Vernon K-8
2044 NE Killingsworth
Portland
OR
97211
(503)-916-6415
Vernon Staff
Office Administration
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Keefer | Principal | bkeefer@pps.net |
| Robin Godoy | School Climate Specialist | rgodoy@pps.net |
| Connie Schwendemann | Admin Assistant I | cschwend@pps.net |
| Janet Strong | Admin Assistant III (Th, F & alternating Ws) | jstrong@pps.net / vernonattendance@pps.net |
| Madalyn Tran | Admin Assistant III (M, T and alternating Ws) | mtran3@pps.net |
| Cynthia Bakke, RN | School Nurse | cbakke@mesd.k12.or.us |
| Ibrahim Abdurrahim | Student Health Assistant (SHA) | iabdurrahim@pps.net |
Custodians and Food Service
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Gregg | Nutrition Services Lead | nsvernon@pps.net |
| Brian Woods | Head Custodian | bwoods1@pps.net |
| Ozzie Bumgarner | Evening Custodian | vbumgarner@pps.net |
| Jerome Adams | Evening Custodian | jeradams@pps.net |
Classroom Teachers
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Dickerson | Kindergarten | adickerson@pps.net |
| Michele Kellar | Kindergarten | mkellar@pps.net |
| Jessica Mikolitch | 1st Grade | jmikolitch@pps.net |
| Kasey Nelson | 1st Grade | knelson1@pps.net |
| Tina Bruce | 2nd Grade | tbruce@pps.net |
| Katy Hanlon | 3rd Grade | khanlon@pps.net |
| Jeanetta Mashia | 2nd Grade | jmashia@pps.net |
| Rachel Belcher | 4th Grade | rbelcher@pps.net |
| Emily Markewitz | 4th Grade | emarkewi@pps.net |
| Jennifer Lee | 3rd Grade | jlee1@pps.net |
| Ian Dorresteyn | 5th Grade | idorresteyn@pps.net |
| Gina Azzaro-Budak | 4th Grade | gazzarobudak@pps.net |
| Jessica Darling | 5th Grade | jdarling@pps.net |
| Tina Hargaden | 7th Social Studies | chargaden@pps.net |
| Brad Johnson | 7th/8th Science | bjohnso4@pps.net |
| Margo McKearnan (Costa LOA sub) | 8th Grade SS/LA/Reading Intervention | mmckearnan@pps.net |
| Claire Roix, PhD | 7th/8th Language Arts | croix@pps.net |
| Ronnie Perry | 7th/8th Mathematics | rperry1@pps.net |
| Nat Crosman | 6th Grade Science/Math | ncrosman@pps.net |
| Lyndsey Mackenzie | Health and Leadership | lmackenzie1@pps.net |
| Sean Gunn | 6th Language Arts/Social Studies | sgunn@pps.net |
| Cecily Lemon | 7th Grade Math | clemon@pps.net |
Student Support & Specialists
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna Allen | Counselor K–3 | hallen@pps.net |
| Sylvie Bishop | Counselor 4–8 (M, W, Th) | slbishop@pps.net |
| Kirk Arrant | Counselor 7–8 (T & F) | karrant@pps.net |
| Kate Schmuck | School Psychologist | kschmuck@pps.net |
| Alissa Pollard | Occupational Therapist | apollard@pps.net |
| Jim Hryncewich | Speech Pathologist | jhryncew@pps.net |
| Allen Van de Water | 5–8 Learning Center Teacher | avandewater@pps.net |
| Sydney Murphy | K–4 Learning Center Teacher | symurphy@pps.net |
| Ellen Reeser | K–5 Learning Support | ewerner@pps.net |
| Gillian Schmidt | Instructional Coach | gschmidt1@pps.net |
| Erin Ocón | ESL Teacher | eocon@pps.net |
| Elizabeth Docken, PhD | Interventionist K–5 | edocken@pps.net |
| Martha Bryan | Music & Dance | mbryan@pps.net |
| Tina Hargaden | 7th/8th Spanish | chargaden@pps.net |
| Anna Mafchir | Visual Arts (M–F PM) | amafchir@pps.net |
| Paula Politte | Physical Education | papolitte@pps.net |
| Joe Orzali | Physical Education | porzali@pps.net |
| Sable Kellison | Garden Coordinator | vernonschoolgarden@gmail.com |
| Jayme Wilkins | Library Media Specialist / Design Technology | jwilkins@pps.net |
| Shannon Schwartz | Behavior Intervention Specialist | sschwartz@pps.net |
| Steve Swidler | SMART Coordinator | sswidler@smartreading.org |
| Ruby Primas | YMCA Site Coordinator | rprimas@ymcacw.org |
| Lasi Laban | SUN School Site Manager | mlaban@pps.net |
| Andrea Pugsley | Visual Arts (M–F AM) | apugsley@pps.net |
Student Teachers & Interns
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Ackley | Art Therapist (W & Th) | meackley@pps.net |
| Nina Brim | Student Teacher – Math (with Ronnie Perry) | nbrim@pps.net |
| Rachel Edholm | Intern – Speech Pathology (T, Th, F) | redholm@pps.net |
| E. Jaasko-Fisher | Counseling Intern (M–W–F) | emilyjaaskofisher@gmail.com |