Transportation clerk logs 25 years with HISD

When Zonthia Curl first joined Team HISD as a secretary in Construction & Facility Services’ Hazardous Materials department back in 1988, Ronald Reagan was still president, Die Hard had just hit the theaters, and gasoline cost less than a dollar a gallon.

Today, many of those things have changed, but Curl is still enthusiastically serving HISD students. Now a clerk in Transportation Services’ Central Motor Pool, Curl attributes her longevity with the district to her affection for her coworkers, who surprise her with parties on her birthday and make her feel appreciated in other ways.

“I just like working with people and I like the job I do,” she said. “I love the people I work with.”

Curl officially marked her 25th anniversary with the district on Aug. 1, but several other employees are also marking theirs this week (July 28–Aug. 3). See if you know anyone on this list:

20 years

• Sharron Montgomery, teacher, Henry MS          
• Jason White, hazardous material inspector, Construction & Facility Services    

15 years

• Sylvia Palos, teacher, Love ES               
• Kathleen Sanchez, clerk, Police Department            
• Borita Williams, dispatcher, Police Department  

10 years

• Cynthia Allen, teacher, Almeda ES            
• Maida Alvarado, attendant, Food Services
• Rosa Archila, attendant, Food Services
• Humbertina Azanon, attendant, Food Services
• Gricelda Barcenas, attendant, Food Services
• Phosephony Barthen, attendant, Food Services
• Carla Brown, teacher, Wheatley HS         
• Gladys Camac, attendant, Food Services
• Jean Carney, associate teacher           
• Martha Carrizales, attendant, Food Services
• Betty Castillo, manager, Food Services Café    
• Rosa Castro, attendant, Food Services
• Felicia Conner, attendant, Food Services
• Neysa Ewing, student info. representative, Federal and State Compliance 
• Lydia Flores, custodian, Fleming MS        
• Myre Foster, associate teacher           
• Claudia Fuentes, attendant, Food Services
• Bridget Goodwill, attendant, Food Services
• Elena Guerrero, attendant, Food Services
• Janice Hall, attendant, Food Services
• Maria Hernandez, attendant, Food Services
• Lara Hulin, social worker, Westside HS         
• Gloria Jaime, attendant, Food Services
• Esther Lagunas, attendant, Food Services
• Cora Liceaga, attendant, Food Services
• Karen Linton, attendant, Food Services
• Ali Makhlouf, teacher development specialist, Professional Development      
• Estrella Mandujano, attendant, Food Services
• Eduardo Martinez, teacher, Wainwright ES        
• Valentina Matomoros, attendant, Food Services
• Tyrone McDonald, repairer, Construction & Facility Services    
• Vincent Moore, teacher, Carnegie Vanguard HS
• Dolores Nash, attendant, Food Services
• Vickie Newton, custodian, T. H. Rogers MS     
• Theresa Oliver, associate teacher           
• Fidencia Ortiz, attendant, Food Services
• Gloria Palacios, attendant, Food Services
• Candy Penny, attendant, Food Services
• Carmen Perez, attendant, Food Services
• Petra Perez, attendant, Food Services
• Debra Pickard, attendant, Food Services
• Enriqueta Prado, attendant, Food Services
• Delia Presas, attendant, Food Services
• Moises Quintanilla, attendant, Food Services
• Maria Saldana, attendant, Food Services
• Dalila Serrano, attendant, Food Services
• Maria Ulloa, attendant, Food Services
• Latonia Vaughn, attendant, Food Services
• Maria Venegas, attendant, Food Services
• Deepak Verma, teacher, Chávez HS           

5 years

• Robin Bissell, teacher, Lamar HS            
• Shelley Bodie, teacher, Kolter ES            
• Mayela Carillo, custodian, Travis ES           
• Daniel Greenberg, principal, Condit ES            
• Fedalma Guice, quality control representative, Food Services
• Courtney Jackson, teacher, Waltrip HS          
• Joel Leagans, teacher, Bellaire HS         
• Karen McMillan, teacher specialist, Durkee ES            
• Jared Selby, teacher, Waltrip HS
• Harolyn Stanley, teacher, Garden Villas ES                

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