USDB Teacher/Staff Employee Directory

USDB programs employ over 550 professionals throughout Utah. If the staff member you are looking for is not listed below, please contact the division office specialist for individual contact information.

Administration

Name Position Email Telephone
Joel Coleman Superintendent joelc@usdb.org (801) 629-4712
Tamara Flint Executive Assistant for the Superintendent tamaraf@usdb.org (801) 629-4712
Susan Patten Associate Superintendent of the Blind susanp@usdb.org (801) 629-4713
Jacquelyn Phillips Executive Assistant, Blind School jacquelynp@usdb.org (801) 629-4713
Michelle Tanner Associate Superintendent of the Deaf michellet@usdb.org (801) 629-4714
Sheri Ramirez Executive Assistant, Deaf School sherir@usdb.org (801) 629-4714

(385) 282-6940 VP

Blind School – Outreach

Name Position Email Telephone
Brandon Watts Program Director brandonw@usdb.org (801) 464-2035
River Tabakian Executive Secretary rivert@usdb.org (801) 464-2051
Annette Black Educational Services Aide annettebl@usdb.org
Mirinda Losee Educational Services Aide mirindal@usdb.org
Suzy Blackham Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments suzyb@usdb.org
Jessica Brown Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments jessicab@usdb.org
Miika Brunson Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments miikab@usdb.org
Kristina Buck Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments kristinab@usdb.org
Adriana Caro Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments adrianac@usdb.org
Marcela Conger Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments marcelac@usdb.org
Sharon Draper Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments sharond@usdb.org
Sue Griffin Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments sueg@usdb.org
Jenny Hooper Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments jennyh@usdb.org
Amber Jensen Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments amberj@usdb.org
Vanda Jones Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments vandaj@usdb.org
Mirinda Losee Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments mirindal@usdb.org
Jackie Midzinksi Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments jackiem@usdb.org
Lisa Nebeker Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments lisan@usdb.org
Nancy Nielson Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments nancyn@usdb.org
Alexis Redford Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments alexisr@usdb.org
Reid Sifford Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments reids@usdb.org
Pam Sitterud Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments pamelaa@usdb.org
Alex Westergard Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments alexwe@usdb.org
Liz Wood Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments lizw@usdb.org
Rachel Beckstrand Orientation & Mobility Specialist rachelb@usdb.org
Linda Breeden Orientation & Mobility Specialist lindabr@usdb.org
Shannon Brown Orientation & Mobility Specialist shannonb@usdb.org
Melissa Chandler Orientation & Mobility Specialist melissach@usdb.org
Nana Dewald Orientation & Mobility Specialist nanap@usdb.org
Kari Fredrickson Orientation & Mobility Specialist karif@usdb.org
Marie Hollinger Orientation & Mobility Specialist marieh@usdb.org
Jinsong Huang Orientation & Mobility Specialist jinsongh@usdb.org
Leeandra Jones Orientation & Mobility Specialist leeandraj@usdb.org
Melanie Manwaring Orientation & Mobility Specialist melaniem@usdb.org
Scott Meehan Orientation & Mobility Specialist scottm@usdb.org
Elizabeth Menlove Orientation & Mobility Specialist elizabethf@usdb.org

Blind School – USDB Classrooms

Name Position Email Telephone
Ryan Greene Program Director ryang@usdb.org (801) 629-4718
Lauren Rich Assistant Director laurenri@usdb.org (801) 629-4718
Suzanne Nelson Blind Campus Secretary suzannen@usdb.org (801) 629-4718
Robbin Clark Expanded Core Curriculum Coordinator robbinc@usdb.org (801) 629-4736
AnJee Thomson Expanded Core Curriculum Secretary anjeet@usdb.org (801) 629-4773
Becky Weeks ECC Educational Services Aide beckyw@usdb.org (801) 629-4837
Kathy Bingham ECC Teacher of the Visually Impaired kathyb@usdb.org
Annette Loveland Instructional Coach annettel@usdb.org
Merle Asido Teacher of the Visually – STEP Class merlea@usdb.org
Michael Berger Teacher of the Visually Impaired michaelb@usdb.org
Cathy Cartwright Teacher of the Visually Impaired cathyc@usdb.org
Paige Furbush Teacher of the Visually Impaired – Deaf-Blind Classroom paigef@usdb.org
Jerri Henderson Teacher of the Visually Impaired jerrih@usdb.org
Brenda Munns Teacher of the Visually Impaired brendam@usdb.org
Keri Ostergaard Teacher of the Visually Impaired kerio@usdb.org
Sandra Peppin Teacher of the Visually Impaired sandrap@usdb.org
Stephanie Petersen Teacher of the Visually Impaired stephaniep@usdb.org
Tina Reisner Teacher of the Visually Impaired tinar@usdb.org
Madelyn Stafford Teacher of the Visually Impaired madelyns@usdb.org
Gayla Ward Teacher of the Visually Impaired – Millcreek gaylaw@usdb.org
Michelle Ward Teacher of the Visually Impaired michellew@usdb.org
Michael Judkins O.D. Low Vision Specialist michaelj@usdb.org
Rod Price Assistive Technology Specialist rodp@usdb.org

