Staff Directory
Buchanan Elementary
School Administration
Name
Position
Mayda Bahamonde-Gunnell, Ed.D.
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Executive Director of Leadership/Dual Language Immersion/Bilingual Transitional/EL/Migrant/NAEP/Foreign Exchange
Melissa Volquez
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Attendance Secretary
Kerry Blum
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Nurse
Vanessa Cervantes
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KSSN Coordinator
Support Staff
Name
Position
Shannon Campbell
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Social Worker
Devon Baker
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Occupational Therapist
Bethany Kim
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Speech Pathologist
Nancy Alvarez
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Paraprofessional
Eugenia Espinoza Pinango
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Paraprofessional
Laura Schepperley
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Special Education Teacher Consultant
Lisa Brummitt
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Kitchen Manager
Maria Cervantes
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Literacy Paraprofessional
Teaching Staff
Name
Position
Sonia Swartz
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Paraprofessional
Fiorly Gomez
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Preschool
Lori Hart
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Kindergarten
Patricia Zellers
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Kindergarten
Michael Baas
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Elementary
Abigail Boyer
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Elementary
Colleen Callahan
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Elementary
Jeff Dejong
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Elementary
Nancy Doyle
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Elementary
Gerardo Garcia
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Elementary
Sarah Garcia
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Elementary
Stacy Grey
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Elementary
Jane Harriger
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Elementary
Debra Jager
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Elementary
Jill Niewiadomski
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Elementary
Birgitte Rizkalla
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Elementary
Juan Sanchez Rivera
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Elementary
Peyton Berce
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Music Teacher
Lance Gransow
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Physical Education
Ashley Read
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Special Education
School Apps
Communications Protocol
To ensure our scholars, families, parents, guardians, and community members receive timely responses to any questions or concerns, we have developed the Communications Protocol to provide support with a step-by-step guide for who to contact about various matters.