Big Heart

The Big Heart award acknowledges the unending kindness and generosity of our Honorees and serves to remind each of us that we too can make a lasting difference in the lives of others throughout the Kenwood Elementary School community.

Past Big Hearts Recipients:

2023: Bob Bales, The Teachers & Staff of Kenwood Elementary School 2019-2020 & 2020-2021 "The Pandemic Years"
Patricia Amend-Ehn, Jim Augsburger, Margee Barmore, Suzanne Borgert, Lisa Clawson, Trina Corson Graham, Maria Crane, Jill Dawson, Brad Eubank, Jenna Forster, Julie Gulson, Krista Holden, Maresa Kimball, Anne Kopache, Kristin Lamar, Stephen Litzenberger, John Magnoli, Sheila Morrissey, Sarah Moe, Geraldine Ott, Sani Post, Tracy Quinn, Paul Rodrigues, Karla Schloemp, Celia SEdgwick, Amy Seyms, Jodie Spanger, Jennifer Stenerson, Meleah Sullivan, Karen Taggesell, Chris Taylor, Peg Vancini, Gary Vogensen, Craig Vogensen, Eileen Vukicevich, Sharon Watson, Diana Wolfe

2020: Julie & Tom Atwood, Mary & Peter Klabunde, Cynthia Coleman

2019: Mario Azevedo, Ruth Coleman, Charlie & Peggy Ensley

2018: Pat Kerrigan, Steve Marshall, Mike Scheffer & Aspen Mayers

2017: Leslie LemMon, Peter Hockman, and Gary Nelson

2015: Don McNair, the Kenwood Fire Department

2014: Susan Reiter and John Reiter, Laura Rogers, Wendell Freeman

2013: Maurice Tegelaar, Karen Borgfeldt, Scott Harris and the Oakmont Financial Group

2012: Jay & Anne Cobb, Guy Slater & Joy Bohlke, Monty & Renee Hayward

2011: Mike & Cory O'Donnell, Mary Liberatore and the Benziger Family

2010: Frank Podesta, Jane & John Rector, and the Kenwood Community Club

2009: Andie Altman, the Cha Cha's (Children's Home Auxiliary), Helena & Nazar Eljumaily and EBA Engineering, and Al Gilmour

2008: Heart of Sonoma Valley Association, Umit Ozkaya, Bob and Barbara Parsons, Steve and Colleen Rose

2007: Bob and Paula Behmke, Darryl and Susan Bellach, Marjorie MacLeod

2006: Kerin McTaggart, Dave and Laura Arcado, and the Founders of the Kenwood Education Foundation -- Joan Withers Dinner, Christine Lee, Marjorie MacLeod, Don Odone, Gary Rosenberg

2005: Renate Amantite, Stacy Kunde, Ann and Alec Peters and the Kenwood Press

2004: George Forrester, Fran Threewit, Eileen and Matt Vukicevich

2003: Tony, Cheryl, Adrienne and Kim Ghisla, Nigel Hall and his company, Community Servers, Inc., Jan Oerding

2002: Oakmont Kiwanis Club, Kunde Estate Winery and the Kunde Family, Julianne Roth

2001: Bill Friedman, Paul and Linda Kruzic, Bob and Janet Uboldi



*Full List of 2023 Teacher & Staff Recipients: Patricia Amend-Ehn, Jim Augsburger, Margee Barmore, Suzanne Borgert, Lisa Clawson, Trina Corson Graham, Maria Crane, Jill Dawson, Brad Eubank, Jenna Forster, Julie Gulson, Krista Holden, Maresa Kimball, Anne Kopache, Kristin Lamar, Stephen Litzenberger, John Magnoli, Sheila Morrissey, Sarah Moe, Geraldine Ott, Sani Post, Tracy Quinn, Paul Rodrigues, Karla Schloemp, Celia SEdgwick, Amy Seyms, Jodie Spanger, Jennifer Stenerson, Meleah Sullivan, Karen Taggesell, Chris Taylor, Peg Vancini, Gary Vogensen, Craig Vogensen, Eileen Vukicevich, Sharon Watson, Diana Wolfe