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Joey Baer
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510-344-6180
Michele Berke
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Alan Davary
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LeeAnn Dreffs
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510-794-3699
Adele Ann Eberwein
Middle School Principal
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David Eberwein
CORE Supervisor
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Len Gonzales
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Sulghi Hong
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Stuart Ikeda
Career Technical Education Principal
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Ruth Lummer
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Amy Novotny
High School Administrative Principal
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Ryan Souza
Elementary & Middle School Principal
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Barbara White
Director of PPS
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(510) 344-6095
Susana Acosta
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Ruby Adame
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Michelle "Mimi" Aguilar
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510-456-0408
Zarlasht Ahmadzai
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Odunayo Akintomide
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Malik Amann
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Annette Anderson
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Melessa Arellano
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Julie Baer
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JJ Bailey
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Gillian Baldwin
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(510) 344-6202
Kevin Bella
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Kristin Beller
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Michele Bergeron
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Jeffrey Bibb
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Bonnie Biser
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Conor Blackmer
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Tristan Boren
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Leah Bornstein
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Nathan Boyes
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Samantha Braidi
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Cindy Bronson
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Clark Brooke
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510 344 6010
Jeff Buckmaster
Counselor, Cottage 9
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(510) 344-6209
Andre Bulatao
Night Attendant, Cottage 9
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(510) 344-6207
Holly Bullard
Supervisor of Residence Program, Middle School & Elementary
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(510) 344-6249
Blaine Call
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Brenda Call
Mathematics Coach
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Jenny Cantrell
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Carley Carbin
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Vanessa Cardenas
Counselor, Cottage 16
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Mark Carney
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Brianne Catron
1st Grade Teacher
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Klesha Chapman
Counselor, Cottage 3
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(510) 344-6203
Edith Chin
Counselor, Cottage 2 (Real World-Girls)
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Fred Chin
Counselor, Cottage 8
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(510) 344-6208
Xavier Chin
Counselor, Cottage 11
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(510) 344-6211
Natasha Chirkin
Supervising Counselor, Day Counselors
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(510) 344-6177
Molly Christensen
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Marissa Cohen
Secretary
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Melinda Cole
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Jennifer Cole-Regis
5th Grade (AC) Teacher
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David "Jay" Conley
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Shelby Cook
Job Placement Specialist
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510-344-6154 VP
Tom Corcoran
Student Support Liaison
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Tanisha Cotton
Counselor, Cottage 16
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Stephanie Craig
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Vanessa Cristobal
Career Counselor
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Melinda Daco
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Armando Davalos
Counselor, Cottage 10
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(510) 344-6210
Connie Davenport
Counselor, Cottage 13
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Maria Tanya de Guzman
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(510) 344-6205
Chris DeSouza
Counselor, Cottage 11
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(510) 344-6211
Gerardo Di Pietro
5th Grade Teacher
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Juan Dillard
Counselor, Cottage 7
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(510) 344-6207
Julie Dolezal
Administrative Assistant
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(510) 344-6044
Cristal Duenas
Counselor, Cottage 3
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(510) 344-6203
Jeff Dunn
Night Attendant, Cottage 11
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(510) 344-6211
Stacy Eilbert
Social Studies Teacher
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Kelley Elwood
Day Counselor, Elementary Girls
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(510) 344-6216
Kyle Emard
Counselor, Cottage 17
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(510) 344-6217
Sinju Engineer
Biotechnology Instructor
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Yatika Engineer
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Marcelle Esezobor
Night Attendant, Cottage 3
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(510) 344-6201
Amy Eshelman
Real World Program Coordinator
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510-794-3745
Michael Estrada
Counselor, Cottage 11
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(510) 344-6211
Rebecca Eyrond
Counselor, Cottage 13
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(510) 344-6216
Cal Fair
Teaching Assistant
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Jane Fair
Worker’s Compensation; Reasonable Accommodations; Training Coordinator; Ergonomic Requests; SharePoint & Newsletter for HR
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Valerie Farr
School Counselor
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Alicia Flores
Counselor, Cottage 13
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(510) 344-6213
Lorraine Flores
Language Arts Teacher
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Susana Flores
Office Technician
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(510) 344-6199
Michael Foust
Learning Support Center Coordinator
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Tamara Frijmersum
Assessment Office Technician
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Theresa Fuentes
