Office Administration

Name
Position
Email
Ben Keefer
Principal
bkeefer@pps.net
Jane Harold
Assistant Principal
jharold@pps.net
Connie Schwendemann
Principal's Secretary
cschwend@pps.net
Teresa Walworth
School Secretary
walworth@pps.net
Donna Eckford
School Health Assistant (SHA) 8:15-2:45 M-F
deckford@mesd.k12.or.us
Robert Nicholson, RN
School Nurse
rnicholson@mesd.k12.or.us

Custodians and Food Service

Name
Position
Email
Brian Woods
Head Custodian
bwoods1@pps.net
Andrew Diaz
Evening Custodian
adiaz@pps.net
Patrick Parks
Evening Custodian
pparks@pps.net
Beverly Gregg
School Cook
bgregg1@pps.net

Classroom Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Docken, PhD
Kindergarten
edocken@pps.net
Michele Kellar
Kindergarten
mkellar@pps.net
Cathy Rossman
Kindergarten
crossman@pps.net
Jessica Mikolitch
1st grade
jmikolitch@pps.net
Kasey Nelson
1st Grade
knelson1@pps.net
Tina Bruce
2nd grade
tbruce@pps.net
Jeanetta Mashia
2nd grade
jmashia@pps.net
Katy Hanlon
2nd grade
khanlon@pps.net
Emily Markewitz
3rd grade
emarkewi@pps.net
Rachel Belcher
3rd Grade
rbelcher@pps.net
Jennifer Lee
3rd grade
jlee1@pps.net
Gina Azzaro-Budak
4th Grade
gazzarobudak@pps.net
Ian Dorresteyn
4th Grade
idorresteyn@pps.net
Jessica Darling
5th Grade
jdarling@pps.net
Zachary Schreib
5th Grade
zschreib@pps.net
Paula Dennis
5th Grade
pdennis2@pps.net
Susan Costa
7th Grade I&S
scosta@pps.net
Katharine Johnson
6th Grade L&L
kjohnson@pps.net
George Massey
6th-7th Grade Math
gmassey@pps.net
Brad Johnson
6th & 7th Grade Science
bjohnso4@pps.net
Benjamin White
6th & 7th Grade L&L/I&S
bwhite3@pps.net
Lyndsey Mackenzie
6th Grade I&S and IB
lmackenzie1@pps.net
Nat Crosman
8th Grade Science and Design
ncrosman@pps.net
Marie South
4th Grade
msouth@pps.net
Aaron Dickerson
MYP Design
adickerson@pps.net
Ronald Perry
8th Grade Math
rperry1@pps.net
Zoi Vincini
Fall term substitute for Ms. South (4th grade)
zvincini@pps.net

Support Staff & Specials Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Holly Hobby
ESL
hhobby@pps.net
Jim Hryncewich
Speech Pathologist
jhryncew@pps.net
Will Backner, PhD
School Psychologist
wbackner@pps.net
Alissa Pollard
Occupational Therapist
apollard@pps.net
Jayme Wilkins
Librarian
jwilkins@pps.net
Tatiana Bruce
SUN School Coordinator
tatianab@selfenhancement.org
Zoe Dawson
Para Educator
zdawson@pps.net
SMART Coordinator
Hanna Allen (971-378-0424 wk c)
Counselor K-3
hallen@pps.net
Thomas Duggan
Educational Assistant
tduggan@pps.net
Michael Rittman
Physical Education
mrittman@pps.net
Jamal Baghdadi
Para Educator
jbaghdadi@pps.net
Jeremy Da Rosa
Spanish 5-8
jdarosa@pps.net
Shannon Nicolas (503-308-9546 wk c)
Counselor 4-8
snicolas@pps.net
Margaret Booth
SpEd K-3
mbooth@pps.net
Dan Wilson
SpEd 5-8
dwilson1@pps.net
Martha Bryan
Music
mbryan@pps.net
Anna Mafchir
Art
amafchir@pps.net
Shannon Schwartz
Therapeutic Intervention Coach
sschwartz@pps.net
Paula Politte
Physical Education
papolitte@pps.net
Ellen Reeser
Learning Support K-5 (Fridays)
ewerner@pps.net
Ashley Bonn
Garden Coordinator
vernonschoolgarden@gmail.com
Zariah Mathews
SUN School Asst. Mgr.
mathewszariah@gmail.com
Ruby Primas
YMCA Site Manager
rprimas@ymcacw.org

Student Teachers & Interns

Name
Position
Email
Matthew Figueroa
Counseling Intern with Hanna Allen (January through April 2022)