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ACA Staff
2025-2026

Shelly Smith

Executive Director

shellysmith@aca.k12.or.us

Karen Downing

Curriculum Manager

karendowning@aca.k12.or.us

Heather Kiersey

Registrar & Compliance Officer

heatherkiersey@aca.k12.or.us

Renee Elting

Human Resource Specialist & Teacher

reneeelting@aca.k12.or.us

Rosemary Buczkowski

Literacy Specialist & Teacher

rosemarybuczkowski@aca.k12.or.us

David Toth

Math Specialist & Teacher

davidtoth@aca.k12.or.us

Joy Best

MS & HS Math Teacher

joybest@aca.k12.or.us

Denice Crombie

MS ELA Teacher

denicecrombie@aca.k12.or.us

Tracey Edson

Music Teacher

traceyedson@aca.k12.or.us

Allison Freestone

HS Math Teacher and Education Specialist

Allisonfreestone@aca.k12.or.us

Glenda Golter

K-5 Education Specialist

glendagolter@aca.k12.or.us

Darla Hall

K-5 Education Specialist

darlahall@aca.k12.or.us

Drew Holland

MS Education Specialist & Teacher

drewholland@aca.k12.or.us

Erika Lute

Education Specialist and Testing Coordinator

Erikalute@aca.k12.or.us

Erin Mayfield

Art Teacher

erinmayfield@aca.k12.or.us

Kathleen Mixer-Cantrell

K-12 Education Specialist

kathleencantrell@aca.k12.or.us

Lori Rux

MS & HS Education Specialist

lorirux@aca.k12.or.us

Chad Wynne

ACE Coordinator, Education Specialist & Teacher

chadwynne@aca.k12.or.us

Ann Heppner

OCSD SpEd Department Head

annheppner@aca.k12.or.us
ann.heppner@orecity.k12.or.us

Meg Snyder

Academic Development Director

megsnyder@aca.k12.or.us

Kari Birdsley

Curriculum Manager

karibirdsley@aca.k12.or.us

Jennifer McKenzie

Front Office Administrative Professional

JenniferMcKenzie@aca.k12.or.us

Jana Holland

Administrative Support & Social Media

JanaHolland@aca.k12.or.us

Carly Carruthers

Writing Specialist & HS Teacher

carlycarruthers@aca.k12.or.us

Valerie Johnson

Head of Teachers

valeriejohnson@aca.k12.or.us

Amanda Castalleno

HS Science & LA Teacher

amandacastellano@aca.k12.or.us

Denise Dille

HS Education Specialist

denisedille@aca.k12.or.us

David Ferguson

Education Specialist and Teacher

davidferguson@aca.k12.or.us

Cadence Gillespie

Classroom IA

cadencegillespie@aca.k12.or.us

Courtney Gordon

K-5 Education Specialist

CourtneyGordon@aca.k12.or.us

Alessandra Hansen

HS Language Arts & Spanish Teacher

alessandrahansen@aca.k12.or.us

Erin Holman

K-5 Education Specialist

erinholman@aca.k12.or.us

Joey Lute

MS Education Specialist & Teacher

josiahlute@aca.k12.or.us

Katie McNeil

HS Education Specialist & Teacher

katiemcneil@aca.k12.or.us

Jilene Modlin

MS Education Specialist

jilenemodlin@aca.k12.or.us

Sarah Reck-Secunda

Teacher

sarahrecksecunda@aca.k12.or.us

Christiana Zollner

Orchestra Teacher

christianazollner@aca.k12.or.us

Janet Wagner

OCSD Speech Language Pathologist

janet.wagner@orecity.k12.or.us

Nhia Yang

Business Operations Manager

nhiayang@aca.k12.or.us

Emily Buck

Curriculum Room Assistant

emilybuck@aca.k12.or.us

Mandi Tompkins

Front Office Administrative Professional

manditompkins@aca.k12.or.us

Meagan Kimball

Intervention Lead and Testing Coordinator

MeaganKimball@aca.k12.or.us

Margo Edinger

Science Specialist & K-5 Science Teacher

margoedinger@aca.k12.or.us

Laurie Phelan

Head of Education Specialists

lauriephelan@aca.k12.or.us

Joel Cochran

Teacher

joelcochran@aca.k12.or.us

Leslie Downs

Classroom IA

lesliedowns@aca.k12.or.us

Colleen Filippello

MS Education Specialist

colleenfilippello@aca.k12.or.us

Cynthia Gillespie

Teacher

cynthiagillespie@aca.k12.or.us

Blake Griffin

Classroom IA

blakegriffin@aca.k12.or.us

Margaret Hespen

Art Teacher

margarethespen@aca.k12.or.us

Morgen Kelm

Teacher and MS Education Specialist

morgenkelm@aca.k12.or.us

Katie Matthis

K-5 Teacher

katiematthis@aca.k12.or.us

Shannon Meade

MS Teacher

shannonmeade@aca.k12.or.us

Julie Pen

MS & HS Science Teacher

juliepen@aca.k12.or.us

Fred Folger-Vent

K-5 Education Specialist

fredfolger-vent@aca.k12.or.us

Ethelvina Escobar

OCSD Custodian

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