Teaching Assistant
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Josie Gana-Spalding
Director’s Secretary & Custodian of Records
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(510) 794-3689
Erika Geiger
Night Attendant, Cottage 2
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(510) 344-6205
Frank Germinaro
Language Arts Teacher
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Daniel Girard
Student Engagement & Leadership Development Coordinator
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J.R. Goff
Real World Program: Life Coach
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Sharelle Goff
Behavior Specialist
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Herminio Gonzalez
PE Teacher
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Tami Gonzalez
Night Attendant, Cottage 16
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(510) 344-6216
Theresa Grushkin
Kindergarten Teacher
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Tony Guido
Counselor, Cottage 9
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(510) 344-6209
Rachel Guzman
Teaching Assistant (Preschool)
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David Hamilton
Health Education Literature Teacher
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Austin Hamilton Miller
Night Attendant, Cottage 10
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(510) 344-6210
Bianca Hamilton-Miller
ASL Immersion Teacher
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Jill Hammericksen
Counselor, Cottage 3
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(510) 344-6203
Farrah Harmount
Counselor, Cottage 3
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(510) 344-6203
Josie Harmount
Counselor, Cottage 7
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(510) 344-6207
Megan Harris
Kindergarten Teacher
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Shigehito Hashimoto
1st Grade (AC) Teacher
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Kristopher Hatch
Day Counselor, High School Boys
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(510) 344-6211
Maggie Hatch
Media Center Coordinator
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David Hegarty
Counselor, Cottage 9
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(510) 344-6209
Marsha Helmuth
Math Teacher
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Nelly Hencker
Transition Specialist
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Giselle Hendrix
Counselor, Cottage 4
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(510) 344-6204
Jennifer Hipskind
3rd Grade Teacher
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Merritt Holloway
Counselor, Cottage 2 (Real World-Boys)
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510-344-6202
Kari Holtman
Admissions Specialist
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(510) 344-6128
Carrie Howard
ASL/Bilingual Language Arts Teacher
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Carolyn Hua
Office Technician
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JJ Huang
Program Assistant
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Joann Ikeda
School Librarian
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Biraj Jashnani
Supervising Counselor, Elementary
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(510) 344-6230
Selman Jawed
Office Technician
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Euni Jeong
Teaching Assistant (Toddlers)
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Derek Johnson
Supervising Counselor, Middle School
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Morgan Johnson
Registered Nurse
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Quientosha Jones
Student Assistant, Transportation
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Elena Jull
Admissions Assistant
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Karen Kazerounian
Staff Services Analyst
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Noah Kessler
Supervisor of Residence Programs, Transportation, Night Attendants, Day Counselors
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510-344-6221
Teija Kishna
Night Attendant, Cottage 10
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Mary Klein
4th Grade (AC) Teacher
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Jared Klingele
Social Studies Teacher
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Maureen "Moe" Klusza
Digital Media/Talon Media Instructor
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Sheila Korolev
Supervising Counselor, Night Attendants
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(510) 344-6178
Lacey Kotake
Office Technician
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Kate Kovacs
Literacy Coach and BSTA Coordinator
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Ty Kovacs
ASL II Teacher
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(510) 344-6202
Tracy Kuerbis
Audiologist
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(510) 344-6126
Jason Kulchinsky
Information Technology Instructor
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Marlon Kuntze
Student Outcomes Specialist
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Beth Kunze
ASL/Bilingual Language Arts Teacher
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Eric Kunze
Social Studies & American Studies Teacher
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Charlene Kuyrkendall
ASL/Bilingual Language Arts Teacher
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Susana Lai
Office Technician
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Lauren Lamoureux-Brown
Speech-Language Specialist
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Lara Lawrence
Early Start/Toddler Teacher
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Luis Ledezma
Counselor, Cottage 17
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(510) 344-6217
Derrick Lee
Counselor, Cottage 17
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(510) 344-6217
Frank Lester
Supervisor
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Gabe Leung
Graphics Technology Instructor
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Rona Lev
Career Counselor
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Trina Licht
School & Community Resources Coordinator
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Casey Lincoln-Burpee
Staff Interpreter
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510-794-3831
Amy Parker Lipshutz
spoken English Teacher
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Robert Lucero
Transportation Coordinator
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Hanna Lucid
School Receptionist
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Autumn Lutge
Social Studies Teacher
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Michele Malcolm
Supervising Counselor, Elementary
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(510) 344-6230
Kristen Malm
Supervising Counselor, High School Girls
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(510) 344-6046
Stanley Matsumoto
Day Counselor, Elementary Boys
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(510) 344-6217
Kathy McHugh
Supervising Counselor, High School Boys
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(510) 344-6246
Amanda Medina Padilla
Speech & Language Teacher Specialist
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Meta Metal
California News Editor
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Courtney Michael
5th Grade (AC) Teacher
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Lawrence Mills-Kohler
