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Nancy Acosta
Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
nacosta@durangoschools.org
Jeff Akana
Wrestling Specialist Coach
jakana@durangoschools.org
Meaghan Anderson
ESS- SED
manderson@durangoschools.org
2192
Room: W1230
Michayla Anderson
Cheerleading Specialist
mianderson@durangoschools.org
Rebecca Appel
Para III
rappel@durangoschools.org
Room BEST
Cristina Aramburo Ayala
Cafeteria Manager
caramburo@durangoschools.org
2185
Room: Cafeteria
Robert Aspen
9th Grade Academic Advisor
raspen@durangoschools.org
2308
Room: Counseling
Kermit Baker
Assistant Baseball Coach
kebaker@durangoschools.org
Anna Barstatis
Administrative Assistant- Post-Secondary Center
abarstatis@durangoschools.org
x2309
Room: Post-Secondary Center
Kristen Barth
Teacher English
kbarth@durangoschools.org
2205
Website
Room: 2010
Alan Batiste
Teacher Physical Education, Boys Basketball & Tennis Coach
abatiste@durangoschools.org
2259 or 2248
Room: 1167 &W1229
Daylin Begay
Instructional Para
dbegay@durangoschools.org
Elfreida Begay
Administrative Assistant to Darren Tarshis, DHS Native American Cultural Liaison
ebegay@durangoschools.org
x2313
Website
Room 2070 Annex
John Bernazzani
Head Softball Coach
jbernazzani@durangoschools.org
Natalie Bertrand
11th Grade Academic Advisor
nbertrand@durangoschools.org
2317
Room: Counseling
Charissa Biederman
Infant Toddler Teacher Aide
cbiederman@durangoschools.org
Kendra Bonnell
Teacher Early Childhood Education, Food and Nutrition
kbonnell@durangoschools.org
Melissa Boudreaux
Assistant Principal
mboudreaux@durangoschools.org
Brian Boughton
Assistant Boys Tennis Coach
bboughton@durangoschools.org
Jacob Branch-Boyle
Social Studies Teacher
jbranch-boyle@durangoschools.org
Boys Lacrosse Assistant Coach
Katie Brandau
9th & 11th Grade Social-Emotional Counselor
kbrandau@durangoschools.org
2316
Room: Counseling
Nick Brandau
Teacher: Construction Trades
nbrandau@durangoschools.org
Ariel Brooks
Special Ed Instructional Paraeducator
abrooks@durangoschools.org
Kimberlie Brown
Director Qualified Child Care Manager
kbrown@durangoschools.org
Robert Brown
Boys Basketball Specialist Coach
robrown@durangoschools.org
Sheridan Brull
Teacher English
sbrull@durangoschools.org
2217
Website
Room: 2022
Kristina Bruton
Teacher English
kbruton@durangoschools.org
2081
Website
Room: 2026
J. Burnite
Teacher Art/Ceramics
jburnite@durangoschools.org
2113
Room: N1256
Joseph Burns
Teacher Culinary Arts
jburns@durangoschools.org
2008
Room: 1120
Aaron Champenoy
Assistant Athletic Director
achampenoy@durangoschools.org
Matthew Clark
ESS- ID
mclark@durangoschools.org
2269
Room: 1112
Jim Coddington
Baseball Specialist Coach
jcoddington@durangoschools.org
Robert Coddington
Teacher - Social Studies
rcoddington@durangoschools.org
Natalie Cohn
Assistant Coach
ncohn@durangoschools.org
Theatre
Rachel Colsman
11th Grade Academic Advisor
rcolsman@durangoschools.org
2307
Room: Counseling
Kaila Coon
Teacher English
kcoon@durangoschools.org
2328
Website
Room: 2016
Seydie Coronado
Teacher Spanish
scoronado@durangoschools.org
2238
Room: W2104
Shauna Crawford-Gerdes
Building Technician
scrawfordgerdes@durangoschools.org
Benjamin Danquah
AE Para
bdanquah@durangoschools.org
2122
Room: Office
Ethan Deffenbaugh
Girls Soccer Assistant Coach
edeffenbaugh@durangoschools.org
Alexander Delaney
Security Specialist
adelaney@durangoschools.org
2122
Martie Dickman
