{"id":11,"date":"2019-02-21T09:07:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lmsvschools.org\/highlands\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:54:55","slug":"staff-directory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lmsvschools.org\/highlands\/staff-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Principal<\/strong>, Melynda Pezone, <a href=\"mailto:melynda.pezone@lmsvsd.net\">melynda.pezone@lmsvsd.net<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Office Manager<\/strong>, Diana Romero, <a href=\"mailto:diana.romero@lmsvsd.net\">diana.romero@lmsvsd.net<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health and Attendance Tech<\/strong>, Susan Cobos <a href=\"mailto:susan.cobos@lmsvsd.net\">susan.cobos@lmsvsd.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificated Classroom Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TK\/Kindergarten<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TK<\/strong>, Megan Birch, Room 22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TK<\/strong>, Shari Ashley, Room 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K<\/strong>, Mendi Bates, Room 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K\/1 Combo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ryan Pearlstein, Room 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Grade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christine Billings, Room 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second Grade <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kirsten Lemmon, Room 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2\/3 Combo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suzanne Shubert, Room 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third Grade <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott Smith, Room 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fourth Grade <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriana Chee, Room 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/lmsvsd.net\/mr-hale\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curt Hale<\/a>, Room 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fifth Grade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jennifer Butler, Room 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer Flores, Room 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certified Support Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Community Schools Facilitator<\/strong>, Rita Powell<br><a href=\"mailto:rita.powell@lmsvsd.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rita.powell@lmsvsd.net<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ELEI TOSA<\/strong>, Elizabeth Batchman, Room 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read Int<\/strong>, Marissa Brunner, Room 28<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SAI<\/strong>, Kayla Purnell, Room 19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SAI<\/strong>, Kelly Noone, Room 20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SAI<\/strong>, Josh Michelson, Room 13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>School Counselor<\/strong>, Aileen Garcia, Room 23<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speech<\/strong>, Laurel Kennedy, Room 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classified Staff <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Child Nutrition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Child Nutrition<\/strong>, Becki Fleck, Cafeteria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Child Nutrition<\/strong>, Aurora Bugarin, Cafeteria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Child Nutrition<\/strong>, Gabriella Cardoza-Sepulveda, Cafeteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Custodial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Head Custodian<\/strong>, Charles Reed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evening Custodian<\/strong>, Benjamin Diaz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extended School Services (ESS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ESS Leader<\/strong>, Denzel Brown, Room 26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ESS Asst. 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