Education Technology Specialist
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Margaret Mills-Kohler
Psychologist
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Kathleen Mockus
Content Area Curriculum Teacher Specialist
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Bonnie Jo Morrison
Social Worker
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(510) 344-6082
Brian Morrison
Cottage Counselor, Cottage 10
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(510) 344-6210
Nancy Moser
Supervisor of Counseling Services
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(510) 344-6054
Jeff Mosher
Construction Technology Instructor
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Andrea Neblett
Supervisor Assessment/Spoken English
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(510) 344-6073
Tan Nguyen
Teaching Assistant
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(510) 344-6202
AJ O'Donnell
ASL/Bilingual Language Arts Teacher
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Robert O'Donnell
Counselor, Cottage 8
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(510) 344-6208
Scott O'Donnell
PE & Athletics Supervisor
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Darah Odelson
Langauge Arts & Art Teacher
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Jessica Olsen
Diagnostic Teacher
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Bety Ordaz
Day Counselor, Cottage 13
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(510) 344-6213
Joshua Osborn
Night Attendant, Cottage 7
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(510) 344-6209
James Parker
Counselor, Cottage 9
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(510) 344-6209
Melissa Patterson
Teaching Assistant
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Sultana Peku
Night Attendant, Cottage 3
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(510) 344-6203
Laura T. Petersen
Family Educator (Ages 0-7)
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Stephen Peterson
Math Teacher
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Andrew Phillips
Mathematics Teacher
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Colin Piotrowski
Career Awareness Instructor
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510-344-6132
Shellye Plancarte
Counselor, Cottage 16
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(510) 344-6201
Ruan Poindexter
Student Support Liaison
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(510) 565-7197
Jessica Porciuncula
4th Grade Teacher
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Jair Portillo
Mathematics Teacher
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Alena Putilov
Day Counselor, High School Girls
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(510) 344-6201
William "Billy" Raby-Brown
Teaching Assistant
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Gurpreet Rai
Night Attendant, Cottage 17
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(510) 344-6217
Sutha Ramanathan
Math & Social Studies Teacher
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Rosalyn Ramos-Barry
Real World Teacher
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Julie Rems-Smario
Early Language & Education Specialist
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Samuel Reynolds
Counselor, Cottage 7
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(510) 344-6207
Reyes Ribera
Student Support Liaison
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Rita Ribera
ECE Teacher Specialist
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Rhett Richardson
Science Teacher
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William Roberts
Language Arts Teacher
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Antonia Rodriguez-Nunez
Counselor, Cottage 4
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(510) 344-6204
Vanessa Sandez
3rd Grade Teacher
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Manuel Sandoval
Counselor, Cottage 11
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(510) 344-6211
Jennifer Savage
Office Technician
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(510) 344-6216
Janel Schmidt
Office Technician
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Oskar Schugg
Supervisor of Residence Program, High School & Work Readiness Program
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(510) 344‐6238
Julie Sepah
Literacy Coach
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Cassie Seybold
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
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Emily Sidansky
Math & Science Teacher
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Michael Sidansky
Language Arts Teacher
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Keila Simos
ASL/Bilingual Language Arts Teacher
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Aileen Souza
Counselor, Cottage 16
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(510) 344-6213
Sarah Stanislow
Preschool Teacher
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Jesse Steingieser
PE Teacher
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Scott Swanson
Mathematics Teacher
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Ellen Swartzmeyer
Counselor, Cottage 5
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(510) 344-6205
Olga Sylko
Night Attendant, Cottage 4
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(510) 344-6204
Easter Tauaese‐Faafiti
Counselor, Cottage 2 (Real World-Girls)
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(510) 344-6202
Jay Thexton
Counselor, Cottage 17
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(510) 344-6217
Darriyan Thomas
PE Teacher
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Cali Thy
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Dako Tiku
Counselor, Cottage 4
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(510) 344-6204
Jennifer Torre
Personnel Supervisor
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Suzanne Torres
Counselor, Cottage 5
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(510) 344-6205
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Teaching Assistant
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Teresa Truong
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Anita Vander Court
Day Counselor, High School Girls
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(510) 344-6203
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Mel Vezina
Counselor, Cottage 8
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(510) 344-6208
Steve Vollmar
Cottage Counselor, Cottage 10
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(510) 344-6210
Jeongin Weber
Night Attendant, Cottage 13
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(510) 344-6213
Joshua Weinstock
2nd Grade Teacher
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Annie Weiss
4th Grade Teacher
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Noelle Wilder
Kindergarten Teacher
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Jeana Williams
Program Assistant
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Leeza Williams
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
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Natalie Williams
IEP Coordinator
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(510) 344-6065
Marcus Winn
Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant
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Mathematics & Science Teacher
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Night Attendant, Cottage 8
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