Nancy Florez-Muro
  Lake Center Middle School
  Santa Fe Springs, CA
  2003
• Jane Ching Fung
  Lafayette Park Primary Center
  Los Angeles, CA
  2002
• Janis Gabay
  Junipero Serra Senior High School
  San Diego, CA
  1990
• Maribel Garcia
  Adam Elementary School
  Santa Maria, CA
  2002
• Shannon Garrison
  Solano Avenue Elementary School
  Los Angeles, CA
  2008
• Marilyn Garza
  Santa Barbara Junior High School
  Santa Barbara, CA
  2007
• Javier Gonzalez
  Pioneer High School
  Whittier, CA
  1997
• Roberto Gonzalez
  Virgil Middle School
  Los Angeles, CA
  2009
• Bruce Graham
  San Lorenzo Middle School
  King City, CA
  1993
• Crandallyn Graham
  Morse Senior High School
  San Diego, CA
  1993
• Mario Guerrero
  Jackson Elementary School
  Selma, CA
  1991
• Angelica Gunderson
  Los Alisos S.T.E.M. Magnet Middle School
  Norwalk, CA
  2021
• Candice Harrington
  Capistrano Valley High School
  Mission Viejo, CA
  2019
• Matthew Harvey
  CORE Butte Charter School
  Chico, CA
  2015
• Tim Harvey
  Laurel Elementary School
  Brea, CA
  1990
• Dr. Peter Hodges
  Alicia Reyes Elementary School
  Merced, CA
  1989
• Laurence Holguin
  San Jose High Academy
  San Jose, CA
  1999
• Herb Holland
  Audubon Middle School
  Los Angeles, CA
  1990
• Edward Howland
  Shasta High School
  Redding, CA
  1991
• Amy Ish
  El Gabilan Elementary School
  Salinas, CA
  1989
• Mae Johnson
  Monterey High School
  Monterey, CA
  1987
• Louise Jones
  George Washington Carver Academy
  San Francisco, CA
  1990
• Dennis Jory
  Palm Desert High School
  Palm Desert, CA
  1993
• Kimi Kinoshita
  Mistletoe Elementary School
  Redding, CA
  1996
• Roberta Koss
  Redwood High School
  Larkspur, CA
  1990
• Dr. Peter Krasa
  Manzanita Elementary School
  Seaside, CA
  1991
• Dr. Daniel Lawson
  Los Angeles Unified School District
  Los Angeles, CA
  1991
• Mary Laycock
  Nueva Center for Learning
  Hillsborough, CA
  1989
• Margaret Leeds
  Beverly Hills High School
  Beverly Hills, CA
  1987
• Michelle R. Leipelt
  Louis Milani Elementary School
  Newark, CA
  2004
• Robert Lowry
  Raymond J. Fisher Middle School
  Los Gatos, CA
  1989
• Judith Magsaysay
  Pio Pico Elementary School
  Santa Ana, CA
  1996
• Chiyomi Masuda
  Albany Middle School
  Albany, CA
  1991
• Jenlane Matt
  Christine Sipherd Elementary School
  Empire, CA
  1989
• Linda McAlexander
  Edison Computech Middle School
  Fresno, CA
  1999
• Gene McCallum
  Audubon Middle School
  Los Angeles, CA
  1987
• Mathew McClenahan
  HighTechHigh, Los Angeles
  Lake Balboa, CA
  2005
• Katie McQuone Botello
  Sunnyside High School
  Fresno, CA
  2019
• Tamara Medel
  Maywood Elementary School
  Maywood, CA
  2010
• Dr. Maggie Mejia
  Savanna High School
  Anaheim, CA
  1993
• Cosetta Moore
  Los Angeles Unified School District
  Los Angeles, CA
  1989
• Norma Mota-Altman
  Emery Park Elementary School
  Alhambra, CA
  1990
• Tu Moua-Carroz
  Earl Warren Elementary School
  Sacramento, CA
  2010
• Darrell Myers
  Winship Junior High
  Eureka, CA
  1989
• Lorna Nagata
  Fremont Elementary School
  Alhambra, CA
  1988
• Karen Nemetz
  Mission Avenue Elementary School
  Carmichael, CA
  1989
• Joyce O'Jibway-Jennings
  Harbor Summit Elementary School
  San Marcos, CA
  1992
• Marissa Ochoa
  Valley Elementary School
  Poway, CA
  2008
• Don Ogden
