Staff Directory - Granada Hills Charter School

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Administration

Brian Bauer

Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent

David Bensinger

Chief Of Staff

Jennifer DaCosta

Chief Academic Officer

Norman Holloway

Chief Operations Officer

Julia Howelman

Administrative Director, High School

Tamar Stanton

Chief Financial Officer

Academic Counseling

Alexis Arnold

School Counselor

Academic Program: Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: Gard-Kh

Rita Bedoyan

School Counselor

Academic Program: STEM Biotechnology; Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: A-Le; Mo-Nd

Giovana Bernal

School Counselor, TK-8

Academic Program: International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB/PYP) and Middle Years Programme (IB/MYP)

Student Last Names: A-Z

Briana Brazil

School Counselor

Academic Program: STEM Biotechnology; Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: Li-Z; Ne-Pap

Kendra Chalker

School Counselor

Academic Program: Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: Sha-Z

Seth Hankison

School Counselor

Academic Program: Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: Ki-Mn and Foster Youth

Yadira Martinez Cabrera

School Counselor, iGranada

Academic Program: iGranada

Student Last Names: A-Z

Cynthia Medrano

School Counselor

Academic Program: International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme (IB/MYP and IB/DP)

Student Last Names: A-Z

Jennifer Noble

School Counselor

Academic Program: Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: Par-Sev

Kevin Sweeney

School Counselor

Academic Program: Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: A-Cas

Mary Tahi

School Counselor, Equestrian Coach

Academic Program: Granada Guaranteed Curriculum (GGC)

Student Last Names: Cat-Garcia

Wendy Woodburn

School Counselor

Academic Program: New Media Academy (NMA); Global Business & Finance, (GBF)

Student Last Names: A-Z

Health

Edubijes Gomez

Medical Assistant, TK-8

Delma Gonzalez

Medical Assistant, High School

Ngan Ngo

Registered School Nurse, 9-12

Kimberly Tran

Registered School Nurse, 9-12

Ashley Williams

Registered School Nurse, TK-8

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Lindsey Housenick

Teacher, Grade 6 English, Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator

Sean Lewis

International Baccalaureate (IB) Coordinator

Sarah Porter

Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator

Cynthia Quintana

Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) Coordinator

Management

Mayra Alapizco

Student Store Manager, TK-12

Cynthia Avina

Human Resources Manager, TK-12

Cristina Garcia

Athletic Director/Lease Coordinator, TK-12

Joel Herrera

Buildings & Grounds Night Manager, TK-12

Maria Lisa Jean Lam

Student Data Services Manager, TK-12

Sally Madadian-Mardiros

Fiscal Manager, TK-12

Hector Marasco

Network Technology Manager, TK-12

Vanda McLaughlin

Cafeteria Manager, 9-12

Tim Park

Facilities and Safety Manager, TK-12

Jeff Stewart

Instructional Technology Manager, TK-12

Office Staff

Christian Alvarez

Network Technology Assistant, 9-12

Mabel Alvarez

Accounting Assistant, TK-12

Michael Avelino

Student Information Systems (SIS) Specialist, TK-8

Erica Avina

Cafeteria Clerk, 9-12

Keshae Brown

Office Assistant, HR & Operations, TK-8

Isabel Casas

Office Specialist, 9-12

Karley Castro

HR Specialist, TK-12, Executive Assistant, TK-12

Lucas Collins

Instructional Technology Assistant, 9-12

Debra Conklin

Administrative Assistant, TK-8

Richard Cuan

Student Information Systems (SIS) Specialist, TK-12

Jordan Duke

Marketing & Outreach, TK-12

Marvin Estrada Perez

Duplicating Center

Jorge Garcia

Instructional Technology Assistant, 9-12

Sandra Gibson

Office Assistant, 9-12

Stephanie Karadzic

Office Assistant, 9-12

Josephine Keller

Office Assistant, 9-12

Judy Keyser

Records Specialist, High School

Karen Kim

Office Assistant, 9-12

Karen Knoch

Office Assistant, TK-8

Bonnee Lallouz

Engagement & Advocacy, TK-12

Luis Magana Salomon

Stage Technician, TK-12

Marlinda Marquez

Office Assistant, TK-12

David Mendoza

Intructional Technology Specialist, TK-8

Leticia Munoz

Office Assistant, 9-12

Juan Musso

Instructional Technology Assistant, 9-12

Marcela Olivera

Special Education Specialist, 9-12

Diana Palomarez

Office Assistant, 9-12

Alina Palour

Special Education Office Specialist, TK-8

Gonzalo Portillo

Student Information System (SIS) Specialist, TK-12

Sylvia Raschella

Office Assistant, 9-12

Carmen Seminario

Office Assistant, 9-12

Jennifer Sheridan

Office Assistant, 9-12

John Teves

Data Specialist, TK-12

Kittipong Tontisukkarom

Network Technology Assistant, 9-12

Suzanne Valentin

Office Clerk, 9-12

Ricky Vasquez

Office Assistant, 9-12

Brianna Walmark

Office Assistant, 9-12

Frances Young

Office Assistant, 9-12

Student Support Staff

Michele Andrus

Special Education Coordinator, 9-12

Bianca Bisso

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Ingrid Cordero

School Psychologist, TK-8

Danette Cua

School Psychologist, 9-12

Theresa Ede

IEP Assessment Coordinator, TK-8

Veronica Elson

School Psychologist, 9-12

Maria Ferriter

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Hillaurie Giles

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Emily Goujon

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Maureen Grady

Speech Language Pathologist, TK-8

Cherly Itzep Gonzalez

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Matthew Jimenez

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Kameisha Johnson

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Joy Kwong

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Shandi Lopez

School Psychologist, 9-12

Kimberly Lujan

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Jacqueline McDonald

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 9-12

Lyndie Monarch

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Larisa Oganesian

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Maritza Orozco

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Noelle Panczel

504/Behavior Coordinator, 9-12

Laine Podell

Special Education Coordinator, 9-12

Sylvia Porter-Eisen

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Brenda Ramirez Lopez

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

Megan Reed

Interpreter, 9-12

Alexandra Rivera

Special Education Test Proctor, 9-12

Steven Rodriguez

Intervention Coordinator, TK-8

Josias Ruiz

Interpreter, 9-12

Elizabeth Saavedra

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Maricela Sandoval

Education Specialist, TK-8

David Sequeira

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Brigitte Solares

Interpreter, 9-12

David Swissa

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Vanessa Torres

After Hours Activities (AHA) Coordinator, 9-12

Vanessa Torres

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Heliana Vargas-Herrera

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 9-12

Andrea Velasco

Special Education Assistant, TK-8

Lauren Weiser

Education Specialist, TK-8

Vicky Wen

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 9-12

Leah Winger

Intervention Coordinator, 9-12

Antonietta Zaragoza

Special Education Assistant, 9-12

TK-8 Teachers

Precy Shelly Acacio

Teacher, Grade 1

Brendan Ashley

Teacher, Grade 7 English

Sara Brownell

Teacher, Grade 6 Mathematics

Danielle Burton

Teacher, Grade 5

Jane Chai

Teacher, Special Education

Andrea Chavez

Teacher, Grades 6-8 Physical Education

Maggie Chen

Teacher, Grades 6-8 Mandarin

Nancy Clark

Teacher, Grade 1

Melody Cossey

Teacher, Grade 5

Melissa Creviston

Teacher, Special Education

Sarah Dearn

Teacher, Grades TK-5 Physical Education

Candee Edgar

Teacher, Grade 1

Nicole Ewan

Teacher, Transitional Kinergarten

Lauren Feldman

Teacher, Grade 8 Science, Cheer Coach

Taylor Frisch

Teacher, Grade 5

Lan Giang

Special Education Coordinator, TK-8

Niko Gogue-Alefosio

Teacher, Physical Education

Janessa Gonzalez

Teacher, Special Education

Cynthia Guirola

Teacher, Grade 2

Laura Hanley

Teacher, Grade 2

Robert Hedges III

Teacher, Grade 3

Lindsey Housenick

Teacher, Grade 6 English, Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator

Grace Jacobsen

Teacher, Grade 4

Nicole Jebo

Teacher, Grade 7 Mathematics

Kaitlyn Joe

Teacher, Kindergarten

April Johnson

Teacher, Music

Colette Kelfer

Teacher, Grade 2

Marcelle Khalil-Hein

Teacher, Grade 7 Science

Esther Kim

Teacher, Grade 1

Jennifer Kim

Teacher, Grade 1

John Kim

Teacher, Grade 2

Alicia Laski

Teacher, Kindergarten

Eun Hae Lee

Teacher, Grade 6 English/ELD

Jean Whang Lee

Teacher, Grade 7 Social Science

La Donna Lewis

Teacher, Grade 5

Sharon Mamane Mendoza

Teacher, Art

Stephanie Martinez

Teacher, Grade 2

Czarina Isabel Mesia

Teacher, Grade 3

Christina Meyer

Teacher, Grade 1

Emma Mikita

Teacher, Grade 3

Lindsay Oquindo

Teacher, Grade 2

Jamey Pabst

Teacher, Special Education

Christine Palma

Teacher, Grade 4

Tyler Perez

Teacher, Grade 5

Hector Perez-Carral Alberdi

Teacher, Grades 6-8 Spanish

Jose Pimentel

Teacher, Grade 8 Mathematics

Jaimie Potts

Teacher, Transitional Kindergarten

Catherine Purse

Teacher, Grade 8 Social Science

Adriana Ramirez

Teacher, Grade 6 Social Science

Brian Silverman

Teacher, Special Education

Joshua Sofer

Teacher, Special Education

Ann Song

Teacher, Grade 8 English

Kelly Spector

Teacher, Grade 3

Andrew Sung

Teacher, Grade 6 Science

Justine Tidalgo

Teacher, Kindergarten

Sarah Tiraccaya

Teacher, Grade 4

Alison Trenk

Teacher, Kindergarten

Genise Vargas

Teacher, Grade 2

Samantha Velasco

Teacher, Kindergarten

Hannah Wong

Teacher, Grade 3

Kati Yates

Teacher, Grade 3

Erin Yi

Teacher, Kindergarten

Athletics

Bernardo Abrego

Cross Country Coach

Troy Aiken

Teacher, Business, Boys and Girls Tennis Coach

Christopher Ancheta

Teacher, Boys Golf Coach

Michal Andres

Assistant Athletics Director

Michael Armas

Boys Soccer Coach

Jonathan Bent

Teacher, Boys Basketball Coach

Preline Bonifacio

Athletic Trainer

William Brooks

Football Coach

Joshua Cheng

Swim and Dive Coach, Boys and Girls Water Polo Coach

Rai Colston

Girls Basketball Coach

Lauren Feldman

Teacher, Grade 8 Science, Cheer Coach

Franklin Flores

Wrestling Coach

Ivan Garcia

Teacher, Softball Coach

Thomas Harp

Teacher, Boys Volleyball Coach

Daniel Ma

Teacher, Culinary Arts, Girls Golf Coach

Matthew Matuszak

Teacher, Head Baseball Coach

Guilherme Mitrovitch

Girls Soccer Coach

Donaldo Morales

Girls Volleyball Coach

Johnny Wiley

Track and Field Coach

Career Technical Education (CTE)

