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
Tamara Pope
Kindergarten
tpope@qcusd.org
Tangi Herndon
First Grade
therndon@qcusd.org
Marcia Hull
First Grade
mhull@qcusd.org
Julie McBride
First Grade
jmcbride2@qcusd.org
Leilani Alger
Second Grade
lalger@qcusd.org
Michelle Hampton
Second Grade
mhampton@qcusd.org
Lety LaPorte
Second Grade
llaporte@qcusd.org
Megan Ohland
Second Grade
mohland@qcusd.org
Angela Clegg
Third Grade
aclegg@qcusd.org
Kandace Reyes
Third Grade
kreyes@qcusd.org
Christy Zou
Third Grade
czou@qcusd.org
Jennifer Clonts
Fourth Grade
jclonts@qcusd.org
Rachel Laske
Fourth Grade
rlaske@qcusd.org
Rebecca Thuer
Fourth Grade
rthuer@qcusd.org
Madalyn Brooks
Fifth Grade
mbrooks@qcusd.org
Aubree Landau
Fifth Grade
alandau@qcusd.org
Emily Ruiz
Fifth Grade
eruiz@qcusd.org
Rachel Dean
Sixth Grade
rdean@qcusd.org
Laurie Vela
Sixth Grade
lvela@qcusd.org
Cassie Woods
Sixth Grade
cwoods@qcusd.org
Special Education
Alexandra Bennett-Clark
SPED Instructional Assistant
Kelsey Calton
SPED Instructional Assistant
Ladia Cortez
Special Education - Intermediate
Tara Johnston
Special Education - Primary
tjohnston@qcusd.org
Erica Leon
SPED Instructional Assistant
eleon@qcusd.org
Joan McDonnell
SPED Instructional Assistant
Cathleen Patten
SPED Instructional Assistant
Adriana Passos Pilon
SPED Instructional Assistant
Lissette Stone
SPED Instructional Assistant
Nicole Vasquez
SPED Instructional Assistant
Support Staff
Ryan Mescher
Band
rmescher@qcusd.org
Chris Li
Cafeteria Aide
Miriam Fernandez
Child Nutrition Manager
mfernandez@qcusd.org
Anna Neathery
Counselor
aneathery@qcusd.org
Marie Pinedo
Custodian
Teresita Rangel Mendoza
Custodian
trangel@qcusd.org
Lindsay Pennington
Data Specialist
lpennington@qcusd.org
Mike Urso
Day Custodian
Nancy Smith
ELL Teacher
nsmith3@qcusd.org
Desiree Graham
ELP Teacher
dgraham@qcusd.org
Melissa Villagomez
Health Aide
mvillagomez@qcusd.org
Laurisa Meehan
Instructional Assistant
Erynn Muench
Instructional Assistant
Brittany Shlosberg
Instructional Assistant
Cassandra Smith
Library Media Assistant
csmith2@qcusd.org
Mary Ann Stanley
Music
mstanley@qcusd.org
Rebekah Lowe
Music
rlowe2@qcusd.org
Abigail Mintz
Orchestra Teacher
amintz@qcusd.org
Michelle Kvamme
OT
mkvamme@qcusd.org
Donna Langaker
Physical Education
dlangaker@qcusd.org
Nicole Estrada
Playground Assistant
Christina Liberatore
Playground Assistant
Heather Petersen
Playground Assistant
Darlene Shumway
Reading Specialist
dshumway@qcusd.org
Wendy Aliano
Resource
waliano@qcusd.org
Ashley Franklin
Resource
afranklin@qcusd.org
Alyssa Daw
Technology Liaison
adaw@qcusd.org
PTO
Jack Barnes PTO
jbelionspto@gmail.com
Kelly Andrus
President
Kelsey Cole
Secretary
Erica Schutter
Vice President
Nicole Welty
Treasurer