Meet Our Faculty and Staff

Our dedicated and caring staff consists of many experienced teachers and support staff as well as others new to the educational professions who provide enthusiasm and fresh new ideas. The Ellsworth staff stresses growth, individual responsibility, and problem solving in a collaborative effort among students, parents, educators, and the community.

Administration and Front Office

Name			Email	Ext.
Santa	Dunker	Principal	Send E-mail	3527
Josie	Carpenter	Admin Assistant	Send E-mail	3525
Delia	Buckentin	Attendance/Registrar	Send E-mail	1502
Amber	Austin	Health Office	Send E-mail	3523
Joryann	Joynt	Counselor	Send E-mail	3528
Erin	Gomez	Social Worker		1321

Preschool

Name		Email
Tamara Olin	Kinder Prep
Sara Marquez	Young Coyotes
	Combs Kidz

Kindergarten

Name			Email
Kylie	Shope	Kinder
Dona	Gill	Kinder
Laura	Lindstrom	Kinder

First Grade

Name			Email
Carrie	Eckhoff	1st	Send E-mail
Carol	Hunter	1st
Rachael	Schweickert	1st	Send E-mail

Second Grade

Name			Email
Sarah	Dixon	2nd	sdixon@jocombs.org
Bridget	Lopez	2nd	Send E-mail
Destiny	Valenzano	2nd	dvalenzano@jocombs.org

Third Grade

Name			Email
Brittney	Willis	3rd	bwillis@jocombs.org
Rockale	White	3rd	rwhite@jocombs.org
Carrie	McClure	3rd	Send E-mail

Fourth Grade

Name			Email
Jamie	Devriese	4th	Send E-mail
Alexandra	Pippett	4th	apippett@jocombs.org
Linda	Shively	4th	Send E-mail

Fifth Grade

Name			Email
Alexandra	Pantastico	5th	apantastico@jocombs.org
Katelin	Jordan	5th	kjordan@jocombs.org
Eileen	Keller	5th	ekeller@jocombs.org

Sixth Grade

Name			Email
Jennie	McGuire	6th	jmcguire@jocombs.org
Caitlin	Carskadon	6th	ccarskadon@jocombs.org
Tiffiny	Smart	6th	tsmart@jocombs.org

Structured Classes

Name		Position	Email
Kay	Strebe	ALS	Send E-mail
Tanya	Besaw	ALS	tbesaw@jocombs.org
Kathy	Cassillo	ALS	kcassillo@jocombs.org

Specials

Name		Position	Email
Rodney	Kehmeier	PE
Guido	Lavorata	Orchestra	Send E-mail
Anthony	Johnny	Band, 1&2 Music	Send E-mail
Suzana	Battaglia	Technology	Send E-mail
Lora	Rael	Library
Adam	Winters	Music

Instructional Support

Name		Position	Email

Dee	Ketchum-Harvey	Resource 4-6
Kelli	Bond	Instructional Coach
Meredith	Brennan	Speech	Send E-mail
Jaci	Douglas	Resource K-3
Brendan	Stynes	Prog Specialist	Send E-mail
Michelle	Lopez	Psychologist
Lhea	Carbajal	Title 1 Rdg Specialist	Send E-mail
Nancy	Allen	OT	Send E-mail
Brenda	Septer	PT	Send E-mail

Paraprofessionals and Support Staff


Grant	Kukuk	Resource Para-Pro
Cheryl	Campton	Para-Pro ALS
Karen	Corona	Para-Pro
Nichole	Horsely	Resource Para Pro
Annie	Peterson	ParaPro ALS
Jazmin	Afshar	Resource Para-Pro
Flor	Lara	Resource ParaPro
Julian	Turner	Para Pro ALS
Jennifer	McGuire	Resource Para Pro
Peggy	Carter	Para Pro ALS	Send E-mail
McKinna	Carnes	Para-Pro ALS
Brandy	Romero	Para-Pro ALS

Laurie Dittel		Noon Aide
Kaytlin Dean		Noon Aide
Reyna Garcia		Noon Aide

Food Service and Custodians

Name			E-mail	Ext.
Aurelia	Aguayo	Custodian	Send E-mail	1217
Richard	Cassillo	Lead Custodian	Send E-mail	1217
Jose	Sanchez	Night Custodian	Send E-mail	1217


Jan	Bowser	Kitchen Manager	Send E-mail	3524
Nina	Balestreri	Cook		3524
		Food Service		3524

Faculty & Staff