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Educational Services

Sonoma Valley Unified School District in partnership with parents, staff, students and the community has adopted rigorous content standards that specify what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.

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Fiscal Services

Business Services handles all business functions for the District. These include Payroll, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Developer Fee Collection and Attendance Accounting.

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Food Services

Student health and learning are linked. That's why members of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District's (SVUSD) board of trustees created a comprehensive policy to promote healthy eating and physical activity for district students.

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Human Resources

The Human Resources department focuses on providing quality service, respect, and teamwork in support of the certificated and classified employees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.

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Information Technology

The IT department supports the District's technology program along with its vast infrastructure.

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Maintenance & Operations

The Maintenance and Operations department performs repairs to ensure maintenance at all school facilities, as well as managing the upkeep of our school grounds.

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Special Education and Student Services

Sonoma Valley Unified School District in partnership with parents, staff, students and the community has adopted rigorous content standards that specify what students should know and be able to do at each grade level

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Transportation

The Transportation Department works to provide students with safe, efficient and timely transport to and from school.

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Socorro Shiels

Socorro Shiels

Superintendent
707-935-4246
Superintendent
Email

Kyra Sherman

Kyra Sherman

Executive Assistant
707-935-4246
Superintendent
Email

Bruce Abbott

Bruce Abbott

Associate Superintendent
707-935-4249
Business Services
Email

Margaret Sheltren

Margaret Sheltren

Administrative Assistant
707-935-4249
Business Services
Email

Joshua Braff

Joshua Braff

Chief Business Official
707-935-4229
Business Services
Email

Melanie Smith

Melanie Smith

Payroll A-L
707-935-6095
Business Services
Email

Lynnea Gordon

Lynnea Gordon

Payroll M-Z
707-935-6009
Business Services
Email 707-939-2237

Patty Kohnhorst

Patty Kohnhorst

Accounts Receivable
707-935-2237
Business Services
Email

Maria Lobato

Maria Lobato

Accounts Payable
707-935-2226
Business Services
Email

Andrew Ryan

Andrew Ryan

Director
707-935-6008
Human Resources
Email

Claudia Sanchez

Claudia Sanchez

Administrative Assistant (Certificated Staff)
707-935-6008
Human Resources
Email

Ann Marie Paparelli

Ann Marie Paparelli

Administrative Assistant (Classified Staff)
707-935-4251
Human Resources
Email

Danielle Contreras-Hernandez

Danielle Contreras-Hernandez

HR Technician II (Substitutes and Personnel Support)
707-935-4258
Human Resources
Email

Elizabeth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kaufman

Associate Superintendent
707-939-4895
Educational Services
Email

VACANT

VACANT

Administrative Secretary
707-939-4895
Educational Services
Email

Charles Wilson

Charles Wilson

Director
707-935-4224
Educational Services
Email

Irene Preciado

Irene Preciado

Coordinator
(707) 935-4223
Educational Services
Email

Kristina Tank-Crestetto

Kristina Tank-Crestetto

Coordinator

Educational Services
Email

Toni Vernier

Toni Vernier

Director
707-935-3586
Special Education
Email

Ashley Cotter

Ashley Cotter

Administrative Secretary
707-935-6004
Special Education
Email

Hervy Williams

Hervy Williams

Secondary Coordinator
707-935-6000
Special Education
Email

Ashley Walker

Ashley Walker

Elementary Coordinator
707-935-6000
Special Education
Email

Diane Roseland

Diane Roseland

Program Specialist

Special Education
Email

Maria Velazquez

Maria Velazquez

SEIS Technician

Special Education
Email

Dave Sandoval

Dave Sandoval

Maintenance Manager

Maintenance & Operations
Email

Kristen Tekell

Kristen Tekell

Program Manager
707-935-4290
Food Services
Email

Andrea Deely

Andrea Deely

Clerical Coordinator Operations
(707) 935-6091
Maintenance & Operations
Email

Stacy Ledou

Stacy Ledou

Supervisor
707-935-6092
Transportation
Email

Duane Percox

Duane Percox

IT Manager
1 (707) 935-6000 Ext. 7100
Information Technology
Email

Cathy Bostedt

Cathy Bostedt

SIS/Database Administrator
707-935-6000 ext 7000
Information Technology
Email

Kambiz Dehzad

Kambiz Dehzad

Help Desk & Inventory Control Tech
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
Email

Susanne Femenia

Susanne Femenia

Student Data Specialist
707-935-4217
Information Technology
Email

Max Moi

Max Moi

Hardware and Infrastructure Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
Email

Jerardo Martinez

Jerardo Martinez

IT Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
Email

Daniel Pignataro

Daniel Pignataro

Instructional Information Technology Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
Email

Mike Schwarz

Mike Schwarz

Computer Operator Tech Sup I
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
Email

Rob Stuart

Rob Stuart

Database Administrator
707-935-6000 Ext. 7000
Information Technology
Email

Non-Discrimination Statement Sonoma Valley Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, race, color, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, or genetic information; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the school site principal and/or Director of Human Resources (CCR Title 5 and Title IX Officer), Andrew Ryan at 707-935-6008 or aryan@sonomaschools.org. Copies of SVUSD’s uniform complaint procedures policy (1312.3) and SVUSD’s non-discrimination/harassment policy (5145.3) are available upon request. Declaración de No-Discriminación en SVUSD Los programas, actividades y prácticas del Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Sonoma estarán libres de discriminación ilegal, acoso, e intimidación en base a los antecedentes actuales o percibidos, raza, color, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estatus migratorio, identificación con un grupo étnico, edad, religión, estado civil o parental, embarazo, discapacidad física o mental, género, orientación sexual, identidad de género, o expresión de género, o información genética; en la base de la asociación de una persona con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características actuales o percibidas. Si usted cree que usted ha sido sujeto a discriminación, acoso, o intimidación, usted debería contactar inmediatamente al director del plantel y/o Director de Recursos Humanos (CCR Titulo 5 y Oficial de Titulo IX), Andrew Ryan al 707-935-6008 o aryan@sonomaschools.org. Las copias de la política de procedimientos de quejas uniformes en SVUSD (1312.3) y la política de discriminación/acoso (5145.3) en SVUSD están disponibles cuando lo solicitan.

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