Staff Directory

Staff Directory

Administration

Sarah Ballard-HansonPrincipalballard-hansons@sfusd.edu
Joey EckstromAssistant Principaleckstromj@sfusd.edu

Clerical Staff

Yenney CaineRegistrar/Payrollcainey@sfusd.edu
Briana LopezAttendance/Budgetlopezb2@sfusd.edu

Counseling

Daniela FunesCounselor, Newcomer Grades 9 & 11funesd@sfusd.edu
Lydia MaCounselor, General Ed. Studentsmal3@sfusd.edu
Razan WilliamsHead Counselorwilliamsr3@sfusd.edu
Marcela Yerena-AvellanCounselor, Newcomer Grades 10 & 12yerena-avellanm@sfusd.edu

Support Staff

Faraji AbramAthletic Director & Lead Securityabramf@sfusd.edu
Citlalli AguilarLatinx & Newcomer Services Coordinatorcaguilar@goodsamfrc.org
Grace GouldIRF (Instructional Coach)gouldg@sfusd.edu
La Wanda JohnsonPsychologist (M/W/Th)johnsonl6@x.sfusd.edu
Jasmine LobatoSchool Climate Coordinatorlobatoj@sfusd.edu 
Chi MakFamily Liaison (M/W)makc@sfusd.edu
Cesy MartinezCommunity School Coordinatormartinezsandovalc@sfusd.edu
Rebecca MedranoSite-based substitute teachermedranor@sfusd.edu
Ralph VazquezLibrarianvazqueza2@sfusd.edu

Classroom Teachers

Javey AffonsoEnglish 1 & 2 (Newcomer)affonsoj@sfusd.edu 
Alexis BeglingerSenior Seminarbeglingera@sfusd.edu
Leslie BrodyArt of Food, Culinary Arts 1 & 2brodyl@sfusd.edu
Vanessa CisnerosACCESScisnerosv@sfusd.edu
Talia Clement9/10 English (General Ed.)clementt@sfusd.edu
Gary CruzPeer Resources, Mediationcruzg@sfusd.edu
Brian FinleyBiology (Newcomer)finleyb@sfusd.edu
Michael FriedmanPhysicsfriedmanm@sfusd.edu
Grace Gould11/12 Advanced ELDgouldg@sfusd.edu
Patrick HennesseyEnglish 1 & 2 (Newcomer)hennesseyp@sfusd.edu
Nicole Hsu11/12 ELD, Journalismhsun@sfusd.edu
Moe KyawGeometry (General Ed.), Personal Financekyawm1@sfusd.edu
Alanna LamHealth, College & Careerlama4@sfusd.edu
Albert LeeAmerican Lit, European Lit (Newcomer)leea4@sfusd.edu
Patricia LindoSpanish 1, 2, & 3lindotannousa@sfusd.edu
David LutheranWorld History (General Ed.)lutherand@sfusd.edu
Damian NuñezPiano, Band (multiple levels)nunezd@sfusd.edu
Iman OmarResource Specialistomari@sfusd.edu
Rachel PetersonBiology (General Ed.), AP Biology, Geometrypetersonr@sfusd.edu
Deborah PowersNewcomer ELD, 9/10 Advanced ELDpowersd1@sfusd.edu
Alicia ReynoldsAmerican Lit, European Lit, AP Lit (General Ed.)reynoldsa1@sfusd.edu
Dongjian ShangCreative Computing, Game Design 1/2shangd@sfusd.edu
Joanna SiegfriedChemistrysiegfriedj@sfusd.edu
Matt SimonGovernment & Econ (General Ed.), AP Governmentsimonm@sfusd.edu
Zoë SmithNewcomer ELDsmithz1@sfusd.edu
Lillian SomarribaGeometry (Newcomer), Algebra Isomarribal@sfusd.edu
Jim StarkGovernment & Econ (Newcomer), US Historystarkj@sfusd.edu
Aidan TaborEthnic & World History (Newcomer), Psychologytabors@sfusd.edu
Jeremiah TurnerEthnic & World History (Newcomer), Film as Litturnerj@sfusd.edu
David ValentinAnimation, Draw/Paint, & Leadershipvalentind@sfusd.edu
Michael VannelliPhysical Educationvannellim@sfusd.edu
Ralph VazquezSocial Emotional Learningvazqueza2@sfusd.edu
J. Wu (Mr. J)Geometry (Newcomer), Precalculuswuj@sfusd.edu
Martin WurmlingerFit4Life (Physical Edu.), Weight Trainingwurmlingerm@sfusd.edu

Wellness

Erin BolickWellness Coordinatorbolicke@sfusd.edu
Jenny PhillipsNurse phillipsj2@sfusd.edu
Isabel LopezRAMS Counselor isabellopez@ramsinc.org
Itza PajaritoCommunity Health Outreach Workermunoz-pajaritom@sfusd.edu
Judith ValdovinosRAMS Counselorjudithvaldovinos@ramsinc.org

Paraprofessionals

Iwen BernsteinParaeducator (Access)bernsteini@sfusd.edu
Muggi DambajamtsParaeducator (Access)dambajamtsm@sfusd.edu
Nora NorovasammuParaeducator (Access)norovasamuue@sfusd.edu
Renee HamlerParaeducator (GenEd)hamlerl@sfusd.edu
Sam LewisParaeducator (GenEd)lewiss2@sfusd.edu
Naji TrufantParaeducator (Access)trufantn@sfusd.edu
Vileana TurnerParaeducator (GenEd)turnerv@sfusd.edu
Charnikka WatkinsParaeducator (GenEd)watkinsc@sfusd.edu

 

This page was last updated on April 16, 2025