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Staff Directory

Contact Us:

School Email: vistaacademyes@vistausd.org
Staff Email: FirstNameLastName@vistausd.org
Phone: (760) 941-0880
Fax: (760) 941-0881
Attendance Hotline: (760) 941-0880, Dial 2
Address: 600 N. Santa Fe, Vista, CA 92083
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Teachers

Kindergarten

Suzanne Medof
Jolene Vadillo
Cami Surrey
Stephanie DeBone
Nava Towfigh
Kimberly Dewrance
 

First Grade

Olivia Montgomory
Jillian Kennedy
Sherry Bender
Sarah Spinks
Ashlee Granja
 

Second Grade

Kathleen Buscemi
Hector DeLeon
Jose Luis Maldonado
Kaitlyn Jaynes
Genesea Thomas
 

Third Grade

Craig Slattery
Tiffany Hinostro
Atalya Aviv
Danielle Acosta
Michelle Arbelaez
 

Fourth Grade

Adriana Nunez
Kathryn Esquibel
Joel Hoden
Tekoa Chilcote
 

Fifth Grade

Christopher Chien
Marla Minsart
Ursula Schweikart
Andrea Willis
 

Special Education and Santa Fe

Karina Hinojosa
Emily Cullity
Mary Carruthers
Laura Dickow
Ashley Carter
Casey Dutton
Diane Liggett
Chelsea Lough
Anne Pickering
Ryan Cunningham
Lynn Dietrich
Cierra Batule
 

Magnet Specialists

Dance- Monica Sanders
Drama- Catherine Caldwell
Music- Ruben Hassman
Art- Mark Hughes
Spanish- Maria Gonzalez
 
 
 
 
 

Support Staff

Counselor

Marie Bojorquez
Melisades  (Lisa) Davis
 

IB & Magnet Coordinator

Cara Untalan
 

English Language Resource Teacher

Tara Gonzalez
 

Learning Support Teacher

Rhiannon Lowery
Ashley Hofer
 

Plant Lead

Omar Vargas
 

Maintenance and Custodial Staff

Ramon Estrada Jimenez
Barbarita DeLaCruz
Ruben Holguin
 

Noon Duties

Cristina Avalos
Fabiola Zafra
Maria Chavarria
Socorro Nieto
Estela Andrade
Yesenia Villalobos
 

Cafeteria

Manager- Marcia Mills Schipper
Daniella Beebe
Rosa Zuniga
Keyla Antunez
 

Instructional Assistants

Joyce Lee
Jini Bornes
Alyssa Pupping
Beatriz Sanchez Hernandez
Josie Peñaloza
Moonie Magaña
Crysta Mejia
Kim Miranda
Joyce McGill 
Haidee Vasquez
Debbie Davson
Jose Iniguez 
Jenny Lopez 
Carrie Moore
Sue Raisor
Mayte Lopez 
Tim Navarre 
Jamie Richardson 
Luzy Tamayo 
Jen Groscup 
Cece Cable
Leslie Saucedo
Manny Garcia Gonzalez 
Izy Pollack 
Vanessa Lopez 
Sharon Huking 
 

Administration and Office Staff

Principal

Benjie Walker
 

Assistant Principal

Chanelle Berthiaume
 

Health and Attendance

Sharon Santiago
 

School Secretary

Rosy Simmonds
 

Support Secretary

Anakaren Garcia
 

Community Liaison

Susana Cruz
 

Nurse

Brenda VanDerpol