Our District
Meet the Teachers & Staff
At GPA, we’re privileged to have a diverse team of highly-qualified professionals ready and willing to assist your child in their scholastic endeavors. Be sure to contact our faculty and staff with any questions or concerns you may have.
administration
Tom Swaninger
Principal
tswaninger@qcusd.org
Kelli Frazier
Data Specialist
kfrazier@qcusd.org
Lisa Hebeler
Administrative Assistant
LHebeler@qcusd.org
Lorie Porter
Attendance Specialist/Registrar
lporter@qcusd.org
Chrystal Stanley
Administrative Clerk
teachers
Karen Brown
Preschool
kbrown@qcusd.org
Brittany Devries
Preschool
bdevries@qcusd.org
Hallie Jones
Preschool
hjones@qcusd.org
Meghan Vosika
Preschool
mvosika@qcusd.org
Carrie Christiansen
Kindergarten
cchristiansen@qcusd.org
Krystina Crnjac
Kindergarten
kcrnjac@qcusd.org
Rita Date
Kindergarten
rdate@qcusd.org
Faith Newsham
Kindergarten
fnewsham@qcusd.org
Jessica Piccirillo
Kindergarten
jpiccirillo@qcusd.org
Julie Boggs
First Grade
jboggs@qcusd.org
Alissa Crawford
First Grade
acrawford@qcusd.org
Courtney Eidsness
First Grade
ceidsness@qcusd.org
Kelli Gordon
First Grade
kgordon2@qcusd.org
Sarah Redd
First Grade
stomaszewski@qcusd.org
Shae Binstock
Second Grade
sbinstock@qcusd.org
Janine Crow
Second Grade
jcrow@qcusd.org
Amanda McGuire
Second Grade
amcguire@qcusd.org
Shannon Miller
Second Grade
smiller@qcusd.org
Shelli Rauen
Second Grade
sRauen@qcusd.org
Jennifer Goddard
Third Grade
jgoddard2@qcusd.org
Kari Miller
Third Grade
kmiller@qcusd.org
Shalyn Rosales
Third Grade
srosales@qcusd.org
Melissa Stenzel
Third Grade
mstenzel@qcusd.org
Annie Wade
Third Grade
awade@qcusd.org
Rachel Flores
Fourth Grade
rflores@qcusd.org
Brianna Homer
Fourth Grade
bhomer@qcusd.org
Kevin Johnson
Fourth Grade
kjohnson@qcusd.org
Stephanie Petre
Fourth Grade
spetre@qcusd.org
Kathi Snyder
Fourth Grade
ksnyder@qcusd.org
Julia Hazlett
Fifth Grade
jhazlett@qcusd.org
Heather Raber
Fifth Grade
hraber@qcusd.org
Bethany Burkhart
Sixth Grade
bburkhart2@qcusd.org
Christina Fezatte
Sixth Grade
cfezatte@qcusd.org
Julie MacDonald
Sixth Grade
jmacdonald@qcusd.org
Traci Genaw
Speech
tgenaw@qcusd.org
Kalle Hatanaka-Cushing
Gifted/ELP
kcushing@qcusd.org
Allyson Igielski
Music
aigielski@qcusd.org
Brie Lockwood
Counselor
blockwood@qcusd.org
Tristen Salvatore
PE Teacher
tsalvatorebbailey@qcusd.org
Tim Warnock
PE Teacher
twarnock@qcusd.org
Tara Yarbrough
Reading Specialist
Trasmussen@qcusd.org
Natalie Dase
Resource
ndase@qcusd.org
Elizabeth Liversedge
Resource
eliversedge@qcusd.org
Chrystie Kleinknecht
Speech
ckleinknecht@qcusd.org
Deana Schmidt
Music
dschmidt@qcusd.org
Jill Sandstedt
OT/PT
jsandstedt@qcusd.org
Shannon Pizzirusso
Orchestra
spizzirusso@qcusd.org
support staff
Aimee Asay
Playground Assistant
Joyce Blackard
Instructional Assistant - Preschool
Douglas Bowman
Crossing Guard
Victoria Brinkman
Library Media Assistant
Ronald Copley
Custodian
Julie Dierking
Health Office Assistant
Samantha Downer
Child Nutrition Assistant
Stephanie Duarte
Instructional Assistant - Preschool
Courtney Durazo
Crossing Guard
Laura Easton
Cafeteria Manager
Michael Fuller
Custodian
Guadalupe Golarte
Custodian
Concepcion Granillo
Instructional Assistant - Special Education
Carla Guerrero
Instructional Assistant - Special Education
Janelle Hamilton
Instructional Assistant - Reading
Destiny Harley
Instructional Assistant - Special Education
Michele Koonce
IT
Roxanne Lara
Preschool Aide
Rebecca Lawes
Instructional Assistant - Special Education
Lauren Minunni
Instructional Assistant - Special Education
lminunni@qcusd.org
Blanca Castillo Ochoa
Child Nutrition Assistant
Karla Orona
Instructional Assistant - Special Education
korona@qcusd.org
Rhienna Paul
Instructional Assistant - Reading
Gail Salgado
Child Nutrition Assistant
Jessica Saraiva
OT/PT
jsaraiva@qcusd.org
Margarita Sibrian
Custodian
Victoria Skinner
SPED Aide
Melinda Terry
Playground Assistant
Erika Umlauft
Playground Assistant
Caroline Walsh
Cafeteria Assistant
Donald Warren Jr.
Maintenance Custodian Lead