Educational Services

Yvonne Kyle, Administrative Assistant Stairway
310-450-8338 x 70281 l ykyle@smmusd.org

Bahareh Mehrkhodavandi, Administrative Assistant VAPA
310-450-8338 x 70341 l behrkhodavandi@smmusd.org

Tom Whaley, Coordinator
310-450-8338 x 70287 l twhaley@smmusd.org

Elementary Music

Kirsten Bersch, Music – Instrumental
Lead Music Teacher: Edison Language Academy
310-450-8338, x 70338 l kbersch@smmusd.org

Jar el Garcia, Music
Lead Music Teacher: John Muir/SMASH Elementary Schools
310-450-8338, x 70338 l jgarcia@smmusd.org

Susan Justin, Music - Choral/ Instrumental
Lead Music Teacher: Franklin Elementary School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l sjustin@smmusd.org

Heather Klenk, Music
Lead Music Teacher: Grant Elementary School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l hklenk@smmusd.org

Lindsay Okumura, Music
Lead Music Teacher: Roosevelt Elementary School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l lokumura@smmusd.org

Sean Pawling, Music
Lead Music Teacher: Webster Elementary School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l spawling@smmusd.org

Ryan Rowles, Music
Lead Music Teacher: McKinley Elementary School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l rrowles@smmusd.org

Sean Sondregger, Music
Lead Music Teacher: Malibu Elementary School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l ssondregger@smmusd.org

Jessi Spike-Gravelle, Music - Choral / Instrumental
Lead Music Teacher: SMASH Middle School
310-450-8338, x 70338 l jgravelle@smmusd.org

Erin Wells, Music - Choral / Instrumental
Lead Music Teacher: Will Rogers Learning Community
310-450-8338, x 70338 l ewells@smmusd.org

John Adams Middle School

Jeanette Asher, Dance & P.E.
310-452-2326, x 72283 l jasher@smmusd.org

Cecile Blanchard, Music - Choral
310-452-2326, x 72127 l cblanchard@smmusd.org

Jennifer Joyce, Visual Arts
310-452-2326, x 72182 l jjoyce@smmusd.org

Sean Garnreiter, Music - Instrumental / General
sgarnreiter@smmusd.org

Angela Woo, Music - Instrumental
310-452-2326, x 72226 l awoo@smmusd.org

Lincoln Middle School

Vanessa Counte, Music-Choral
310-393-9227, x 73156 l vcounte@smmusd.org

Samuel Lorenzini, Orchestra
310-393-9227, x 73400 l slorenzini@smmusd.org

Sal Muñoz, Band Director
310-393-9227, x 73452 l s.munoz@smmusd.org

Ahn Tran, Visual Arts
310-393-9227, x 73402 l atran@smmusd.org

SMASH Middle School

Ryan Rowles, Band
rrowles@smmusd.org

Jessi Spike-Gravelle, Choir
jgravelle@smmusd.org

John Kibler, Orchestra
jkibler@smmusd.org

Malibu Middle and High School

Carla Bowman-Smith, Photography/Art
310-457-6801, x 74240 l cbowman-smith@smmusd.org

Thor Evensen, Art
310-457-6801, x 74241 l tevensen@smmusd.org

Thomas Hacker, Visual Arts
310-457 6801, x 74254 l thacker@smmusd.org

John Kibler, Music - Instrumental / Band
310-457-6801, x 74234 l jkibler@smmusd.org

Brigette Leonard, Drama / Humanities
310-457 6801, x 74222 l bleonard@smmusd.org

Jodi Plaia, Theatre Arts
310-457 6801, x 74235 l jplaia@smmusd.org

Krysta Sorensen, Music _ Choir
310-457 6801, x 74236 l ksorensen@smmusd.org

Maia Zander, Music-Instrumental/ Orchestra
310-457-6801, x 74171 l mzander@smmusd.org

Santa Monica High School

Jason Aiello, Assistant Orchestra Director
310-395-3204, x 71401 l jaiello@smmusd.org

Kate Barraza, Theatre
310-395-3204, x 71239 l kbarraza@smmusd.org

Amy Bouse, Visual Arts
310-395-3204, x 71443 l abouse@smmusd.org

Tania Fischer, Visual Arts - Ceramics
310-395-3204, x 71441 l tfischer@smmusd.org

Laurie Ann Gutierrez, Visual Arts - Ceramics
310-395-3204, x 71448 l lgutierrez@smmusd.org

Jeffe Huls, Music - Choral
310-395-3204, x 71404 l jhuls@smmusd.org

Martin Ledford, Art/Photography
310-395-3204, x 71446 l mledford@smmusd.org

Grace Maxwell, Dance
310-395-3204, x 71426 l gmaxwell@smmusd.org

Kevin McKeown, Director of Bands
310-395-3204, x 71406 l komckeown@smmusd.org

Terry Sakow, Assistant Director of Bands
310-395-3204, x 71407 l tsakow@smmusd.org

Shawn Saunders, Digital Design
310-395-3204, x 71442 l ssaunders@smmusd.org

Jessi Sunseri, Art
310-395-3204, x 71445 l jsunseri@smmusd.org

Jim Wang, Orchesta Director
310-395-3204, x 71405 l jwang@smmusd.org

Bill Wishart, Audio -Visual/ Art
310-395-3204, x 71189 wwishart@smmusd.org