AD of the Year

Each year, the Central Coast Section Athletic Directors Association (CCSADA) goes through a nomination process in selecting the athletic director of the year for the section. These nominations come from fellow athletic directors and are voted on by the members of the CCSADA.

Below is the history of the award recipients throughout the years:

2025 - Michelle Noeth - Los Altos

2024 - Kenneth Perrotti - Los Gatos

2023 - Justin Clymo - Stevenson

2022 - Jose Gil - Alisal

2021 - COVID - no recipient

2020 - John Radcliff - Greenfield

2019 - Natalie Talbot-Ayres - Pacific Bay Christian

2018 - Anne Finney - Independence

2017 - Michael Pilawski - St. Francis

2016 - Stacey Mallison - Presentation

2015 - Tod Thatcher - Hollister

2014 - Trish Sunseri - Silver Creek

 2013 - Phil Freed - Sacred Heart Cathedral

2012 - Barbara Uchiyama - Santa Teresa

2011 - Earl Hansen - Palo Alto

2010 - Terence Ward - Bellarmine

2009 - Ken Esaki - Monterey

2008 - Peggy Booth - Willow Glen

2007 - Jack Daley - Gilroy

2006 - Jim Reilly - Presentation

2005 - Kevin Donahue - Junipero Serra

2004 - Jeff Young - Stevenson

2003 - Jean Ashen - North Salinas

2002 - Al Ferreira - North Monterey County

 2001 - Jeff Lamb - Milpitas

2000 - Barbara Kaufman - Mountain View

1999 - Dan Curry - Menlo

1998 - Steve Clayton - Palma

1997 - Terri Sonniksen - Notre Dame (Salinas)

1997 - Barbara Beard - Leland

1996 - Steve DeMaestri - St. Francis

1995 - Sandi Stober - Lynbrook

1994 - Jo Ann Momono - Sacred Heart Cathedral

1993 - Joan Walthour - Monterey

1992 - Leo Ruth - Bellarmine

1991 - Mike Tenerowicz - South San Francisco

1990 - Clem Wiser - Palo Alto

1989 - Sal Tomasello - Gilroy

1988 - Angelo Aguiar - St. Francis

1987 - Ken Johnson - San Jose Unified

1986 - Norm Eliason - Cupertino

1985 - Steve Stearns - Piedmont Hills

1984 - Richard Donasky - Wilcox

1983 - Jim Briscoe - Pioneer

1982 - Al Cementina - Independence

1981 - Jim Ferguson - Milpitas

1980 - Tom Burt - Los Altos

1979 - Ray Snyder - Monta Vista

1978 - Warren Hayashi - Buchser

1977 - Thomas Ryan - Mt. Pleasant