Sunrise Elementary School
2222 NE 92nd Avenue
Portland
OR
97220
(503) 916-6144
Sunrise Staff
Administrators and Student Support Staff
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Alma D. Velázquez | Principal | avelazqu@pps.net |
| Maria Leatha | Administrative Assistant 1 | mleatha@pps.net |
| Sam Gordon-Koven | School Counselor | sgordonkoven@pps.net |
| Jessica Baik | Social Worker | jbaik@pps.net |
| Kali Capps | Instructional Coach | kcapps@pps.net |
| Jen Marrinan | Academic Interventionist | jmarrinan@pps.net |
| Julie Pedersen | ELD Teacher | jpedersen@pps.net |
| Chitose Yamazaki | Nutrition Services - Kitchen Lead | nslee@pps.net |
| Mary Cruz Ruiz de Mendoza | Nutrition Services Assistant | mmendoza@pps.net |
| Olga Carter | School Nurse | ocarter@mesd.k12.or.us |
| Jennifer Eschweiler | Student Health Assistant | jeschweiler@pps.net |
| Ryan Sauter | Head Custodian | rsauter@pps.net |
| Tina Jacky | Custodian | tjacky@pps.net |
| Van Johnson | Custodian | vanjohnson@pps.net |
|
Maryam Lowe |
SUN Site Manager | maryaml@irco.org |
Johnnie Ballard Behavior Intervention Specialist joballard@pps.net
Classroom Teachers
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Haley Thompson-Ponti | Kindergarten | hthompsonponti@pps.net |
| Dar Rosteck | Kindergarten | drosteck@pps.net |
| Aaron Finley | 1st Grade | afinley@pps.net |
| Amy Alderman | 1st Grade | aalderma@pps.net |
| Susan Perez | 2nd Grade | superez@pps.net |
| Kevin Hilyard | 3rd Grade | khilyard@pps.net |
| Sarah McKee | 3rd Grade | smckee@pps.net |
| Laura Recker | 4th Grade | lrecker@pps.net |
| Raul Cano | 4th Grade | rcano@pps.net |
| Katie Tapio | 5th Grade | ktapio@pps.net |
| Nicole De Lagrave | 5th Grade | ndelagrave@pps.net |
| J Grab | Kinder Educational Assistant | jgrab@pps.net |
Phuong Anh Tran Kinder Educational Assistant ptran@pps.net
Specialists
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Holly Bordwell | Librarian/Media Specialist | hbordwell@pps.net |
| Jered Tilgner | PE Teacher | jtilgner@pps.net |
| Jessica Paul | Music Teacher | jpaul@pps.net |
| Jacque Mendro | Art Teacher | jmendro@pps.net |
Special Education Staff
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Schmuck | School Psychologist | kschmuck@pps.net |
| Andrea Davila | Speech Language Pathologist | andavila@pps.net |
| Shannon Smetana | Learning Center Teacher | ssmetana@pps.net |
| Emma Barry | Teacher K-2 CB Classroom | ebarry@pps.net |
| Jennifer Endicott | Teacher 2-5 CB Classroom | jendicott@pps.net |
| Helen Clarke | Occupational Therapist | hclarke@pps.net |
| Jenae Royal | Paraeducator | jroyal@pps.net |
| Roberta Brooks | Paraeducator | rbrooks1@pps.net |
| Evelyn Ellis | Paraeducator | eellis@pps.net |
| Kathleen Hurlebaus | Paraeducator | khurelbaus@pps.net |
| Amy Ransom | Paraeducator | aransom@pps.net |
| April Epperson | Paraeducator | aepperson@pps.net |
| Annelise Bliss | Speech Language Pathologist | abliss@pps.net |