Orange Peal - Retirement Issue 2025

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The Orange Peal is a publication by OCPS employees and for OCPS employees. It launched in April 1974 as a newsletter for all OCPS employees “from principals to custodians.” With a name encompassing the symbols of the orange and the school bell, the Orange Peal was intended for “the good news of this school system [to be] ‘rung out,’” - in other words, to peal.

Editor: Lauren Roth

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Contributors: Lisa Bourne

Andy Orrell

Frank Weber

Samantha Weiss

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King of the Garage Takes One Last Spin

Kenneth Feacher has retired from OCPS once before. If he hadn’t come back, thousands of OCPS employees and guests would have missed out on his smile, his friendly manner and his deep knowledge of our school district.

Feacher, the garage attendant at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center since 2020, is an example of the indispensability of all of our OCPS retirees.

The more than 264 valued employees who have retired during the 2024-25 school year are the focus at the Retirement Celebration, which will be held June 19 at the Rosen Centre Orlando. Well-wishes for those who have retired can be entered at retirement.ocps.net.

Feacher plans to retire at the end of July, a few weeks after he turns 75. He started out with OCPS in 1995 as a custodian. But that was already his second career.

Feacher, who grew up in Winter Haven, began working at age 13. “My dad was a brick mason. I didn’t want to do that,” he said. He preferred less strenuous, indoor job opportunities. He started out bagging groceries but quickly took an interest in meat cutting. He traveled to Toledo, Ohio, to learn how to butcher and cut meat in a program at Toledo High School.

When he returned to Florida, he ran grocery meat departments through a series of acquisitions and

brand name changes, from Piggly Wiggly to Pantry Pride, Bi-Lo, SaveALot and More4Less.

He moved to Orange County in 1980. In total, he cut meat for 40 years.

He began working for OCPS as a part-time custodian after he got off work at the grocery store. He eventually increased to full time. He worked at schools including Clarcona, Zellwood and Rosemont elementaries and retired - for the first time - in 2016. A few years later, legendary maintenance director Rick Pratt called and asked Feacher to come back as a security attendant.

As the most familiar face in the RBELC garage, known to everyone as Kenny, he can typically tell on sight where visitors are headed. And while people are sometimes confrontational, Kenny gives everyone his big smile, even if he’s chasing their car down to tell them they are driving the wrong way.

His boss, building manager Mark Sajeski, said Feacher is humble, experienced and knowledgeable. “He’s always ready to help someone,” Sajeski said. “He starts your day with a smile.”

In retirement, Feacher will be able to dedicate more time to his church, Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where he is a deacon. He routinely travels to other churches to speak. He’ll also have more time to spend with his wife, four sons and 14 grandchildren in Florida, Connecticut and Ohio.

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OCPS Retirees 2024-25

This list of retirees includes those who officially retired between July 1, 2024 and May 15, 2025 and chose to be included.

Pedro Luis Alicea Vargas SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY

Maida Ruth Alvarado FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Fabiola Beatriz Angarita FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Therese Antenor FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Darla Auten TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Hallie Madsen Aymat OCVS VIRTUAL FRANCHISE

Shameela Ayoub FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Cynthia Blamire VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY

Suzanne Bliss UNIVERSITY HIGH

Thomas Boatwright TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Terri Barton

ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE WEST CAMPUS

Pauline Veronica Baxter MAGNOLIA

Robert Bearden RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY

Hopeton Wilberforce Beckford

METROWEST ELEMENTARY Gertrude Bell

ROSEMONT ELEMENTARY

Yany Bertrand CYPRESS CREEK HIGH

April Bird

CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Lesbia Magaly Bonet ARBOR RIDGE K-8

Carroll Ann Bowen FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Robin Bradford BOONE HIGH

Leigh Ann Bradshaw RECRUITMENT AND EVALUATION

Michael Brady WEST ORANGE HIGH

Julie Branom DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY

Candelaria Brito FREEDOM MIDDLE

Sabrina Britt SOUTHWEST MIDDLE

DeCheryl Britton FRANGUS ELEMENTARY

Christopher Brooks CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Lucy McCarter Brundige COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE

Myron Bryant ITS DIGITAL CURRICULUM

Teresa Burnett LAKEVIEW MIDDLE

Esme Calzadilla SUNRISE ELEMENTARY

Cynthia Ann Campbell DREAM LAKE ELEMENTARY

Dawn Marie Cannon ESE POL & PROCEDURES PUB K12

Lula Cannon WINTER PARK HIGH

Catherine Carrillo LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY

Shirley Carter OCOEE ELEMENTARY

Aleido Cepero MAINTENANCE SOUTH

Maria Charriez-Rodriguez LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY

Joseph Clark PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY

Andrea Codner OCOEE MIDDLE

Adolf Codrington LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY

Roxanne Colon FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Leeanne Corpuz ANDOVER ELEMENTARY

Michele Corum SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY

Daisy Solano Cox FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Noelle Christine Cox AUDUBON PARK SCHOOL

Doris Cruz GLENRIDGE MIDDLE

Madeline Cruz OCVS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION COURSE OFFERING

