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Celebrating 2025 California Adult Education Students Succeed Honorees!
2025 California Adult Education Students Succeed Honorees
Congratulations!
This year’s list of honorees represents a variety of California’s adult programs and one public library. These adult learner stories and photographs will be added to our website pending a signed waiver by the student. We love this opportunity to highlight students and the people who walk with them on this journey.
Alexander Clemente
Nominator: Marina Kravtsova
Merced County Office of Education
Ana Rico-Sanchez
Nominator: Kristine Lindsey
Marisol Sosa
Nominator: Johanna Gleason
Apple Valley Adult School
Blanca Rangel
Nominator: Adele McClain
Lal Mani Kafle Nominator: Bette Bogart
Chong Geyer
Nominator: Jonathan Maiullo
Kylee Clifton
Nominators: Angie Land & Kara Miller-Halbert
Mitchell Barron
Nominator: CeCe Garofoli
Abdou Basbous
Nominator: Yuceli Mondragon
Jeffrey Blanco
Nominator: Casey Burrill
Soledad Osguera
Nominator: Ifsha Buttitta
Matin Samimiat
Nominator: Linda Ju-Ong
Askal Berhe
Nominator: Michelle Cohen
Cirila Fonseca
Nominator: Sandra Castelo
Henry Velasco
Nominator: Maria Torres
Tracey Astudillo
Nominator: Nancy Herrera
Maria Baruch de Lourdes
Carlos Ortega
Nominator: John Russell
Blake Schaller
Nominator: TaDese Ross
Jennifer Tapia
Nominator: Cynthia Canchola
Patricia Barajas Cisneros
Nominator: Robin Bielman
Syril Strickler
Nominator: James Earley
Carine Gabriel
Nominator: Danny Kambur
Pearl Wong
Nominator: Stephanie Rodriguez
Fardin Imami
Nominator: Lois Rhodes
Tommisha Dodson
Nominator: Joyce Glaspie
Yaphet Hightower
Nominator: Lauren Haley
Maria Barajas Herrera
Nominator: Lars Guntvedt
Eva Fimbres
Nominator: Maria Marasigan
Anita Demetria Corro
Nominator: Jennifer Hoeger
Griselda Garcia
Nominator: Carlos Brambila
Cindy Hernandez Pastrana
Nominator: Jorge Mora
Elizabeth Torres
Nominator: Vanessa Maldonado
Emely Castellanos
Anna Holbert
Nominator: Cynthia Bennett
Ramona Angulo Espinosa
Nominator: Deanna Gross
Aiman Lakfifi
Nominator: Janis Gevirtzman
Skarloff Valbuena
Nominator: Christopher Chavarria