Staff Directory

School Administration

Rhett Carter, Principal
rcarter@orcutt-schools.net

Josh Ostini, Vice Principal
jostini@orcutt-schools.net

Office and Support Staff

Vannessa Gonzales, Office Manager
vgonzales@orcutt-schools.net

Brenda Williams, Registrar
bwilliams@orcutt-schools.net

Naomi Miller, Office Assistant/Attendance, (805)938-8595
ooaattendance@orcutt-schools.net

Lauren Smith, Business Manager
lsmith2@orcutt-schools.net

Business Office Documents

April Meehan, Media and Career Specialist
ameehan@orcutt-schools.net

Cristina Gonzalez Calderon, Community Liaison
cgonzalez@orcutt-schools.net, (805)631-3453 (cell)

Bob Walling, Head Custodian
rwalling@orcutt-schools.net

Irma Delgado, Night Custodian
idelgado@orcutt-schools.net

Kristen Woo, Cafeteria / Nutrition Clerk
kwoo@orcutt-schools.net

Michelle Romine, District Nurse (RN)
mromine@orcutt-schools.net

Dawkins Crawford McCormick, School Psychologist
dcrawford@orcutt-schools.net

Athletics

Athletic Forms

Bridgette DePalma, Athletic Director

oahsathleticdirector@orcutt-schools.net

Chelsea McIvor, Athletic Trainer / Assistant Coordinator

cmcivor@orcutt-schools.net

Counseling Staff

Counseling Website

Monica Cedillo, Last name A – K
mcedillo@orcutt-schools.net

Ana Perez, Last name L – Z
aperez@orcutt-schools.net

Angie Galvez Dana, Guidance Technician
adana@orcutt-schools.net

Counseling Website

Teaching Staff

History

Joel Mason, World History, History 101-102
joel.mason@orcutt-schools.net

Gregory Verch, United States History, History 107-108
gverch@orcutt-schools.net

John Wells, US Government and Politics, Economics
jwells@orcutt-schools.net

English

Graham Culbara, English 11 Honors, ENGL 1501
gculbara@orcutt-schools.net

Scott Gelotti, English 10, English 10 Honors, English 11, English 12 sgelotti@orcutt-schools.net

Morgan McReynolds, English 10 Honors
mmcreynolds@orcutt-schools.net

Megan McKenzie, English 10, English 11
mmckenzie@orcutt-schools.net

Genevieve Millin, English 9, English 9 Honors, English Support
gmillin@orcutt-schools.net

Eimile Pay, Creative Writing, Academic Seminar
epay@orcutt-schools.net

Jordan Willis, English 12, AP Literature and Composition
jwillis@orcutt-schools.net

Math

Laura Brady, Geometry Algebra 2
lbrady@orcutt-schools.net

John Dell’Armo, Algebra 1, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC
jdell’armo@orcutt-schools.net

Jenny Hubbard, Algebra 1, Algebra 1 Support
jhubbard@orcutt-schools.net

Josh Mason, Geometry, Precalculus
jmason@orcutt-schools.net

Heather Penk, Algebra 2, AP Statistics
hpenk@orcutt-schools.net

Science

Kristin Bornhoft, Physiology & Anatomy, AP Biology
kbornhoft@orcutt-schools.net

Andrew Ciervo, Biology, Chemistry
aciervo@orcutt-schools.net

Ty Fredriks, Geology, Physics
tfredriks@orcutt-schools.net

Billy Jones, Geology
bjones@orcutt-schools.net

Heather Penk, AP Computer Science Principles
hpenk@orcutt-schools.net

Languages Other than English

Larry Basoco, Spanish 1
lbasoco@orcutt-schools.net

Heidi Miller, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, AP Spanish Language
hmiller@orcutt-schools.net

Visual and Performing Arts

Josie Coburn, Band
jcoburn@orcutt-schools.net

Sydney Culbara, Art Exploration 1, 2, & 3, AP Art Drawing, Digital Arts
sculbara@orcutt-schools.net

Megan McKenzie, Photography 1
mmckenzie@orcutt-schools.net

Michael Shaw, Technical Theatre, Theater and Drama, Advanced Drama
mshaw@orcutt-schools.net

Katie Sullivan, Choir
ksullivan@orcutt-schools.net

College Prep Electives/Other Electives

Michelle Clayton, PROD 301: Get Focused, Stay Focused (Freshman Success)
mclayton@orcutt-schools.net

Graham Culbara, ASB Leadership
gculbara@orcutt-schools.net

Jenny Hubbard, Accounting and Finance
jhubbard@orcutt-schools.net

Morgan McReynolds, Yearbook Publication
mmcreynolds@orcutt-schools.net

Carrie O’Keefe, Success 103 (Seniors)
cokeefe@orcutt-schools.net

Heather Penk, Introduction to Computer Science, AP Computer Science Principles, Cybersecurity
hpenk@orcutt-schools.net

Michael Shaw, Child Development and Psychology, Intro to Teaching
mshaw@orcutt-schools.net

Physical Education and Health

Michelle Clayton, Physical Education 1
mclayton@orcutt-schools.net

Bridgette DePalma, Athletic Weights, Weight Training and Fitness
bdepalma@orcutt-schools.net

Chad McKenzie, , Physical Education 1, Health
cmckenzie@orcutt-schools.net

Special Education

Stephen Ashor, Resource Specialist, Study Skills
sashor@orcutt-schools.net

Gillian Gonzalez, Resource Specialist, Study Skills
ggonzalez@orcutt-schools.net

Amy Presnelle, Special Education Support Staff apresnell@orcutt-schools.net

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  • Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  • 97% Students who Earn College Credit through Concurrent Enrollment
  • 60% Student Population with a 3.5 - 4.0 Grade Point Average
  • 100% Highly Qualified Teachers
  • 18 CIF Sports Across Divisions
  • 650 Total High School Students
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