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Updated Staff Lists Announcements
September 5, 2025
Staff lists updated today, September 5, 2025.
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Principal
Kathryn GunnelsEmail Principal Gunnels
Call: 520-908-5400
Kathryn Gunnels graduated from Desert View HS in the Sunnyside District back in 1988. She attended Pima Community College and then transferred to the University of Arizona where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Education degree with a minor in Extended English. Kathryn graduated in December of 2001 and went straight into the classroom at Pueblo HS where she worked for the better part of the last 23 years as a teacher and eventually an Assistant Principal. In 2022, Kathryn, had the opportunity to begin her principalship at Pistor MS, serving and working in the community where she grew up. Kathryn is proud to say that her husband of almost 37 years, Michael Gunnels, and both my sons, Derek and Jeren Gunnels, became educators and are still working at Pueblo HS.
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Staff Directory
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Category | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher | Alicia | Abril | Academic | ELD I Reading, ELD I Writing/Grammar, Math 6, Math 7, Math 8 | |
| Teacher | Gerald | Acevedo | Academic | Computer Exploration, Computer Skills, CORE Enrichment 6, Introduction to Computer Science 1 (not CTE), Introduction to Computer Science 2 (not CTE) | |
| Clinician's Support Spec | Jack | Algier | Student Service | ||
| Teacher Fine Arts | Scott | Anderson | Academic | Orchestra - Advanced, Orchestra - Beginning, Orchestra - Intermediate | |
| Asst Principal - Interim | Andrea | Ayala | Administrative | ||
| Teacher | Alyssa | Barrios | Academic | Social Studies 6, Social Studies 7, Social Studies 8 | |
| Teacher | Daya | Barsiwal | Academic | GATE Science 6, Science 6 | |
| School Psychologist-Hybri | Colleen | Beck | Student Service | ||
| Ex Ed Adapted PE Teacher | Sherri | Boge | Academic | ||
| Teacher | Elizabeth | Brown | Academic | CRC/Honors Language Arts 8, GATE Language Arts 7, Journalism, Language Arts 7, Language Arts 8, Teacher Aide | |
| Curriculum Service Provid | Lindsay | Brown | Administrative | ||
| Teacher GATE | Bennett | Burch | Academic | GATE Social Studies 6, GATE Social Studies 7, GATE Social Studies 8, Social Studies 8 | |
| Teacher | Mon Cholo | Cabanig | Academic | English 9 -1st Sem GATE, English 9 -2nd Sem GATE, Language Arts 8 | |
| Teacher | Luisana | Castro | Academic | CORE Enrichment 6, CORE PLUS - Language Arts, CORE PLUS - Math, CORE PLUS - Science, CORE PLUS - Social Studies | |
| Teacher | Claire | Corcoran | Academic | Art 7, Art 8 | |
| Counselor | Wilson | Counts | Counselor | ||
| Teacher | Karl | Damgaard | Academic | CORE Enrichment 7, CORE Enrichment 8 | |
| Asst Principal - Middle S | Siobhan | Daniel | Administrative | ||
| Health Assistant | Melissa | Davis | Student Service | ||
| Office Manager | Diane | De La Rosa | Administrative | Office Aide | |
| Sub Teacher | Zuleniss | De Leon | Academic | Resource | |
| Library Assistant | Miranda | Dennehy | Student Service | Library Aide | |
| Teacher | Julie | Dougan | Academic | Honors 8th Grade Social Studies1, Social Studies 6, Social Studies 8, Teacher Aide | |
| Teacher | Debra | Ellis | Academic | GATE Science 8, Science 7, Science 8 | |
| Office Assistant | Alejandra | Enriquez | Administrative | ||
