Find contact information for the members of the Special Education department.
Special Education Instruction & Support
Dara Atandare
Deputy Chief of Special Education
(262) 631-7148
dara.atandare@rusd.org
Beth Jones
Assistant Director of Special Education
beth.jones@rusd.org
(262) 619-4645
Dr. Jones, Fratt, Gilmore, Goodland, Jefferson, Julian Thomas, Knapp, Mitchell,
Olympia Brown, Red apple, Roosevelt, Schulte, SC Johnson, Starbuck, Wadewitz and West Ridge
Sharee Brown
Assistant Director of Special Education
sharee.brown@rusd.org
(262) 631-7034
Case, Gifford, Horlick, Jerstad, Park , RAL, REAL, & Walden

EC Supervisor
(262) 631-7156
lori.patino@rusd.org
Adam Schneider
Special Education Specialist
(262) 631-7148
adam.schneider@rusd.org

Medicaid/Purchasing
(262) 631-7127
lori.schneider@rusd.org
Program Secretary Staff

MS/HS Program Secretary
262- 631-7143
- Case HS
- Horlick HS
- Park HS
- RAL
- The REAL School
- Walden MS & HS
Emma Valadez
EC Program Secretary
262- 631-7153
- BEE Center
- Wadewitz
- West Ridge
- Gifford
Mary Hvizdak
Elementary/MS Program Secretary
631-7199
- Jefferson
- Jerstad K-8
- Gifford K-8
- O’Brown
- Red Apple
- Roosevelt
- Starbuck
- Wadewitz
- West Ridge
Ada Klemick
Elementary/MS Program Secretary
631-7178
- Dr Jones
- Fratt
- Gilmore K-8
- Goodland Montessori
- Julian Thomas
- Mitchell K-8
- Knapp
- SC Johnson
- Schulte
Program Support Team
PSTs/Coordinators:
- Beth Story beth.story@rusd.org
- Dr Jones
- Mitchell K-8
- Cortney Youngblood
- Case HS
- TBD
- Jerstad K-8
- Roosevelt
- Heather Holst heather.holst@rusd.org
- Gilmore K-8
- Knapp
- Schulte
- Wadewitz
- Katie Cranley katie.cranley@rusd.org
- Fratt
- Jefferson
- SC Johnson
- Starbuck
- West Ridge
- Kate Possing catherine.possing@rusd.org
- Horlick HS
- Kristina Wagner kristina.wagner@rusd.org
- Gifford K-8
- Goodland Montessori
- Julian Thomas
- O’Brown
- Red Apple

- Park HS Coordinator (262) 664-4479
stephanie.chaussee@rusd.org

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- REAL School
- Walden
taylor.shannon@rusd.org
- Katie Prybylski
RAL Coordinator (262) 664-4479
katherine.prybylski@rusd.org
Diagnosticians
DTs
- Ashlee Tonar
- Fratt
- Julian Thomas
- Mitchell K-8
- Dream Gunther
- Case HS
- Horlick HS
- Non-Public (HS)
- RAL
- REAL
- Park HS
- Walden MS & HS
- Lisa Moeller
- Gifford K-8
- Jefferson
- SC Johnson
- Starbuck MS
- West Ridge

