Faculty and Staff

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Administration and Leadership Team

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Pete “Pd” Medina	Dean of Culture	Administratration	Pete_Medina@dpsk12.net
	Robin Miranda	Assistant Principal	Administratration	Robin_Miranda@dpsk12.net
	Taryn Rawson	Principal	Administratration	Taryn_Rawson@dpsk12.net

Office and Facilities Staff

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Ben Esquibel	Facilities Manager	Facilities	Ben_Esquibel@dpsk12.net
	C Garcia	DoTS Partener	Office & Facilities	christin_garcia@dpsk12.net
	Ky Hanes-Meeks	Discovery Link	Office & Facilities	Ky_Hanes-Meeks@dpsk12.net
	Angelica Rivera	Secretary III	Office & Facilities	Angelica_Rivera@dpsk12.net
	Joel Stewart	Data, Assessment, and Operational Support	Office & Facilities	Joel_Stewart@dpsk12.net

Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Ceci Castromalaga	Early Childhood Education (ECE) ELA-S Teacher	Early Childhood Education (ECE)	Lidia_Castromalaga@dpsk12.net
	Karen Reyes Rodriguez	Early Childhood Education (ECE) ELA-E Paraprofessional	Early Childhood Education (ECE)	k_reyes-rodriguez@dpsk12.net
	Nguyet Tran	Early Childhood Education (ECE) ELA-E Teacher	Early Childhood Education (ECE)	Nguyet_Tran@dpsk12.net
	Nohemi Valera-Delgado	Early Childhood Education (ECE) ELA-E Paraprofessional	Early Childhood Education (ECE)	g_varela-delgado@dpsk12.net

Kindergarten

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Elvia Castillo-Hernandez	Kindergarten ELA-S Teacher & Senior Team Lead	Kindergarten	Elvia_Castillo-Hernandez@dpsk12.net
	Gonzalo Maldonado	Kindergarten ELA-S Teacher & Senior Team Lead	Kindergarten	Gonzalo_MaldonadoPenas@dpsk12.net
	Jessica Metzler	Kindergarten ELA-E Teacher	Kindergarten	Jessica_Metzler@dpsk12.net

1st Grade

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Coral Ruiz	1st Grade ELA-E Teacher	1st Grade	Coral_Ruiz@dpsk12.net
	Mayra Zocarro Morales	1st Grade ELA-S Teacher	1st Grade	Mayra_ZocarroMorales@dpsk12.net

2nd Grade

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Maria Ceniceros	2nd Grade ELA-S Teacher	2nd Grade	Made_Ceniceros2@dpsk12.net
	Mary Erler	2nd Grade ELA-E Teacher	2nd Grade	Mary_Erler@dpsk12.net

3rd Grade

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Doug Brunner	3rd Grade ELA-E Teacher	3rd Grade	Doug_Brunner@dpsk12.net
	Alejandra Espinoza	3rd Grade ELA-S Teacher	3rd Grade	Alejandra_Espinoza@dpsk12.net

4th Grade

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Jessica Markham	4th Grade ELA-S Teacher	4th Grade	Jessica_Markham@dpsk12.net
	Jacob Small	4th Grade ELA-E Teacher	4th Grade	Jacob_Small@dpsk12.net

5th Grade

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Alicia Ruiz-Godoy	5th Grade ELA-S Teacher	5th Grade	alicia_ruiz@dpsk12.net
	Craig Sellers	5th Grade ELA-E Teacher	5th Grade	Craig_Sellers@dpsk12.net

Music and PE

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Phil Latimer	Physical Education Teacher	Specials	Phil_Latimer@dpsk12.net
	Brandon Leafblad	Music Teacher	Specials	Brandon_Leafblad@dpsk12.net

Gifted and Talented Program

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Valeria Nevarez-Varela	Gifted and Talented Specialist	Gifted and Talented	v_nevarez-varela@dpsk12.net

Intervention and Support Team

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Julie Acree	Intervention Teacher – Literacy	Intervention and Support Team	Julie_Acree@dpsk12.net
	Ms. B	General Education Paraprofessional	Intervention and Support Team
	Lottie Chavez	General Education Paraprofessional	Intervention and Support Team	Lottie_Chavez@dpsk12.net
	Shelley Flanagan	Intervention Teacher – Literacy	Intervention and Support Team	Shelley_Flanagan@dpsk12.net
	Vicky Gonzalez	General Education Paraprofessional	Intervention and Support Team	Victoria_Gonzalez@dpsk12.net
	Jessie Jacobson	Intervention Teacher & Senior Team Lead	Intervention and Support Team	Jessica_Jacobson@dpsk12.net
	Piper Lowrey	Intervention Teacher – Math	Intervention and Support Team	Piper_Lowrey@dpsk12.net
	Valerie Martinez	Intervention Teacher English Language Development	Intervention and Support Team	Valerie_Martinez@dpsk12.net
	Brintha Periyasamy	General Education Paraprofessional	Intervention and Support Team	Brintha_Periyasamy@dpsk12.net
	Jeannette (Jenny) Rodriguez	General Education Paraprofessional	Intervention and Support Team	Jeannette_Rodriguez@dpsk12.net
	Molly Sabo	Intervention Teacher & Senior Team Lead	Intervention and Support Team	Molly_Sabo@dpsk12.net

Special Education

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Caylynn Abbott	Special Education MI-A paraprofessional	Special Education
	Brisa Balderamma	Special Education Paraprofessional	Special Education	Brisa_Balderamma@dpsk12.net
	Franklin Ducray	Special Education MI-A paraprofessional	Special Education
	Sophie Forney	Special Education MI-A paraprofessional	Special Education
	Mark Francis	Special Education M/M Teacher	Special Education	Mark_Francis@dpsk12.net
	Hannah Gonzales	Special Education M/M Teacher	Special Education	Hannah_Gonzales@dpsk12.net
	Alejandra Gutierrez	Special Education MI-A paraprofessional	Special Education
	Bryan Juarez	Special Education M/M Paraprofessional	Special Education	Bryan_Juarez@dpsk12.net
	Mihan Lester	Special Education MI-A Teacher	Special Education	Mihan_Lester@dpsk12.net
	Maritza Maravilla	Special Education MI-A Paraprofessional	Special Education	Maritza_Maravilla@dpsk12.net
	Tricia Martinez	Special Education MI-A paraprofessional	Special Education
	Melissa Medved	Special Education MI-A Teacher	Special Education	melissa_medved@dpsk12.net
	Bryan Torres	Special Education MI-A Paraprofessional	Special Education	Bryan_Torres@dpsk12.net

Student Health and Well-being

Photo	Name	Title	Department	Email
	Louis Curto	Social Worker	Student Health and Well-being	Louis_Curto@dpsk12.net
	Melinda Hepworth	Bilingual KidSuccess Therapist	Student Health and Well-being	melinda_hepworth@dpsk12.net
	Laura Hohl	Speech Language Pathologist	Student Health and Well-being	Laura_Hohl@dpsk12.net
	Maria Howard	Health Tech Paraprofessional	Student Health and Well-being	Maria_Howard@dpsk12.net
	Michelle Parra	Psychologist	Student Health and Well-being	Michelle_parra@dpsk12.net
	Amanda Stober	Occupational Therapist	Student Health and Well-being	Amanda_Stober@dpsk12.org
	Angie Vopat-Patton	Nurse	Student Health and Well-being	Angie_Vopat-Patton@dpsk12.net