EECU and the Tulare County Office of Education Celebrate Excellent Educators
October 22, 2025
Educational Employees Credit Union
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FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2025) – Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) partnered with the Tulare County Office of Education to celebrate the county’s top educators at the 2025 Excellence in Education Awards Recognition Breakfast held on October 22.
Pictured from left to right:
2025 Tulare County Administrator/Manager of the Year Andrew Woodley, 2025
Tulare County Teacher of the Year Heather Silva, and 2025 Tulare County School
Employee of the Year Joanna Woodyatt.
EECU is proud to sponsor this
annual event, which honored 34 exceptional educators who make a difference in
the lives of students and families throughout Tulare County. The honorees were
nominated by their peers from across the county, and the top candidates were
selected by a committee as:
• School Employee of the Year – Joanna Woodyatt,
Registered Behavior Technician at Rocky Hill Elementary School, Exeter Unified
School District
• Administrator/Manager of the Year – Andrew
Woodley, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Porterville Unified School
District
• Teacher of the Year – Heather Silva, Eighth-Grade
Teacher at Alpine Vista School, Tulare City School District
EECU
President and CEO Elizabeth J. Dooley co-hosted the breakfast with Tulare
County Superintendent of Schools Tim A. Hire. This long-standing partnership is
one of the many ways EECU supports educators and families in the communities it
serves.
“Educators
are at the heart of every community,” Dooley said. “Their compassion,
creativity, and commitment to helping students succeed inspires us all. EECU is
honored to recognize their outstanding work and to partner with the Tulare
County Office of Education in celebrating those who make such a meaningful
impact every day.”
The Tulare County Excellence in
Education Awards ceremony is one of six annual countywide events EECU sponsors
each year to recognize and support exemplary educators and school staff
throughout Central California and the Central Coast. For more information about
EECU’s educational partnerships and awards, visit myEECU.org.
EECU serves 12 Central California and Central Coast
counties and has 23 branches and more than 392,000 members. Since 1934, EECU
has provided affordable financial products and services to meet its members’
saving, borrowing, and investing needs. EECU is very active in the communities
it serves, proudly supporting numerous programs, activities and events that
enrich the community experience, and providing free financial wellness
education to people of all ages.