Eugene School District 4J

Join us in honoring Eugene School District 4J’s 2026 retirees! Though we are sad to say goodbye to these amazing 4J staff, we are happy they soon will have more time for family, friends and adventures.

An in-person celebration will be held in their honor from 3:30–5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, in the auditorium of the 4J Ed Center, 200 N. Monroe St. There will be refreshments, music, camaraderie — and plenty of memories and words of thanks and gratitude expressed for our 30-plus retirees.

We would like to thank our retirees for their hard work through the years. There are few careers that have as great an impact on our world as those involved in the care and education of our young people.

To the following retirees, we wish you good health and lots of fun in retirement!

• Ingrid Bodtker, Language Arts Teacher, Center For Applied Learning & Community Impact
• Charles Caldwell, Bus Driver, Transportation Department
• Laura Cody, Custodial Maintenance Coordinator I, River Road Elementary School
• Judy Davies, Second Grade Teacher, McCornack Elementary School
• Anna Dimmick, Educational Assistant, Adams Elementary School
• Lance Eagen, Art Teacher, Churchill High School
• Angie Gee, Human Services Program Coordinator, Instruction Department
• Danielle Glenzel, Physical Education Teacher, Sheldon High School
• Shannon Henderson, First Grade Teacher, Spring Creek Elementary School
• Ann Hettick, Health Education Teacher, Sheldon High School
• Mark Hinthorn, Elementary Principal, Buena Vista Spanish Immersion Elementary School
• Julie Hohenemser, Science Teacher, ECCO
• Susan Holmgren, Behavioral Support Assistant, Gilham Elementary School
• Susan Jackson, Assistant Dispatcher/Accounting Clerk, Transportation Department
• Jannine Johnson, Third Grade Teacher, Willagillespie Elementary School
• Maria Kiplinger, Language Arts Teacher, ECCO
• Bill Krei, Engineering Design Teacher, Churchill High School
• Naomi Langager, Japanese Teacher, Kelly Middle School
• Belia Loftis, Food Service Coordinator II, Howard Elementary School
• Fernell Lopez Lopez, Prgm Coord Hmn Svcs Bilingual, Kelly Middle School
• Diana McElhinney, Management Assistant, Facilities Department
• Edmund "Ed" Mendelssohn, College And Career Readiness Administrator, Center For Applied Learning & Community Impact
• Deanna Olson, Kindergarten Teacher, Spring Creek Elementary School
• Nina Paredes, Bus Driver, Transportation Department
• Calvin Pearman, Warehouse Operations Assistant, Ed Center
• Terrie Randall, Bus Driver, Transportation Department
• Peter Saraceno, Art Teacher, Sheldon High School
• Jeffrey Sirois, Special Ed Educational Assistant, Community Transition Program
• Kimberlee Sullivan, Special Education Teacher, Howard Elementary School
• Martin Thiele, Refrigeration Technician III, Facilities Department
• Eileen Thomas, Teacher On Special Assignment, Instruction Department
• Brandy Wormdahl, Physical Education Teacher & Soccer Coach, North Eugene High School
• Ricardo Zapata Bello, Social Studies Teacher, International High School At Sheldon