Business Office

Name Position Email Telephone
Carl Empey Finance Director carle@usdb.org (801) 629-4723
Todd Darrington Finance Manager toddd@usdb.org (801) 629-4764
Chad Hinds Purchasing Manager chadh@usdb.org (801) 629-4811
David Health Accounting davidh@usdb.org (801) 629-4720
Teresa Patterson Purchasing Agent teresap@usdb.org (801) 629-4720
Vicki Summers Financial Analyst – Payroll vickisu@usdb.org (801) 629-4703
MiKell Bennion Medicaid Specialist mikellb@usdb.org (801) 629-4829
Kylee Richter Ogden Receptionist mikellb@usdb.org (801) 629-4700
Aleja Alvarez-Lee SLC Receptionist alejaa@usd.borg (801) 464-2200
Phyllis Bradford Springville Receptionist phyllisb@usdb.org (801) 431-5116

Communications & Development

Name Position Email Telephone
Susan Thomas Communications and Development Director susant@usdb.org (801) 629-4727
Todd Keith Media Production Specialist toddk@usdb.org (801) 602-1497
Luke Andersen PR Specialist lukea@usdb.org 
Amy Zaharis Education Foundation Director Amyz@usdb.org

Deaf-Blind Services

Name Position Email Telephone
Erin Farrer Program Director erinf@usdb.org (801) 629-4732
Marilyn Thorstensen Executive Secretary marilynt@usdb.org (801) 629-4732
Tammy Watson Office Specialist tammyw@usdb.org (801) 629-4732
Tricia Broadhead Teacher of the Deaf-Blind triciab@usdb.org
Leslie Buchanan Lead Teacher of the Deaf-Blind leslieb@usdb.org
Kristen Corbett Teacher of the Deaf-Blind kristenc@usdb.org
Mary Alice Dredge Teacher of the Deaf-Blind maryaliced@usdb.org
Paige Furbush Teacher of the Deaf-Blind paigef@usdb.org
Sundie Marx Teacher of the Deaf-Blind sundieg@usdb.org
Nicole Marcelo Lead Teacher of the Deaf-Blind nicoleh@usdb.org
Elizabeth Jones Teacher of the Deaf-Blind elizabethj@usdb.org
Emily Mortimer Family Support Specialist emilymo@usdb.org
Jami Pearson Teacher of the Deaf-Blind jamip@usdb.org
Rosalee Pearson Teacher of the Deaf-Blind rosaleep@usdb.org
Amy Query Teacher of the Deaf-Blind amyq@usdb.org
Gretel Sampson Teacher of the Deaf-Blind gretels@usdb.org
Debbie Sanders Teacher of the Deaf-Blind debbies@usdb.org
Lara Leigh Whitney Teacher of the Deaf-Blind laraw@usdb.org

Educational Support Services

Name Position Email Telephone
Candace George Program Director candaceg@usdb.org (801) 464-2013
Suzy Grandgent Secretary suzyg@usdb.org (801) 464-2013
Joanie Robinson Speech-Language Pathologist joanier@usdb.org
Haylee Krutsch Speech-Language Pathologist hayleek@usdb.org
Rachel Watts Speech-Language Pathologist rachelw@usdb.org
Breanna Gabaldon Speech-Language Technician breannag@usdb.org
Melissa Miller Speech-Language Technician melissam@usdb.org
Jenn Mitchell MOT, OTR/L Occupational Therapist jennm@usdb.org
Kristine Ward MOT Occupational Therapist kristinew@usdb.org
Lindsey Wert, M.A., Psy.S, NCSP School Psychologist lindseyw@usdb.org
Heather Hoen School Psychologist heatherh@usdb.org 801
Stephanie Hardee School Psychologist stephanieh@usdb.org
Sarah Lightfield School Psychologist sarahl@usdb.org
Wade Hester School Guidance Counselor wadeh@usdb.org
Holly Arndt School Guidance Counselor hollya@usdb.org
Emily Tanner Social Worker emilyt@usdb.org
Jessica Parfitt Adaptive PE Specialist jessicap@usdb.org
Denise Winters, MS, PT Physical Therapist denisewi@usdb.org
Rikki Myers Physical Therapist rikkim@usdb.org
Kathy Carlisle School Nurse – SLC & Orem kathyc@usdb.org (801) 464-2048

