Faculty and Staff
Every day, the faculty and staff strive to make a difference in the lives of our Westmark students and their families. Westmark Lions, we are here for you!
Jesus Amador
Facilities Supervisor
Johnnie Arevalo
Facilities Crew Member
Viviana Armstrong
Receptionist | Accounts Payable and Purchasing Coordinator
Naomi Arnold
Middle School Social Studies and Math Teacher
Samantha Barrows
After-School Aide
Jeannine Bass
Upper School American Sign Language Teacher
Evelyn Betancourth
Upper School Spanish Teacher
Marc Blackwell
Middle School Art Teacher
Elena Bonomo
Assistant Director of Communications
Ed Brady
Lower School Teacher
Brittany Brahn
Upper School English Teacher
Stephanie Braun
Director of Middle School
Robyn Bridges
Director of Reading
Erika Briks-Stafford
Lower and Middle School Reading Teacher
Mia Carino
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Cris Carpenter
Upper School Science Chair and Teacher
Victor Carrillo
Facilities Crew Member
Krystal Centinello
Educational Technology Coordinator
Juan Chavez
Facilities Crew Member
Yung-Chih Chi
Chief Business Officer
Sean Christensen
Systems Technician
Mami Chun-Takahara
School Counselor
Johanna Denis
Upper School English Teacher
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Diana Eskander
Payroll and Accounting Coordinator
Yoselin Godoy
Middle School Math Teacher
Jacqueline Gottlieb
Lower School Teacher
Ali Guerrero
Operations Assistant, After-School Enrichment Coordinator
Gus Guerrero
Assistant Director of Facilities
Cynthia Hersch
Fine Arts Department Chair and Teacher
Lisa Hitchel
Upper School History Teacher
Lisa Hunt
Middle School Reading Teacher
Kathy Karahalios
Lower and Middle School Reading Teacher
Maria Kennedy
Lower School Teacher
Andrew Klachin
Instructional Aide, Physical Education and Athletics
Claudia Koochek
Head of School
Stephanie Lam
School Nurse
Jenna Lamica
Lower School Teacher
Abbey Lenzie
Middle School English Teacher
Mary Beth Ludden
Middle School Humanities Department Chair and English Teacher
Sean Magee
Physical Education Teacher and Coach
Katie Matta
School Psychologist
Alyssa Mattera
Lower School Teacher
Valerie Mazzanti
Lower School Teacher
Brenda Menjivar
Lower School Teacher
Cindy Morales
Lower School Teacher
Gillian Murphy
Upper School English Teacher
Katie O'Connor
Upper School History Teacher
Ripsime Paronikyan
Upper School Math Teacher
Katia Perez
Upper School Math Teacher
Courtenay Pfau
Reading Teacher
Nydia Pineda
Executive Assistant to the Head of School; Development Coordinator/Events Manager
Sorin Puchiu
Director of Information Technology and Information Systems
Carl Restivo
Middle and Upper School Music Teacher
Christina Ross
Middle School Science Teacher
Lael Ryan
Middle School Science Teacher
Will Saxton
Theater Arts Teacher and Theatrical Director
Erin Shapiro
Upper School Science Teacher
Danny Slavens
Registrar
Timothy Snell
Digital Arts Teacher and Project Manager
Luis Solis
Facilities Crew Member
Megan Stark
Upper School Math Teacher
Jessica Stein
College and Career Counselor
Erick Street
Physical Education Teacher and Coach
Emily Stuver
Lower and Middle School Art Teacher
Joanne Tan
Upper School Science Teacher
Andrea Taylor
Upper School Reading Teacher
Adrienne Thomas-Pile
Accounting Manager
Brynn Tiano
Lower and Middle School Reading Intervention Teacher
Mary Vukadinovich
Structured Literacy Coach, Upper School Reading and World Languages Department Chair, Upper School Reading Teacher
Blake Walker
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Tricia Xavier
Director of Admission and Enrollment
Haley Yamamoto
Interim Director of Lower School | Instructional Coach and Curriculum Coordinator, Lower and Middle School