Durango High School

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School Administrators

Robert Aspen Site Base Administrator
Melissa Boudreaux Assistant Principal
Rachel Colsman Assistant Principal
Jonathan Hoerl Principal
Ryan Knorr District Athletics and Activities Director

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Darren Tarshis Assistant Principal

Support Staff

Austin Abel Day Custodian
Sean Ackerman Head Boys Soccer Coach
Karen Aguilar Cook
Brenna Anderson Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Rebecca Appel Para III
Yadelle Aramburo Cook
Cristina Aramburo Ayala Cafeteria Manager
Jeff Aronson Building Maintenance Supervisor
Mikel Austin Administrative Assistant

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Amy Aweida Specialist Cheerleading Coach
Kermit Baker Assistant Baseball Coach
Jose Barajas Custodian
Kristianna Bartel Assistant Volleyball Coach
Jorge Belman Camargo Custodian
Chelsey Belt Specialist Girls Wrestling Coach
Catie Bird Assistant Cheerleading Coach
Katrina Bleger Brass Specialist -Marching Band
Matthew Bong Assistant Girls' Basketball Coach
Brian Boughton Boys & Girls Assistant Tennis Coach
Simon Brimhall Custodian
Kimberlie Brown Director Qualified Child Care Manager
Robin Browne Girls Wrestling Specialist Coach
Jackie Cavender Administrative Assistant
Hannah Cipollone Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
Allison Claassen Assistant Girls Tennis Coach
Sara Clair Head Softball Coach
Randy Clark Specialist Baseball Coach
Brenna Coffey Special Education Paraprofessional
Natalie Cohn Theater Specialist
Rebecca Connell Registrar
Morghan Cooke Assistant Softball Coach
Crystal Copeland Coach
Tyler Cordell Media Tech
Sasha Creeden Girls Golf Specialist Coach
Tana Creek Administrative Assistant Activities & Athletics

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Will Daniels Interim Head Ice Hockey Coach
Benjamin Danquah Security Specialist II and Specialist Boys Basketball Coach
Adonia Davis Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
Jesse Davis Social-Emotional Counselor - Class of 2024 & 2026

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Ethan Deffenbaugh Specialist Girls Soccer Coach
Molly Deffenbaugh Specialist Girls Soccer Coach
Divina Delgado Cook
Destiny Deuel Special Education Instructional Paraeducator
David Devitre Assistant Ice Hockey Coach
Ann Duft Administrative Assistant
Jeremy Dugan In School Suspension Student Support/Specialist Boys Wrestling Coach
Lindy Edwards Asst Volley Ball Coach
Pamela Edwards Counselor
Eric Elliott Head Girls Lacrosse Coach
Michael Fadil Head XC Coach and Specialist Track Coach
Conor Feeney Specialist Football Coach
Moss Fenberg Specialist Girls Wrestling Coach
Jenny Fitts-Reynolds Assist Drama Coach
Don Ford Specialist Softball Coach
Zachary Frantz Custodian

Impact Center
Benj Fredrick Specialist Boys Soccer Coach
Kyle Gibbons Specialist Softball Coach
Taylor Gibbons Special Education Paraprofessional & Specialist Softball Coach
Trey Goughnour Assistant Football Coach
Orlando Griego Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
Coley Griffin Specialist Boys Wrestling Coach & ISS Admin Assistant
Randall Griswold Assistant Wrestling Coach
Rawlee Halsey Band Specialist - Colour Guard
Nathan Harris Coach - Wrestling Specialist
Beth Hermesman Specialist Girls Wrestling Coach
Steve Herron Specialist Football Coach
Jacob Hetrick Specialist Track Coach
Masen Hibbeler Head Baseball Coach
Eric Hjermstad Specialist Softball Coach
Travis Hoffman SPED Instructional Paraeducator
Sloan Hubertus Specialist Volleyball Coach
Kelli Hughes Special Education Instructional Paraeducator
Rebekah Hukill SPED Inst Paraeducator
Dora Jimenez Custodian
Zac Keeler Head Girl's Soccer Coach & Assistant Boys Soccer Coach
Livia Knapp Specialist Girls Basketball Coach
Brooke Kniffin Girls Swim and Dive Specialist Coach
Chris Lake Tech III

