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Board of Education
Caroline Anderson
Governing Board President
Email Caroline Anderson
Dan Jeffries
Governing Board Member
Email Dan Jeffries
Joe Radabaugh
Governing Board Member
Email Joe Radabaugh
Josh Epstein
Governing Board Clerk
Email Josh Epstein
Nayri Vartanian
Communications Coordinator/Assistant to the Superintendent
Email Nayri Vartanian
818-952-8381
Octavia Thuss
Governing Board Vice President
Email Octavia Thuss
Wendy Sinnette
Superintendent
Email Wendy Sinnette
(818) 952-8381
Business Services
Ana Arellano
Accounting and Benefits Technician II
Email Ana Arellano
818-952-8386
Dolly Leidelmeijer
Districtwide Secretary
Email Dolly Leidelmeijer
(818) 949-4758
Gretchen Bergstrom
Director of Fiscal Services
Email Gretchen Bergstrom
(818) 949-4750
Jackie Ong
Manager of Fiscal Services
Email Jackie Ong
952-8399
Melissa Shepherd
Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations Services
Email Melissa Shepherd
(818) 952-8380
Sandra Miller
Lead Accounting Analyst
Email Sandra Miller
(818) 952-8390
Theresa Jimenez
Payroll Technician
Email Theresa Jimenez
(818) 952-8389
Thomas White
Accounting Technician
Email Thomas White
818-952-8378
Curriculum and Instruction
James Cartnal
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
Email James Cartnal
Educational Services
Caroline Vartan
Special Education Secretary
Email Caroline Vartan
(818) 952-8397
Derek Ihori
Executive Director, Special Education & Psychological Services
Email Derek Ihori
James Cartnal
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
Email James Cartnal
Karen Hurley
Executive Director of Programs and Services
Email Karen Hurley
Patricia Luna
Email Patricia Luna
English Language Development (ELD)
Karen Hurley
Executive Director of Programs and Services
Email Karen Hurley
Talin Dikranian
ELD Teacher
Email Talin Dikranian
(818) 952-8360
Enrollment
District Registrar
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Rebecca Augustus
District Registrar
Email Rebecca Augustus
(818) 949-4706
Facilities & Operations
Barbara Boliver
Director of Facilities
Email Barbara Boliver
Melissa Shepherd
Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations Services
Email Melissa Shepherd
(818) 952-8380
Monica Rogers
Districtwide Secretary--Maintenance, Operations & Worker's Compensation
Email Monica Rogers
818-952-8320
Food Services
Gretchen Bergstrom
Director of Fiscal Services
Email Gretchen Bergstrom
(818) 949-4750
Melissa Shepherd
Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations Services
Email Melissa Shepherd
(818) 952-8380
Sandra Miller
Lead Accounting Analyst
Email Sandra Miller
(818) 952-8390
Gifted & Talented Program (GATE)
Desiree Banta
GATE Teacher
Email Desiree Banta
Health Services
Chris Henry
District Nurse
Email Chris Henry
Human Resources
Christine Golder
Personnel Technician
Email Christine Golder
818 952-8072
Danielle Newcom
Human Resources Manager
Email Danielle Newcom
952-8385
Debra Cradduck
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
Email Debra Cradduck
Valentina Parris
District-Wide Secretary
Email Valentina Parris
(818) 952-8304
Special Education/Section 504
Caroline Vartan
Special Education Secretary
Email Caroline Vartan
(818) 952-8397
Derek Ihori
Executive Director, Special Education & Psychological Services
Email Derek Ihori
Superintendent's Office
Nayri Vartanian
Communications Coordinator/Assistant to the Superintendent
Email Nayri Vartanian
818-952-8381
Wendy Sinnette
Superintendent
Email Wendy Sinnette
(818) 952-8381
Technology
Christian Plata
Technologist I
Email Christian Plata
David Lamb
Technologist I
Email David Lamb
David Paszkiewicz
Email David Paszkiewicz
(818) 952-4270
James Maturan
Technologist I
Email James Maturan
Jamie Lewsadder
Associate Superintendent of Tech Services
Email Jamie Lewsadder
(818)952-8333
Kevin Crain
Support Specialist
Email Kevin Crain
(818)952-8398
Lindsay Staley
Technology Integrationist (TOSA)
Email Lindsay Staley
(818)952-8073
Omar Torres
Email Omar Torres
Reda Hanna
Student Information System Specialist
Email Reda Hanna
(818)952-4224
Tobias Lewsadder
Systems Engineer
Email Tobias Lewsadder
(818) 949-4704
William Watts
IT Operations Supervisor
Email William Watts
818-952-8382
