Office Administration

Name
Position
Email
Ben Keefer
Principal
bkeefer@pps.net
Heidi Earle
Assistant Principal
hearle@pps.net
Connie Schwendemann
Principal's Admin Asst I
cschwend@pps.net
Janet Strong
School Admin Asst III
jstrong@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
Patrick Parks
Evening Custodian
pparks@pps.net
Beverly Gregg
School Cook
bgregg1@pps.net
Alice Nelson
School Cook Asst.

Classroom Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Docken, PhD
Kindergarten
edocken@pps.net
Michele Kellar
Kindergarten
mkellar@pps.net
Aaron Dickerson
Kindergarten
adickerson@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
1st 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
John McGowan
5th Grade
jmcgowan1@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
4th/5th grade
lmackenzie1@pps.net
Nat Crosman
8th Grade Science and Design/6th Grade Health
ncrosman@pps.net
Ronald Perry
8th Grade Math
rperry1@pps.net

Support Staff & Specials Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Erin Ocón
ESL
eocon@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
Kate Wollner
SUN School Coordinator
katew@selfenhancement.org or kwollner@pps.net
Zoe Dawson
Para Educator
zdawson@pps.net
Merrily Woodall
SMART Coordinator
merrilykaye@gmail.com
Hanna Allen (971-378-0424 wk c)
Counselor K-3
hallen@pps.net
TBA
Physical Education
Amy Jordan
Para Educator
amjordan@pps.net
Christina Hargaden
Spanish 5-8
chargaden@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
Paula Politte
Physical Education
papolitte@pps.net
Ellen Reeser
Learning Support K-5
ewerner@pps.net
Jane Johnston
Garden Coordinator
vernonschoolgarden@gmail.com
Ruby Primas
YMCA Site Manager
rprimas@ymcacw.org
Cheri Logan
Instructional Reading Specialist - 3rd grade
clogan@pps.net)
Theresa Egan
Instructional Math Specialist - 5th grade
tegan@pps.net

Student Teachers & Interns

Name
Position
Email
Frankie Dow
Speech Pathology Intern (Sept-Dec 2022)
dow0068@pacificu.edu