Staff Directory

2023–2024 School Year

Phone Number: (619) 668-5895
– Dial 1 for Attendance
– Dial 2 for the Office
– Dial 3 for ESS
– Dial 4 for the Café
Fax Number: (619) 668-8324
Café Direct Line: (619) 668-5858 

Office Hours: 7:30am – 3:30pm

Office Staff

• Principal, Angelo Benedetto x3799
  Angelo.Benedetto@lmsvschools.org                
• School Psychologist, Lisa Aguilar x3754
  lisa.aguilar@lmsvschools.org    
• District Nurse, Teri Vidmar x3795
  teresa.vidmar@lmsvschools.org  
• School Social Worker, Alyssa Novak, x3793
  alyssa.novak@lmsvschools.org
• School Office Manager, Sharon Odero x3797
  sharon.odero@lmsvschools.org        
• Health and Attendance Tech, Barbie Smith x3789
  barbara.smith@lmsvschools.org

Certificated Classroom Staff

Preschool

• Cathi Hooper, Room 23/24, x3723
  cathi.hooper@lmsvschools.org

Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

• Tania Quezada, Room 9, x3709
  tania.quezada@lmsvschools.org  

Kindergarten

• Bobbie Kulis, Room 10, x3710
  bobbie.kulis@lmsvschools.org  
• April Makin, Room 11, x3711
  april.makin@lmsvschools.org          

First Grade

• Amanda Atwood, Room 02, x3702
  amanda.atwood@lmsvschools.org
• Juliet Valoria, Room 04, x3704
  juliet.valoria@lmsvschools.org

Second Grade

• Maria Ojeda, Room 06, x3706
  maria.ojeda@lmsvschools.org
• Anne Pham, Room 05, x3705
  anne.nguyenpham@lmsvschools.org 

Third Grade

• Pam Purbaugh, Room 13, x3713
  pam.purbaugh@lmsvschools.org
• Jennifer Whitney, Room 15, x3715
  jennifer.whitney@lmsvschools.org

Fourth Grade

• Eileen Octon, Room 16, x3716
  eileen.octon@lmsvschools.org
• Melinda Johnson, Room 14, x3714
  melinda.johnson@lmsvschools.org

Fifth Grade     

• Vita Marinesi, Room 20, x3720
  vita.marinesi@lmsvschools.org
• Robert Reed, Room 17, x3717
  robert.reed@lmsvschools.org

Sixth Grade     

• Amanda Richards, Room 18, x3718
  amanda.richards@lmsvschools.org
• Katie Marchuk, Room 19, x3719
  katie.marchuk@lmsvschools.org

Certificated Staff – Special Education

• Omar Torres (SDC Preschool), Rooms 25/26, x3726
  omar.torres@lmsvschools.org
• Nicole Tverberg (SDC TK-K), Room 27/28, x3728
  nicole.tverberg@lmsvschools.org
• Jennifer Chamberlin (SDC 1-3), Room 3, x3703
  jennifer.chamberlin@lmsvschools.org
• Molly Wakefield (SDC 4-6), Room 1, x3701
  molly.wakefield@lmsvschools.org

Certificated Support Staff

• Interventions, Jennifer Gordon, Room 12A, x3792
  jennifer.gordon@lmsvschools.org  

• Reading Specialist, Anika Pitz, Room 22, x3722
  anika.pitz@lmsvschools.org

• SAI Teacher, May Echeverria, Room 8, x3708
  maykelin.echeverria@lmsvschools.org
• SAI Teacher, Lorena Yandoc (Maria Casas on leave), Room 21, x3721
  lorena.yandoc@lmsvschools.org
• Speech-Language Pathologist, Sarah Pappas, Room 12C, x3794
  sarah.pappas@lmsvschools.org
• Speech-Language Pathologist, Ashley Wong, Room 12B, x3777
  ashley.wong@lmsvschools.org      

• Site Substitutes, Trevor Jacobs & Olivia Robertson

Classified Support Staff

• Library Technician, Juliet Salbato, Library, x3786
  juliet.salbato@lmsvschools.org            
• Café Manager, Martha Peguero (5:30 am-2:00 pm) x3785
  martha.peguero@lmsvschools.org                            
• ESS Leader, Nikki Fox, Auditorium x3781
  nikki.fox@lmsvschools.org
• Lead Custodian, Ivan Ochoa
• Night Custodian, Manuel Perez

Campus Attendants 

• Hannah Bognot
• Monica Diaz Martinez
• Isabelle Holland Niebisch
• Carmen Troncoso-Garcia
• Ana Young

Paraprofessionals