Technology Department
Vincent Lee Security Specialist II
Louis LeRoux Specialist Wrestling Coach
Kristi Lewis Coordinator of Career and Technical Education
Melissa Lopez Senior Administrative Assistant

Student Nutrition Services
Markus Lux Specialist Boys Soccer Coach
Holly Malean Infant Toddler Teacher Aide
McKenzie Marciante Specialist Track Coach
Amanda Marriott Specialist Dance Coach
Ricky Martinez Custodian- Day
Cara McCleer Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
Jennifer McGrath Assistant Girls Swim/Dive Coach
Ryan McGrath Head Girls Wrestling Coach
Aaron McQuade Specialists Boys Lacrosse
Madalen Meier Boys & Girls Golf Specialist
Nicco Montano Specialist Girls Wrestling Coach
Janet Mosher Girls Soccer Specialist Coach
Robbie Mosher Boys Soccer Specialist Coach
Bryan Mudrak Assistant Boys Lacrosse Coach

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Matt Muraro Specialist Boys Lacrosse Coach
Megan Murphy School Social Worker

Student Support Services
Frank Mutz Specialist Baseball Coach
Madison Obernesser Assistant Track Coach
Robin Oliger Assistant Track Coach
Steph Pabst Marching Band Specialist
Alec Perrotti Specialist Band Assistant
Lucy Perry Specialist Girls Soccer Coach
Daniella Phillis Girls Tennis Specialist Coach

Boys Tennis
Rayven Pike Administrative Assistant
Jacob Politte Assistant Football Coach & Specialist Boys Basketball Coach
Amanda Rich School Psychologist
Kelley Rifilato Head Girls Volleyball
Haley Rivas Head Dance Coach
Danika Roberts Health Service Provider, LPN
Dayne Rowley Specialist Baseball Coach
Victor Ruggiero Cross Country Specialist & Track Specialist
Brandon Sands Custodian
Shaun Satterfield Assistant Golf Coach
Peter Schaaf Assistant Hockey Coach
Marvin Seale Specialist Baseball Coach
Casandra Segura Common Grounds Paraprofessional
Jason Silva Head Wrestling Coach
Richard Silvers Orchestra Specialist
Caroline Souders Assistant Ski Coach
Karla Spangler Administrative Assistant - Counseling
Joseph Sprenger Custodian
Kenneth Strayer Roving Custodian
Caleb Stubbs Student Aide
Jonah Teasdale Specialist Boys Soccer Coach
Victoria Thyfault Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
Pat Tucson Specialist Baseball Coach
Bradley Valla Evening Custodian
Jeremy Voss Asst Cross-Country Coach
Henry Walter Assistant Football Coach
Steve White Security Specialist
Alexa Widmann Special Education Paraprofessional
Iesha-Rae Williams Security Specialist II
Lesley Wood Assistant Softball Coach
Michael Woolverton Football Coach

Teachers

Meaghan Anderson Special Education Teacher
Chloe Andrie Mild/Moderate Special Education Teacher
Asa Ansong Teacher ELD
Laine Barrand French Teacher
Alan Batiste Physical Education Department Coordinator & Teacher, Boys Basketball Head Coach
Elfreida Begay Teacher Navajo/Diné Language, Library-Media Tech, DHS Native American Cultural Liaison

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Nathaniel Benton ESS Transition Teacher
Natalie Bertrand Academic Advisor - Class of 2026

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Kendra Bonnell Teacher Early Childhood Education, Food and Nutrition
Jacob Branch-Boyle Social Studies Teacher

Boys Lacrosse Assistant Coach
Ryan Brink Licensed Science, Chemistry Teacher
William Brooks DHS Social Studies Teacher, E-Sports, Speech & Debate Advisor
Sheridan Brull Teacher English

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Kristina Bruton Teacher English

