
Faculty and Staff
Our amazing teachers and staff are committed to making a real and lasting impact in your student’s life.
Administration Executive Team

John Kennedy
Head of School
jkennedy@turlockchristian.com

Nelson Gavlani
Director of Finance
ngavlani@turlockchristian.com

Rick Ryan
Director of Operations, Chaplain
rryan@turlockchristian.com

Janna Fisher
Director of Education
jfisher@turlockchristian.com
Administration Team

Ryan Silva
Chief Information Officer
rsilva@turlockchristian.com

Bob Earnest
Elementary Principal
bearnest@turlockchristian.com

Chuck Boswell
Guidance Counselor, Junior High Advisor
cboswell@turlockchristian.com

Sheila Taylor
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
staylor@turlockchristian.com

Nicole Rodrigues
Athletic Director
nrodrigues@turlockchristian.com

Nineb Shahbaz
JH/HS Principal
nshahbaz@turlockchristian.com

Jennifer Renteria
Preschool Director
jrenteria@turlockchristian.com

Ginger Aguiar
Counselor
gaguiar@turlockchristian.com
Operations Team

Pam Hanson
Family and Community Liaison
phanson@turlockchristian.com

Sue Buchanan
Elementary Administrative Assistant
sbuchanan@turlockchristian.com

Dulce Del Toro
Accounts Payable, Human Resources
ddeltoro@turlockchristian.com

Patrick Ellis
Preschool Facilities
pellis@turlockchristian.com

Christine Abbasi
Receptionist, Junior High/High School Administrative Assistant
cabbasi@turlockchristian.com

Carol Wright
Administrative Assistant
cwright@turlockchristian.com

Andell Iniguez
Accounting Associate
ainiguez@turlockchristian.com

Lloyd Kauffman
Facilities Maintenance
lkauffman@turlockchristian.com

Jamie Newell
Campus Security
jnewell@turlockchristian.com

Linda Bethishou
Support Services for Academics
lbethishou@turlockchristian.com

Joseph Stemple
Facilities
jstemple@turlockchristian.com

Coree York
Marketing
cyork@turlockchristian.com

Steven Diaz
Maintenance Supervisor
sdiaz@turlockchristian.com

Frank Pereira
Facilities
fpereira@turlockchristian.com
Administration / Preschool / Elementary / Secondary
Preschool

Christie Banda
Faculty
cbanda@turlockchristian.com

Richard Perales

Jessica Izazaga

Rachel Hultgren

Janet Egli
Faculty
jegli@turlockchristian.com

Stephanie Thompson

Bratiel Eshagho
Assistant Faculty
beshagho@turlockchristian.com

Cierra Amaya
Assistant Faculty
camaya@turlockchristian.com

Susan Silva
Assistant Faculty
susansilva@turlockchristian.com

Vanessa Hernandez
Assistant Faculty
vhernandez@turlockchristian.com

Rebeca Villela
Assistant Faculty
rvillela@turlockchristian.com

Cathy Kelley
Faculty
ckelley@turlockchristian.com

Kathleen McGinnis

Julissa Maldonado
Assistant Faculty
jmaldonado@turlockchristian.com

Delilah Melgoza

Candice McSweeney

Jennifer Renteria
Preschool Director
jrenteria@turlockchristian.com

Lisa Cotta
Faculty
lcotta@turlockchristian.com

Britteny Shehan
Assistant Faculty
bshehan@turlockchristian.com

Elizabeth Sayed
Assistant Faculty
esayed@turlockchristian.com

Christina Sanchez

Xai Thao
Assistant Faculty
xthao@turlockchristian.com

Samantha Brasil
Assistant Faculty
sbrasil@turlockchristian.com

Serena Baltazar
Assistant Faculty
sbaltazar@turlockchristian.com

Sarah Truett
Assistant Faculty
struett@turlockchristian.com

Mercedes Riego
Assistant Faculty
mriego@turlockchristian.com
Administration / Preschool / Elementary / Secondary
Elementary

