Our District
Teachers & 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
Mary Plunk
Attendance Specialist/Registrar
mplunk@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
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
Laurel Buell
OT/PT
lbuell@qcusd.org
Jamie Incardone
Data Interventionist
jincardone@qcusd.org
Shawn Pannell
Counselor
spannell@qcusd.org
Megan Patriquin
Reading Specialist
mpatriquin2@qcusd.org
Cassie Winner
Speech
cwinner@qcusd.org
Support Staff
Julie Athmann
Health Office Assistant
jathmann@qcusd.org
Bayonne Bowman
Crossing Guard
Jerry Darby
Maintenance Custodian
Kendell Deering
Instructional Assistant
Jonathan Diaz
SPED Instructional Assistant
Samantha Diffenbaugh
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Robert Frazier
Custodian
Cindy Gould
Child Nutrition Assistant
Lea Guanzon
Instructional Assistant
Joan Howard
Playground Assistant
Tara Johnon
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Lucas Kimble
Child Nutrition Manager
dkimble@qcusd.org
Amy Moore
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Ana Lopez
SPED Instructional Assistant
Vanessa Morales
SPED Instructional Assistant
Teri Miller
SPED Instructional Assistant
Irma Moreno
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Brittany Morrison-Vega
Computer Lab Instructional Assistant
Gladis Murillo
Custodian
D'ann O'Grodnik
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Shelby Pauli
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Carolyn Plavic
Child Nutrition Assistant
Kelsie Sare
Resource
ksare@qcusd.org
Debbie Schoenfeld
Resource
dschoenfeld@qcusd.org
Anna Searle
Library Media Assistant
asearle@qcusd.org
Tonya Shanko
Instructional Assistant