Our Faculty and Staff

Directory

Administrative Staff

Julie Thomas
Principal
juthomas@csdo.org

James Toner
Vice Principal, Middle School Science
jtoner@csdo.org

Gina Trujillo 
Bookkeeper
gtrujillo@csdo.org

Andie Peto
Secretary
apeto@csdo.org

Teaching and Support Staff

Grace Gordillo-Beatty
PreSchool Director
gbeatty@csdo.org

Rosie Saxton
PreSchool Teacher
gbeatty@csdo.org

Alison Hillenbrand
Transitional Kindergarten
ahillenbrand@csdo.org

Gina Foster & Michelle Hall
Kindergarten
gfoster@csdo.org, mihall@csdo.org

Kelly Russi
1st Grade
krussi@csdo.org

Catherine Suer
2nd Grade
csuer@csdo.org

Jessica Costy
3rd Grade
jcosty@csdo.org

Brooke Turner
4th Grade, Admin Team
bturner@csdo.org

Crystal Wight
5th Grade
cwight@csdo.org

Michelle Ybarra 
6th Grade Homeroom, History (6-8th)
Electives: Art, Genius Hour
mybarra@csdo.org

Andy Shimabukuro
7th Grade Homeroom, Math (6-8th)
ashimabukuro@csdo.org

Jasmine Taylor
8th Grade Homeroom, Middle School ELA
jtaylor@csdo.org

James Toner
Science (6th-8th), Religion (8th)
Electives: Robotics, Tech
jtoner@csdo.org

Jeff Croft
Physical Education
Elective: Broadcasting
jcroft@csdo.org

Maria Romero
Art TK-5, Spanish TK-5
mromero@csdo.org

Ruben Quinones
Music
rquinones@csdo.org

Nicole Schuler
Electives: Drama
nschuler@csdo.org

Nicole Gwire
School Mental Health Counselor
ngwire@csdo.org

Naomi Kimmerling
Learning Support Specialist
nkimmerling@csdo.org

Rosaleen Sturlini
Reading Specialist
rsturlini@csdo.org

Rachele Latham
Librarian
rlatham@csdo.org

Kristen Smeal
Garden Science, TK-5; Makers’ Space, Admin Team
ksmeal@csdo.org

Mariem Lambert
Share and Care Director
mlambert@csdo.org

Roberta Ratto
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
rratto@csdo.org

Elena Serles
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
eserles@csdo.org

Maureen Schopf
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
mschopf@csdo.org

Kaila Blake
Transitional Kindergarten
kblake@csdo.org

Grace Liu-Smith
Kindergarten Long Term Sub
rmofrad@csdo.org

Angie Soong
Instructional Assistant/Long Term Substitute
asoong@csdo.org

Miguel Alvarado
Custodian
malvarado@csdo.org