VAPA Spotlight Awards 2023
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
The 2023 VAPA Spotlight Awards
Sunday, March 12, 2023
San Diego Civic Theatre
Sunday, March 12, 2023
San Diego Civic Theatre
Program
Read about of our award-winners. Click on the arrow at the top right of the program to open it into a new tab or window
Spotlight Program 2023.pdfArtistic Achievement Award
Artistic Achievement Award
Johnny Avila
Music Student,
Canyon Hills High
Artistic Achievement Award
Jennifer Dossett
Music Educator,
Clairemont High
Artistic Achievement Award
Spencer Kearns
Dance Student,
San Diego SCPA
Artistic Achievement Award
Malvyn Lai
Music Student,
Mt. Everest Academy
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Artistic Achievement Award
Chloe Moya
Theatre & Visual Art Student,
Mt. Everest Academy
Artistic Achievement Award
Jessica Rogawski
Visual Art Educator,
San Diego High
Artistic Growth Award
Artistic Growth Award
Leslie Pagel
Visual Art Student,
Crawford High
Artistic Innovation Award
Artistic Innovation Award
Jason Berman
Media Arts Educator,
Millennial Tech Middle
Artistic Innovation Award
Sylvia Echeverria
Associate Principal,
Home Hospital and Transition Supports School
Artistic Innovation Award
Meera Ramanathan
Visual Art Educator,
Zamorano Fine Arts Academy
Creative Community Engagement Award
Creative Community Engagement Award
Shannon Cao
Music Student,
La Jolla High
Creative Community Engagement Award
Sonya Harris
Community Arts Partner,
Roosevelt IB Middle
Creative Community Engagement Award
Danny Jones
Music & Theatre Educator,
Knox Middle
Creative Community Engagement Award
Schekania Simon
Dance Student,
Hoover High
Creative Community Engagement Award
Brianna Valeska
Music Educator,
Grant TK-8
Creative Community Engagement Award
The Old Globe
Community Arts Partner,
SDUSD
Creative Leadership Award
Creative Leadership Award
Teri Ang
Theatre Educator,
Mann Middle
Creative Leadership Award
Cassandra Brown
Music Educator,
Wangenheim Middle
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Creative Leadership Award
Charles Evans Jr.
Community Arts Partner,
Birney Elementary
Creative Leadership Award
Sheena Francisco
Visual Art Student,
Morse High
Creative Leadership Award
Dr. Erica Renfree
Principal,
Canyon Hills High
Creative Leadership Award
Stephanie Zavala-Lemarroy
Music Student,
Mission Bay High
Rising Star Award
Rising Star Award
Keith Baham
Visual Art Student,
Zamorano Fine Arts Academy
Rising Star Award
Abagail Doolittle
Visual Art Student,
San Diego SCPA
Rising Star Award
Ana Mendoza
Community Arts Partner,
SDUSD
Rising Star Award
Wendy Ruiz Javier
Paraprofessional & Danza Folklórico Coordinator,
Knox Middle