Faculty and Staff

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

John Kennedy

Nelson Gavlani

Nelson Gavlani

Director of Finance
ngavlani@turlockchristian.com

Rick Ryan

Rick Ryan

Director of Operations, Chaplain
rryan@turlockchristian.com

Administration Team

Ryan Silva

Ryan Silva

Chief Information Officer
rsilva@turlockchristian.com

Bob Earnest

Bob Earnest

Elementary Principal
bearnest@turlockchristian.com

Ginger Aguiar

Ginger Aguiar

Sheila Taylor

Sheila Taylor

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

Nicole Rodrigues

Nicole Rodrigues

Nineb Shahbaz

Nineb Shahbaz

Jennifer Renteria

Jennifer Renteria

Preschool Director
jrenteria@turlockchristian.com

Operations Team

Pam Hanson

Pam Hanson

Family and Community Liaison
phanson@turlockchristian.com

Sue Buchanan

Sue Buchanan

Elementary Administrative Assistant
sbuchanan@turlockchristian.com

Dulce Del Toro

Dulce Del Toro

Accounts Payable, Human Resources
ddeltoro@turlockchristian.com

Patrick Ellis

Patrick Ellis

Preschool Facilities
pellis@turlockchristian.com

Christine Abbasi

Christine Abbasi

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

Carol Wright

Carol Wright

Administrative Assistant
cwright@turlockchristian.com

Andell Iniguez

Andell Iniguez

Accounting Associate
ainiguez@turlockchristian.com

Lloyd Kauffman

Lloyd Kauffman

Facilities Maintenance
lkauffman@turlockchristian.com

Jamie Newell

Jamie Newell

Linda Bethishou

Linda Bethishou

Support Services for Academics
lbethishou@turlockchristian.com

Joseph Stemple

Joseph Stemple

Coree York

Coree York

Steven Diaz

Steven Diaz

Maintenance Supervisor
sdiaz@turlockchristian.com

Frank Pereira

Frank Pereira

Preschool

Christie Banda

Christie Banda

Richard Perales

Richard Perales

Jessica Izazaga

Jessica Izazaga

Rachel Hultgren

Rachel Hultgren

Janet Egli

Janet Egli

Stephanie Thompson

Stephanie Thompson

 Bratiel Eshagho

Bratiel Eshagho

Cierra Amaya

Cierra Amaya

Assistant Faculty
camaya@turlockchristian.com

Susan Silva

Susan Silva

Vanessa Hernandez

Vanessa Hernandez

Sarah Truett

Assistant Faculty
struett@turlockchristian.com

Cathy Kelley

Cathy Kelley

Kathleen McGinnis

Kathleen McGinnis

Julissa Maldonado

Julissa Maldonado

Delilah Melgoza

Delilah Melgoza

Candice McSweeney

Candice McSweeney

Jennifer Renteria

Jennifer Renteria

Preschool Director
jrenteria@turlockchristian.com

Lisa Cotta

Lisa Cotta

Britteny Chouinard

Britteny Chouinard

Elizabeth Sayed

Elizabeth Sayed

Assistant Faculty 
esayed@turlockchristian.com

Christina Sanchez

Christina Sanchez

Serena Baltazar

Serena Baltazar

Samantha Brasil

Samantha Brasil

Assistant Faculty
sbrasil@turlockchristian.com

Elementary

Karen Krebbs

Karen Krebbs

Elementary Faculty – Kindergarten
kkrebbs@turlockchristian.com

Alisa Betts

Alisa Betts

Elementary Support Staff
abetts@turlockchristian.com

Sarah Bakker

Sarah Bakker

Elementary Faculty – 1st Grade
sbakker@turlockchristian.com

Donna Kirchhoff

Donna Kirchhoff

Elementary Faculty – 6th Grade
dkirchhoff@turlockchristian.com

Sue Buchanan

Sue Buchanan

Elementary Administrative Assistant
sbuchanan@turlockchristian.com

Heidi Visaraga

Heidi Visaraga

Jessica Starling

Jessica Starling

Elementary Faculty – 2nd Grade
jstarling@turlockchristian.com

Bob Earnest

Bob Earnest

Elementary Principal
bearnest@turlockchristian.com

Kimberly Ercolini

Kimberly Ercolini

Elementary Faculty – 1st Grade
kercolini@turlockchristian.com

Alejandra Arellano

Alejandra Arellano

Elementary Faculty – Kindergarten
aarellano@turlockchristian.com

Carmen Martins

Carmen Martins

Elementary Faculty – 5th Grade
cmartins@turlockchristian.com

Karmen Youkhanehzad

Karmen Youkhanehzad

Elementary Support Staff
karmeny@turlockchristian.com

Tricia Nichols

Tricia Nichols

Elementary Faculty – 3rd Grade
tnichols@turlockchristian.com

Brianna Keas

Elementary Faculty – 4th Grade
bkeas@turlockchristian.com

Yvette Cederlind

Yvette Cederlind

Elementary Support Staff
ycederlind@turlockchristian.com

Melissa Cortinas

Melissa Cortinas

Elementary Faculty – 5th Grade
mcortinas@turlockchristian.com

Mariah Tristao

Mariah Tristao

Elementary Faculty – 6th Grade
mtristao@turlockchristian.com

Cheryl Tanis

Cheryl Tanis

Elementary Faculty – PE
ctanis@turlockchristian.com

Megan Gomez

Megan Gomez

Elementary Faculty – 4th Grade
mgomez@turlockchristian.com

Janell Ottis

Janell Ottis

Elementary Support Staff
jottis@turlockchristian.com

Secondary

Sara Sherbert

Sara Sherbert

High School Faculty
ssherbert@turlockchristian.com

Julio Cortez

Julio Cortez

Junior High/High School Facilities
jcortez@turlockchristian.com

Suzie Baba

Suzie Baba

High School Faculty
sbaba@turlockchristian.com

Hannah Walker

Hannah Walker

High School Faculty
hwalker@turlockchristian.com

Matthew Bongiovanni

Matthew Bongiovanni

Nineb Shahbaz

Nineb Shahbaz

Nicole Rodrigues

Nicole Rodrigues

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

Tori Vieira

Tori Vieira

High School Faculty
tvieira@turlockchristian.com

Joshua Rap

Joshua Rap

Junior High/High School Faculty
jrap@turlockchristian.com

Heather Crow

Heather Crow

Junior High/High School Faculty
hcrow@turlockchristian.com

Carol Wright

Carol Wright

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

Katelynn Johnson

Katelynn Johnson