Administration and Building Team

Name
Position
Email
Principal
Anna Nnochirionye
Custodian
annochirionye@pps.net
Avery Robertson
Custodian
arobertson@pps.net
Bella Bishop
Literacy Coach
bbishop@pps.net
Caroline Peters
Library Assistant - PT
cpeters@pps.net
Catherine Schaper
ESL Teacher
cschaper@pps.net
Colleen Pattiani
Reading Specialist - ESL Teacher
cpattiani@pps.net
Constance San Juan
School Secretary + Attendance
csanjuan@pps.net
Danette Voytko
Cafeteria Manager
dvoytko@pps.net
Everett Barr-Hertel
School Counselor
ebarrhertel@pps.net
Helen Taylor
School Health Assistant
htaylo@mesd.k12.or.us
Hilary Huerta
Speech Pathologist
hhuerta@pps.net
Jennifer Hoesly
School Nurse
jhoesly@mesd.k12.or.us
Kawaji Armitage
Visual Arts Teacher
karmitag@pps.net
Kim Hilton
Librarian + Media Specialist - PT
khilton@pps.net
Lutvija Becic
Head Custodian
lbecic@pps.net
Melanie Van Witzenburg
School Psychologist
mvanwitz@pps.net
Peggy Tims
Physical Education Teacher
ptims@pps.net
Sara Tetreault
Principal's Secretary
stetreault@pps.net
Sofia Strempek
Physical Education Teacher - PT
sstrempek@pps.net
Vanessa Martinez
Tech Smart/Instructional Specialist
vmartinez@pps.net

Special Education

Name
Position
Email
Alisha Chavez-Downing
Special Education Teacher - Grades K–2
achavez2@pps.net
Joe Dagostino
Special Education Teacher - Learning Center
jdagosti@pps.net
Rhonda Wheeler
Special Education Teacher - Grades 3–5
rwheeler@pps.net

School Support

Name
Position
Email
Alice Morgan
Paraeducator
amorgan1@pps.net
Alison Souza
Paraeducator
asouza1@pps.net
Ellie Miller
Paraeducator
jmiller11@pps.net
Erica Whitlock
Paraeducator
ewisniewski@pps.net
Jordan Henkel
Paraeducator
jhenkel@pps.net
Nancy Morgan
Paraeducator
nmorgan@pps.net
Sadie Pettigrew
Paraeducator
spettigrew@pps.net
Tami McGuire
Paraeducator
tmcguire@pps.net

Kindergarten Team

Name
Position
Email
Christine Emmanuelli
Kindergarten Spanish Immersion Teacher
cemmanuelli@pps.net
Elizabeth Skorohodov
Kindergarten Neighborhood Teacher
eskorohodov@pps.net
Mary Beth Bitzer
Kindergarten Neighborhood Teacher
mbitzer@pps.net

First Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Julia D'Agostino
1st Grade Neighborhood Teacher
jdagostino@pps.net
Laura Humphrey
1st Grade Neighborhood Teacher
lhump@pps.net
Zac Holgate
1st Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
zholgate1@pps.net

Second Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Beth Essex
2nd Grade Neighborhood Teacher
bessex@pps.net
Omar Casillas
2nd Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
ocasillas@pps.net
Ryan Winterbower
2nd Grade Neighborhood Teacher
rwinterbower@pps.net

Third Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Amy Nunn
3rd Grade Teacher
anunn@pps.net
Emilia Schwing
3rd Grade Teacher - Spanish Immersion
eschwing@pps.net
Joe Ferguson
3rd Grade Teacher
jfergus1@pps.net

Fourth + Fifth Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Blanca Strode
5th Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
bstrode@pps.net
Carmen Beals (Tommy Allen on leave)
4th + 5th Grade Neighborhood Teacher
cbeals1@pps.net
Kathy Zipp
4th + 5th Grade Neighborhood Teacher
kzipp@pps.net
Madelyn Hampton
4th + 5th Grade Neighborhood Teacher
mhampton@pps.net
Martha McArthur
4th Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
mmcarthur@pps.net