ERC, the Library

Name Position Email Telephone
Sarah Lovato Program Coordinator sarahlo@usdb.org (801) 629-4795
Sally Aponte Library Technician sallya@usdb.org (801) 629-4809
Jeanette Gallup Library Technician jeanetteg@usdb.org (801) 464-2038
Travis Montgomery Library Technician travism@usdb.org (385) 290-4785 VP
Kristin Walker Library Technician kristinw@usdb.org (801) 629-4741
Whitney James Library Technician whitneyj@usdb.org (385) 290-4785 VP

Facilities

Name Position Email Telephone
Adam Michaelson Facilities Director adamm@usdb.org (801) 629-4843
Gabe Areano Facilities Coordinator gabea@usdb.org (801) 629-4780
Valerie Casey Facilities Secretary valeriec@usdb.org (801) 629-4779

Human Resources

Name Position Email Telephone
Dave Laycock HR Specialist davel@usdb.org (801) 629-4725
Melanie Butters HR Analyst melanieb@usdb.org (801) 629-4726

Information Technology

Name Position Email Telephone
Jared Felt Information Technology Director jaredf@usdb.org (801) 629-4820
“AJ” Adriel Jacobson Information Technology adrielj@usdb.org (801) 629-4814
Quintin Williams Assistive Technology Specialist quintinw@usdb.org (801) 629-4798

Jean Massieu – School of the Deaf

Name Position Email Telephone
Aimee Breinholt Program Director aimeeb@usdb.org (385) 282-6945 VP; (385) 282-6946 VP
Nathan Harrison Asst. Director, Innovation Specialist nathanh@usdb.org (385) 282-6945 VP;(385) 282-6946 VP
Ashli-Marie Grant Executive Secretary ashlimarieg@usdb.org (385) 282-6945 VP
Shanda Barney Office Tech shandab@usdb.org (385) 282-6946 VP; (801) 464-2000 voice
Oscar Rodriquez Job Coach oscarr@usdb.org
Katie Bodily Instructor katieb@usdb.org
Anna Bracilano Instructor annab@usdb.org
Jeanna Chiodo Instructor jeannac@usdb.org
Hannah Ence Instructor hannahe@usdb.org
Leanna Gale ASL Specialist leannag@usdb.org
Megan Gardner Instructor megang@usdb.org
Paige Huefner Instructor paigeh@usdb.org
Coleen Jennings Instructor coleenj@usdb.org
Jenni Johnson Instructor jennij@usdb.org
Teresa Kunde Instructor teresak@usdb.org
Mary Leishman Instructor maryl@usdb.org
Yvonne Montalette ASL Specialist yvonnem@usdb.org
Mercy Persinger Instructor mercyp@usdb.org
Misty Sides Instructor mistys@usdb.org
Shari Solomon-Klebba Instructor sharis@usdb.org
Blaine Taylor Instructor blainet@usdb.org
Jasmine Taylor Instructor jasminet@usdb.org
Kristy Tolman Instructor kristyt@usdb.org
Trish Vierra Instructor trishv@usdb.org
Logan Vondra Instructor loganv@usdb.org
Jane Walker Instructor janew@usdb.org
Emilie Wilding Instructor emiliew@usdb.org
Caldonia Wilding Instructor caldoniaw@usdb.org

Kenneth C. Burdett – School of the Deaf

Martin Price Program Director martinp@usdb.org (385) 244-4373
Corina Archuleta Executive Secretary corinaa@usdb.org (801) 629-4751
Julie Barrett Instructor julieb@usdb.org
Lori Bodily Instructor lorib@usdb.org
Lacey Crittenden  Instructor laceycr@usdb.org
Victoria Floyd  Instructor vickyf@usdb.org
Melainie Garcia  Instructor melainieg@usdb.org
Bryanne Gleed Instructor bryanneg@usdb.org 
Kelly Mauray  Instructor kellym@usdb.org
Sandy Scott  Instructor sandys@usdb.org
Kim Smith Instructor kims@usdb.org
Nicolas Wolfe Residential Coordinator nicolasw@usdb.org

