Kelly Education: 2025 Employee Stories

2025 EOTY Employee Stories

Reading Time: 3 minutes Our substitute teachers, paraeducators, tutors, and support staff come from diverse walks of life. Some are former educators, others are professionals, retirees, or college students. Each one took a different path to begin working in our schools. Here are just a few of their inspiring stories. Irvin Sutton | Retired Postal Service Employee Irvin Sutton…

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Substitute Teacher Story: Gulzar Pabani

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Reading Time: 3 minutes   Kelly Education is proud to highlight the work of our talented educators.  Gulzar Pabani is the winner of our 2025 Educator of the Year award in the pre-K Substitute Teacher category. Ms. Pabani holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s degree in English literature. She’s now a long-term substitute teacher for pre-K students…

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Paraeducator Story: Jordyn Solomon

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Reading Time: 3 minutes   Kelly Education is proud to highlight the work of our talented educators.  Jordyn Solomon is the winner of our 2025 Educator of the Year award in the Paraeducator category. Ms. Solomon is a long-term paraeducator at Walter M. Schirra Elementary in Old Bridge, New Jersey.  In this Q&A, Ms. Solomon shares about her work as a…

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Tutor Story: ShiAnn Santiago

ShiAnn Santiago

Reading Time: 3 minutes   Kelly Education is proud to highlight the work of our talented educators.  ShiAnn Santiago is the winner of our 2025 Educator of the Year award in the Tutor category. Ms. Santiago is a tutor at Quarter Mile Lane School in Bridgeton, New Jersey, where she tutors math for third through eighth graders.  In this Q&A,…

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Substitute Teacher Story: Irvin Sutton

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Reading Time: 3 minutes   Kelly Education is proud to highlight the work of our talented educators.  Irvin Sutton is the winner of our 2025 Educator of the Year award in the K-12 Substitute Teacher category. Mr. Sutton is an Army veteran and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 26 years. He became a substitute teacher in 2021…

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Substitute Teacher Story: Jenna Kroeger

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Substitute teacher enjoys working with students while waiting for grad school. Meet Jenna Kroeger. After earning her bachelor’s degree in psychology, she started to work as a substitute teacher. Her goal was to do rewarding work while making (and saving) money before heading to graduate school.     Why did you start working as a substitute teacher? …

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Substitute Teacher Story: Diego Gomez

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Navy veteran makes a difference in the classroom as a substitute teacher. Meet Diego Gomez—a former United States Navy sailor, father of three, and proud substitute teacher with Kelly Education.   Diego’s career path, like so many today, has zig-zagged a bit. It first took him from serving his country for six years to a stressful…

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Kelly Education: Employee Stories

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Our substitute teachers, paraeducators, tutors, and support staff come from diverse walks of life. Some are former educators, others are professionals, retirees, or college students. Each one took a different path to begin working in our schools. Here are just a few of their inspiring stories. Janet Brandon | Former Marketing Executive After working many…

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Kelly Education: Employee Stories

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Our substitute teachers, paraeducators, tutors, and support staff come from diverse walks of life. Some are former educators, others are professionals, retirees, or college students. Each one took a different path to begin working in our schools. Here are just a few of their inspiring stories. Kalisha Carter | Substitute Teacher Kalisha Carter enjoys working…

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Kelly Education: Employee Stories

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Our substitute teachers, paraeducators, tutors, and support staff come from diverse walks of life. Some are former educators, others are professionals, retirees, or college students. Each one took a different path to begin working in our schools. Here are just a few of their inspiring stories. Evelyn Jennings | Former Dean of Students and Child…

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