Our District
Meet the Teachers & Staff
Highly Qualified Faculty and Staff - Dedicated to Students
One of our goals here at Desert Mountain Elementary is to keep the lines of communication open between home and school. Working together with parents is a great service we can provide to our students. We hope if you have a problem, question, or concern, you don’t hesitate to contact us. You are welcome to send our teachers an email or leave a message for them in the front office. We will make sure each teacher gets any messages as soon as possible, and he or she will return your call at his or her first opportunity.
administration
Erin Pillsbury
Principal
epillsbury@qcusd.org
Michelle Burton
Administrative Assistant
mburton@qcusd.org
Kristy Leon
Attendance Specialist
kleon@qcusd.org
Teachers
Heather Hilland
Kindergarten
hhilland@qcusd.org
Carrie Lalama
Kindergarten
clalama@qcusd.org
Rebecca Sanders
Kindergarten
rsanders@qcusd.org
Pam Watkins
Kindergarten
pwatkins@qcusd.org
Amanda Wogen
Kindergarten
awogen2@qcusd.org
Hayden Hansen
First Grade
hhansen@qcusd.org
Jennifer Merkel
First Grade
jmerkel@qcusd.org
Connie (Ojeda) Verduzco
First Grade
cverduzco@qcusd.org
Michele Olson
First Grade
molson@qcusd.org
Kristen Dawson
Second Grade
kdawson@qcusd.org
Seneca Johnson
Second Grade
sjohnson2@qcusd.org
Juan Trujillo
Second Grade
jtrujillo@qcusd.org
Deborah Viramontes
Second Grade
dviramontes@qcusd.org
Shayna Adetokunbo
Third Grade
sadetokunbo@qcusd.org
Kristin Barber
Third Grade
kbarber@qcusd.org
Katti Johnson
Third Grade
kjohnson5@qcusd.org
Deidre Roberts
Third Grade
droberts@qcusd.org
Tiffany Cooney
Fourth Grade
tcooney@qcusd.org
Lisa Lowery
Fourth Grade
llowery@qcusd.org
Carla Quintero
Fourth Grade
cquintero@qcusd.org
Maria Swane
Fourth Grade
mswane@qcusd.org
Kathleen Atwood
Fifth Grade
katwood@qcusd.org
Andrea Finau
Fifth Grade
afinau@qcusd.org
Amanda Murty
Fifth Grade
amurty@qcusd.org
Britany Pettengell
Fifth Grade
bpettengell@qcusd.org
Jason VanWormer
Fifth Grade
jvanwormer@qcusd.org
Brian Quinn
Sixth Grade
bquinn@qcusd.org
Samantha Rainforth
Sixth Grade
srainforth@qcusd.org
Nancy Smith
Sixth Grade
nsmith3@qcusd.org
Christine St.Clair
Sixth Grade
cstclair@qcusd.org
Cindy Thompson
Sixth Grade
cthompson2@qcusd.org
Paul Buday
Physical Education
pbuday@qcusd.org
Shannon Pizzirusso
Orchestra
spizzirusso@qcusd.org
Seth Kaesler
ELP
skaesler@qcusd.org
Bernida Fullard-Pierce
Resource
bfullardpierce@qcusd.org
Sara Toombs
Resource
stoombs@qcusd.org
Jessica Rieboldt
Reading Specialist
jrieboldt@qcusd.org
Dene Buxton
Speech
dbuxton@qcusd.org
Jackie Troglia
Data Specialist
jtroglia@qcusd.org
Holly Lowry
Special Education
hlowry@qcusd.org
Heather Raymond
Special Education
hraymond@qcusd.org
Tristen Salvatore
Physical Education
tsalvatore@qcusd.org
Brandon Bailey
Band
bbailey@qcusd.org
Clare Virnoche
Music
cvirnoche@qcusd.org
Deana Schmidt
Music
dschmidt@qcusd.org
Support Staff
Valerie Birmingham
SPED Instructional Assistant
Joan Bishop
Health Aide
jbishop@qcusd.org
Rebecca Brown
SPED Instructional Assistant
Jaime Courtney
SPED Instructional Assistant
Juana Escobedo
Custodian
Regina Farrell
Instructional Assistant, General
Sydnee Frazier
Instructional Assistant, General
Alan Garcia
Custodian
Kathy Garner
Instructional Assistant, Flex
Tracy Guilmette
Library Media Assistant
tguilmette@qcusd.org
Corie Incorvaia
Counselor
cincorvaia@qcusd.org
Graciela Jacquez
Custodian
Betsy Lannon
Child Nutrition Manager
blannon@qcusd.org
Arlenda Lawson
SPED Instructional Assistant
Kristy Leon
Attendance Specialist
kleon@qcusd.org
Lisa Lynde
Tech Liaison
llynde@qcusd.or
Myrna Perez
Child Nutrition Assistant
Angela Perry
Child Nutrition Assistant
Alexa Plessner
Instructional Assistant
Jenna Plessner
Instructional Assistant
jplessner@qcusd.org
Registration
dmeregistrar@qcusd.org
Ronald Robinson
Child Nutrition Assistant
Alison Ryan
Instructional Assistant
aryan@qcusd.org
Cheyenne Sanders
SPED Instructional Assistant
Dena Strand
Instructional Assistant
Brandon Wenger
Custodian Lead
Christy Zarate
Instructional Assistant, General