Author: jadiaz

Board of Education
Nicolas Pardue Nancy Young Julie Vandegrift Linda Lunn Paul Diffley
Trustee Area 1 Trustee Area 2 Trustee Area 3 Trustee Area 4 Trustee Area 5

MURRIETA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Superintendent of Schools
Ward Andrus

Assistant Superintendent
Human Resources
Leigh Lockwood

Deputy Superintendent
Business and Operations
Darren Daniel

Assistant Superintendent
Educational Services
Faythe Mutchnick-Jayx

Public Information Officer
Monica Gutierrez

Executive Director
Human Resources
Craig Frame

Chief
Technology Officer
Jonathan Pratt

Chief
Financial Officer
James Whittington

Executive Director
Special Education
Zhanna Preston

Executive Director
Elementary Education
Joe Parla

Executive Director
Secondary Education
Jennifer Schriver

Executive Director
Student Support Services
Howard Dimler

Director
Human Resources
Steve Ellis
Director
Risk Management
Roy Monge

Director
Technology
Ken Balliger
Director
Student Data Systems
Scott Palmer

Director
Facilities
Lori Noorigian
Director
Maint/Grounds/Oper.
Raul Esteves
Director
Transportation
Jennifer Hanshew
Director
Nutrition Services
Jill Lancaster

Director
Fiscal Services
Samantha Toumayan
Director
Purchasing
Nadia Zeien

Assistant Director
Special Education
Denise Estevez
Steve Gooch
Sr. Program Specialist
Dustin Punzel
Morgan Singleton
Coordinator
Ellen Mendoza
Monica Rodriguez

Elementary Curriculum
Coordinator II
Brent Coley

Elementary Schools

Alta Murrieta
Principal
Cassie Caldwell
Assistant Principal
Garrick Stein

E. Hale Curran
Principal
Greg Lumsden
Assistant Principal
Aracely Worley

Antelope Hills
Principal
Preston Fairchild
Assistant Principal
Katy Wood

Lisa J. Mails
Principal
Daniel Baldwin
Assistant Principal
Trisha Morel

Avaxat
Principal
Ocean Walker
Assistant Principal
Nicole Gattegno

Monte Vista
Principal
Pamela Picchiottino
Assistant Principal
Michael Benecchi

Coordinator / English Learner K-12 / Jill Buschhausen	Coordinator / Ed/Tech / John Fox
Coordinator / Equity, PTSF / Tamara Dewey	Coordinator / Induction/PD / Sean McCarthy
SPSOSA/Program Specialist / Rachel Duffy

Coordinator - CTE
Valerie Backus
Coordinator
Curriculum & Instruction
Chris Shore
Coordinator
VAPA/Competitions
Mick Wager

Director
Family Services
Kathleen Israelsen

Middle Schools

High Schools

Home School
Independent Study

Learn@Home
Principal
Gabriela DiGiovanni

Dorothy McElhinney
Principal
Tom Patane
Assistant Principals
Kaitlin Punzel
Jared Rogers

Shivela
Principal
Jason Hamm
Assistant Principals
Jay Brown
Darlene Painter

Murrieta Mesa
Principal
Scott Richards
Assistant Principals
John Broussard
Theresa Butler
Lorie Coleman

Murrieta Valley
Principal
Ryan Tukua
Assistant Principals
Daniel Bosna
Stephen Diephouse
Amy Irwin

Director
Dale Velk

Coordinator
Foster & Mental Health
Yoana Armendariz
Coordinator
Elementary, PBIS
Kari Gonzalez
Coordinator
Assessment & Data
Bob McGonigal
Coordinator
Attendance
Phil Norton
Coordinator
K-12 Counseling
College/Career Readiness
Diana Ruiz

Buchanan
Principal
Nicole Downer
Assistant Principal
Julie Moeller

Murrieta
Principal
Robert Lurkins
Assistant Principal
Marcie Kea

Cole Canyon
Principal
Joe Shaw
Assistant Principal
Julie Sheline-Biernat

Rail Ranch
Principal
Tammy Hunter-Wethers
Assistant Principal
Lynn Nord

Tovashal
Principal
Rodney DeLeon
Assistant Principal
Josh Fogal

Thompson
Principal
Kristen Harris
Assistant Principals
David Chambers
Amanda Debert

Warm Springs
Principal
Terry Picchiottino
Assistant Principals
Frances Lopez-Zarate
Denise Peterson

Vista Murrieta
Principal
Celeste Scallion
Assistant Principals
Mike Duran
Carl Galloway
Heather Just
Shane Sands
Rosa Velardez
Brianna Woods

Murrieta Canyon Academy / Adult Education
Principal
Matt Bean
Assistant Principal
Steve Rausa

April 3, 2023