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Updated Staff Lists Announcements

August 29, 2025

Staff lists updated today, August 29, 2025.

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Thank you for your patience, as this process is still in development. Please expect changes over the next few weeks.

Our Principal
Jaquetta AlexanderJaquetta Alexander
Contact Ms. Alexander by email

Jaquetta Alexander was born in Indiana and after high school moved to the southwest to attend the University of Arizona. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1998, completing her student teaching at Ford Elementary School, and began her teaching career at Erickson Elementary School. While there she completed her Master of Education in Educational Leadership. She also taught at Van Horne Elementary School and Peter Howell Elementary School, teaching grades kindergarten to fourth over the span of her teaching career. Outside of her teaching career, she held several other positions, such as Reading Interventionist, Integration Specialist, and Teacher Coach before becoming the proud principal of Peter Howell Elementary School in 2014.    
Staff Directory
Current List of School Staff
Title Email First Name Last Name Category Subject
Principal - Elementary Email Jaquetta Alexander Administrative
Teacher Email Amanda Allread Academic Fourth Grade
Teacher Email Nathalye Alvarado Academic Kindergarten
Teacher Email Kelli Baker Academic
Counselor Email Ilsa Bednar Counselor
Library Assistant Email Samantha Brown Student Service
Teacher Email Irma Burrell Academic Third Grade
Office Manager Email Kristen Buus Administrative
Teacher Email Janice Byrd Academic First Grade
Ex Ed Teacher Self-Con Email Cynthia Cave Academic Spec Ed Self-Contained
Ex Ed Teacher Email Lona Chacon Academic
School Psychologist Email Christopher Conforti Counselor
Teacher Email Jessica Crocco Academic Second Grade
Attendance & Reg Tech Email Lee Deslatte Administrative
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant Email Jeanne Dugan Academic
Occupational Therapist Email Dawn Fode Student Service
Early Childhood Ex Ed TA Email Marina Gomez Monarrez Academic
Ex Ed Teacher Early Child Email Mary Grisham Academic Inclusive Preschool
Speech Lang Pathologist Email Mary Hauger Student Service
Coach - Elementary Email Katherine Herrera Athletic
MTSS Email Melissa Holderman Administrative
Teacher Email Nina Jolly Academic Kindergarten
Curriculum Service Provid Email Erica Kurz Administrative
Teacher Email Vanessa Luera Academic Fourth Grade
Teacher Email Jennifer Martin Academic Third Grade
Early Childhood Ex Ed TA Email Pilar Mendibles Academic
Teacher Email Nina Miller Academic
Program Manager - Ex Ed Email Meaghann Montanaro Student Service
Ex Ed Compliance Monitor Email Shannon Moran Student Service
SummSchoolTeacher Email Kennedy O Brien Academic
Social Worker Email Daniel Palmore Student Service
Teacher Email Lucy Patterson Academic Fifth Grade
Teacher Email Flor Robles Academic
Social Worker Email Carla Romero Student Service
Teacher Email Lisa Sartori Academic Fifth Grade
Health Assistant Email Anna Stroeckens Student Service
School Community Liaison Email Marcia Tenebruso Administrative
Email Rex Viray Student Service Spec Ed Self-Contained
Teacher Email Sharon Waddill Academic Second Grade
Social Worker Email Matthew Winston Student Service
Email Corrina Woods Student Service

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