Office Administration

Name
Position
Email
Ben Keefer
Principal
bkeefer@pps.net
Jane Harold
Assistant Principal
jharold@pps.net
Connie Schwendemann
Principal's Sec./Bkpr
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
Wednesday AMs
rnicholson@mesd.k12.or.us

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
Brenda Gutierrez
1st Grade
bgutierrez@pps.net
Kristi Kucera
1st grade Job share with Wintry Whitt (M-Th every other wk w/alt. Fri)
kkucera@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
4th Grade
jdarling@pps.net
Aaron Dickerson
5th Grade
adickerson@pps.net
Paula Dennis
5th Grade
pdennis2@pps.net
Susan Costa
7th Grade LA/SS
scosta@pps.net
Aimee Havens
6th Grade Language & Literature
ahavens@pps.net
George Massey
Grade 6 Math Grade 7 Compacted Math Grades 6 & 7 Common Core
gmassey@pps.net
Brad Johnson
Grades 6 & 7 Science
bjohnso4@pps.net
Benjamin White
Grade 8 Compacted Math Grade 8 Common Core Math Grade 8 Science
bwhite3@pps.net
Morgan Evans
8th Grade LA/SS
mevans1@pps.net
Wintry Whitt
1st grade Job share with Kristi Kucera (M-Th every other wk with alt. Fri)
wwhittsmith@pps.net

Support Staff & Specials Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Holly Henning
ESL
hhenning@pps.net
Jim Hryncewich
Speech Pathologist
jhryncew@pps.net
Will Backner, PhD
School Psychologist
wbackner@pps.net
Pete Carpenter
Occupational Therapist
pcarpent@pps.net
Jayme Wilkins
Librarian
jwilkins@pps.net
Zoe Dawson
Vernon Garden Coordinator
vernonschoolgarden@gmail.com
Tatiana Bruce
SUN School Coordinator
tatianab@selfenhancement.org
Barbara Gamez
Para Educator
bgamez@pps.net
Sheila Levine
SMART Coordinator
jslevine@comcast.net
Jennifer Goslin
Counselor
jgoslin@pps.net
Keith O'Leary
Educational Assistant
koleary@pps.net
Rich Nguyen
P.E.
rnguyen@pps.net
Jamal Baghdadi
Para Educator
jbaghdadi@pps.net
Patrick ("Bubba") Hergert
P.E.
phergert@pps.net
Daisy Hao (Zijun)
Mandarin
zihao@pps.net
Jeremy Da Rosa
Spanish 5-8
jdarosa@pps.net
Laura Benice (T&W, Th AM)
Counselor
lbenice@pps.net
Margaret Booth
SpEd K-3
mbooth@pps.net
Dan Wilson
SpEd 4-8
dwilson1@pps.net
Alexandra McGettigan
PYP IB Coord. TechSmart-6C 7-8 Health
amcgettigan@pps.net
Tarehna Wicker
MYP IB Coord. MYP Design 6A&B Health
twicker@pps.net
Martha Bryan
Music
mbryan@pps.net
Anna Mafchir
Art
amafchir@pps.net