Meet Our Teachers & Staff
Our highly qualified teachers encourage and inspire our students to develop, learn, and share. We invite you to get to know the Jack Barnes Elementary teachers and support staff. Your active participation in your child's education sets an important example and makes a real difference. Our teachers value Jack Barnes Elementary parents and guardians as essential partners in education.
Administration
Dawn Kennaugh
Principal
dkennaugh@qcusd.org
Office Staff
Margie Semick
Administrative Assistant
msemick@qcusd.org
Carol Zamora
Attendance Specialist/Registrar
czamora2@qcusd.org
Teachers
Lauren Mazariegos
Kindergarten
lmazariegos@qcusd.org
Flor Noble
Kindergarten
fnoble@qcusd.org
Hannah Pieza
Kindergarten
hpieza@qcusd.org
Tangi Herndon
First Grade
therndon@qcusd.org
Marcia Hull
First Grade
mhull@qcusd.org
Julie McBride
First Grade
jmcbride2@qcusd.org
Cherlyn Rosales
First Grade
crosales2@qcusd.org
Leilani Alger
Second Grade
lalger@qcusd.org
Michelle Hampton
Second Grade
mhampton@qcusd.org
Lety LaPorte
Second Grade
llaporte@qcusd.org
Marie Arzaga-Villagomez
Third Grade
marzaga@qcusd.org
Megan Ohland
Third Grade
mohland@qcusd.org
Kandace Reyes
Third Grade
kreyes@qcusd.org
Christy Zou
Third Grade
czou@qcusd.org
Richmond Morse
Fourth Grade
rmorse@qcusd.org
Rachel Laske
Fourth Grade
rlaske@qcusd.org
Rebecca Thuer
Fourth Grade
rthuer@qcusd.org
Madalyn Brooks
Fifth Grade
mbrooks@qcusd.org
Krista Hailey
Fifth Grade
khailey@qcusd.org
Emily Ruiz
Fifth Grade
eruiz@qcusd.org
Shauna Ellis
Sixth Grade
sellis2@qcusd.org
Annette Hathaway
Sixth Grade
ahathaway@qcusd.org
Samantha Sayas
Sixth Grade
ssayas@qcusd.org
Special Education
Alexandra Bennett-Clark
SPED Instructional Assistant
Ladia Cortez
Special Education - Intermediate
Angelica Fruge
SPED Instructional Assistant
Cristina Gutierrez
SPED Instructional Assistant
Tara Johnston
Special Education - Primary
tjohnston@qcusd.org
Sam Karmia
SPED Instructional Assistant
Erica Leon
SPED Instructional Assistant
Joan McDonnell
SPED Instructional Assistant
Tina Reeves
SPED Instructional Assistant
Nicole Vasquez
SPED Instructional Assistant
Support Staff
Ryan Mescher
Band
rmescher@qcusd.org
Miriam Fernandez
Child Nutrition Manager
mfernandez@qcusd.org
Mandy Speiker
Crossing Guard
Marie Pinedo
Custodian
Teresita Rangel Mendoza
Custodian
Andrew Arzate
Day Custodian Lead
Lindsay Pennington
Data Specialist
lpennington@qcusd.org
Brittany Pettengell
ELL
Nancy Smith
ELL Teacher
nsmith3@qcusd.org
Desiree Graham
ELP Teacher
dgraham@qcusd.org
Melissa Villagomez
Health Aide
mvillagomez@qcusd.org
Cassandra Smith
Library Media Assistant
csmith2@qcusd.org
Rebekah Lowe
Music
rlowe2@qcusd.org
Chad Brines
Orchestra Teacher
cbrines@qcusd.org
Michelle Kvamme
OT
mkvamme@qcusd.org
John McCauley
Physical Education
jmccauley@qcusd.org
Devon Corneles
Playground Assistant
Christina Liberatore
Playground Assistant
Reyna Ricks
Playground Assistant
Julia Hastings
Reading Specialist
jhastings@qcusd.org
Wendy Aliano
Resource
waliano@qcusd.org
Ashley Franklin
Resource
afranklin@qcusd.org
Amy Dart
SLP
Carol Miller
SLP
Jennifer Van Roekel
Technology Liaison
jvanroekel@qcusd.org
Laurisa Meehan
Title I Instructional Assistant
Erynn Muench
Title I Instructional Assistant
Jonna Runnels
Title I Instructional Assistant
PTO
Jack Barnes PTO
jbelionspto@gmail.com
Samantha Harlow
Member at Large
Robyn Luby
President
Amy Martinez
Vice President
Aubrey Schultz
Secretary
Nicole Welty
Co-Treasurer
Hope Williams
Co-Treasurer