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Amanda Bucher Mild/Moderate needs Special Education Teacher
Jackson Bullock Wood Working Teacher & Assistant Skills USA Advisor
Joseph Burns Teacher Culinary Arts
Bryce Butner Math Teacher
Christopher Calhoun Math Teacher
Jill Carithers Business Teacher & Head Alpine Ski Coach
Darrien Clitso Art/Digital Media Teacher
Sierra Cocherell Mild/Moderate needs Special Education Teacher
Robert Coddington Assistant Athletic/Activities Director
Spencer Cone English Language Arts Teacher
Kaila Coon Academic Advisor - Class of 2024

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McKinley Coppock Science Teacher
Seydie Coronado Teacher Spanish
Liz Dillman Teacher ELL

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Ann Drummond Teacher - Science

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Jordan Englehart Engineering Teacher and Aerospace Advisor
Michelle Flom Alternative High School Math Teacher / Student Council Advisor
Ty Flom DHS Academic Advisor

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Peter Fogg Computer Science Teacher & TSA Advisor
Angela Fosco Culinary Arts Teacher/Pro-Start Teacher and Asst FCCLA Advisor
Steve Foster Social Studies Teacher
Paul Galido Teacher Mathematics
Griffith Gans PE Teacher AND Asst Football Coach at DHS
Brian Geisinger Teacher Mathematics

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Bethany Gleason PE Teacher & Assistant Student Council Advisor

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Kyra Gonzales Special Education Significant Needs Teacher
Leigh Gozigian Teacher Social Studies
Kirstie Gutierrez Math Teacher
Laura Haley Teacher Mathematics
Andrew Harvison Science Teacher
Lindsay Hayden Teacher Mathematics
Tebby Henry ESS - Resource
George Hicks Social Studies Teacher
Cindy Hinton Science Teacher
Duncan Hubbs English Language Development Teacher
Eric Jackson Teacher Science

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Lori Johnson Teacher Mathematics

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Thomas Joyner Welding Teacher & Assistant Skills USA Advisor
Krista Karpel Fine Arts Department Coordinator & Teacher Art/Painting/Fashion Design

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Kai Kauppi Teacher Spanish
James Keeling Alternative Social Studies
Jack Kincade Science Teacher
Evelyn Klein Special Education Moderate Needs & Specialist Track Coach
Teri Kopack Teacher English

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Kimberly Korpita English Language Arts Teacher
Morgan Kraska Visual Arts Teacher, El Diablo Advisor, Toltec Advisor
Kendall Lemmer Teacher Social Studies
Marilyn Long Agriculture Teacher & FFA Advisor
Anne Love Science Teacher
Peter Lutz Skills USA Advisor and Wood Shop Teacher
Benjamin Mattson Teacher Drama and Choir Director

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Alex McComas-Finley Teacher - Band and Choir Director
Deborah Medenwaldt Academic Advisor - 12th Grade

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Kyle Montgomery HOSA Advisor and Health Science Teacher
Lauren Moran Social Studies Teacher / Head Girls Basketball Coach
Jessica Musch Elevation Science Teacher
Caroline O'Neill Special Education Resource Teacher
Stacy Parr Teacher Physical Education
Chad Patacky Head Boys Tennis Coach & Math Teacher
Crystal Pennington Teacher Spanish

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Maddison Phelps English Teacher
Jack Reeves Spanish Teacher
Sophia Reyes Yumibe Math Teacher
Meghan Ripple Aviation Teacher- CTE
Alison Ropes English Teacher
Sarah Sanchez Armstrong ELD Teacher
Nicolette Short Science Teacher
JoAnna Sjoberg Academic Interventionist
Erik Skaggs Science Department Coordinator & Science Teacher
Valeria Skarbek Head Boys Lacrosse Coach and DHS Teacher and Knowledge Bowl Advisor
Alan Szech English Teacher - Elevation Program / Green Team Advisor
Robin Tiles-fitzpatrick Teacher Mathematics
Samuel Travis English Teacher
Mark Walser Orchestra Teacher
Kayleigh Weir Ceramics Teacher
Haley Wilhelmsen English Language Arts Teacher
Brett Wilson World Language Teacher & Specialist Cross-Country Coach
Carolyn Wood Social Studies Teacher