Staff Directory 2023-24

Principal
Christian Fuhrer, x63120
cfuhrer@smmusd.org
 
Assistant Principal
Elizabeth Ipiña, x63115
eipina@smmusd.org 

Assistant Principal
Daniela Wiener, x63115
dwiener@smmusd.org

Administrative Staff
Lisa Allen, Admin. Assistant, x63176
lallen@smmusd.org

Karen Miller, Attendance and Enrollment, x63178
kmiller@smmusd.org

Roshanak Ighani, Office Assistant, x63179
righani@smmusd.org

Classroom Teachers

TK
Melissa Herman, TK,  Rm. 60, x 63160
mherman@smmusd.org

Sofia Cedillo, TK,  Rm. 61, x 63161
scedillo@smmusd.org

Kindergarten
Laura Calek, Rm. 26, x63126
lcalek@smmusd.org

Olga Cueva, Rm. 5, x63105
ocueva@smmusd.org 

Mary Tafi, Rm. 28, x63128
mtafi@smmusd.org

Grade 1
Brynn Gormley, Room 12, x63112
bgormley@smmusd.org

Lorena Martinez, Room 24, x63124
lmartinez@smmusd.org 

Christina Spanos, Room 13, x63113
cspanos@smmusd.org

Grade 2/3
Joseph Ramirez, Room. 37, x 63137
jramirez@smmusd.org

Grade 2

Laura Meshel, Room. 38, x 63138
lmeshel@smmusd.org

Gabby Murcia, Room 40, x 63140
gmurcia@smmusd.org

Stephanie Neumann, Room 39, x 63139
sneumann@smmusd.org

Grade 3
Jackie Martinez, Room 73, x63173
jmartinez@smmusd.org

Rachel Mauck, Room 50, x63150
rmauck@smmusd.org

Virginia Ripley, Room 25, x63125
vripley@smmusd.org

Grade 4/5
Amanda Blair, Room 61, x63161
ablair@smmusd.org

Grade 4

Susan Croft, Room 80, x63180
scroft@smmusd.org

Andrea Ware, Room 63, x63163
aware@smmusd.org

Shelley Smith, Room 81, x63181
ssmith@smmusd.org

Grade 5

Amy Cordes, Room 82, x63182 
acordes@smmusd.org

Sandra Kim, Room 83, x63183
s.kim@smmusd.org

Heather Subin, Room 74, x63174
hsubin@smmusd.org

SAI
Brittany Adams-Hoffman, Social Skills/3-5, Room 31, x63131
badams-hoffman@smmusd.org

Catherine Cammarota, SAI/K-5, Room 47, x63147
ccammarota@smmusd.org

Peggy O'Meara, SAI/K-5, Room 2, x63102
pomeara@smmusd.org

Margaret Jarry, SAI/K-5, Room 3, x63103
mjarry@smmusd.org 

Mayra Johnson, Social Skills/Kindergarten/1, Room 29 x63129
mjohnson@smmusd.org

Emma Taylor, Social Skills/1-2, Room 28 x63128
emmataylor@smmusd.org

Library
TBA, x63151

Music Teachers - Grades 3 to 5
Kirsten Berch - kbersch@smmusd.org
Jar el Garcia - jgarcia@smmusd.org
Susan Justin - sjustin@smmusd.org
Lindsay Okumura - lokumura@smmusd.org
Sean Pawling (Lead Music Teacher) - spawling@smmusd.org
Ryan Rowles - rrowles@smmusd.org
Sean Sonderegger - ssonderegger@smmusd.org
Jessi Spike Gravelle - jgravelle@smmusd.org
Erin Wells - ewells@smmusd.org

Educational Support Staff
Bilingual Community Liaison, Florencia Rams, x 63110
frams@smmusd.org

Cotsen Mentor, Daniel Wheeler, Room 36, x63136
dwheeler@smmusd.org

Language & Literacy Intervention, Leslie Toapanta, Rm. 57, x 63157
ltoapanta@smmusd.org

Instructional Coach, Elizabeth Cochran
ecochran@smmusd.org

Nurse, Kristen Furano, Rm. 22, x 63122
kfurano@smmusd.org

Health Office Specialist, Pia Albrecht-Gray (mornings), Rm. 22, x 63122
palbrecht@smmusd.org

Occupational Therapist, Alaina Maender, Rm. 64, x 63164
amaender@smmusd.org

Psychologist, Michael Hoover, Rm. 30, x 63130
mhoover@smmusd.org

Speech & Language Pathologist, Carrie Raine, Rm. 54, x 63154
carrieraine@smmusd.org

Speech & Language Pathologist, Primary, Rm. 54, x 63154

Physical Activities Specialist, David Eby
deby@smmusd.org  

Physical Activities Specialist, Elmer Landaverde
elandaverde@smmusd.org    

Physical Activities Specialist, 
   

Technology Specialist, Santiago Martinez (Staff only)
sowl@smmusd.org

Student Technology Support (NOT for Staff Use)
grantsupport@smmusd.org