Meet Our Faculty & Staff - Chandler School Meet Our Faculty & Staff Chandler administrators, faculty and staff live out the mission of Chandler School every day -  to provide each student with the highest quality and most academically challenging education in a nurturing, balanced and diverse environment. We know that exposure to diverse teachers who reflect our community is important for student learning and belongingness. More than 57% of our faculty, staff and administrators are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and more than 69% are women. Please see below to meet our team. Administration Lower School Middle School Specialists Extended Care [CEC] Staff Emily Brown Head of School Hillary Blunt Director of Belonging & Strategic Engagement Joan Bravo Director of Advancement & Strategic Initiatives Gretchen Lurie Director of Enrollment Management Diana Moore Director of Extended Care & Summer@Chandler Natalie Morales Director of Finance Laura Reardon '00 Director of Lower School Mateo Reyes Interim Director of Middle School Trevor Spicer Director of Information Technology & Operations Carmen Villanueva Director of Communications and Institutional Data Laura Reardon '00 Director of Lower School Gianni Abbott 4th Grade Teaching Assistant Joe Alexander Lower School Science Teacher Melissa Ambriz 3rd Grade Teaching Assistant Dana Bowden 2nd Grade Teacher Kerrie Cardamom Kindergarten Teacher Jennifer Cardenas Kindergarten Teaching Assistant Kacie Chaney Kindergarten Teacher Megan Collins 5th Grade Teacher Emily Espinoza 1st Grade Teaching Assistant Rosemary Felber 3rd Grade Teacher Alicia Finley 4th Grade Teacher Tara Gardner 1st Grade Teacher Melanie Hampton 5th Grade Teacher Laura Heany 1st Grade Teacher Cynthia Hernandez 1st Grade Teacher Donny Kincey Teaching Assistant Coordinator Netty Mar 1st Grade Teaching Assistant Christie Millman 2nd Grade Teaching Assistant Megan Milloy 3rd Grade Teacher Connie Mohandesi Lower School Language Arts Curriculum Director Shelby Montevirgen Lower School Spanish Teacher Catherine Pearson '09 Interim Librarian, Internal Substitute Teacher Elsa Peron 2nd Grade Teaching Assistant Kalea Robison 5th Grade Teaching Assistant Krystian Rutledge Kindergarten Teaching Assistant Shelbi Smith 2nd Grade Teacher Heather Tallman Lower School Administrative Assistant Jennifer Ufford 4th Grade Teacher Katharine Villanueva Kindergarten Teacher Grace Walton 1st Grade Teaching Assistant Ashley Weideman 2nd Grade Teacher Vidie Williams Lower School Music Teacher Mateo Reyes Interim Director of Middle School Robert Calderon 7th Grade Science Teacher Paul Camargo 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher Brandon Carnes 7th Grade Math Teacher Heather Castle 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher Arpa Ghazarian 8th Grade Science Teacher Eric Glover 6th Grade Math Teacher Missy Griffin 8th Grade Math Teacher Andrew Hulm 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher Ashley Laird 7th Grade English Teacher Oscar Lugo 7th Grade Spanish Teacher Scott Nancarrow Director of Learning Resources Kyle Rubalcava 6th Grade Science Teacher Anna Schlosser 8th Grade English Teacher Ian Schuler Middle School Associate Yadira V. 6th Grade Spanish Teacher Amanda Valenzuela Middle School Administrative Assistant Katya Warner 6th Grade English Teacher Brandi Williams-Moore Creative Director Joe Alexander Lower School Science Teacher Bill Anderson Director of Athletics Pete Carlson Director of Innovation Travis Chatham Visual Arts Teacher Cara Gancedo Lower School Math Curriculum Director Jazmin Garcia Physical Education Teacher David Lazaro Physical Education Teacher Julie Mendoza School Counselor Connie Mohandesi Lower School Language Arts Curriculum Director Shelby Montevirgen Lower School Spanish Teacher Scott Nancarrow Director of Learning Resources Catherine Pearson '09 Interim Librarian, Internal Substitute Teacher Alexandra Quay School Librarian Carol Standing Library Assistant Vidie Williams Lower School Music Teacher Brandi Williams-Moore Creative Director Julie Zemel Visual Arts Teacher Diana Moore Director of Extended Care & Summer@Chandler Donny Kincey Teaching Assistant Coordinator Gianni Abbott 4th Grade Teaching Assistant Melissa Ambriz 3rd Grade Teaching Assistant Jennifer Cardenas Kindergarten Teaching Assistant Brandin Dantzler Extended Care Staff Jasmine Larsuel Extended Care Staff Ashley Morales Extended Care Staff Mia Olivas Extended Care Staff Sabrina Rademaker Extended Care Staff Alyssa Reid Extended Care Staff Kalea Robison 5th Grade Teaching Assistant Krystian Rutledge Kindergarten Teaching Assistant Ray Arebalo Director of Maintenance Amy Gudino Advancement Assistant & Events Coordinator Simon Guerrero Maintenance Staff Juan Guzman Maintenance Staff Jessica Leyva Head of School Assistant Glen Maravilla Maintenance Staff Karen Mayeda Part-Time Certified Public Accountant Jihyun Oh Graphic Designer Jorge Ojeda Registrar Kelly Orellana Advancement Services and Prospect Research Manager Rosa Ramirez Accounting Associate Jonathan Ruiz IT Helpdesk Technician Ian Schuler Middle School Associate Jenny Seto '01 Assistant Director, Alumni Relations & Campaign Maureen Short '84 Controller Heather Tallman Lower School Administrative Assistant Lynde Trussell Assistant Director, Annual Giving Amanda Valenzuela Middle School Administrative Assistant Ethan Zogg IT Helpdesk Technician