Our District
Teachers and Staff
At Silver Valley Elementary school, you’ll find teachers dedicated to meeting the individual learning needs of their students. Together with a team of office and support staff members, we create a positive environment that nurtures creativity and inspires learning.
Administration & Office
Allison Carmichael
Principal
acarmichael@qcusd.org
Lisa Bushnick
Administrative Assistant
lbushnick@qcusd.org
Angela Howard
Attendance Specialist/Registrar
ahoward@qcusd.org
Jessica Kekuna
Administrative Clerk
jkekuna@qcusd.org
Teachers
Pia Murphy
Preschool Teacher
pmurphy@qcusd.org
Sylvia Cruz-Torres
Preschool Teacher
Scruztorres@qcusd.org
Denise Tschoepe
Preschool Teacher
dtschoepe@qcusd.org
Jill DeVorkin
Kindergarten
jdevorkin@qcusd.org
Mike Harrison
Kindergarten
mharrison@qcusd.org
Meredith Gauthier
Kindergarten
mgauthier@qcusd.org
Bailey Ossentjuk
Kindergarten
bossentjuk@qcusd.org
Rebecca Singer
Kindergarten
rsinger@qcusd.org
Cortney Von Miller
Kindergarten
cvonmiller@qcusd.org
Melissa Axman
1st Grade
maxman@qcusd.org
Julia Haug
1st Grade
jhaug@qcusd.org
Melody Romero
1st Grade
mromero@qcusd.org
Trinia Wintz
1st Grade
twintz@qcusd.org
Monique Bourgeois
2nd Grade
mbourgeois@qcusd.org
Maria Martinez
2nd Grade
mmartinez2@qcusd.org
Darlene Meza
2nd Grade
dmeza@qcusd.org
Kimberly Idso
2nd/3rd Grade Combo
kidso@qcusd.org
Allison Davidson
3rd Grade
adavidson@qcusd.org
Kelly Sitzer
3rd Grade
ksitzer@qcusd.org
Melanie Zasadil
3rd Grade
mzasadil@qcusd.org
Desiree Graham
4th Grade
dgraham@qcusd.org
Lindsay Pennington
4th Grade
lpennington@qcusd.org
Kaitlyn Salazar
4th Grade
ksalazar@qcusd.org
Amanda Balcik
5th Grade
abalcik@qcusd.org
Marina Demgen
5th Grade
mdemgen@qcusd.org
Kristen Palmer
5th Grade
kpalmer@qcusd.org
Christine Gust
6th Grade
cgust@qcusd.org
Chris Hamlin
6th Grade
chamlin@qcusd.org
Lora DeLaTorre
SPED Teacher
ldelatorre@qcusd.org
Ana Lopez
SPED Instructional Assistant
alopez@qcusd.org
Robert Lindstrom
PE
llindstrom@qcusd.org
Tristen Salvatore
PE
tsalvatore@qcusd.org
Irene Rowland
Music
irowland@qcusd.org
Barbara Burkhart
Orchestra
bburkhart@qcusd.org
Brandon Bailey
Band
bbailey@qcusd.org
Bailey Nafziger
ELP Teacher
bmahlum@qcusd.org
Specialists
Jamie Incardone
Data Interventionist
jincardone@qcusd.org
Shawn Pannell
Counselor
spannell@qcusd.org
Megan Patriquin
Reading Specialist
mpatriquin2@qcusd.org
Jessica Saraiva
OT/PT
jsaraiva@qcusd.org
Cassie Winner
Speech
cwinner@qcusd.org
Support Staff
Julie Athmann
Health Office Assistant
jathmann@qcusd.org
Jerry Darby
Maintenance Custodian
jdarby@qcusd.org
Kendell Deering
Instructional Assistant
kdeering@qcusd.org
Samantha Diffenbaugh
Preschool Instructional Assistant
SDiffenbaugh@qcusd.org
Robert Frazier
Custodian
rfrazier@qcusd.org
Cindy Gould
Child Nutrition Assistant
cgould@qcusd.org
Lea Guanzon
Instructional Assistant
lguanzon@qcusd.org
Jennifer Hernandez
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Joan Howard
Playground Assistant
jhoward3@qcusd.org
Tara Johnon
Preschool Instructional Assistant
tjohnson2@qcusd.org
Lucas Kimble
Child Nutrition Manager
dkimble@qcusd.org
Amy Moore
Preschool Instructional Assistant
amoore@qcusd.org
Vanessa Morales
SPED Instructional Assistant
vmorales@qcusd.org
Irma Moreno
Preschool Instructional Assistant
imoreno@qcusd.org
Brittany Morrison-Vega
Computer Lab Instructional Assistant
bmorrisonvega@qcusd.org
Gladis Murillo
Custodian
gmurillo@qcusd.org
D'ann O'Grodnik
Preschool Instructional Assistant
dogrodnik@qcusd.org
Shelby Pauli
Preschool Instructional Assistant
spauli@qcusd.org
Carolyn Plavic
Child Nutrition Assistant
cplavic@qcusd.org
Kelsie Sare
Resource
ksare@qcusd.org
Debbie Schoenfeld
Resource
dschoenfeld@qcusd.org
Anna Searle
Library Media Assistant
asearle@qcusd.org
Tonya Shanko
Instructional Assistant
tshanko@qcusd.org