MDUSD announces new District and school administrators for 2024-25

This post was updated Aug. 15, 2024.

MDUSD is pleased to announce the following new administrative appointments for the 2024-25 school year. More information about Board-approved administrators is available by clicking on their names below.

District Administrators

• Chief of Educational Services: Samantha Allen
• Executive Director of Fiscal Services: Gustavo Aguilera
• Executive Director of Human Resources and Risk Management: Ryan Sheehy
• Director of College and Career Readiness: Heather Fontanilla
• Director of Elementary Support: Erin DeMartini
• Director of Multilingual Education: Kathryn Fireman
• Director of Secondary Support: Ruth Steele
• Director of Student Services: Marji Calbeck
• Assistant Director of Multilingual Education: Chitra Bhardwaj
• Assistant Director of Partnerships and Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports: Celeste Kitts
• Elementary School Support Administrator: Lauren Ashton
• Family Involvement and Community Engagement Program Coordinator, African American Student Achievement: Lamont Francies
• Instructional Program Specialist, Differentiated Support: Diane Fitzpatrick
• Program Administrator, SEEC: Carrie Buchek
• Program Specialist, Counseling & Restorative Practices: Pedro Arroyo
• Social Work Specialist: Vanessa Castillo
• Civil Rights Officer and Title IX Coordinator: Kristy Avila

School Administrators

• Principal at College Park High School: Levirt Griffin
• Principal at Ygnacio Valley High School: Peter Crutchfield
• Principal at Ayers Elementary School: Olivia Wong
• Principal at Bancroft Elementary: Linda Flynn
• Principal at Delta View Elementary: Joseph Bruno
• Principal at Fair Oaks Elementary: Amy Monaghan
• Principal at Shore Acres Elementary: Lisamarie Gascot Reyes*
• Principal at Walnut Acres Elementary School: Martha Thomas
• Principal at Wren Avenue Elementary School: Tiffany Jones**
• Vice Principal, Loma Vista Adult Education: Andrew Foerder
• Vice Principals at College Park High School: Stephanie Marple and Neal Finch
• Vice Principal at Concord High School: Kevin Honey
• Vice Principal at Prospect High School: Charles Harrington
• Vice Principals at Ygnacio Valley High School: Rimy Dhillon and Carissa Weintraub
• Vice Principals at Oak Grove Middle School: Hsaio-Fen Leopold and Megan O'Malley
• Vice Principals at Riverview Middle School: Herbert Gomez and Ronald Richardson
• Vice Principals at Sequoia Middle School: Carolyn Hull and Ifeyinwa Obi
• Vice Principal at Valley View Middle School: Daniel Buhler
• Vice Principal and Program Specialist for Site-based Categorical Programs at Bel Air Elementary School: Edmund Perryman
• Vice Principal at Meadow Homes Elementary: Ruby Ortega
• Vice Principal at Mt. Diablo Elementary School: Miranda Romo
• Vice Principal at Shore Acres Elementary School: Angelica Zanipatin
• Program Specialist at Oak Grove Middle School: Sheilan Kazzaz

In addition, the Board extended the contracts of Superintendent Dr. Adam Clark and Chief Business Officer Adrian Vargas through June 30, 2027. The Board also granted Superintendent Clark the authority to make additional administrative appointments over the summer, which were ratified by the Board on August 14th. 

*Lisamarie Gascot Reyes was originally appointed Principal for 2024-25 at Wren Avenue Elementary on June 26, but was reassigned to Shore Acres after Principal Miguel Rodriguez resigned in July.

**Tiffany Jones was originally appointed Vice Principal for 2024-25 at Shore Acres Elementary in April, but was reassigned as Principal at Wren Avenue Elementary effective July 29.