Contact Us/Staff Profiles
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Administrative / Front Office
Francesca Pappalardo (Principal)
303-387-2805
Gina Chambers (Assistant Principal)
303-387-2807
Joe Wahl (Dean of Students, Athletic Director)
303-387-2806
Mark Wakefield (Professional Learning Specialist/School Assessment Coordinator)
303-387-2887
Jennifer Swanson (Administrative Assistant)
303-387-2804
Stephanie Young (Bookkeeper/Athletics)
303-387-2816
Charise Hunter (Registrar)
303-387-2810
Kathleen Tanner (Front Office Secretary)
303-387-2800
Denise Shore (Nurse)
303-387-2870
Amy Block (Health Assistant)
303-387-2803
Brian Salmons (Campus Security)
303-387-2876
Counselors, Librarian & Support Staff
Heather Wiidakas (Counselor)
303-387-2821
Michael Risdon (Counselor)
303-387-2822
Hope Ebel (Counselor)
303-387-2869
Oksana Yates (Family & Cultural Liaison/Ukrainian-Russian Interpreter)
Erica Leu (Teacher-Librarian)
303-387-2868
Julie Bach (Tech Support)
303-387-2833
Juan Avila (Building Engineer)
Juan.Avila@dcsdk12.org
303-387-2844
Dean Flores (Custodian)
TBD (Night Lead Custodian)
Linda Simon (Cafeteria Manager)
lsimon@dcsdk12.org
303-387-2857
Juniper 7
Robert Norton (Language Arts)
Robert.Norton1@dcsdk12.org
Indira Walia (Social Studies)
Indira.Walia@dcsdk12.org
Jennifer Kells (Science)
Caty Betts (Math)
Piñon 7
Elena Bass (Language Arts)
Thomas Cassano (Social Studies)
Karen Petersen (Science)
Karen.Petersen@dcsdk12.org
Kurt Slothouber (Math)
Emily Schwartz (Language Arts)
Barb Superka (Social Studies)
Barb.Superka@dcsdk12.org
April Grusing (Science)
Sara DeLozier (Math)
Blue Spruce 8
James Kelly (Language Arts)
jpkelly@dcsdk12.org
Geena Rabinovich (Social Studies)
Michael Bruss (Science)
Michael.Bruss@dcsdk12.org
Gerri Hobby
Evergreen 8
Emily Fields (Language Arts)
Emily.Fields@dcsdk12.org
Beth Griffiths (Social Studies)
Beth.Griffiths@dcsdk12.org
Christina Bailey (Science)
Troy Brady (Math)
Electives
Linda Jardinico (Physical Education)
Warren Hanson (Physical Education)
Shawn Tucker (Health)
Mary Demolli (Drama & Health)
Tauna Davis (Health)
Briana Nash (Spanish)
bnash@dcsdk12.org
Allison Keefer (French & World Cultures)
Allison.Keefer@dcsdk12.org
Gina Claus (Multimedia, CANN, STEM, Yearbook)
Catherine Kaminski (Spanish)
ckaminski@dcsdk12.org
Olivia Rui (Chinese)
Zach Barker (Band, Orchestra, & Guitar )
Katanna Linn (Choir)
klinn1@dcsdk12.org
Nephi Hepworth (Digital Design)
Wendy Wilson (Art)
Rene Smith-Tomczak (Consumer & Family Studies)
Rene.SmithTomczak@dcsdk12.org
Instructional Support Assistance
Jim Cannon (Educational Assistant IV)
Nina Gonzales (Educational Assistant IV)
Jessica Ortega (Educational Assistant IV)
Madi Miller (Educational Assistant IV)
Barb Poulson (Educational Assistant IV)
Diana Himmelmann (Educational Assistant IV)
Ayu Tussing (Educational Assistant IV)
Catherine West (Educational Assistant IV)
Instructional Support Services
Ryan Trowbridge (School Psychologist)
Andrea Tropper (Speech-Language Pathologist)
Christina Popo (Significant Support Needs)
cpopo@dcsdk12.org
Jana Hutton (Significant Support Needs)
David Garrett (Affective Needs)
Allison Hohulin (Learning Specialist)
Lindsey Ewert (Learning Specialist)
Megan Wardrop (Learning Specialist)
Janet Harlow (Learning Specialist)
Kurt Pritts (Learning Specialist)
Coleen (Coco) Bowers (ELD)
ckbowers@dcsdk12.org
Tina Meyers (DHH)
Tina.Meyers@dcsdk12.org
Keri Morton (Social Worker)
303-387-2832
Amy Stein (Social Worker/SEL Coordinator)
Jenny Lathrop (Occupational Therapist)
Kris Chenoweth (GT Coordinator)
Erin Henderson (Math Interventionist)
Carolyn Volk (Literacy Internentionist)
In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District’s Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Catherine Franklin, Interim Compliance Officer, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 720-433-1285. Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.