Paraeducators Moving Up After Completing Certificate Program  

More than 70 SPS educators completed the Paraeducator Certificate Program, which offers statewide standards-based training for all paraeducators. It also supports career growth for those who wish to advance their career as a paraeducator or pursue a teaching profession.   

SPS recognizes these paraeducators who have completed the requirements for certification. We appreciate their dedication to continued learning. Paraeducators who have earned the Advanced or General Paraeducator Certificates for the 2025-26 school year: 

Advanced Paraeducator Certificate 

• Sarah M. Agan, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Ingraham High School 
• Melina Bocaccio, Bilingual Instructional Assistant – 203/7, Daniel Bagley Elementary 
• Kwan Leung Cheung, Bilingual Instructional Assistant – 203/7, Franklin High School 
• Cynthia D. Lucas, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Special Ed Transition/Voc Ed 
• Sonja Elaine Mitchell, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Roosevelt High School 
• Dilia V. Ricardi-Candia, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Ingraham High School 
• Sanjuana Torres, Bilingual Instructional Assistant, Lowell Elementary 
• Natacia P. Vanison, Braillist – Vision Assistant, Special Ed Sensory Services 
• Kizzy A. Wright, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Maple Elementary 
• Haile G. Wubneh, Special Education and Bilingual Student Services Facilitator, ELL and International Programs 
• Marie R. Ytell, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Green Lake Elementary 

General Paraeducator Certificate 

• Lisa M. Roberson, Re-entry Intervention Stdt Asst Spec, Nathan Hale High School 
• Andriana P. Sauer, Attendance Intervention & Success Coordinator, Franklin High School 
• Denee R. White, Corrections Education Associate, Franklin High School 

General Paraeducator Certificate – Bilingual Instructional Assistants 

• Angie Lisset Alfonso Romero, Franklin High School 
• Norma L. Garcia Aguilar, Roosevelt High School 
• Rosa Patricia Castellanos, Chief Sealth International High School 
• Jianyi Guan, Beacon Hill International  
• Awal Haji, TOPS and Daniel Bagley Elementary 
• Thuy M. Huynh, Chief Sealth International High School 
• Berihu H. Kahsay, West Seattle Elementary 
• Alma R. Santos, Rising Star Elementary 
• Johan A. Useche, Dunlap Elementary 
• Mohamed Farah Warsame, Orca K-8 
• Mohamud F. Warsame, Garfield High School 
• Jairo J. Weyman, Chief Sealth International High School 
• Maria J. Wilkinson, Orca K-8 
• Qi Qun Ma Wong, Lowell Elementary 

General Paraeducator Certificate – Braillist Vision Assistant 

• Humberto Avila, Braillist – Vision Assistant, Special Ed Sensory Services 

General Paraeducator Certificate – Family Support 

• Timothy J. LeBeau, Family Support Specialist, Student/Family Support Services 
• Hollie E. Sharp, Family Educator II, Head Start – North Area 
• Lloyanne C. Wallien, Family Liaison, Cascade Parent Partnership 

General Paraeducator Certificate – Preschool Instructional Assistant 

• Judith A. Akalaitis, Thornton Creek Elementary 
• Noirin K Lynch, South Shore PreK-8 

General Paraeducator Certificate – Special Education Assistant 

• Sarah M. Agan, Ingraham High School 
• Faaiuga S. Areta, Cleveland STEM High School 
• Karadan T. Branwyn, Thurgood Marshall Elementary 
• Michael J. Brown, Rainier Beach High School 
• Lauren E. Caltrider, Hazel Wolf K-8 
• Ra’Layzia S Cyprian, Lowell Elementary 
• Jeremy Davis, Ingraham High School 
• Shannon M. Duncan, Sand Point Elementary 
• Devin M. Ercolano, Chief Sealth International High 
• Rezene Gebremariam, Nathan Hale High School 
• Rikki N. Graham, Broadview-Thomson K-8 
• Tamara J. Hodge, Eckstein Middle School 
• Lian S. Hollaway, Cleveland STEM High School 
• Andrew B. Kleeman, Thornton Creek Elementary 
• Adelle Rose Lahud-Zahner, McClure Middle School 
• Jay-Jay R. Montemayor, West Seattle High School 
• Tara D. Nester, Arbor Heights Elementary 
• Shugri A. Omar, Pathfinder K-8 
• Katrin Pinksfeld, Hazel Wolf K-8 
• Alisha A. Quinones, Daniel Bagley Elementary 
• Summer A. Raynor, Ingraham High School 
• Kirk A Reese, Pathfinder K-8 
• Dilia V. Ricardi-Candia, Ingraham High School 
• Beatriz Rivera Ibarra, Ingraham High School 
• Sabrina R. Savarin, Loyal Heights Elementary 
• Nicole M. Sharp, Salmon Bay K-8 
• Renee M. Shields, Orca K-8 
• Margit C. Sorenson, Lafayette Elementary 
• Danica R. Stannard, Roosevelt High School 
• Victoria L. Stuth, Wing Luke Elementary 
• Sarah L. Swift, West Seattle High School 
• Tracy Thomas, Wing Luke Elementary 
• Amelia L. Tremba, Hazel Wolf K-8 
• Jasper T. Vinluan, Eckstein Middle School 
• Ann Patricia Voigt, Viewlands Elementary 
• Jeffrey A. Wilson, Fairmount Park Elementary 
• Meghan N. Wolfe, Mercer International Middle School 

General Paraeducator Certificate – Speech/Language Therapy Assistant 

• Kelsey Hodges, Speech Language Pathologists