Troy Aiken

Teacher, Business, Boys and Girls Tennis Coach

Jane Dinh

Teacher, Information & Communication Technologies, Department Chair

Daniel Ma

Teacher, Culinary Arts, Girls Golf Coach

Diego Martinez Estrada

Teacher, Engineering

Abel Saenz

Teacher, Automotive Technology

Sean Sosa

Teacher, Business

College & Career

Melisa Jimenez

College & Career Counselor

Professional educator since 2020

Erin Kim

College & Career Counselor

Professional educator since 1999

Lynda Llamas

College & Career Counselor

Professional educator since 2004

Tania Torossian

College & Career Counselor

Professional educator since 2004

Computer Science

Jane Dinh

Teacher, Information & Communication Technologies, Department Chair

Noah Marestaing

Teacher

Deans

Christopher Lee

Behavioral Support Dean

Sandra Mejia

Behavioral Support Dean

James Vickers

Behavioral Support Dean

Maria Villalpando

Attendance Dean

Timothy Yu

Attendance Dean

English

Maggie Abbott

Teacher

Shayna Arhanian

Teacher

Mathew Arnold

Teacher, Department Chair

Ruby Bhaijee

Teacher

Katherine Bryan

Teacher, Radio Faculty Advisor

Cassandra Chavez

Teacher

Crystal Fernandez-DiDomizio

Teacher

Ann Foster

Teacher

Ashley Garrett

Teacher

Maureen Grandchamp

Teacher

Christina Kang

Teacher

Kani Kim

Teacher, Dance Coach

Narae Kim

Teacher

Jong Lee

Teacher

Sean Lewis

International Baccalaureate (IB) Coordinator

Reena Mistry

Teacher

Rachael Phipps

Teacher

Natalie Sarkisyan

Teacher

Dara Shapiro

Teacher

Fritz Smith

Teacher

Melissa Spaulding

Teacher, Student News Faculty Advisor

Anton Talarico

Teacher

John Tucker

Teacher

Abdealy Vazquez

Teacher

Kristina Vazquez

Teacher

Clare Wernet

Teacher

Lauren Wiseman

Teacher

Mark Wolf

Teacher

Jackie Ying

Teacher

Sara Zhobin

Teacher

English As A Second Language (ESL)

Manar Mayalah

Teacher, ESL and Arabic

Lorig Topalian

Teacher, English Learner (EL) Coordinator

iGranada

Kristell Canelo

Advisor

Patsy Carlin

Advisor

Christine Coleman

Advisor

Michael Davidson

Advisor

Adam Pike

Advisor

Oswaldo Rivera

Advisor

Travis Wheaton

Advisor

Mathematics

Christopher Ancheta

Teacher, Boys Golf Coach

Raquel Arciniega

Teacher

Anais Arteaga

Teacher

Ahmet Atay

Teacher

Kara Broadway

Teacher

Janie Dam

Teacher

Llisel Dayot

Teacher

Jon Ericksen

Teacher

Jane Foygel

Teacher

Sara Fram

Teacher

Cassandra Gonzalez

Teacher

Jason Horosny

Teacher

Samuel Huse

Teacher

Hane Joo

Teacher

Elzbieta Krzysik

Teacher

Alina Lee

Teacher

Lauren Lim

Teacher

Theresa Luong-Ermino

Teacher

Raquel Martinez

Teacher

Danielle Martinez-Peabody

Teacher, Department Chair

Meghan McGovern-Garcia

Teacher

Michael Nuttall

Teacher

Stephanie Paris

Teacher

Nolan Pfyl

Teacher

Carol Vickers

Teacher

Kyu Yi

Teacher

Physical Education (PE)

Tim Frost

Teacher

Ivan Garcia

Teacher, Softball Coach

Thomas Harp

Teacher, Boys Volleyball Coach

Matthew Matuszak

Teacher, Head Baseball Coach

Justin Ortiz

Teacher

Robert Palafox

Teacher

Gila Sanford

Teacher, Department Chair

Kristen Whitman

Teacher, Associated Student Body Faculty Advisor

Wesley Ying

Teacher

Science

Peter Baik

Teacher

Eneida Bejko

Teacher

Erica Cochran

Teacher

Zachary Cook

Teacher

Elizabeth Cox

Teacher

Donald Day, III

Teacher

Laraina Douglas

Teacher

Matthew Dzmura

Teacher

Wendy Hagan

Teacher

Stephen Herr

Teacher

Tatevik Jermakian

Teacher

Helen Kennedy

Teacher, Department Chair

Jessica Kim

Teacher

Hagop Kordian

Teacher

Brenda LaFlamme

Teacher

Ellen Reavey

Teacher

Priscilla Reichenbach

Teacher

Tripti Shah

Teacher

Joshua Yang

Teacher

Yue Yu

Teacher

Melvin Zernow

Teacher

Social Science

Maria Carla Bacon

Teacher

Paul Bracho

Teacher

Fernando Escobar Jr.