Karen Ann Czarniecki SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY

Nannette Da Costa PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY

Jannlea Daubert PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY

Luz Davila Lopez FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

John Davis STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Ivonne De La Vega

MEADOW WOODS ELEMENTARY

Denise Delapaz

TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Amy DeMott NORTHLAKE PARK COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY

Barbara Dennis PINELOCH ELEMENTARY

Cheryl Dexter ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SOUTH CAMPUS

Brenda Di Tullio WASHINGTON SHORES ELEMENTARY

Teresa Donahue FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Sherrol Douglas HR COMPLIANCE

Thomas Eaton HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND

Christopher Eliason MOLLIE RAY ELEMENTARY

Marilyn Marie Erb ITS CUSTOMER CARE

Hermelinda Escalona VENTURA ELEMENTARY

Joy Fatula ESE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

Glenda Fleming MILLENNIA ELEMENTARY

Luz Marina Fontalvo FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Kenneth Alan Foster MCCOY ELEMENTARY

Fernando Franco Rosales TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Wisler Francois INNOVATION MIDDLE

Robin Frisella TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARY

Robert Gaines CUSTODIAL SERVICES

Cynthia Gale ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Michael James Gale HUNGERFORD ELEMENTARY

Ramon Antonio Garcia LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY

Alvaro Gaviria CUSTODIAL SERVICES

Danny Charles Ghiden THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY

Eleanor Renee Gibson TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Denise Gifford PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY

Sonja Biggs Gissy DR PHILLIPS HIGH

M. Alan Glass FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Cheryl Ann Gleason WEST ORANGE HIGH

David Donald Golby STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Elizabeth Gomez TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Jorge Nazario Gonzalez ACCELERATION WEST

Kimela Graves DR PHILLIPS HIGH

Thereza Graziano WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY

Jacquelyn Greene WINDERMERE ELEMENTARY

K.D. Greene TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES Ward Gros WEKIVA HIGH

Gilsy Miroslava Guerrero FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Eliu Antonio Guzman ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY

Lisa Hall

LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY

Andrew Hamre COLONIAL HIGH

Katherine Harrod Cain ESE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

Serena Harvin FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Patricia Heisler DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY

Jerry Henderson MAINTENANCE NORTHWEST

Leo Cleveland Henry LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY

Isabel Maria Hernandez Padilla LAKE NONA HIGH

Joseph Hodge MAINTENANCE NORTHWEST

Beverly Denise Hogan FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Colleen Hrabrick COMPENSATION

Audry Elaine Isbell TRANSPORTATION

SUPPORT SERVICES

Isabel Cristina Iza FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Peggy Lynn Jackson LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH

Belinda Jacob EAGLES NEST ELEMENTARY

Victoria Jenkins ACCELERATION EAST

Eileen Scully Johnson CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Sherri Jonasz SUNRISE ELEMENTARY

Sandra Jones DREAM LAKE ELEMENTARY

June Jordan TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Kathleen Jordan LAKE SYBELIA ELEMENTARY

Lucien Joseph GROUNDS LANDSCAPING AND PEST CONTROL SVC

Paul Joseph MAINTENANCE SOUTH

Norman Stanley Kalish JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY

Bhagratie Kanhai FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Jo Ann Keel THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY

Sarah Jane Kelly LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY

Cynthia Kennedy ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Rachelle Susanne Kmetz EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

Suzanne Michelle Knight HAMLIN MIDDLE

Deborah Kearney Krieger COLONIAL HIGH

Cynthia Krulick DOMMERICH ELEMENTARY

Earnest LaBee SOUTH CREEK MIDDLE

Crystal Lamar PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY

Charles Lassiter ITS INFRASTRUCTURE

Joyce Laster-Reedom EVANS HIGH

Lori Laurenzana WINDERMERE HIGH

Nancy Lee Laurenzana WINDERMERE HIGH

Brett Lemaster FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Karen Lewis PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY

Joel Ignacio Leyva Pita CYPRESS CREEK HIGH

Helena Maria Dantas Lima CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY

Linda J. Lindsey DISTRICT INTERNAL AUDITOR

Elizabeth Ann Lockey COLONIAL HIGH

Devolie Logan IVEY LANE ELEMENTARY

Rebecca Longacre SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY

Silia Lony ROSEMONT ELEMENTARY

Kathleen Lopas JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY

Alicia Lopez VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY

Lourdes Machado ANDOVER ELEMENTARY

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Kamal Maihudin TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Abigail Maldonado MAGNOLIA SCHOOL

Molly Maldonado JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY

Mary Mann COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY

Kimberly Marlow SCHOOL CHOICE SERVICES

Linda Marquez CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Pierre Maxime WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY

David McCown MAINTENANCE SOUTH

Bruce McCray PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY

Cheryl Cooper McDonald PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY

Mary McGuire ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Maria Eugenia Medellin-Reyes CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Linda Marquez CYPRESS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Michelle Martin SALLY RIDE ELEMENTARY

Robin Massey-Campbell FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Evelyn Matthews DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY

Luis De Jesus Mercado CUSTODIAL SERVICES

Nancy Molina Vazquez HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY

Patricia Montijo WESTRIDGE MIDDLE

Maria Morales TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Isabel Moreno FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Francia Mireya Muriel TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Ruben Negron CUSTODIAL SERVICES

Kimberley Colette Nemcik ODYSSEY MIDDLE

Donna Marie Neubauer JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY

Annette Nibbs FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Darlene Nieto FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Lisa Marie Nunez BOONE HIGH

Veronica OBrien CARVER MIDDLE

Victor Samuel Ortiz Garcia FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY

Luis Ortiz Montanez MAINTENANCE SOUTH

Elizabeth Ann Osbourne FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Jeffry Oswald CYPRESS CREEK HIGH

Enid Pabon LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY

Sylvert Pade OCPS ACADEMIC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE

Andrew Park ANDOVER ELEMENTARY

Victoria Brunson Parrott WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY

Ragini Patel OLYMPIA HIGH

Marcia Patton OFFICE OF RETIREMENT SERVICES

Reinaldo Perez Tirse WATERFORD ELEMENTARY

Dianne Marie Pflanz EVANS HIGH

Shirlee Ann Phillips GLENRIDGE MIDDLE

Beverlin Walker Pickett OCOEE MIDDLE

Linda Pizarro ESE TRANSITION

Gina Plaugher COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY

Sonya Poteat JONES HIGH

Christina Jacoba Pretorius LAKE SYBELIA ELEMENTARY

Amy Holland Pruitt DREAM LAKE ELEMENTARY

Deborah Puchan CITRUS ELEMENTARY

Linda Ramos WESTPOINTE ELEMENTARY

Sylvia Ramos PERSHING K-8

Hector Ramos Ortiz ALOMA ELEMENTARY

Yvonne Ramsaran ESE POL & PRO & SUP SVC NONPUB

Lisette Reyes LEGACY MIDDLE

Mary Riccaboni SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY

Norma Rivera Valles ESE TRANSITIONS

Juanita Michelle Rizer TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Rosa Rodriguez UNION PARK MIDDLE

Teresita Rodriguez Baez VENTURA ELEMENTARY

Andronidus Rollins STONE LAKES ELEMENTARY

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Minerva Roman PALMETTO ELEMENTARY

Salvatore Romano WALKER MIDDLE

Elsa Rosales WESTRIDGE MIDDLE

Elsa Rosales WESTRIDGE MIDDLE

Delide Rosanard TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Whitney Kibbe Rumeau ESE POL & PROCEDURES PUB K12

Dianne Rydell EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY

Rodolfo Saborio MAINTENANCE NORTHEAST

Rosemarie Sanchez TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Efrain Santana MAINTENANCE NORTHEAST

Maritza Santana ITS INFRASTRUCTURE

Jose Santos Garcia MAINTENANCE NORTHEAST

Leslie Scalzo ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Susan Scheuer FREEDOM HIGH

Pamela Schwartz WOLF LAKE ELEMENTARY

Robert Scott MAINTENANCE SOUTH

Wanda Sears PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE

Felix Serrano Rodriguez ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE WEST CAMPUS

Phyllis Seward ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Abigail Jill Shear ESE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

Mary Simmons WESTRIDGE MIDDLE

Deasy Skiba FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Sharon Skoloski LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY

Leah Carin Slaughter LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY

Larren Smalley ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY

Juan Soto TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Serge Souffrant TRANSPORTATION STUDENT SERVICES

Sandy Spates APOPKA ELEMENTARY

Jody Lee St Andre WINDY RIDGE K-8

Craig Stephens ESE FDLRS/FIN

Gretchen Gayle Stevens SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY

Jasmin Suarez NORTHLAKE PARK COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY

Debra Elaine Sullivan WEDGEFIELD K-8

Elizabeth Theis HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND

Charles Edward Thew EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY

Essie Thomas ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY

Alba Lucia Toro THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY

Sarah Torres COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY

Wilfredo Torres Colon APOPKA ELEMENTARY

Carmen Torres-Velez FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Joy Marie Twitty PINAR ELEMENTARY

Jody Vargas BAY LAKE ELEMENTARY

Petra Nelida Vega VENTURA ELEMENTARY

David Villegas CONWAY ELEMENTARY

Carolyn Walker EAGLES NEST ELEMENTARY

Robert Walker WINTER PARK HIGH

Lisa Claire Wallace ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY

Sharon Lord Wardlaw ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SOUTH CAMPUS

Kent Richard Wenger GLENRIDGE MIDDLE

Pamela White ACCELERATION WEST

Wanda Lavoe White SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY

Robert Wieselberg WESTRIDGE MIDDLE

Sharon Denise Williford JONES HIGH

Mozelle Wilson Faniel WEST OAKS ELEMENTARY

Pamela Wring JONES HIGH TRIVIA: Congratulations to the May trivia winner: Shannon Yenor, 8th Grade U.S. History Teacher, Timber Springs Middle School

Look out for new trivia questions next year! Have a great summer.

-The Orange Peal Staff

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