HERO AWARD RECIPIENTS
2023 – 2024 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
Sophia Martinez – Special Education Teacher, Hawthorne Elementary School
Thi Young – Teacher, Garretson Elementary School
*Carlos Gastelum – Student, Seneca Elementary School (2024 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Talen Kuehl – Student, Del Sol Academy (2024 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Martin Luther King High School (The Multicultural Council) – Riverside Unified School District (2024 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Butterfield Language Academy (The Kindness Club) – Moreno Valley Unified School District
2022 – 2023 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
Chantal Velasquez – Counselor, John F. Kennedy Elementary School
*Elena Chavez – Martin Luther King High School (2023 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Amelia Earhart Middle School (Team No Place for Hate) – Riverside Unified School District
Santiago Roybal – Student, John F. Kennedy Elementary School
Elexis Sloan – Student, Amelia Earhart Middle School
Susan Perez – Counselor, Stokoe Elementary School
*Jasmine Fincher – Student Services Coordinator, MVUSD (2023 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Ramona High School – Riverside Unified School District
Arianna Chaney – Student, Norco Intermediate School
*Erin Christmas – Library Director, City of Riverside (2023 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Angel Vargas – Student, Peralta Elementary School (2023 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
2021 – 2022 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
Canyon Lake Middle School PLUS Group
*Sunnymead Middle School (Kindness Club) – Moreno Valley Unified School District (2022 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Matthew Fraley – Administer, North High School (2022 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Shannon Bagley – Teacher, Canyon Lake Middle School
Amanda Niaves – Counselor, Cottonwood School
*Rebecca Antillon – Riverside University Health System (2022 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Inland Empire Health Plan – Special Recognition to Luanna Jauregui (2022 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
2020 – 2021 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
*Sherri Chun – Guardian Angel (2021 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Thomasina Wallace – California Baptist University (2021 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Shannon Bagley – Teacher, Canyon Lakes Middle School (2021 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Kristina Lopez – Student, Ramona High School (2021 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
2019 – 2020 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
MeCHA De Poly Club
Johnie Drawn & Raphael Briscoe – Members of Communities 4 Children Mentoring Program
Mr. Ricardo Lozano & Mrs. Vlandita Lozano – Hemet and San Jacinto Valley Community Members
*Aramis Verano aka “The Kid CEO” – Southern, CA Elementary School Student (2020 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Canyon Springs High School Anti-Bullying Club (ABC) – Over 145 active members! (2020 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Perris High School (PLUS Leadership Program) – Perris Union High School District
Ashley Hayball – Teacher, Desert Ridge Academy Middle School
*Kennedy Wiltz – Empowering (2020 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Jadyn Gomberg – Inspirational (2020 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Ramona High School (S.U.P.E.R. Peers) – Riverside Unified School District
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Student Ambassadors and Moderators – Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Britney Criswell – Instructional Assistant, Alessandro School
2018 – 2019 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
La Sierra High School (PALS) – Alvord Unified School District
*Kathleen Sarmiento – Counselor, Ramona High School (2019 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Voices for Children CASA’s Against Bullying
Ramona High School (S.U.P.E.R. Peers) – Riverside Unified School District
*Jessica Fuller – Inspirational, Orange Grove High School (2019 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Clare Pierce – Student, Jurupa Middle School
Dan Taylor – Founder, BullyStop 360 Program
Maria Lomeli – Student, Ramona High School
Berenice Toledano – School Counselor, Boulder Ridge Elementary School
Edward Gutierrez – Student, Boulder Ridge Elementary School
Jordan Thompkins – Student, Stone Avenue Elementary School
Mandy Wiltrout – Assistant Principal, Desert Ridge Academy Middle School
*Megan Murano – Student, Indio High School (2019 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Melinda Tapia – Teacher, Jurupa Middle School
Payton Ramirez – Student, Lincoln Elementary School
Ryan Johnston, Student – Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Silvana Diaz – Teacher, Troth Street Elementary School
*California Baptist University, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences – Community Partner (2019 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
2017 – 2018 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
*Michael Barboza – Owner of Rights at Home In-Home Care and Assistance (2018 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Cassandra Lackie – Riverside Resident (2018 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Ayanna Johnson – Student, Polytechnic High School (2018 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Jurupa Middle School – Jurupa Unified School District
Sundance Elementary – Beaumont Unified School District
*Dena Drouault – Counselor, Clayton A. Record Junior Elementary School (2018 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Three Rings Elementary – Beaumont Unified School District
*Corona-Norco Unified School District – (2018 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
2016-2017 Quarterly/Yearly Award Recipients
*Shannon Fox – Ms. USA Universal (2017 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Keilee Ann Grace Kelly – Student, Mesa Valley Elementary School (2017 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Michelle Gomez – Counselor, Canyon Springs High School (2017 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Dr. Susan Levine – Director of RCOE Pupil and Administrative Services (2017 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
*Jessica Simpson – Administrator, Thomas Jefferson Middle School (2017 HERO of the Year Award Recipient)
Please note that our HERO Program is currently under review, and all programming has been temporarily paused. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info@rmcharity.org