Administration & Building Team

Name
Position
Email
Jennifer Fontana
Principal
jfontana@pps.net
Sara Tetreault
Principal's Secretary
stetreault@pps.net
Constance San Juan
School Secretary + Attendance
csanjuan@pps.net
Everett Barr-Hertel
School Counselor
ebarrhertel@pps.net
Madilyn Bourdon
School Counselor - PT
mbourdon@pps.net
Melanie Van Witzenburg
School Psychologist
mvanwitz@pps.net
Jennifer Hoesly
School Nurse
jhoesly@mesd.k12.or.us
Frances Gates
School Health Assistant (SHA)
fgates@mesd.k12.or.us
Lutvija Becic
Head Custodian
lbecic@pps.net
Avery Robertson
Night Custodian
arobertson@pps.net
Alex Li
Custodian - PT
ali@pps.net
Danette Voytko
Cafeteria Manager
dvoytko@pps.net
Laura Loffredo
Cafeteria Assistant
lloffredo@pps.net

Special Education & Specialists

Name
Position
Email
Alisha Chavez-Downing
Special Education Teacher - Grades K–2
achavez2@pps.net
Rhonda Wheeler
Special Education Teacher - Grades 3–5
rwheeler@pps.net
Joe Dagostino
Special Education Teacher - Learning Center
jdagosti@pps.net
Hilary Huerta
Speech Pathologist
hhuerta@pps.net
Chelsea McGrath
Speech Pathologist - PT
cmcgrath@pps.net
Colleen Pattiani
ESL Teacher - Reading Specialist
cpattiani@pps.net
Catherine Schaper
ESL Teacher
cschaper@pps.net
Sara Vandepas
ESL Teacher - PT
svandepas@pps.net
Peggy Tims
Physical Education Teacher
ptims@pps.net
Leah Plack
Physical Education Teacher - PT
lplack@pps.net
Kim Hilton
Librarian + Media Specialist
khilton@pps.net
Kawaji Armitage
Visual Arts Teacher
karmitag@pps.net

School Support

Name
Position
Email
Alice Morgan
Paraeducator K-2
amorgan1@pps.net
Alison Souza
Paraeducator K-2
asouza1@pps.net
Nancy Morgan
Paraeducator K-2
nmorgan@pps.net
Tami McGuire
Paraeducator K-2
tmcguire@pps.net
Debbie Keller
Paraeducator 3-5
dkeller@pps.net
Erica Whitlock
Paraeducator 3-5
ewisniewski@pps.net
Hayden Stockwell
Paraeducator 3-5
hstockwell@pps.net
Hilary Cresko
Paraeducator 3-5
hcresko@pps.net
Sadie Pettigrew
Paraeducator 3-5
spettigrew@pps.net
Paola Morales
EA - KG Spanish Immersion
pmorales@pps.net

Kindergarten Team

Name
Position
Email
Zac Holgate
Kindergarten Spanish Immersion Teacher
zholgate1@pps.net
Elizabeth Skorohodov
Kindergarten Neighborhood Teacher
eskorohodov@pps.net
Mary Beth Bitzer (on leave)
Kindergarten Neighborhood Teacher
Abbey Koch (Fall 2020)
Kindergarten Neighborhood Teacher
akoch@pps.net

First Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Janeth Hernandez-Solis
1st Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
jhernandezsolis@pps.net
Gloria Dunlap (Fall 2020)
1st Grade Neighborhood Teacher
gdunlap@pps.net
Laura Humphrey (on leave)
1st Grade Neighborhood Teacher

Second Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Omar Casillas
2nd Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
ocasillas@pps.net
Beth Essex
2nd Grade Neighborhood Teacher
bessex@pps.net
Loni Blankers (Fall 2020)
2nd Grade Neighborhood Teacher
lblankers@pps.net
Ryan Winterbower (on leave)
2nd Grade Neighborhood Teacher

Third Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Emilia Schwing
3rd Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
eschwing@pps.net
Amy Nunn
3rd Grade Neighborhood Teacher - PT
anunn@pps.net
Erin Levine
3rd Grade Neighborhood Teacher - PT
elevine1@pps.net
Joe Ferguson
3rd Grade Neighborhood Teacher
jfergus1@pps.net

Fourth Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Martha McArthur
4th Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
mmcarthur@pps.net
Tommy Allen
4th Grade Neighborhood Teacher
tallen@pps.net

Fifth Grade Team

Name
Position
Email
Natalie Vega-Juarez
5th Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
navegajuarez@pps.net
Kathy Zipp
5th Grade Neighborhood Teacher
kzipp@pps.net
Julia D'Agostino
5th Grade Neighborhood Teacher
jdagostino@pps.net