Katie Cooper
Elementary Faculty – 2nd Grade
katiecooper@turlockchristian.com

Alisa Betts
Elementary Support Staff
abetts@turlockchristian.com

Sarah Bakker
Elementary Faculty – 1st Grade
sbakker@turlockchristian.com

Kristi Barrett
Elementary Faculty – Kindergarten
kbarrett@turlockchristian.com

Colleen Blomenkamp
Elementary Faculty – Kindergarten
cblomenkamp@turlockchristian.com

Karen Krebbs
Elementary Faculty – Kindergarten
kkrebbs@turlockchristian.com

Sue Buchanan
Elementary Administrative Assistant
sbuchanan@turlockchristian.com

Heidi Visaraga
Office Aide
hvisaraga@turlockchristian.com

Jessica Starling
Elementary Faculty – 2nd Grade
jstarling@turlockchristian.com

Bob Earnest
Elementary Principal
bearnest@turlockchristian.com

Kimberly Ercolini
Elementary Faculty – 1st Grade
kercolini@turlockchristian.com

Alejandra Arellano
Elementary Faculty – Kindergarten
aarellano@turlockchristian.com

Kim Durham
Elementary Faculty – 3rd Grade
kdurham@turlockchristian.com

Donna Kirchhoff
Elementary Faculty – 6th Grade
dkirchhoff@turlockchristian.com

Carmen Martins
Elementary Faculty – 5th Grade
cmartins@turlockchristian.com

Karmen Youkhanehzad
Elementary Support Staff
karmeny@turlockchristian.com

Tricia Nichols
Elementary Faculty – 3rd Grade
tnichols@turlockchristian.com

Amber Rodin
Elementary Support Staff
arodin@turlockchristian.com

Yvette Cederlind
Elementary Support Staff
ycederlind@turlockchristian.com

Melissa Cortinas
Elementary Faculty – 5th Grade
mcortinas@turlockchristian.com

Mariah Tristao
Elementary Faculty – 6th Grade
mtristao@turlockchristian.com

Cheryl Tanis
Elementary Faculty – PE
ctanis@turlockchristian.com

Erin Sniatecki
Elementary Faculty – Computer Teacher
esniatecki@turlockchristian.com

Janelle Trousdale
Elementary Support Staff
jtrousdale@turlockchristian.com

Letitia Chilton
Elementary Faculty – Librarian
lchilton@turlockchristian.com
Brianna Keas
Elementary Faculty – 4th Grade
bkeas@turlockchristian.com

Rebecca Pridmore
Elementary Faculty – 2nd Grade
rpridmore@turlockchristian.com
Administration / Preschool / Elementary / Secondary
Secondary

Sara Sherbert
High School Faculty
ssherbert@turlockchristian.com

Julio Cortez
Junior High/High School Facilities
jcortez@turlockchristian.com

Suzie Baba
High School Faculty
sbaba@turlockchristian.com

Hannah Walker
High School Faculty
hwalker@turlockchristian.com

Chris Blake
High School Faculty
cblake@turlockchristian.com

Chuck Boswell
Guidance Counselor, Junior High Advisor
cboswell@turlockchristian.com

Kat Boswell
Junior High/High School Faculty
kboswell@turlockchristian.com

Tori Vieira
High School Faculty
tvieira@turlockchristian.com

Joshua Rap
Junior High/High School Faculty
jrap@turlockchristian.com

Heather Crow
Junior High/High School Faculty
hcrow@turlockchristian.com

Kurt Vander Weide
Junior High/High School Faculty
kvanderweide@turlockchristian.com

Christy Lundquist
Junior High/High School Faculty
clundquist@turlockchristian.com

Katelynn Johnson
Ag Teacher/ FFA
kjohnson@turlockchristian.com

Marissa Miranda
Junior High/High School Faculty
mmiranda@turlockchristian.com

Carol Wright
Junior High/High School Executive Assistant
cwright@turlockchristian.com

Nicole Rodrigues
Athletic Director, Junior High/High School Faculty
nrodrigues@turlockchristian.com

Matthew Bongiovanni
Ag Teacher / FFA
mbongiovanni@turlockchristian.com

Robi Alberti
Junior High/High School Faculty
ralberti@turlockchristian.com

Nineb Shahbaz
JH/HS Principal
nshahbaz@turlockchristian.com