| Ex Ed Teacher | Susan | Essington | Academic | Language Arts 7, Math 7, Science 7, Social Studies 7 | |
| Teacher | Roberto | Figueroa | Academic | Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4 | |
| Occupational Therapist | Dawn | Fode | Student Service | ||
| Instructional Spec-Gen Su | Dawn | Fradette | Academic | ||
| Teacher Asst-Bilingual | Amorette | Franco | Academic | ||
| Teacher | Maria Edelyn | Geonzon | Academic | GATE Math 8, Math 8, Teacher Aide | |
| Principal - Middle School | Kathryn | Gunnels | Administrative | ||
| Teacher | Thomas | Henderson | Academic | ELD II Reading, ELD II Writing/Grammar, ELD III Language Arts, Teacher Aide | |
| Ex Ed Compliance Monitor | Vincent | House | Student Service | ||
| Teacher | Stanley | Howard | Academic | ||
| Teacher | Ashley | Howard | Academic | CORE Enrichment 6, CORE Enrichment 7 | |
| Ex Ed Teacher | Bejay | Inamac | Academic | Resource | |
| Teacher | Carlos | Iniguez | Academic | Math 6 | |
| Coach-MS Girls Basketball | Mateo | Iniguez | Athletic | ||
| Ex Ed Teacher | Martha | Isiderio | Academic | Resource | |
| Teacher | Sapna | Kolluri | Academic | Math 7, Math 8, Math 8 Accelerated | |
| Teacher | Mark | Kutzmer | Academic | ||
| Program Coordinator | Hillary | Lotz | Administrative | ||
| Coach-MS Volleyball | Alexis | Madrid | Athletic | ||
| Coach-MS Volleyball | Monica | Madrid | Athletic | ||
| Teacher | Angel | Martinez | Academic | Social Studies 7 | |
| Restorative Practice FAC | Pablo | Martinez | Student Service | ||
| Teacher | Sonia | Marya | Academic | GATE Science 7, Science 6, Science 7 | |
| Student Helper | Gladys | Medina | Student Service | ||
| Teacher | Julie | Meserve | Academic | MS AVID 7th, MS AVID 8th, Teacher Aide | |
| Teacher | Sonia | Miller | Academic | Spanish Language Arts 1, Spanish Language Arts 2, Spanish Language Arts 3, Spanish Language Arts 4, Spanish Language Arts 5, Spanish Language Arts 6 | |
| Teacher | Jennifer | Munoz | Academic | ||
| Teacher | Christina | Oliphant | Academic | Honors Science 8, Science 8, Teacher Aide | |
| Teacher | Andres | Pantoja Vasquez | Academic | Guitar, Mariachi Level I, Mariachi Level II, Mariachi Level III, Teacher Aide | |
| Program Manager - Ex Ed | Vito | Peppitoni | Student Service | ||
| Social Worker-LCSW | Debra | Pilla | Student Service | ||
| Teacher | Christina | Ponteras | Academic | Language Arts 6, Language Arts 7 | |
| Teacher | Lubna | Qureshi | Academic | GATE Math 6, GATE Math 7, Math 7 | |
| Counselor | Cristina | Rivera | Counselor | ||
| Speech Lang Pathologist | Gina | Santos | Student Service | ||
| Teacher | Bailey | Sladeck | Academic | Language Arts 6, Physical Education 6, Physical Education 7, Physical Education 8 | |
| Teacher | Sophia | Taggart | Academic | Visual Arts - Beginning, Visual Arts - Intermediate, Yearbook | |
| Enrichment Instructor Hry | Andre | Taylore | Academic | ||
| Ex Ed Teacher | Suzette | Taylore | Academic | Resource | |
| Attendance & Reg Tech | Kristina | Tellez Roman | Administrative | ||
| School Community Liaison | Melissa | Valencia | Administrative | ||
| Student Success Spec | Annamarie | Vaughn | Student Service | ||
| Ex Ed Teacher | Randy | Wall | Academic | ||
| Teacher | Eva | Wallen | Academic | Art 6, Art 7, Art 8, Teacher Aide | |
| Teacher | Alkhansa | Ward | Academic | GATE Language Arts 6, Language Arts 6, MS AVID 6th | |
| Teacher | Tab | Wilcox | Academic | Band - Advanced, Band - Beginning, Band - Intermediate | |
| Teacher | Meri Kathryne | Ylaya | Academic | Resource | |
| Student Helper | Lucian | Young | Student Service |