Our Staff
CANALINO SCHOOL and CARPINTERIA FAMILY SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OFFICE STAFF
2025-2026
Principal - Luis Quintero / luisquintero@cusd.net Ext. 481
School Office Coordinator – Leti Garcia / lgarcia@cusd.net Ext. 480
School Clerk – Mayra Juarez / mjuarez@cusd.net Ext. 484
School Office Hours - 7:30am - 4:00pm
Transitional Kindergarten (TK)
Angela White - Rm #10 / awhite@cusd.net Ext. 410
Kindergarten
Andrea Edmondson – Rm #8 / aedmondson@cusd.net Ext. 408
Kindergarten (DLI)
Teresa Till – Rm #7 / teresa.till@cusd.net Ext. 407
Melody Aguila – Rm #12 / maguila@cusd.net Ext. 412
1st Grade
Brianna Balch – Rm #2 / bbalch@cusd.net Ext. 402
1st Grade (DLI)
Katrina Kuryliw – Rm #4 / kkuryliw@cusd.net Ext. 404
Rolando Ruvalcaba – Rm #18 / rolando.ruvalcabaluna@cusd.net Ext. 418
2nd Grade
Kristy Guerrero – Rm #17 / kguerrero@cusd.net Ext. 417
2nd Grade (DLI)
Hortencia Rodriguez – Rm #22 / hrodriguez@cusd.net Ext. 422
Sonia Aguila-Gonzalez – Rm #23 / saguila@cusd.net Ext. 423
3rd Grade
Krista Munizich – Rm #3 / kmunizich@cusd.net Ext. 403
3rd Grade (DLI)
Maritza Brown - Rm #28 / mbrown@cusd.net Ext. 428
Maria Perez - Rm #29A / maria.perez@cusd.net Ext. 429
3rd/4th Grade Combo
Leigh Ann McDonald - Rm #29B / leighann.mcdonald@cusd.net Ext. 420
4th Grade DLI
Christina Ballas - Rm #27 / cballas@cusd.net Ext. 427
Daisy Flores - Rm #31 / daisy.flores@cusd.net Ext.431
4th / 5th Grade
Julia Wheatley – Rm #16 / jwheatley@cusd.net Ext. 416
5th Grade
Sami Surges - Rm #33 / sami.surges@cusd.net Ext. 433
5th Grade DLI
Kristina Garcia - Rm #30 / kgarcia@cusd.net Ext. 430
Sarah Strong - Rm #32 / sarah.strong@cusd.net Ext. 432
Carpinteria Family School
Lori Lee Collins – Rm #35 / lcollins@cusd.net / 4th & 5th Grade Ext. 435
Special Education
Nico Lopez (ESN) - Rm #5 / nlopez@cusd.net Ext. 405
Shannon Thompson (ESN) - Rm 6 / shannon.thompson@cusd.net Ext. 406
Cintya Diaz (ESN) - Rm #13 / cintya.diaz@cusd.net Ext. 413
Jennifer Gonzalez (Intervention Specialist) - Rm 14 / jennifer.gonzalez@cusd.net Ext. 414
Deborah Rankin (MMSN) - Rm #14 / deborah.rankin@cusd.net Ext. 414
Maria Espitia (ESN) - Rm 34 / maria.espitia@cusd.net Ext. 434
Instructional Assistants
Brenda Del Toro
Esther Handall
Luz Haro
Gina Marchand
Laura Manriquez
Areli Martinez
Jessica Martinez
Eric Nava
Brianna Nuno
Nohemi Rodriguez
Martha Rugg
Richeon Solis-Herman
Noe Vazquez
Julio Zemjanis
Betsy Ayala
Special Ed. Instructional Assistants
Traci Allison
Yvette Angeles
Rubi Avila
Laura Fraley
Beth Germanetti
Ella Hrbacek
Catherine Neville
Beatriz Salas Chavez
Louise Smith
Marta Avila
Holly Baird
Dianna Corona
Dianna Herrera
Jisselle Vega-Julian
Support Staff
Shanna Hargett - Counseling - Front Office / shargett@cusd.net Ex. 482
Tricia Humbles - Counseling - Front Office patricia.humbles@cusd.net Ext. 487
Katie Lewis - Psychologist - Cafe Office / klewis@cusd.net Ext. 443
Tiffany Rhodes - District Nurse - Front Office / tiffany.rhodes@cusd.net Ext. 485
Michele Banks – Speech Language Pathologist Rm #22B / mbanks@cusd.net Ext. 441
Jackie Knechtel - SPED Speech Lanbguage Pathologist Rm #15 / jackie.knechtel@cusd.net Ext. 415
Julie Soto – Librarian / jsoto@cusd.net Ext. 445
Nicole McKenzie – Music Instructor / nicole.mckenzie@cusd.net Ext. 444
Lisa Nakasone – Intervention Specialist – Kinder Bldg / lnakasone@cusd.net Ext. 447
Stephanie Acuna - Intervention Specialist - Rm #19 / stephanie.acuna@cusd.net Ext. 419
Makenzie Collins - OT / Rm #3 1/2 / McKenzie.collins@cusd.net
Victoria Silverstein PT / Rm #3 1/2
Cafeteria Staff
Guillermina Cornejo
Carrie Mostowa
Custodial Staff
Peter Ramos
Ruben Jimenez
Luis Ochoa
After School Program Rm #11 Ext. 411
Chrystal Hoffman / choffman@cusd.net
Laura Manriquez
Areli Martinez
Jessica Rodriguez
Julio Zemjanis
Sophia Alvarez