Our Faculty and Staff

Directory

Administrative Staff

Julie Thomas
Principal
juthomas@csdo.org

Jan Schmitz
Secretary
jschmitz@csdo.org

Mark Carter 
Bookkeeper
mcarter@csdo.org

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

Teaching and Support Staff

Grace Gordillo-Beatty
PreSchool Director
gbeatty@csdo.org

Alison Hillenbrand
Transitional Kindergarten
ahillenbrand@csdo.org

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

Julie Apel and Linda Halkias
1st Grade
japel@csdo.org, lhalkias@csdo.org

Catherine Suer
2nd Grade
csuer@csdo.org

Jessica Costy
3rd Grade
jcosty@csdo.org

Brooke Turner
4th Grade
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

Nicole Schuler
Electives: Drama
nschuler@csdo.org

Jasmine Taylor
Electives: Drama
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 Gwire
Counselor
ngwire@csdo.org

Naomi Kimmerling
Learning Support Specialist
nkimmerling@csdo.org

Rosaleen Sturlini
Reading Specialist
rsturlini@csdo.org

Kristen Smeal
Librarian and Garden Science
ksmeal@csdo.org

Mariem Lambert
Share and Care Director
mlambert@csdo.org

Hanen Khalifi
PreSchool Teacher
hkhelifi@csdo.org

Gina Trujillo
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
gtrujillo@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

Rod Mofrad
Yard Supervisor, Middle School Instructional Assistant
rmofrad@csdo.org

Miguel Alvarado
Custodian
malvarado@csdo.org