Administrators and Student Support Staff

Name
Position
Email
Alma D. Velázquez
Principal
avelazqu@pps.net
Maggie Rue
Assistant Principal
mrue@pps.net
Samuel Gordon-Koven
Counselor
sgordonkoven@pps.net
Maria Leatha
Administrative Assistant
mleatha@pps.net
Barbara Witter
School Secretary
bwitter@pps.net
Kali Capps
Instructional Coach
kcapps@pps.net
Heather Hunt
ESL Teacher
hhunt@pps.net
Julie Pedersen
ESL Teacher
jpedersen@PPS.net
Phuong Anh Tran
ESL Educational Assistant/Community Agent
ptran@pps.net
Marian Sanders
Head Custodian
msanders@pps.net
Vacant
Nutrition Services - Kitchen Lead
Jennifer Eschweiler
School Health Assistant
jeschweiler@pps.net
Kathryn Carney
School Nurse
kcarney@mesd.k12.or.us
Maryam Lowe
SUN School Site Manager
mlowe2@pps.net
Tina Jacky
Custodian
tjacky@pps.net
Micheal Roeser
Custodian
mroeser@pps.net
Mary Cruz Ruiz de Mendoza
Nutrition Services Assistant
mmendoza@pps.net
Jessica Baik
Social Worker
jbaik@pps.net
Jennifer Marrinan
Reading Interventionist
jmarrinan@pps.net
Emily Cho
Instructional Specialist
echo@pps.net
Leah Malear
Nutrition Services Assistant
lmalear@pps.net

Classroom Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Haley Thompson-Ponti
Kindergarten
hthompsonponti@pps.net
Marianne Lowery
Kindergarten
mlowery@pps.net
Aaron Finley
1st grade
afinley@pps.net
Alisa Vuong
1st grade
alvuong@pps.net
Nedra Miller
2nd grade
nmiller@pps.net
Laura Recker
2nd grade
lrecker@pps.net
Amy Alderman
3rd Grade
aalderma@pps.net
Sarah McKee
3rd grade
smckee@pps.net
Susan Hill
4th grade
shill1@pps.net
Cain Burchell
4th grade
cburchell@pps.net
Julia Melton
5th grade
jmelton@pps.net
Nicole De Lagrave
5th grade
ndelagrave@pps.net
Claire Bacon-Brenes
Kinder Educational Assistant
cbaconbrenes@pps.net
Bridget Ransom
Kinder Educational Assistant
bransom@pps.net

Specialists

Name
Position
Email
Dr. Holly Bordwell
Librarian/Media Specialist
hbordwell@pps.net
Jered Hewett
PE Teacher
jhewett@PPS.net
John "Stuart" Fessant
Music Teacher
jfessant@pps.net
Jacque Mendro "Art Boss"
Art Teacher
jmendro@pps.net
Jacque Mendro
Library Assistant
jmendro@pps.net

Special Education Staff

Name
Position
Email
Kate Schmuck
School Psychologist
kschmuck@pps.net
Vacant
Speech Language Pathologist
Shannon Smetana
Learning Center Teacher
ssmetana@pps.net
Vacant
Teacher K-2 CB Classroom
Renée Rogers
Teacher 3-5 CB Classroom
rrogers1@pps.net
Helen Clarke
Occupational Therapist
hclarke@pps.net
Theresa Bonaduce
Paraeducator
tbonaducePPS.net
Roberta Brooks
Paraeducator
rbrooks1@PPS.net
Evelyn Ellis
Paraeducator
eellis@PPS.net
Kathleen Hurlebaus
Paraeducator
khurelbaus@PPS.net
Felicia McCoy Kojac
Paraeducator
femccoykojac@pps.net
April Epperson
Paraeducator
aepperson@pps.net
Kay Palacios-Cabrera
Paraeducator
kpalacioscabrera@pps.net
Kay Bierd
Paraeducator
kbierd@pps.net