Senior Administrative Assistant to Jon Hoerl
mdickman@durangoschools.org
2322
Room: Office
Liz Dillman
Teacher ELL
edillman@durangoschools.org
2129
Website
Room: 2085
Brenda Downs
Teacher Science
bdowns@durangoschools.org
2225
Room: 2046
Joe Doyle
Building Tech
wdoyle@durangoschools.org
Ann Duft
Administrative Assistant
aduft@durangoschools.org
Catrina Edgar
English Teacher
cedgar@durangoschools.org
Taylor Edwards
Asst. Girls Basketball Coach
tedwards@durangoschools.or
Alexandra Ego Aguirre Leon
80% Spanish Teacher
aegoaguirreleon@durangoschools.org
Eric Elliott
Head Girls Lacrosse Coach
eelliott@durangoschools.org
Amanda Ellis
Teacher Science
aellis@durangoschools.org
2083
Room: 2071
Brian Elvidge
Specialist Football Coach
belvidge@durangoschools.org
Moss Fenberg
Wrestling Specialist 5
mfenberg@durangoschools.org
Alex Finley
Teacher: Band
afinley@durangoschools.org
Robert Finneseth
Specialist Football Coach
rfinneseth@durangoschools.org
Tim Fitzpatrick
Teacher Physical Education & Girls Basketball Coach
tfitzpat@durangoschools.org
2121 or 2407
Room: 1114/W1226
Haylee Fleck
Assistant Softball Coach
hfleck@durangoschools.org
Michelle Flom
Alternative High School Math Teacher
mflom@durangoschools.org
Ty Flom
Teacher Science
tflom@durangoschools.org
2230
Website
Room: 2057
Don Ford
Specialist Softball Coach
dford@durangoschools.org
Jessee Fredericks
Assistant Football Coach
jfredericks@durangoschools.org
Melissa Fundora
Head Coach, Softball
mfundora@durangoschools.org
Sabine Furtauer
Teacher Engineering
sfurtauer@durangoschools.org
2224
Room: 2060
Paul Galido
50% Resource Teacher
pgalido@durangoschools.org
Dale Garland
Dean of Students & 9th Grade Attendance, Student Council Advisor
dgarland@durangoschools.org
2132
Room: 1190
Brian Geisinger
Teacher Mathematics
bgeisinger@durangoschools.org
2203
Website
Room: W2115
Tobi Gillen
Assistant Cheer Coach
tgillen@durangoschools.org
Kyra Gonzales
SPED Inst PARA 1:1
kgonzales@durangoschools.org
Noah Gorz
Teacher English
ngorz@durangoschools.org
2201
Website
Room: 2023
Leigh Gozigian
Teacher Social Studies
lgozigian@durangoschools.org
2247
Room: W1228
Thomas Grist
Teacher Science
tgrist@durangoschools.org
2227
Website
Room: 2050
Tara Haller
Teacher Mathematics, Mathematics Department Coordinator & Teacher Computer Science
thaller@durangoschools.org
2215
Room: W2113
Melissa Halonen
Head Girls Soccer Coach
mhalonen@durangoschools.org
Rawlee Halsey
Band Specialist - Colour Guard
rhalsey@durangoschools.org
Kyle Hanson
Wrestling Specialist Coach
kyhanson@durangoschools.org
Alexandra Harman
Math Teacher
aharman@durangoschools.org
Audrey Harwig
Health Service Provider
aharwig@durangoschools.org
Lindsay Hayden
Teacher Mathematics
lhayden@durangoschools.org
2116
Room: W2123
Jake Heady
Assistant Softball Coach
jheady@durangoschools.org
Sean Hembree
10th & 12th Grade Social-Emotional Counselor
shembree@durangoschools.org
2267
Room: Counseling
Tebby Henry
ESS - Resource
ehenry@durangoschools.org
2190
Room: W1224
Jonathan Hoerl
Principal
jhoerl@durangoschools.org
2303
Room: Office
Marcia Hoerl
Coordinator of Alternate Education
mhoerl@durangoschools.org
Virgil holgate
Long Term Substitute
vholgate@durangoschools.org
Henry Ilg
Head Nordic Ski Coach
hilg@durangoschools.org
Eric Jackson
Teacher Science
mjackson@durangoschools.org
2233
Website
Room: 2066
DeeDee Johnson
Administrative Assistant
mjohnson@durangoschools.org
x2302
Activities and Athletic Dept.
