Principals

Patrick Conners
Administrator
Principal
A. J. Brown
Administrator
Associate Principal

Front office staff

Mary Lies
Enrollment/Attendance Clerk
Katee Nikkila
Health Office Clerk and Para
Amy Surface
Secretary
Chinook

Kindergarten teachers

Karen Jeffs
April Leonard
Stephanie Rice
Natalie Webb

First-grade teachers

Jessica Birno
Jodi Rabitoy
Brianna Storts

Second-grade teachers

Beth Cooper
2nd Grade
Laura Eigsti
Marilyn Hanson
Kristen Hinshaw
2nd Grade
Christine Munson

Third-grade teachers

Annie Deklyen
Margie Ellingsen
Tiffany Frahm

Fourth-grade teachers

Nicole Cofield
Sarah Miller
Serena Montehermoso

Fifth-grade teachers

Rod Harris
Steve Pugh
Jamie Rupp
Erica Tortora

Fitness and arts block teachers

Loralie Ahola
Music
Alicia Cast
Teacher Librarian
Amy Peterson
Creative Movement
Jennifer Porter
Art
STONE
Donna Stone
PE

Specialists

Brett Andre
School Counselor
BORCHERS
Talina Borchers
Literacy Facilitator
Michelle Christensen
K-3 Specialist
Brittany DeMars
EL Specialist
Kate Fritz
Speech Language Pathologist
Tami Furgerson
OT
Monica Jochim
LAP Specialist
Kristy Jones
SLC Teacher 3rd - 5th
Christina Kauffman
Learning Support
Dawn Lalonde
Speech Language Pathologist
Erin Lingo
Physical Therapy
Carmen Nelson
SLC Teacher K-3rd
Kelsey Potter
FCRC
Kelsey.Potter@vansd.org
Andrew Stietzel
Psychologist
andrew.stietzel@vansd.org

Support staff: paraeducators

Erika Audette
SLC Support Staff
Mercedes Batistelli
SLC Para
Michelle Campbell
Instructional Para
Davia Houston
SLC Support Staff
Ali Iskenderian
IT Support
Emma Jenkins
Para
Sencta Karns
Instructional Para ELL
Sarah Mortensen
Instructional Para
Lynne Nieda
Instructional Para
Katee Nikkila
Health Office Clerk and Para
Mary Pozsgai
Learning Support Para
McKenna Pozsgai
Learning Support Para
Carrie Sampson
Learning Support Para
Marissa Unger
SLC Support Staff
Tricia Villagomez
SLC Support Staff
Jenny Wile
Instructional Para

Nutrition services

Mako Ho
Kitchen Assistant
V Lal
Kitchen Assistant

Building maintenance staff

Mike Kaplan
Building Operator
Brenda McMahon
Custodian
Justin Underland
Custodian