Office Administration

Name
Position
Email
Ben Keefer
Principal
bkeefer@pps.net
Robin Godoy
School Climate Specialist
rgodoy@pps.net
Connie Schwendemann
Admin Assistant I
cschwend@pps.net
Janet Strong
Admin Assistant III (Th, F & alternating Ws)
jstrong@pps.net / vernonattendance@pps.net
Madalyn Tran
Admin Assistant III (M, T and alternating Ws)
mtran3@pps.net
Cynthia Bakke, RN
School Nurse
cbakke@mesd.k12.or.us
Ibrahim Abdurrahim
Student Health Assistant (SHA)
iabdurrahim@pps.net

Custodians and Food Service

Name
Position
Email
Beverly Gregg
Nutrition Services Lead
nsvernon@pps.net
Brian Woods
Head Custodian
bwoods1@pps.net
Ozzie Bumgarner
Evening Custodian
vbumgarner@pps.net
Jerome Adams
Evening Custodian
jeradams@pps.net

Classroom Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Aaron Dickerson
Kindergarten
adickerson@pps.net
Michele Kellar
Kindergarten
mkellar@pps.net
Jessica Mikolitch
1st Grade
jmikolitch@pps.net
Kasey Nelson
1st grade
knelson1@pps.net
Tina Bruce
2nd grade
tbruce@pps.net
Katy Hanlon
3rd grade
khanlon@pps.net
Jeanetta Mashia
2nd grade
jmashia@pps.net
Rachel Belcher
4th Grade
rbelcher@pps.net
Emily Markewitz
4th grade
emarkewi@pps.net
3rd Grade
jlee1@pps.net
Ian Dorresteyn
5th Grade
idorresteyn@pps.net
Gina Azzaro-Budak
4th Grade
gazzarobudak@pps.net
Jessica Darling
5th Grade
jdarling@pps.net
Tina Hargaden
7th Social Studies
chargaden@pps.net
Brad Johnson
7th/8th Science
bjohnso4@pps.net
Margo McKearnan (Costa LOA sub)
8th Grade SS/LA/Reading Intervention
mmckearnan@pps.net
Claire Roix, PhD
7th/8th Language Arts
croix@pps.net
Ronnie Perry
7th/8th Mathematics
rperry1@pps.net
Nat Crosman
6th Grade Science/Math
ncrosman@pps.net
Lyndsey Mackenzie
Health and Leadership
lmackenzie1@pps.net
Sean Gunn
6th Language Arts/Social Studies
sgunn@pps.net
Cecily Lemon
7th grade Math
clemon@pps.net

Student Support & Specialists

Name
Position
Email
Counselor K-3
hallen@pps.net
Counselor 4-8 (M,T,Th)
slbishop@pps.net
Counselor 4-8 (W&F)
Kate Schmuck
School Psychologist
kschmuck@pps.net
Mallory Kennedy
Occupational Therapist
makennedy@pps.net
Jim Hryncewich
Speech Pathologist
jhryncew@pps.net
Allen Van de Water
5-8 Learning Center Teacher
avandewater@pps.net
Sydney Murphy
K-4 Learning Center Teacher
symurphy@pps.net
Ellen Reeser
K-5 Learning Support
ewerner@pps.net
Gillian Schmidt
Instructional Coach
gschmidt1@pps.net
Erin Ocón
ESL Teacher
eocon@pps.net
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Docken, PhD
Interventionist K-5
edocken@pps.net
Martha Bryan
Music & Dance
mbryan@pps.net
Tina Hargaden
7th/8th Spanish
chargaden@pps.net
Anna Mafchir
Visual Arts (M-F PM)
amafchir@pps.net
Paula Politte
Physical Education
papolitte@pps.net
Joe Orzali
Physical Education
porzali@pps.net
Sable Kellison
Garden Coordinator
vernonschoolgarden@gmail.com
Jayme Wilkins
Library Media Specialist/Design Technology
jwilkins@pps.net
Shannon Schwartz
Behavior Intervention Specialist
sschwartz@pps.net
Steve Swidler
SMART Coordinator
sswidler@smartreading.org
Ruby Primas
YMCA Site Coordinator
rprimas@ymcacw.org
SUN School Site Manager
mlaban@pps.net
Tessa Turner
Contractor - Therapist
tessa@happyvalleycounseling.com
Yvonne Guillen
Counselor - Skill Building
yvonne.westoncounseling@gmail.com
Andrea Pugsley
Visual Arts (M-F AM)
apugsley@pps.net

Student Teachers & Interns

Name
Position
Email
Melissa Ackley
Art Therapist (W&Th)
Nina Brim
Student Teacher - Math (with Ronnie Perry)