Lori Johnson
Teacher Mathematics
lojohnson@durangoschools.org
2236
Website
Room: W2121
Nichole Johnson
Assistant Softball Coach
njohnson@durangoschools.org
Todd Jolley
AP World History Teacher
tjolley@durangoschools.org
Alexandra (Ali) Jones
Administrative Assistant
aljones@durangoschools.org
Heidi Jordan
Teacher English, English Department Coordinator
hjordan@durangoschools.org
2207
Website
Room: 2024
Thomas Joyner
Teacher Welding & Swimming Coach
tjoyner@durangoschools.org
1191
Room: Welding
Krista Karpel
Fine Arts Department Coordinator & Teacher Art/Painting/Fashion Design
kkarpel@durangoschools.org
2111 or 2127
Website
Room: N1252 & 2071
Kai Kauppi
Teacher Spanish
kkauppi@durangoschools.org
2119
Room: W2109
Ron Keller
Track Specialist
rkeller@durangoschools.org
Ryan Knorr
Athletic Director
rknorr@durangoschools.org
Teri Kopack
AVID Coordinator & Teacher SAT Prep, AVID
tkopack@durangoschools.org
2257
Website
Room: 2074
Cara Kropp
Transitions Teacher
ckropp@durangoschools.org
Erik Lahdekorpi
Long Term Substitute
elahdekorpi@durangoschools.org
For Nick Brandau until 11/20/2020
Kristine Lawson
Theater Specialist
klawson@durangoschools.org
Kendall Lemmer
Teacher Social Studies
klemmer@durangoschools.org
x2037
W1221
Leah Lesage
Head Alpine Ski Coach
llesage@durangoschools.org
Kristi Lewis
CTE Business Teacher
klewis@durangoschools.org
Robert Logan
TOSA
rlogan@durangoschools.org
2220
Room: 2007, W1220, W2007
Amanda Lopez
Boettcher Resident
amlopez@durangoschools.org
Kriste Lyon
Teacher Mathematics
klyon@durangoschools.org
x2005
Petra Lyon
Teacher Choir
plyon@durangoschools.org
Shawn Macho-Seekins
Custodian
smacho-seekins@durangoschools.org
Janet Madden
Infant Toddler Teacher Aid
jmadden@durangoschools.org
Amber Main
Teacher - Special Education
amain@durangoschools.org
Katarina Marks
Assistant Cross Country
kmarks@durangoschools.org
Sharon Matheson
High School Registrar
smatheson@durangoschools.org
2311
Room: Counseling
Daisy Matthews
Teacher Mathematics
dmatthews@durangoschools.org
2206
Room: W2117
Benjamin Mattson
Teacher Drama
bmattson@durangoschools.org
2105
Website
Room: 1026
Corrie McCarthy
ESS- ID Paraprofessional II
cmccarthy@durangoschools.org
Common Grounds
Jennifer McGrath
Girls Swim Specialist
jmcgrath@durangoschools.org
Deborah Medenwaldt
9th Grade Academic Advisor
dmedenwaldt@durangoschools.org
2266
Room: Counseling
Rickey Medina
Custodian
rmedina@durangoschools.org
Brian Mestas
Football Specialist-Assistant
bmestas@durangoschools.org
Lindsey Mietchen
ESS- AE Paraprofessional II
lmietchen@durangoschools.org
Roxie Mitchell
Teacher Art/Digital Photography/New Media
rmitchell@durangoschools.org
2103
Website
Room: N1249
Kayla Mohlman
Instructional PARA
kmohlman@durangoschools.org
Kyle Montgomery
Teacher in Science and Health Science
kmontgomery@durangoschools.org
Office 2041/2042
Michael Moriarty
Head Boys Tennis Coach
mmoriarty@durangoschools.org
Lucas Morris
Wrestling Specialist Coach
lmorris@durangoschools.org
Janet Mosher
Girls Soccer Specialist Coach
jmosher@durangoschools.org
Eric Neal
Football Specialist
eneal@durangoschools.org
Dustin Neiman
Baseball Assistant Coach
dneiman@durangoschools.org
Stephanie Pack
Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
spack@durangoschools.org
Katherine Patten
AE PARA
kpatten@durangoschools.org
Crystal Pennington
Teacher Spanish
cpennington@durangoschools.org
x2131
Website
Room: 2086
Danielle Phillis
Girls Head Tennis Coach
dphillis@durangoschools.org
Boys Tennis
Heather Pina
Daily District-Wide Substitute
hpina@durangoschools.org
