Our Staff

Dunbar Elementary School is led by professional and resourceful staff dedicated to the education and safety of your children. Our Principal, Melanie Blake, strives to achieve higher levels of academic excellence by building meaningful and effective relationships between students, teachers, staff and administrators.

Dunbar has an exceptional faculty that is highly experienced and 100% fully credentialed. Many teachers have been at Dunbar for over 15 years.

Melanie Blake- Principal
Linda Dehzad - Office Manager

School Year 2011-2012

Melissa Gossett
Kindergarten  Room 7
Alita Matthews
Kindergarten  Room 4
Holly Campbell
Grade 1
Room 3
Megan Mardones Grade 1  Room 2
Kathy Krempely
Grade 2
Room 19
Karen O'Hara
Grade 3
Room 8
Renea Magnani
Grade 3  Room 17
Wendy Wellander
Grade 4/5 Room 12
Cheryl Coldiron Grade 4 Room 10
Sandy Lane &
Brandy Melendy
Grade 5  Room 11


Valorie Jones  S.C.O.E. Special Ed  Room 15
Norma Yukich  S.C.O.E. Special Ed  Room 1
Mary Ann Sacksteder  Counselor  Room 14
Lisa Mertens  Psychologist  Room 14
Bethany Noviello
 Resource Specialist  Room 18
Lynn Ruebush
 Speech Pathologist  Room 18
Jeanine Breslin  Health Technician, Instructional Aide, Noon Duty Supervisor  
Rosanne Goertzen
 Library Technician
 

Margaret Eastwick Instructional Aide
Peggy Hardister Instructional Aide Resource, Noon Duty Supervisor
Maria Fajardo Bilingual Instructional Assistant, Bilingual Community Liason, Noon Duty Supervisor 
Cathy Gradwohl  Cafeteria Manager
Alberto Reis  Head Custodian
Mary Jane Arner  Mentor Center Facilitator
Alissa Pearce  Garden Coordinator
Kevin Webster
 Physical Education
Rebecca King Music
Bob Gossett Music
Doug Bates

Music

Sarah Rick Music

Volunteer Opportunities at Dunbar Elementary School

 Our staff can?t do it alone?and that?s where you come in.  Parent and community involvement in our school is critical to the success of our students, and we?re always looking for new volunteers.
   
Whether you can spare lots of time or just a little, getting involved with Dunbar Elementary School is rewarding and fun for both parents and students. Just fill out our volunteer form and let us know where you?re interested in helping out, and one of our staff will contact you to discuss volunteer opportunities that work with your schedule.