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Rachel Romero
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Rachel Romero is the proud principal of Erickson Elementary. She was born and raised on Tucson’s southeast side. Rachel and her husband have 7 children and 11 grandchildren. Rachel is a product of Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) schools and graduated from Palo Verde High School. She graduated the University of Arizona, University of Phoenix, and Northern Arizona University. Rachel earned her Master’s degree in school counseling and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Rachel began her career in education in 1998, she worked as a classroom teacher for 15 years, an elementary and middle school counselor, a dean, and an assistant principal before becoming the principal of Erickson in 2019.

One of the most rewarding pieces of Rachel's professional career has been the opportunity to partner with students and families to ensure student success and a positive school climate. She knows families have options for their child’s education, and she appreciates them choosing Erickson Elementary School. Rachel, along with the teachers and staff look forward to providing an elementary education full of academic achievement and positive school experiences.

Thank you for entrusting your child to Erickson for their elementary years!

Current List of School Staff

Title	Email	First Name	Last Name	Category	Subject
	Email	Dawn	Alessi	Student Service
Early Childhood Ex Ed TA	Email	Batool	Alsawafi	Academic
Early Childhood Ex Ed TA	Email	Julie	Alvira	Academic
Attendance & Reg Tech	Email	Anmarie	Amado	Administrative
Social Worker	Email	Anthony	Badalamenti	Student Service
	Email	Heather	Bente	Student Service
Speech Lang Path	Email	Shawnee	Bonner	Student Service
Teacher	Email	Laura	Candelas	Academic	Fourth Grade
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant	Email	Toni	Coleman Miller	Academic
	Email	Ella	Curran	Student Service
	Email	Kelsey	De Beer	Student Service
	Email	Ivette	De Lara Reyna	Student Service
Ex Ed Teacher Self-Con	Email	Nicole	De Luca	Academic	Spec Ed Self-Contained
School Psychologist	Email	Sandra	Douville	Counselor
Ex Ed Teacher	Email	Sarah	Emory	Academic
Early Child Teacher Asst	Email	Haley	Encinias	Academic
Teacher	Email	David	Escobar	Academic
Curriculum Service Provid	Email	Ellen	Floyd	Administrative
Teacher	Email	Teryl	Ford	Academic	Kindergarten
Sub Teacher	Email	Vaires	Foster	Academic
	Email	Frank	Geyer	Student Service
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant	Email	Gale	Greene	Academic
Teacher Assistant	Email	Teresa	Greene	Academic
Teacher	Email	Elizabeth	Groves	Academic	Fifth Grade
MTSS	Email	Kendra	Heartfield	Administrative
Ex Ed Teacher	Email	Genie	Henderson	Academic
Ex Ed Teacher Self-Con	Email	Bailee	Hill	Academic	Spec Ed Self-Contained
Teacher	Email	Annette	Johnson	Academic
Counselor	Email	Maurice	Kaufman	Counselor
Teacher	Email	Angela	Krumholz	Academic	Second Grade
Teacher	Email	Jenny	Landry	Academic	Third Grade
Teacher	Email	Zeannie	Lewis	Academic
Teacher	Email	Keiry	Lopez	Academic	Inclusive Preschool
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant	Email	Tara	Luther	Academic
Teacher	Email	Daphne	Madison	Academic
Office Manager	Email	Kirsten	Miller	Administrative
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant	Email	Joychanda	Milton	Academic
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant	Email	Araceli	Morales	Academic
Teacher	Email	Christina	Moran	Academic	Fourth Grade
	Email	Robin	Morie	Student Service
Ex Ed Teacher Early Child	Email	Regina	Ortega-Mccarty	Academic	Inclusive Preschool
Teacher	Email	Lisa	Ortiz	Academic	Kindergarten
Teacher	Email	Diane	Osterhoudt	Academic	First Grade
Teacher	Email	Diane	Palmer	Academic	Second Grade
Social Worker	Email	Don Derek	Ponferrada	Student Service
Teacher	Email	Emily	Potts	Academic	First Grade
Health Assistant	Email	Tina	Ramirez	Student Service
Ex Ed Teacher	Email	Dawn	Richardson	Academic
Diagnostician	Email	Eloisa	Rivera	Student Service
Principal - Elementary	Email	Rachel	Romero	Administrative
Speech Lang Pathologist	Email	Rachel	Sampson	Student Service
Occupational Therapist	Email	Victoria	Schulze	Student Service
Teacher	Email	Corrie	Shaar	Academic	Third Grade
	Email	Annika	Shepp	Student Service
OMA Arts Integration Spec	Email	Isobel	Suhm	Academic
	Email	Jada	Timmer	Student Service
Teacher Assistant	Email	Louie	Tomerlin	Academic
Ex Ed Teacher	Email	Irina	Toropina	Academic
	Email	Laura	Torres	Student Service
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant	Email	Andrea	Valdez	Academic
Library Assistant	Email	Shanna	Watkins	Student Service
Ex Ed Itinerant Teacher	Email	Kelly	Webb	Academic
Teacher	Email	David	Williams	Academic	Fifth Grade
	Email	Jennifer	Wolferstetter	Student Service
Ex Ed Itinerant Teacher	Email	Dr. Cindy	Zaccagnini	Academic