Staff Directory
                  Contact information for  staff at the California School for the Blind.
                
            | Last Name | First Name | Classification | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abesamis | Luz | Information Technology Associate | 510-936-5529 | labesamis@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Aleman | Francelle | Night Attendant | 510-936-5520 | faleman@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Armstrong | Molly | Adapted Physical Education Teacher | 510-936-5599 | marmstrong@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Avendano | Max | Assistive Technology Specialist | 510-936-5525 | mavendano@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Barrella | Kristi | Orientation & Mobility Specialist | 510-936-5572 | kbarrella@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Blackshear | Jim | Vocation Teacher | 510-936-5570 | jblackshear@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Bohn | Paula | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5673 | pbohn@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Boomer | Casey | Occupational Therapist | 510-936-5649 | c.boomer@g.csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Breeden | Christina | Teaching Assistant & Counselor | 510-936-5578 | cbreeden@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Cedros | Karen | Braille Literacy Teacher | 510-936-5659 | kcedros@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Chang | Thanh | Education Teacher | 510-936-5579 | tchang@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Chopra | Abha | Education Teacher | 510-936-5644 | achopra@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Colley | Stacey | Orientation & Mobility Specialist | 510-936-5568 | scolley@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Dalli | Anthony | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5578 | adalli@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Daniels | Anthony | Supervising Counselor | 510-936-5519 | adaniels@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| DiBernardo | Guiliana | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5673 | gdibernardo@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| DiBernardo | Maria | Education Teacher | 510-936-5626 | mdibernardo@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Dominguez | Debbie | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | ddominguez@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Dominguez | Paul | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | pdominguez@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Flushman | Zach | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5622 | zflushman@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Fokes | Karen | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | kfokes@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Fokes | Nalinda | Counselor | 510-936-5519 | nfokes@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Gallegos | Erica | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | egallegos@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Gaoiran | Marino | Materials and Stores Specialist | 510-936-5590 | mgaoiran@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Garcia | Kimberly | Business Services Assistant | 510-936-5547 | kgarcia@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Gaully | Aniefiok | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | agaully@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Gokhale | Ramani | Education Teacher | 510-936-5626 | rgokhale@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Gonzales | Regina | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5644 | rgonzales@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Grandstaff | David | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5626 | dgrandstaff@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Grandstaff | Valerie | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5662 | vgrandstaff@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Graves | Marcus | Office Assistant | 510-936-5504 | mgraves@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Gunn | Veronica | Curriculum Specialist | 510-936-5515 | vgunn@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Hart | Elizabeth | Librarian | 510-936-5575 | ehart@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Hart | Michael | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5624 | mhart@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Hamidi | Nagina | Night Attendant | 510-936-5519 | nhamidi@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Healy | John | Supervising Counselor | 510-936-5520 | jhealy@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Henry | Rebecka | Speech and Language Pathologist | 510-936-5562 | rhenry@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Herlich | Stephanie | Assessment Center Coordinator | 510-936-5524 | sherlich@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Herndon | Vanessa | Assistive Technology Specialist | 510-936-5605 | vherndon@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Ho | Justin | Art Teacher | 510-936-5620 | jho@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Hody | Holly | Education Teacher | 510-936-5578 | hhody@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Hogle | Erica | Short-Term Courses Coordinator | 510-951-5527 | ehogle@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Huggins | Eddie | Lead Custodian | 510-936-5588 | ehuggins@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Inocencio | Alyssa | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5578 | ainocencio@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Jeffries | Meagan | Office Technician | 510-936-5511 | mjeffries@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Jimenez | Joe | Maintenance Mechanic | 510-936-5583 | jjimenez@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Joseph | Sarah | Staff Services Analyst (Outreach) | 510-936-5506 | sjoseph@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Kalluru | Vani | Business Services Officer 1 | 510-936-5586 | vkalluru@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Kannanaikkal | Shelby | Assessment Center Teacher Specialist | 510-936-5567 | skannanaikkal@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lain | Ellen | Psychologist | 510-936-5561 | elain@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lam | Winifred | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | wlam@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lane | Tena | Teacher Assistant | 510-936-5673 | tlane@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lang | Erica | Teacher Assistant | 510-936-5624 | elang@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lee | Stanley | Office Technician | 510-936-5517 | slee@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lloyd | Charles | Music Teacher | 510-936-5580 | clloyd@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lottis | Leticia | Spanish Interpreter | 510-936-5576 | llottis@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Lucid | Hanna | Staff Services Analyst (Outreach) | 510-936-5521 | hlucid@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Mahmood | Aqil | Maintenance Mechanic | 510-936-9684 | amahmood@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Marin | Katie | Orientation & Mobility Specialist | 510-936-5566 | ksmith@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Marks | Louise | Executive Secretary | 510-936-5546 | lmarks@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| McDaid | Ashley | Psychologist | 510-936-5561 | amcdaid@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| McGrath | Kate | Transition Teacher | 510-936-5563 | kmcgrath@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Mello | Allison | Assistive Technology Specialist | 510-936-5661 | amello@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Mendoza | Alicia | Orientation & Mobility Specialist | 510-936-5574 | amendoza@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Michaud | Tina | Transition Teacher | 510-936-5648 | tmmichaud@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Millonzi | Laranne | Transition Teacher | 510-936-5648 | lmillonzi@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Nemani | Seshadri | Personnel Specialist | 510-936-5513 | snemani@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Nguyen | Elizabeth | Education Teacher | 510-936-5604 | enguyen@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Nguyen | May | School Psychologist | 510-936-5565 | mnguyen@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Nino | Patrick | Adaptive Physical Education Teacher | 510-936-5598 | pnino@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Ordenana | Jami | Counselor | 510-936-5518 | jordenana@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Ortiz | Michael | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5647 | mortiz@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Perez | Marcos | Business Manager | 510-794-3818 | mperez@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Peterson | Sam | Low Vision Clinic and Classroom Coordinator | 510-936-5526 | speterson1@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Phan | Danny | Associate Personnel Analyst | 510-936-5584 | dphan@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Pickney | Barbara | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5635 | bpickney@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Pickney | Deloris | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5622 | dpickney@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Pickron | Eleanor | Reader for the Blind | 510-936-5606 | epickron@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Picon | Deborah | Counselor | 510-936-5519 | dpicon@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Quan | Melissa | Transition Teacher | 510-936-5647 | mquan@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Renslow | Kelly | Supervising Counselor | 510-936-5510 | krenslow@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Renslow | Mary | Counselor | 510-936-5509 | mrenslow@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Rodriguez-Barajas | Paloma | Psychologist | 510-936-5560 | prbarajas@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Rudder | James | Staff Services Analyst | 510-794-3864 | jrudder@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Samosa | Isabelle | Staff Services Analyst | 510-794-3817 | isamosa@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Shah | Carla | Staff Services Analyst | 510-936-5623 | cshah@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Simpson | Laura | Orientation & Mobility Specialist | 510-936-5571 | lsuth@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Smith | Marisa | Psychologist | 510-936-5564 | msmith@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Solomon | Tamar | Speech Language Pathologist | 510-936-5605 | tsolomon@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Spencer | Glenn | Night Attendant | 510-936-5531 | gspencer@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Spencer | Maw | Night Attendant | 510-936-5519 | mseinn@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Stewart | Arielle | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5662 | astewart@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Tan | Jason | Office Technician | 510-936-5609 | jtan@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Thao | Paul | Information Technology Supervisor 2 | 510-936-5577 | pthao@csdf-cde.ca.gov | 
| Thom | Andi | Education Teacher | 510-936-5662 | athom@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Trierweiler | Victor | Speech Language Pathologist | 510-936-5596 | vtrierweiler@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Tucker | Jason | Counselor | 510-936-5519 | jtucker@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Tumaneng | Letitia | Counselor | 510-936-5531 | ltumaneng@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Valdez | Casey | Personnel Specialist | 510-936-5610 | cvaldez@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Vera Cruz | Clara | Counselor | 510-936-5519 | cveracruz@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Vera Cruz | Meliza | Counselor | 510-936-5519 | mveracruz@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Wycoff | Kris | Transition Teacher | 510-936-5673 | kwycoff@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Wycoff | Elizabeth | Teaching Assistant | 510-936-5648 | ewycoff@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Yamada | Nanako | Teacher Specialist | 510-936-5569 | nyamada@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Zamani | Heather | Speech Language Pathologist | 510-936-5579 | hzamani@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Zhao | Mark | Information Technology Specialist | 510-936-5530 | mzhao@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
| Zurndorfer | Julie | Psychologist | 510-936-5607 | jzurndorfer@csb-cde.ca.gov | 
Events
- Minnesota State Academy for the Blind Goalball Tournament
Thursday, October 23, 2025-Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - Ghoulball Tournament
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 3:40PM-4:40PM - Senior Night
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 3:40PM-5:00PM - CAOMS (California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists)
Friday, November 14, 2025-Sunday, November 16, 2025 - Day of Code 2025
Thursday, November 20, 2025
 - National Coding Symposium
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - Learning Lab
 - Short Courses 2025-2026
 - Summer Academies
 - General Tours
 (Google Form)
Please fill out the Google Form if you are interested in attending any of our General Tour days.- Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 11AM
 
 - Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 11AM