Office Administration

Name
Position
Email
Ben Keefer
Principal
bkeefer@pps.net
Alicia McMillen
Assistant Principal
amcmillen@pps.net
Connie Schwendemann
Admin Assistant I
cschwend@pps.net
Janet Strong
Admin Assistant III
jstrong@pps.net / vernonattendance@pps.net
Donna Eckford
School Health Assistant
deckford@mesd.k12.or.us
Cynthia Bakke, R.N.
School Nurse
cbakke@mesd.k12.or.us
Hope Hitchcock
School Health Assistant (LT Sub)
hhitchcoc@mesd.k12.or.us

Custodians and Food Service

Name
Position
Email
Beverly Gregg
Nutrition Services Lead
nsvernon@pps.net
Brian Woods
Head Custodian
bwoods1@pps.net
Ozzie Bumgarner
Evening Custodian
vbumgarner@pps.net

Classroom Teachers

Name
Position
Email
Aaron Dickerson
Kindergarten
adickerson@pps.net
Michele Kellar
Kindergarten
mkellar@pps.net
Jessica Mikolitch
1st Grade
jmikolitch@pps.net
Kasey Nelson
1st grade
knelson1@pps.net
Tina Bruce
2nd grade
tbruce@pps.net
Katy Hanlon
2nd grade
khanlon@pps.net
Jeanetta Mashia
2nd grade
jmashia@pps.net
Rachel Belcher
3rd Grade
rbelcher@pps.net
Emily Markewitz
3rd grade
emarkewi@pps.net
3rd Grade
jlee1@pps.net
Ian Dorresteyn
4th Grade
idorresteyn@pps.net
Gina Azzaro-Budak
4th Grade
gazzarobudak@pps.net
Jessica Darling
5th Grade
jdarling@pps.net
Jaimie Facchini
5th Grade
jfacchini@pps.net
George Massey
6/7th Mathematics
gmassey@pps.net
Brad Johnson
7th/8th Science
bjohnso4@pps.net
Ben White
6th Individuals & Societies
bwhite3@pps.net
Susan Costa
School Climate Specialist
scosta@pps.net
Claire Roix, PhD
7th/8th Language & Literature
croix@pps.net
Ronnie Perry
7th/8th Mathematics
rperry1@pps.net
Nat Crosman
8th Grade Science / MYP Design
ncrosman@pps.net
Lyndsey Mackenzie
MYP Health / 6th Lang & Lit
lmackenzie1@pps.net
Sean Gunn
7th/8th Individuals & Societies
sgunn@pps.net

Student Support & Specialists

Name
Position
Email
Counselor K-3
hallen@pps.net
Counselor 4-8 (M,T,Th)
slbishop@pps.net
Samara Bockelman
Counselor 4-8 (W&F)
sbockelman@pps.net
Kate Schmuck
School Psychologist
kschmuck@pps.net
Mallory Kennedy
Occupational Therapist
makennedy@pps.net
Jim Hryncewich
Speech Pathologist
jhryncew@pps.net
Allen Van de Water
5-8 Learning Center Teacher
avandewater@pps.net
Dan Wilson
K-4 Learning Center Teacher
dwilson1@pps.net
Ellen Reeser
K-5 Learning Support
ewerner@pps.net
Lyndsey Mackenzie
IB Coordinator
lmackenzie1@pps.net
Gillian Schmidt
Instructional Coach
gschmidt1@pps.net
Erin Oc¨®n
ESL Teacher
eocon@pps.net
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Docken, PhD
Interventionist K-5
edocken@pps.net
Martha Bryan
Music & Dance
mbryan@pps.net
Tina Hargaden
Spanish
chargaden@pps.net
Anna Mafchir
Visual Arts
amafchir@pps.net
Paula Politte
Physical Education
papolitte@pps.net
Joe Orzali
Physical Education
porzali@pps.net
Sable Kellison
Garden Coordinator
vernonschoolgarden@gmail.com
Jayme Wilkins
Library Media Specialist/Design Technology
jwilkins@pps.net
Zoe Dawson
Para Educator
zdawson@pps.net
Shannon Schwartz
Behavior Intervention Specialist
sschwartz@pps.net
Steve Swidler
SMART Coordinator
sswidler@smartreading.org
Ruby Primas
YMCA Site Coordinator
rprimas@ymcacw.org
SUN School Site Manager
shrose@pps.net
Tessa Turner
Contractor - Therapist
tessa@happyvalleycounseling.com
Yvonne Guillen
Counselor - Skill Building
yvonne.westoncounseling@gmail.com
Erin Bishop
Speech Pathologist (Tuesday)
ebishop@pps.net
Nina Adey
Educational Assistant (T-W-Th 8:30-12:30)
nadey@pps.net
Sean Burger
Educational Assistant (T-W-Th 10-2)
sburger@pps.net

Student Teachers & Interns

Name
Position
Email
Alice Dauenhauer
Counselor Intern (MWF)
Riley Waugh
Student Teacher with Ronnie Perry
rwaugh@pdx.edu
Melissa Ackley
Art Therapist (W&Th)
Jeremy Ross
Speech Language Path Intern (1/14/25 - 5/6/25)
jeross@pps.net
Kowkie Durst
Counseling Intern (MF)