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Faculty & Staff Directory

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Administration/Office

Principal - Jami Valentine
Assistant Principal - Jessica Chumentowski
Office Manager - Norma Garcia
School Clerk /Attendance - Belem Mancillas
Senior School Clerk - Luz Carrillo
Nurse -  Stacy Seiler
Health Clerk - Gaby Martinez
Campus Supervisor - Donti Aubry
Campus Supervisor -  James Glass Jr.
 

Community Support

Community School Site Coordinator - Cecilio Salazar-Martinez
Community Liaison - Teresa Lozano
 

Special Education

School Psychologist - Sarah Tello             
Speech Pathologist - Allison Prouty         
 

Learning Center

Gliselda Nuñez 
Leslie Palacios
Kevin Cowden    
Sivann Uy-Onstad          
 

Library Media Center

Erin Blad-Johnson          
Graciela Saenz   
 

Computer Lab/Tech Support

Luis Gomez       
 

Social Worker

Claudia Godoy  
 

Counselors

Arelly Saldana  
Steve McCann  
 

Custodians

Jaime De La Torre          
Dora Esparza    
Javier Banuelos
 

RAP Program

Diana Villarreal
 

Kitchen/Cafeteria

Vicky Morales  
 

Sixth Grade Teachers

Jaime Berenson, ELA/Math   
Leslie Hauser, ELA/History      
David Navarro, ELA/ELD/Science
Susan Nichols, ELA/Math
Gabriella Straus, ELA/History        
Lorraine Welch, ELA/Science/History
 

Seventh Grade Teachers

Kasey Gamez, Math
Bridget Mahoney, AVID   
Chris Morales, Math/Math Support
Alison Mulgrew, ELA/ELD
Katie Neilsen, ELA/ELD  
Silvya Ortiz, Science/ELD
Kevin Cowden, Learning Center
Mark Nurree, History 
Timothy Pencille, Science
    

Eighth Grade Teachers

Grace Cobian, History/CPA
Kellie Duffy, Science/ASB (Leadership)     
Lizabeth Flores, ELA/ELD
Fred Hauer, Math/Math Support
Timothy Pencille, Science
Ashley Matyn, ELA/ELD
Mark Nurre, History
Timothy Pencille, Science
Francisco Torres, Math
 

Electives Teachers

Anne Marie D’Agostino, Visual Arts         
Adrian Rendon, Band & Music   
 

Physical Education (PE) 

Jeff Newkirk, PE         
Laura Maxwell, PE         
 

Teacher Specialists

Eric Mariscal, Technology Resource Teacher   
Lisa Christensen, Language Arts Specialist
Sarah Kemen, English Learner Instructional  Resource Teacher 
Vanessa Hayward, Math TOSA