Utah School for the Deaf – Elizabeth DeLong School, Springville

Name Position Email Telephone
Deanna Glasser Program Director deannag@usdb.org (801) 431-5101
Courtney Dodge Executive Secretary courtneyd@usdb.org (801) 431-5116
Jennifer Barone Deaf Educator jenniferb@usdb.org (801) 431-5112
Janeal Belnape Audiologist janealb@usdb.org (801) 431-5118
Kathy Carlisle Nurse kathyc@usdb.org (801) 431-5105
Candis Clayton Deaf Educator candisc@usdb.org (801) 431-5111
Clara Evans Teaching Assistant (D/HH Program) clarabelle@usdb.org
Brad Evertsen Facilities Engineer brade@usdb.org (801) 431-5117
Todd Feller Chef toddf@usdb.org (801) 431-5120
Jarite Goff Deaf Educator jariteg@usdb.org (801) 431-5115
Heather Gourley AVT/SLP heatherg@usdb.org
Jerri Hendersen Blind Educator jerrih@usdb.org (801) 431-5109
Heather Hoen Psychologist heatherh@usdb.org (801) 431-5102
Annie Ledoux Teaching Assistant (D/HH Program) anniel@usdb.org
Melanie Lewis Assistant to the Chef melaniel@usdb.org
David Lovelace Facilities davidl@usdb.org
Cathleen Martinez Deaf Educator cathleenm@usdb.org (801) 431-5113
Carlo Montero Teaching Assistant (D/HH Program) carlom@usdb.org
Sandra Peppin Blind Educator sandrap@usdb.org (801) 431-5108
Ellen Richards Teaching Assistant (Blind Program) ellenr@usdb.org
Katrina Robinson Deaf Educator katrinar@usdb.org (801) 431-5119
Lori Ruth Deaf Educator lorir@usdb.org (801) 431-5114
McKenna Warburton Teaching Assistant (Blind Program) mckennaw@usdb.org
Meg Ward Teaching Assistant (Blind Program) megw@usdb.org
Rachel Watts SLP rachelw@usdb.org
Kenyatah Wellman Teaching Assistant (D/HH Program) kenyatahw@usdb.org
Anna Woodard Teaching Assistant (D/HH Program) annaw@usdb.org

 

Utah School for the Deaf – Southern Division, Outreach

Name Position Email Telephone
Adam Billings Program Director adamb@usdb.org (801) 464-2096
Alexis Wardinsky Executive Secretary alexisw@usdb.org (801) 691-7841
Jennifer Barone Preschool Teacher jenniferb@usdb.org (801) 431-5114
Janet Bartholomew  Instructor janetb@usdb.org (435) 986-0011
Candis Clayton  Instructor candisc@usdb.org (801) 725-2547
Alyse Farnsworth  Instructor alysef@usdb.org (435) 823-2788
Heather Gourley  Speech Language Pathologist heatherg@usdb.org (801) 224-3801
Catherine Johnson  Instructor catherinej@usdb.org (435) 789-5050
Jill Lang  Instructor jilll@usdb.org (801)431-5109
Cathleen Martinez  Instructor cathleenm@usdb.org (801) 717-9673
Joni Sue McDonald  Instructor jonim@usdb.org (435) 678-1389
Rachel Parry  Instructor rachelp@usdb.org (435) 688-7956
Lori Potter Listening and Spoken Language lorip@usdb.org (801) 388-4299
Valynn Sorensen  Instructor valynns@usdb.org (435)586-2830
Lori Ruth Preschool teacher lorir@usdb.org (801) 431-5112
Sharla Turner  Instructor sharlat@usdb.org (801) 431-5115
Dan Wilson  Instructor danw@usdb.org (801) 636-2074
Kimberly Zulewski  Instructor kimberlyz@usdb.org (435) 592-0608 Text

Parent Infant Program for the Blind/Visually Impaired

Name Position Email Telephone
Karen Borg Program Director karenbo@usdb.org (801) 629-4743
Kim Olsen Executive Secretary kimo@usdb.org (801) 629-4743
Tamra Baird Early Intervention Vision Specialist tamrab@usdb.org
Jamie Brown Early Intervention Vision Specialist jamieb@usdb.org
Margaret Caulford Early Intervention Vision Specialist margaretc@usdb.org
Pam Christensen Early Intervention Vision Specialist pamelac@usdb.org
Darci Crossley Early Intervention Vision Specialist darcic@usdb.org
Whitney Cunningham Early Intervention Vision Specialist whitneyc@usdb.org
Bess Dennison Early Intervention Vision Specialist bessd@usdb.org
Kim Fowkes Early Intervention Vision Specialist kimf@usdb.org
Terry Gibson Early Intervention Vision Specialist terrye@usdb.org
Denise Johnson Early Intervention Vision Specialist denisej@usdb.org
Emily Kotowski Early Intervention Vision Specialist emilyk@usdb.org
Jennifer Leavitt Early Intervention Vision Specialist jenniferl@usdb.org
Elizabeth Menlove Early Intervention Vision Specialist elizabethf@usdb.org
Teri Morrison Early Intervention Vision Specialist terim@usdb.org
Pam Nicolson Early Intervention Vision Specialist pamelan@usdb.org

