Diamond Elementary School

Principal

Mr. Daniel Walder - Principal
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Mr. Joshua Neuman-Sunshine - Assistant Principal
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Main Office 240-740-2120

Mrs. Christine Chimera - Registrar and School Secretary
Christine_M_Chimera@mcpsmd.org

Ms. Alessandra Portillo - School Administrative Secretary
Alessandra_R_Portillo@mcpsmd.org

Kindergarten

Ms. Lindsay Allen - Kindergarten Teacher
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Mrs. Maria Casias - Kindergarten Teacher
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Mrs. Ellen Heyser - Kindergarten Teacher
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Mrs. Theresa Lindsey - Kindergarten Teacher
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Mrs. Ashley Risher - Kindergarten Teacher
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1st Grade

Mrs. Jiyeun Chang - 1st Grade Teacher
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Mr. Richard Ensley - 1st Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Deborah Hase - 1st Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Dawn Ingram - 1st Grade Teacher
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2nd Grade

Mr. Andrew Bothwell - 2nd Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Colleen Dahlem - 2nd Grade Teacher
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Ms. Andrea Dailey - Classroom Teacher Elementary
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Ms. Nakeya Fleming - 2nd Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Adelia White - 2nd Grade Teacher
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3rd Grade

Ms. Sarah Albert - 3rd Grade Teacher
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Mr. Jordan Kearney - 3rd Grade Teacher
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Ms. Ruthlyn Ryan - 3rd Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Amy Siegrist - 3rd Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Kyna Williams - 3rd Grade Teacher
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4th Grade

Mr. Lance Damaska - 4th Grade Teacher
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Mr. Rahul Desai - 4th Grade Teacher
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Ms. Simran Hemnani - 4th Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Kelly Kirk - 4th Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Wendy Stewart - 4th Grade Teacher
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5th Grade

Mrs. Sarah Gavalla - 5th Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Vanessa Hugg - 5th Grade Teacher
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Ms. Danielle Lee - 5th Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Jessica Taugher - 5th Grade Teacher
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Mrs. Rachel Trego - 5th Grade Teacher
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Autism Connections Services

Ms. Shaina Cross - Asperger's Teacher - Grades 1 & 2
Shaina_N_Cross@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Catherine Nieto - Asperger's Teacher - Grades 3 & 4
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Ms. Brittany Gonitzke - Asperger's Teacher - Grade 5
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Special Education Department

Mrs. Diana Koch - Speech Pathologist
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Mrs. Dency Mani - Special Education Teacher
Dency_Mani@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Elizabeth Maybach - Special Education Teacher
Elizabeth_W_Maybach@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Gila Roth - Speech Pathologist
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Mrs. Katharine Steinwandel - Special Education Teacher
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Mrs. Erin Turner-Walters - Special Education Resource Teacher
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Ms. Sheryl Winans - Occupational Therapist
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Specials

Ms. Alison Miller - Art Teacher
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Ms. Eileen Russell - Art Teacher
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Ms. Alice Dillon - Music Teacher
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Mrs. Susan Churchill - Music Teacher
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Mr. Robert Golden - Physical Education Teacher
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Mr. Joshua Fleming - Instrumental Music Teacher
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Ms. Kelly Soderstrum - Physical Education Teacher
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Counseling Office

Mrs. Daina Kuzmickas - Counselor
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Mrs. Christie Meuer - Counselor
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English Language Development

Mrs. Alexis Chaffee - ELD Teacher
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Ms. Wei-Yun Liu - ELD Teacher
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Mrs. Larissa Valouiski - ELD Teacher
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Media Center

Mrs. Marcie Jarquin - Media Specialist
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Ms. Kimberly Soles - Media Assistant
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Reading

Mrs. Amy Nacelli - Reading Specialist
Amy_R_Nacelli@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Allison Nelson - Reading Initiative
Allison_L_Nelson@mcpsmd.org

Staff Development

Mrs. Kathryn Hageman - Teacher, Staff Development
Kathryn_M_Hageman@mcpsmd.org

Paraeducators

Ms. Liza Carlos Franco - Paraeducator Spec Ed
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Mrs. Lien-Na Chai - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mrs. Edna Chou - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mrs. Barbara Cortes - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mr. Carlos Cruz - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mr. Justin Cruz - Paraeducator
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Mrs. Joann Davis - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mrs. Asha Joseph - Paraeducator
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Mrs. Denise Paul-felix - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mr. Alexander Poetzschke - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mrs. Robyn Ruppert - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mrs. Deborah Scott - Paraeducator
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Mrs. Alison Theodore - Special Education Paraeducator
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Mrs. Shubhada Waghode - Paraeducator
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Building Services 240-740-2123

Ms. Jovana Barrett-Gray - Building Service Manager
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Mr. Mark Benjamin - Building Service Assistant Manager
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Mr. Ifill Daley - Building Service Worker
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Mr. Matthew Hall - Building Service Worker
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Mr. Eugene Holland - Building Service Worker Sh 1
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Ms. Jennie Wright - Building Service Worker
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Cafeteria & Lunch/Recess Aide 240-740-2124

Ms. Sonia Umanzor - Cafeteria Manager
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Mrs. Chiyamala Kumanan - Cafeteria Aide
Chiyamala_Kumanan@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Asha Joseph - Lunch / Recess Aide
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Ms. Vicky Kan - Lunch/Recess Aide
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Ms. Esther Palomo Ponce - Lunch/Recess Aide
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Mrs. Loide Parker - Lunch / Recess Aide
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Mrs. Deborah Scott - Lunch / Recess Aide
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Ms. Jesica Ulloa - Lunch/Recess Aide
Jesica_L_Ulloa@mcpsmd.org

Restorative Justice

Mrs. Christie Meuer - Counselor Elementary
Christie_M_Meuer@mcpsmd.org

School Nurse & Health Tech 240-740-2122