Our Team

The staff at Baker Elementary strive for excellence in meeting the needs of all students. To provide a strong academic program, staff at Baker work collaboratively to ensure opportunities for students to develop strong social identities, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. We actively promote life-long learning for students and staff. Our primary goal is to cultivate a safe, supportive, and collaborative learning environment for all stakeholders so that all students can meet their learning goals.

Coordinator: Nayiri Donikian

My name is Nayiri Donikian. 

Coach: Kimberly Guzman

My name is Kimberly Guzman and I have been teaching at Baker Elementary for 7 years. I have taught grades 3, 4 and 5. In the 2024-25 school year I shifted roles to teach Science to grades 1-5. I am excited to serve as the Community Coach for our site and get smarter about not only bringing resources to our campus but on how best to use those resources. 

Principal: Dr. Kathleen Gallagher

Team Member: Kelsey Ryan

Central Office Resource Teacher (CORT): Kelli Hagan

Hello! My name is Kelli. I’m a central office resource teacher for Community Schools. Baker is one of the schools I support. I was previously an Ed Specialist at Sherman for the last five years as well as a Community Schools site coach there. 


Baker has a strong Community Schools Team and I am lucky to be a part of it!