December Employees of the Month

None of us at FRSD could do the jobs that we do without the support of our maintenance, facilities and custodial staff.  These men and women keep our schools clean, safe and maintained.   While some of us are off for Winter Break these folks are working hard to ensure every building in our district is being taken care of.

We would like to honor two individuals who are a critical part of this team

Jeff Thiessen

Michael Mazzei

Jeff Thiessen has been the with Fern Ridge School District since 2004 and has been our Director of Maintenance since 2008.  Jeff spends his days doing a large variety of tasks that might include concrete work, carpentry, plumbing, water testing and just about everything in between.  When he is not keeping our schools looking great and functioning for students he enjoys spending time with his wife, three sons & daughter-in-laws and is a proud Opa to four grandchildren.

Jeff enjoys being outdoors, hunting and his wife tells us that he can craft “really cool things – mostly with wood.”  She also let us know that he does not like clutter, cucumbers or being stuck inside.   He is really good at problem solving which is a skill that he uses almost daily in his job with Fern Ridge.  We appreciate Jeff and the great job he does helping to take care of our district.

Mike Mazzei has worked in Fern Ridge School District for 4 years.   The Mazzei family is well known within the district as Mike’s brother is a current employee and his dad recently retired from the custodial crew.  Mike spends his day working
with Jeff in maintaining our school grounds.  He takes a lot of pride in his work and is always willing to go the extra mile for staff no matter how big or small the request.

When he is not at work Mike participates in cross-fit and works on his property in Noti.  He is also a talented multi-media producer, video editor and a certified Apple/Mac guru!  He takes on any challenge that comes his way and always goes above and beyond in his work.

Our district is fortunate to have Mike and Jeff on our staff and we want to thank them for the hard work and dedication they give to our students and staff every day.