Thirty-year employee finds desired stability in warehouse

If job security was what Rowena Randle was looking for when she hired on with HISD, she certainly found it.

Randle, who came to the district from the oil and gas industry back in 1984, was persuaded by a friend to apply for a warehouse position, and she’s been in that same department ever since.

“The oil industry is up and down, and there were sometimes layoffs,” explained Randle. “I had two kids and was looking for something a little more stable, so when one of the ladies I used to work with came here, she suggested I consider it.”

Over the years, Randle has worked in many different areas within the warehouse, including grounds, dispatch, payroll, the computer room, and textbooks. Now, she is a customer service representative for Routes 1, 4, and 8, which encompass approximately 120 different schools as well as the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center. The one constant has been the satisfaction she derives from the relationships she has built.

“When you have certain routes that you serve, you tend to come in contact with the same people at the schools,” said Randle. “I never thought I’d have been here this long, but the plant operators (are really nice).”

Randle officially marked her 30th anniversary with the district on Feb. 21, but several other employees are also marking theirs this week (Feb. 16–22). See if you know anyone on this list:

30 years

• Carlos Lopez, warehouse team lead, Warehouse

25 years

• Yolanda Arcizo, clerk, Herod ES  
• Charlotte Gibson-Carter, teacher, Cook ES       
• Deirdre Guidry, teacher, Dávila ES         
• Angela Lilly, counselor, Harper Alternative       
• Brian Mayo, teacher, Madison HS           
• Zayda Miranda-Makany, teacher, Jackson MS 
• Maria Treviño, teaching assistant, Burnet ES   
• Mohammad Zabihinoury, teaching assistant, Bush ES         

20 years

• Donna Garmany, teacher, Marshall MS 
• Michael Glasgow II, senior plant operator, Construction & Facility Services
• Anita Guerra, attendant, Food Services 
• Keshondra Howard, attendant, Food Services 
• Lena Lathon, attendant, Food Services 
• Martha Prater, attendant, Food Services
• Yvonne Rusley, attendant, Food Services        
• Walter Snell, teacher, Marshall MS         
• Sheila Thomas, teaching assistant, Milne ES  

15 years

• Laronda Browder, teaching assistant, Mading ES  
• Rebecca De La Rosa, teacher, Waltrip HS        
• Daniel Del Cid, teacher, Emerson ES    
• Jay Stubbs, teacher, Bellaire HS 
• Patricia Walker, teaching assistant, Crespo ES
• Alfay White, associate teacher     
• LaDonna Wynn, teacher, Bastian ES     

10 years

• Amanda Benitez, student information representative, Ortíz MS        
• Maria Castaño, teaching assistant, Highland Heights ES      
• Olga Fuentes, attendant, Food Services
• Nancy Guzman, teacher, De Chaumes ES      
• Shirley Hall, academic trainer, Professional Development    
• Joshua Krause, teacher, Reagan HS     
• Raquel Montoya, teacher, Piney Point ES        
• Ethel Moore, associate teacher
• Wilmer Remo Jr, crossing guard, Robinson ES           
• Jean Stewart, attendant, Food Services 
• Stewart Teague, teacher, Revere MS  

5 years

• Titilola Abumere, attendant, Food Services       
• Melissa Byrd, teacher, Williams MS        
• Sandra Chacon, teaching assistant, Scarborough HS       
• Carol Clayton, teacher, Twain ES           
• Ahmad Drumgo, associate teacher         
• Bridget Edwards, Special Education chair, Key MS     
• Mona El Hafi, attendant, Food Services 
• Irina Escobar, attendant, Food Services 
• Maurine Garza, counselor, Burnet ES    
• Alex Guerra, teacher, Crockett ES           
• April Lindsey, teacher, Longfellow ES    
• Jeremy Martin II, teacher, T. H. Rogers
• Maria Peña, clerk, Brookline ES  
• Sandra Su, teacher, Las Americas MS   
• Sheena Tate, custodian, Construction & Facility Services     
• William Zappa, teacher, Sam Houston MSTC  

Check back next Friday for more February Milestones. Leave a comment below if you’d like to congratulate any of the above employees.