Our Staff

 

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The dedicated staff members at Rio Rico High School are all highly qualified in the fields in which they work, and they are ready, willing, and able to assist you and your child in any way possible. Simply click on the individual's email address below to get in touch with the person you need.

Education Quote

Office Personnel

John Kneup
Principal
(520) 375-8702
Chris Laughland
Athletics Director
(520) 375-8762
Heather Pearson
Assistant Principal
(520) 375-8703
Claudia Tolano
Behavioral Coach
(520) 375-8703             
TBD
Assistant Principal CTE
(520) 375-8704 
 
Norma Alvarez
Athletics Office Specialist
(520) 375-8781

Maribel Aguilar
Principal Secretary
(520) 375-8701
Marinez Alvarez
Instructional Coach
(520) 375-8727
Karla Sosa
Assistant Principal Secretary
(520) 375-8716
Alexandra Taddey
School Receptionist
(520) 375-8700
Brenda Villareal
Book Store
(520) 375-8711
Elizabeth Moraila
Registrar /Counselor's Secretary
(520) 375-8705
Julie Thompson
Attendance
(520) 375-8714
Maria Peña
Parent Liaison
(520) 375-8894
Eileen Gonzales
SEI Specialist
(520) 375-8726

Counseling

Stephanie Perez
9th Grade
(520) 375-8764
Denise Valenzuela
Gear Up
(520) 375-8715
Monique Quiroz
11th Grade / Lead
(520) 375-8712
Kayli Riesgo
12th Grade
(520) 375-8713
 

CTE

Breana Moreno-Moon
Digital Photography
Rosa Maria Cardenas
Engineering 1/2 
Liana Carrasco
Theatre/Stagecrafts
Claudia Mavis
Culinary Arts
Alexandra Hix
Sports Medicine 1 & 2
Andrew Bickerton
Film and TV
Kit Rendon
BOSA 1 & 2, Career Ex
Richard McPherson
Agri-Science
Brandon Moore
JROTC 2/3
Ronnie St. Clair
JROTC 1/4
Ernesto Lopez
Agriculture Technician
Jimmy Navarro
Law Enforcement Program
Molly Johnson
CTE Office Assistant
(520) 375-8766

English

Flor Didugol
English 2
Victoria Michel
English 1
Shenecia Bell
English 2/Pre-Ap English 2
Caitlin Goben
English 3/STUCO
Bhavana Gupta
English 4/ Writing 101/102
Michelle Hester
English 1/

Justin Ibarra
English 3 & 4

Yemille Peiro
SEI 2/3

Loree Johnson
AP English 3/4, English 3
Clarissa Fuentes
SEI 1
     

Fine Arts

Jonathan Johnson
Jazz/Concert/Symphony/ Percussion

Carlos Quihuiz
Dance

Liana Carrasco Theatre/Stagecraft
Miguel Grijavla
Intro Art/Adv. Art/Ceramics
Breana Moreno-Moon
Yearbook
 

Foreign Language

Hilda Van Duinen
Spanish 1 & 2
Ana Romero-Davis
AP Spanish 3 & 4, Spanish 1 & 2
 

Mathematics

 Jarezha Jemino
Algebra 2
Vaishali Shukla
Pre-AP Algebra 1, Pre-Calculus, Algebra 1
Yasmin Alsop
Geometry
Sanjay Redu
Algebra 2
Nagesh Kumar
MAT 151, MAT 187, MAT 220, MAT 231
John Kandikatla
Algebra 2, Geometry
Santiago Lopez-Hugues
Quantitative Reasoning
Ramona Soza
Geometry
 

Physical Education

Jimmy Stohlmann
Weights, Adv Athletic Conditioning
Josie Tanori
PE  
Lance Killgore
Weights, Adv Athletic Conditioning

Science

Marjorie Bermudez
Earth Science
Bing Tan
Pre-AP Anatomy and Physiology

Roselyn Paragamac
Chemistry, Pre-AP Chemistry, AP Chemistry

Jel Gelera
Biology
Nathan Sendgikoski
AP Physics, Physics, Physics, Conceptual Physics, Astronomy 
Margaret Shaw[Web ]
Environmental Science APEnvironmental Science, AP Research
Melanie Quintero
Earth Science
   

Social Studies

Hallie Birkett
World History
Carlos Duran
World History, U.S. History
Yvette Hernandez-Bailey
Government, AP Government
Tracy Lynch
AP Economics, Economics
Daniel Rodriguez
U.S. History, AP US History, Pre AP World History
Nicholas Davis
U.S. History

Special Education

Alexis Bermudez
Special Education Teacher
Salome Ceballos
Special Education Teacher
Sarah Lopez 
Special Education Teacher
David Jordan
Special Education Teacher
Shweta Dubey
Special Education Teacher

 

 

 
 

Library Staff

Patricia Bejarano
Media Center Specialist
(520) 375-8759
Ariana Rodriguez
Library Technician
(520) 375-8759
 

Health Office

Margarita Villaescusa
District Nurse
(520) 375-8708
Leslie Bright
Health Aide
(520) 375-8707
 

Security

Rafael Corrales
Security Guard
Cruz Villa
Security Guard
Gilbert Trujillo
Security Guard

Brenda Antio
Security Guard
   

Alternative Programs

Cima Vista Program

Marina Canez
Instructional Aide
(520) 375-8857
Luz Mendez
Program Teacher
(520) 375-8745
Alejandra Estrada
Instructional Aide
(520) 375-8750

Edgenuity (Enrichment Lab and Credit Recovery)

Diana Villalobos
Credit Recovery Teacher
(520) 375-8784
Sandra Teran
Enrichment Lab Instructional Aide
(520) 375-8737
Ivan Soto
Enrichment Lab Program Teacher
(520) 375-8725