Alexandrea Pinion
Teacher English
apinion@durangoschools.org
2211
Website
Room: 2028
David Porer
Long Term Substitute
dporter@durangoschools.org
Carol Queen
Building Maintenance Supervisor
cqueen@durangoschools.org
Anna Raney
Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
araney@durangoschools.org
Jessica Reeve
Resource Teacher
jreeve@durangoschools.org
Amanda Rich
School Psychologist
arich@durangoschools.org
Kelley Rifilato
Head Girls Volleyball
krifilato@durangoschools.org
Veronica Rogers
Security Specialist
vrogers@durangoschools.org
Leroy Sanchez
Teacher Mathematics
lsanchez@durangoschools.org
2234
Room: W2116
Sarah Sanchez-Armstrong
Spanish Teacher
sarmstrong@durangoschools.org
Logan Sansoni
Baseball Specialist Coach
lsansoni@durangoschools.org
Kimberly Schooley
Social Studies Teacher
kschooley@durangoschools.org
Sandy Seibert
Department Coordinator ESS
sseibert@durangoschools.org
2240
Room: W1222
Jessica Senger
Infant/Toddler Teacher Aide
jsenger@durangoschools.org
Lucas Sinnig
Head Wrestling Coach
lsinnig@durangoschools.org
Erik Skaggs
Teacher Science
eskaggs@durangoschools.org
2231
Room: 2065
Kelly Skaggs
Asst. Cross Country Coach
kskaggs@durangoschools.org
Valeria Skarbek
Information Technology Teacher- Library
vskarbek@durangoschools.org
x2252
Room: Library
Shaun Smith
CTE Department Coordinator & Teacher Woodshop
ssmith@durangoschools.org
2126
Room: 1129
Joseph Sprenger
Custodian
jsprenger@durangoschools.org
Zoa Stuntz
Teacher French
zstuntz@durangoschools.org
2235
Room: W2107
Darren Tarshis
Assistant Principal- 11th & 12th Grade
dtarshis@durangoschools.org
2306
Victoria Thyfault
Teacher Physical Education
vthyfault@durangoschools.org
2406 or 2242 or 2407
Room: 1141, W1220, W1226
Ann Tidwell
Teacher Science
atidwell@durangoschools.org
2222
Room: 2035
Robin Tiles-fitzpatrick
Teacher Mathematics
rtiles-fitzpatrick@durangoschools.org
2214
Room: W2119
Samuel Travis
English Teacher
stravis@durangoschools.org
Robyn Tucson
Cook
rtucson@durangoschools.org
Mark Ugai
Baseball Specialist Coach
mugai@durangoschools.org
Colleen Vogt
ESS- Resource & Volleyball Coach
cvogt@durangoschools.org
2115
Room: 2031
David Vogt
Teacher Physical Education & Football Coach
dvogt@durangoschools.org
2017 or 2208
Room: W2119 & Fieldhouse
Justin Vogt
Asst FB Coach and Asst Track Coach
jvogt@durangoschools.org
Reiley Waldo
Band Specialist - Percussion
rwaldo@durangoschools.org
Mark Walser
Orchestra Teacher
mwalser@durangoschools.org
Chantey Webbe
Alternative School Humanities Teacher
cwebbe@durangoschools.org
Kayleigh Weir
Art Teacher
kweir@durangoschools.org
David Weisfeldt
Teacher Social Studies
dweisfeldt@durangoschools.org
2245
Room: W1227 Assistant Boys Tennis Coach
Steve White
Security Specialist / Asst. Football Coach
swhite@durangoschools.org
Tylor Williams
Band Percussion Specialist
twilliams@durangoschools.org
James Wills
Wrestling Specialist 6
jwills@durangoschools.org
Brett Wilson
Teacher Spanish
bwilson@durangoschools.org
2118
Room: W2106
Kristyn Winn
Cook
kwinn@durangoschools.org
Kevin Wold
Asst Girls Lacrosse Coach
kwold@durangoschools.org
Melinda Wood
Administrative Assistant to Brandon Thurston
mwood@durangoschools.org
2179
Room: 1186
Joshua Woodworth
Assistant Wrestling Coach
jwoodworth@durangoschools.org
Ava Worm
AVID Thinking & Learning Facilitator
aworm@durangoschools.org
Kaylee Wright
Teacher Mathematics
kwright@durangoschools.org
x2241
Room: 2118
Daniel Zalbowitz
Teacher Mathematics
dzalbowi@durangoschools.org
2218
Room: W2112
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