2025-2026 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Awards
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Award recipients. We love our volunteers! Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who contribute to the success of our schools and committees each and every day.
Each year the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee and the Durham Catholic District School Board come together in April to celebrate and thank our volunteers for their countless hours helping our schools, fundraising and/or participating in board-wide committees.
We are honoured to present the 2025-2026 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Award recipients below.
Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Ajax Schools:
- Sarto E Provenzano, Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High School
- Judyanne Manuel, Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
- Rachel Manto, St. André Bessette Catholic School
- Pauline Daley, St. Bernadette Catholic School
- Nixon Masih, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
- Victoria Stewart, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School
- Vicky Miceli, St. James Catholic School
- Jennifer Bilog, St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic School
- Katie Brown, St. Jude Catholic School
- Melissa Gracias, St. Patrick Catholic School
- Shanique Wynter-Linton, St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School
Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Northern Schools (Beaverton, Port Perry, Uxbridge):
- Ashley Pacis, Good Shepherd Catholic School
- Kim Schiafone, Holy Family Catholic School
- Jessica Bowler, St. Joseph Catholic School (Uxbridge)
Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Oshawa Schools:
- Carrie Bon, Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School
- Regina Rocchetta, Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School
- Jocelyn Rowell, Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic School
- Paula Polley, Sir Albert Love Catholic School
- Alicia Labow, St. Anne Catholic School
- Christina Stokes, St. Christopher Catholic School
- Tara Travers-Peddle, St. Hedwig Catholic School
- Lia Alfano, St. John XXIII Catholic School
- Marla Labriola, St. John Bosco Catholic School
- Jennifer Hunt, St. Joseph Catholic School (Oshawa)
- Rebecca Zatylny, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School
- Rebecca Pigeau, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Pickering Schools:
- Ashley McAllen, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
- Karoline Vanderputt, Father Fénelon Catholic School
- Rizelle de Ocampo, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School
- Sheila Yourth, St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School
- Peggy Bowie, St. Monica Catholic School
- Jeanette Lobban, St. Wilfrid Catholic School
Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Whitby Schools:
- James Ortise, All Saints Catholic Secondary School
- Dina Ste. Marie and Stephanie Wood, Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School
- Zeina Saikali, St. Bernard Catholic School
- Alyssa Cappelli, St. Bridget Catholic School
- Sonya Mitchell, St. John Paul II Catholic School
- Anna Marek, St. John the Evangelist Catholic School
- Rika Arai, St. Leo Catholic School
- Lucy McManus, St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School
- Katia Georgiadis-Belliveau and Riggel Davalos, St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic School
- Jaypee Trinidad, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School
- Yvette L. Soengas, St. Matthew the Evangelist Catholic School
- Lauren Walker, St. Paul Catholic School
- Nicole O'Leary, St. Theresa Catholic School
More information about the Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Awards can be found on the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee webpage.