Teacher

Hannah Exler

Teacher

Kelly Gomez

Teacher

Eric Harman

Teacher

Angela Heimbrock

Teacher

Susan Hollenbaugh

Teacher

Nathaniel Jones

Teacher

Charlene Kim

Teacher

Jae Hyung Kim

Teacher

Charles Klevs

Teacher

Ronald Korb

Teacher, Operations Committee Chair

James Lee

Teacher

Tyler Lee

Teacher

Brian Luko

Teacher

Madison Madeira

Teacher

Robin Moreno

Teacher

Stacy Netzley

Teacher, Department Chair

Simon Robertshaw

Teacher

Annet Rudoy

Teacher

Lara Willig

Teacher

John Yamazaki

Teacher

Eric Yauger

Teacher

Special Programs

Sandi Baranowski

Teacher

Jonathan Bent

Teacher, Boys Basketball Coach

Michelle Bowen

Teacher

William Bradford

Teacher

Jordan Clark

Teacher

Sherry Cope

Teacher

Marilynn Covarrubias

Teacher

Jeff Cronin

Teacher

Matthew Cyr

Teacher

Martin Eisen

Teacher

Jozelda Escresa

Teacher

Taushi Lee

Teacher

David Lubnow

Teacher

Joseph Persival Macasero

Teacher

Sarah Meyers

Teacher

Laura Miller

Teacher

Caroline Mitchell

Teacher

Adriana Perez

Teacher

Adrianna Rios

Teacher

Kenneth Rivas

Teacher

Joshua Sausner

Teacher

Sophia Shin

Teacher

Sara Shrode

Teacher

Audrey Spadone

Teacher

Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)

Daniel Alfaro

Teacher, Instrumental Music

Desiree Balfour

Teacher, Vocal Music

Matthew Bivens

Teacher, Visual Art

Joseph Cooper

Teacher, Instrumental Music

Emmanuel Crespo

Teacher, Visual Art

Stuart Fingeret

Teacher, Theater

Dana Fukagawa

Teacher, Dance

Kani Kim

Teacher, Dance Coach

Bailey Knowles

Teacher, Instrumental Music

Graham Mazur

Teacher, Digital Media, Yearbook Faculty Advisor

Julie Neumann

Teacher, Visual Art, Department Chair

Jillian Shea

Teacher, Visual Art

Todd Simon

Teacher, Music Technology

Stefani Thomas

Teacher, Visual Art

Melissa Valenzuela

Teacher, Digital Media

World Languages and Culture

Karina Barbosa

Teacher, Spanish

Adriana Benvenuto

Teacher, Spanish

Charles Blanco

Teacher, Spanish

Maria Garcia Lopez

Teacher, Spanish

James Gravatt Jr.

Teacher, Spanish

David Gumbiner

Teacher, Spanish

Arlyn Hernandez

Teacher, Spanish

Manar Mayalah

Teacher, ESL and Arabic

Carlos Ortiz Alizieri

Teacher, Spanish

Miguel Pinto

Teacher, Spanish

Michael Rivera

Teacher, Spanish

Christele Schwerer

Teacher, French

Kelly Steen

Teacher, American Sign Language (ASL)

Samantha Winch

Teacher, French

Dennis Wong

Teacher, Mandarin

Hyun Yoo

Teacher, Korean

Brandon Zaslow

Teacher, Spanish, Department Chair

Sigfrido Zimmermann

Teacher, Spanish

TK-12

Grades TK-8