Teachers of the Year Announced

ENCINO, Calif. - March 19, 2015 - PRLog -- The 21st Annual Encino Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year Awards, presented by Gelb Group, will take place on March 26th. The event is organized by the Encino Chamber of Commerce to provide the business community an opportunity to recognize teaches from the Encino and surrounding area schools.

"This event honors our community’s teachers. Through donations from our members and the community we give each of the nominated teachers a rolling cart filled with school supplies and items that the teacher can use either in their personal life or back in the classroom.", said Diana Duenas, CEO of the Encino Chamber of Commerce.

Businesses, members of the chamber, or not, are encouraged to donate items useful in the classroom. Many of the items donated, and needed, are not provided by the district. These items include:

copy paper * tape * pens * pencils * markers * rulers * Wipe & Write board markers * writable cd’s or dvd’s * calculators * hand sanitizer * soap * Clorox wipes * folders * flash drives * digital cameras * video cameras * colored paper *
crayons * construction paper

The public is also encouraged to attend the event, which will be held at the Woodland Hills Hilton on March 26th at 5pm.

Those interested in donating items, sponsorship opportunities, and/or attending the event, should contact the Encino Chamber office at 818-789-4711.

Full list of teachers:

Tracy Cheney, K-8th Grades Berkeley Hall School

Michael Suffolk, 9th – 12th Grades Birmingham Community Charter High School

Dr. Sherryline Jogie-Brahim, 10th – 12th Grades Crespi Carmelinte High School

Michelle Mitchell, 5th Grade Emelita Academy Charter

Elizabeth Bloom, 1st Grade Encino Charter Elementary School

Rita Hall, 9th – 12th Grades Grover Cleveland Charter High School

Christopher Bautista, 7th & 8th Grades Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter School

Chimei Fregoso, 9th – 12th Grades High Tech Los Angeles

Katrina Daneshmand, 9th – 12th Grades Ivy Academia Entrepreneurial Charter High School

Adriana Martinez, 7th Grade Ivy Academia Entrepreneurial Charter Middle School

Jessica Booth, 5th Grade Ivy Academia Entrepreneurial Charter School

Patrick “Coach P.J.” Baldocchi, K - 5th Grades Lanai Road Elementary School

Darshana Shah, 6th – 7th Grades Portola Middle School

Jason Steinberg, 9th & 10th Grades Reseda High School

Eva Cohen, 8th Grade St. Cyril of Jerusalem School

Eleanor Kravitz, 5th Grade Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

Patricia Valli, 4th – 7th Grades Westmark School

Michael Donahue, 2nd – 5th Grades Woodcrest School

Check out this video on the Encino Chamber of Commere Teacher of the Year Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqruW28M8M



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The Encino Chamber of Commerce, the Valley’s Premier Business Community and the most influential chamber of commerce in the San Fernando Valley, recently was honored by the City of Los Angeles for its 75 years of success. The mission of the Encino Chamber of Commerce is to perpetuate the appropriate growth, prosperity and integrity of the business community.
The Encino Chamber of Commerce forges strong ties between the businesses and the community to make the area a better place to live, work and play.
Additionally, with programs like the Valley Discount Card and Member to Member discounts, the Encino Chamber promotes local businesses through shopping local.
The Encino Chamber has the longest running street fair, the Taste of Encino, in the San Fernando Valley. The Encino Chamber is also well regarded for its Senior Directory, Disaster Preparedness efforts, business advocacy, networking, and notable elected officials as guest speakers at the monthly lunch and other various events.