Parent Infant Program for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Name Position Email Telephone
Stephanie Morgan Director stephaniem@usdb.org (801) 464-2026
Ashley Herbert Executive Secretary ashleyh@usdb.org (801) 629-4768
Mindi Allen Instructor mindia@usdb.org
Angie Atwood Instructor angiea@usdb.org
Roberta Dunlap Instructor robertad@usdb.org
Melinda Fonda Parent Advisor melindaf@usdb.org
Merideth Foster Parent Advisor meridethf@usdb.org
Laurel Graham Parent Advisor laurelg@usdb.org
Amanda Hammond Instructor amandaha@usdb.org
Amie Jarvie Parent Advisor aimiej@usdb.org
Jennifer Kite Instructor jenniferk@usdb.org
Rebecca Olsen Parent Advisor rebeccao@usdb.org
Ann Lovell Instructor annl@usdb.org
Tristen Vierig-Scott Instructor tristens@usdb.org
Andrea Vega Instructor andreav@usdb.org
Cassie Riding Parent Advisor cassier@usdb.org
Deb King Parent Advisor debk@usdb.org

Listening and Spoken Language

Name Position Email Telephone
Jennifer Salazar Program Director jennifers@usdb.org (801) 464-2026
Liz LeFevre Executive Secretary lizl@usdb.org (801) 464-2023
Hilary Moody Aural Habilitation Teacher hilarym@usdb.org
Renee Moore Aural Habilitation Teacher reneem@usdb.org
Marissa Peak Aural Habilitation Teacher marissap@usdb.org
Jenny Alvey North Outreach Teacher Jennya@usdb.org 435-225-5990
Hayley McBride Logan Outreach Teacher Hayleym@usdb.org
Lori Potter Summit/Wasatch Outreach Teacher lorip@usdb.org
Leia Miller Tooele Outreach Teacher leiak@usdb.org 435-277-0243
Carrie Hix Canyons/Charter Outreach carrieh@usdb.org
Cathy Boyd Outreach Teacher cathyb@usdb.org
Shellee Marlar Preschool Teacher shelleem@usdb.org (801) 808-9375
Hanna Hawkins Preschool Teacher hannah@usdb.org
Jill Tezac SLC Hybrid Preschool Teacher jillt@usdb.org
Kim Geurts SLC Hybrid Preschool Teacher kimg@usdb.org
Courtney Miller SLC Kindergarten/1st Teacher courtneys@usdb.org
Nicole Pilling Preschool Teacher nicolep@usdb.org
Kelli Aramaki SLC 2nd grade Teacher kellia@usdb.org
Michelle Brown Ogden Preschool michelleb @usdb.org
Gabrielle Geiger Ogden Preschool gabrielleg@usdb.org
Jill Weiss Ogden Kindergarten & 1st Teacher jillw@usdb.org 801.629-4828
Brigid Giles Ogden Preschool brigidg@usdb.org 801-629-4827
Devin Christiansen Audiologist devinc@usdb.org

ASL Interpreters

Name Position Email Telephone
Emily Longshore – Interpreter Schedule Coordinator South Utah Lead Interpreter emilyl@usdb.org (801) 425-0732
Alisa Ensign Central Utah Lead Interpreter alisae@usdb.org
Lisa Larsen North Utah Lead Interpreter lisal@usdb.org
Jennifer Jackson Staff Interpreter jenniferj@usdb.org
April Wallace Staff Interpreter aprilw@usdb.org

USIMAC

Name Position Email Telephone
Armando Venegas Director  armandov@usdb.org (801) 629-4731
Cassidy McFarland  Executive Secretary  cassidym@usdb.org (801) 629-4795
Amy Young Coordinator amyy@usdb.org (801) 629-4783
Mandy Kay Coordinator mandyk@usdb.org (801) 629-4706
Javier Martinez Coordinator javierm@usdb.org (801) 629-4784
Jody Nelson Warehouse Specialist jodyn@usdb.org (801) 629-4729

Registrar

Name Position Email Telephone
Katherine Crum Registrar & Assessment katherinec@usdb.org (801) 464-2073