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Ofelia Lopez-Villamar, a school office assistant at Jefferson Elementary in the Carlsbad Unified School District, has been named the 2021 Countywide Classified School Employee of the Year by the San Diego County Office of Education.
The county Office of Education runs the countywide Classified School Employee of the Year program to recognize employees of distinction, nominated by their school districts.
“We celebrate Ofelia and all her fellow nominees, who work tirelessly to ensure students have what they need and deserve to succeed,” said San Diego County Superintendent of Schools Paul Gothold in a statement. “The key roles they play in the day-to-day functions of schools are as important as ever as we adjust to life during the pandemic.”
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A new committee tasked with offering city officials advice on equity issues will have eight community members with widely varying backgrounds and job experiences.
“This is an impressive group of people,” Mayor Catherine Blakespear said of the 16 applicants.
She selected eight of them, saying that number, plus herself and Councilwoman Kellie Shay Hinze, will make up a group of 10 people a size she called both workable and meaningful.
As the city’s mayor, Blakespear has the authority to select the candidates and the council then votes on whether to approve her recommendations. Last week’s vote to approve was unanimous, though councilmen Tony Kranz and Joe Mosca said they wished Blakespear had included applicant Dan Vaughn, the director of St. Andrew’s Interfaith Shelter program and the president of the Olivenhain Town Council.