- Dr Jones
- Gilmore K-8
- Knapp
- Racine Montessori
- Schulte
- TBD
- Jerstad K-8
- O’Brown
- Red Apple
- Roosevelt
- Wadewitz
- Tricia Ward
- Non-Public School (K-8)
School Psychologists
Elementary Schools
- BEE Center/EC: Jennifer Quall
- Dr Jones: Jeanette Dellamano
- Fratt: Jeanette Dellamano
- Goodland Montessori: Angela Johnson
- Jefferson: Amy Waters
- Julian Thomas: Karlene Hrenak
- Knapp: Robert Todd
- O’Brown: Robert Todd
- Red Apple: Michaela Grosse
- Roosevelt: David Naylor
- SC Johnson: Charease Lyons
- Schulte: Jennifer Quall
- Wadewitz: Traci Joslyn
- West Ridge: Angela Johnson
K-8 / MIddle Schools
- Gifford: Charease Lyons & Kelly O’Donnell
- Gilmore: Kelly Hoaglund-Zumstein
- Jerstad: Laura Wilde (MS) & Nicole Kaegi (EL)
- Mitchell: Otto Schneider (MS)
- Mitchell: Suzanne Gentry (Elementary)
- Starbuck: Amy Waters
High Schools
- Case: Katherine Ballbach & Michaela Grosse
- Horlick: Patricia White & Kyle LaMay
- Park: Andrew Gulotta & Jessica Gutierrez
- RAL: Janessa Schwobe
- The Real School: Kyle LaMay
- Walden: David Naylor
District Wide Bilingual
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Carlos Gonzales, Bilingual Psych (EL & MS)
631-7013
Jessica Gutierrez, Bilingual Psych (MS & HS)
TBD
Racine Early Learning Support

EC Diagnostician/PST
(262) 664-6738
ashley.lindstrom@rusd.org

EC Diagnostician/PST
amanda.buchenauer@rusd.org
Jaime Hunt
EC Diagnostician/PST
jamie.hunt@rusd.org

EC Speech/Language Diagnostician
(262) 939-9038
celia.kuhl@rusd.org

EC Speech/Language Diagnostician (Bilingual)
evelyn.munoz@rusd.org

EC Diagnostic Speech
kara.pace@rusd.org

EC Speech/Language Diagnostician
(262) 619-4508
lisa.leicht@rusd.org

EC Social Worker
(262) 664-6762
maryjane.arroyo@rusd.org
Cheryl Holewinski
EC Social Worker
(262) 619-4507
cheryl.holewinski@rusd.org
District Wide Program Support Staff
Melissa Ruta, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Itinerant Teacher (ASC)
619-4641
TBD, Teacher of Visually Impaired (ASC)
631-7068 - email adam.schneider@rusd.org for agency contact
TBD, Teacher of Visually Impaired (ASC)
631-7068 - email adam.schneider@rusd.org for agency contact
Brennan Kelly. Orientation & Mobility Specialist (ASC)
Kim Bruessel, FASC Support (ASC)
631-7179
Kate Sieg
Special Education Technology Coordinator
(262) 631-7155
kate.sieg@rusd.org
Christy Timms
Professional Development Coordinator
414-305-7101
christy.timms@rusd.org
Justine Bieganski
Transition & Work Experience Coordinator
(262) 631-7038
justine.bieganski@rusd.org
Ann Barry
Assistive Technology/ Speech Language Support
(262) 631-7186
ann.barry@rusd.org
TBD
District Wide EBSC Support Teacher
Kim Bruessel
District Wide FASC Support Teacher
(262) 664-6021
kim.bruessel@rusd.org
Anastasia Boyle
Audiologist
anastasia.boyle@rusd.org
Tricia Ward
District Wide Diagnostician
(262) 631-7144
tricia.ward@rusd.org
Taylor Shannon
Instructional Technology Support
(262) 631-7150
taylor.shannon@rusd.org
Erin Edwards
Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
erin.edwards@rusd.org
Jenny Maxwell
Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
jennifer.maxwell@rusd.org
Private Parochial Schools
Kyami Cronin
Speech/Language Diagnostician
(262) 619-4629
kyami.cronin@rusd.org
Felicia James
School Social Worker
(262) 939-5485
felicia.james@rusd.org
Natalie Darrow
Speech-Language Pathologist
(262) 631-7189
natalie.darrow@rusd.org
Julie Czajka
Speech-Language Pathologist
(262) 631-7144
julie.czajka@rusd.org
Elizabeth Alesci
Speech-Language Pathologist
(262) 631-7141
elizabeth.alesci@rusd.org