  Camellia Basic Elementary School
  Sacramento, CA
  2002
• James Orihuela
  Cecil B. Demille Middle School
  Long Beach, CA
  2005
• Dr. Cyndi Paik
  California Elementary School
  Orange, CA
  2004
• Stephen Parker
  Joaquin Miller Intermediate School
  San Jose, CA
  1990
• Dr. Phillip Perez
  Revere Elementary School
  Anaheim, CA
  1988
• Wayne Piercy
  Polytechnic High School
  Long Beach, CA
  1990
• Larry Plew
  Trinity High School
  Weaverville, CA
  1990
• Bonnie Price
  Orange Grove Elementary School
  Whittier, CA
  1998
• Lucy Quinby
  Eureka Senior High School
  Eureka, CA
  1993
• Dr. Marisa Rivas
  Richardson PREP HI Middle School
  San Bernardino, CA
  2009
• Elaine Rosenfield
  Sinsheimer Elementary School
  San Luis Obispo, CA
  1987
• Shirley Rosenkranz
  Temple City High School
  Temple City, CA
  1987
• Dr. Manuel Rustin
  John Muir High School
  Pasadena, CA
  2011
• Dr. Kenneth Sakatani
  Bayside Middle School
  San Mateo, CA
  1992
• Nick Salerno
  El Monte High School
  El Monte, CA
  1997
• Suzanne Scotten
  Albert Einstein Middle School
  Sacramento, CA
  2005
• Katherine Shaw
  Washington Elementary School
  Bellflower, CA
  2016
• Barbara Simmons
  Channel Islands High School
  Oxnard, CA
  1999
• Danyel Smith
  Alta Loma High School
  Alta Loma, CA
  2024
• Jennifer B. Smith
  Palm Vista Elementary School
  Twentynine Palms, CA
  2006
• Jennifer Smith
  Pioneer Middle School
  Tustin, CA
  2013
• Dr. Sanderson Smith
  Cate School
  Carpinteria, CA
  1988
• Margo Sorenson
  Harbor Day School
  Corona Del Mar, CA
  1991
• Gary Soto
  Southridge Middle School
  Fontana, CA
  1992
• Carol Sparks
  Foothill Middle School
  Walnut Creek, CA
  1987
• Brandon Sportel
  Canalino Elementary School
  Carpinteria, CA
  2014
• Dana Stephens
  Colfax Charter Elementary School
  North Hollywood, CA
  2008
• Jeffrey Swenerton
  Del Mar Hills Elementary School
  Del Mar, CA
  1987
• Kim Tredick
  Sulphur Springs Community School
  Canyon Country, CA
  2006
• Phyllis Turner
  Monroe Elementary School
  Santa Rosa, CA
  1990
• Dr. Nader Imad Twal
  Millikan High School
  Long Beach, CA
  2003
• Raymond Valdez
  Fern Bacon Basic Middle School
  Sacramento, CA
  1993
• Dr. Susan Van Zant
  Pomerado Elementary School
  Poway, CA
  1989
• Eleanor Vargas
  Murchison Street Elementary School
  Los Angeles, CA
  1996
• Kathleen Vasquez
  Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School
  San Francisco, CA
  2003
• Maria Vigil
  Las Lomas Elementary School
  La Habra, CA
  1992
• David Vigilante
  Gompers Secondary School
  San Diego, CA
  1988
• Jessica Villanueva
  Suisun Elementary School
  Suisun City, CA
  2016
• Lauran Cherry
  Santa Fe Elementary School
  Oakland, CA
  2000
• Diane E. Whalen
  Rancho Milpitas Middle School
  Milpitas, CA
  2001
• Dr. Marilyn Whirry
  Mira Costa High School
  Manhattan Beach, CA
  1988
• Shereene Wilkerson
  Willis Jepson Middle School
  Vacaville, CA
  1992
• Nick Williams
  San Marin High School
  Novato, CA
  2015
• Wilton Wong
  Jefferson High School
  Daly City, CA
  1990
• Lou Xiong
  Balderas Elementary School
  Fresno, CA
  2010
• Mindy Yip
  Visitacion Valley Elementary School
  San Francisco, CA
  2008
• Jennifer Yoo
  Welby Way Elementary School
  Canoga Park, CA
  2002
• Christine Young
  Franklin Elementary School
  Bakersfield, CA
  2004