About Us & Contacts

Meet Our Leaders

awatkins@sandi.net

(619) 725-5653

Dr. Angelia "Niecy" Watkins

Executive Director, Special Education

I would like to welcome you to the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). I am glad that your family is going to be part of our wonderful school community at SDUSD.

I have worked in education for the past 20 years as a resource assistant in special eduuction, a special education teacher, vice principal, university supervisor for credential teaching prrogram, program manager in special education, and principal.  I firmly believe that together we can create successful and positive academic and social-emotional outcomes for all students through strong student-centered collaborative partnerships, with staff, students, families, and community members.

jhoogerhyde@sandi.net

(619) 725-7327

Jennifer Hoogerhyde

Senior Director of Instruction, Special Education

kdowney@sandi.net

(619) 725-7273

Kimberly Downey

Interim Director of Operations, Special Education

Sarah Thomas

Director of Related Services, Low Incidence & ECSE, Special Education

Area A Network Team

awalton@sandi.net

(619) 725-7281

Alyssa Walton

Interim Program Manager, Special Education

Area Superintendent Maria Gomez


Supporting the following clusters and specialized settings

Clairemont, Madison, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Riley/Marcy/New Dawn, Whittier and Home Hospital, STARS

CORTs Angeline Tang, Tearsa Coogan

BST Sherri Vandel

BSSs Erin Hammond, Natalie Hendrickson, Felipe Hernandez, Juliet Marquez 

PIFs Theo Hardson, Rachel Weinshanker, Doug Jones

School Psychologists Erin Glick, Heather Duditch, Christa White

Area B Network Team

adeluca@sandi.net

(619) 725-5553

Anthony DeLuca

Program Manager, Special Education

Area Superintendent Dr. Michel Cazary


Supporting the following clusters Canyon Hills, Henry and Kearny

CORTs Veronica Butka, Michelle Garcia

BST Kristin Andrade

BSSs Melissa Davidson, Michelle De La Vega. Natasha Wiseman, Ted Rodriguez

PIFs Belzabeth Rojas, Dylan (Mario) Martinez, Macrina Hernandez

School Psychologists Holly Hunt, Alice Tran

Area C Network Team

kshapazian@sandi.net

(619) 725-7395

Kimberly Shapazian

Program Manager, Special Education

Area Superintendent Mitzi Merino


Supporting the following clusters

La Jolla, Mission Bay, Point Loma, University City, All UTK-8 schools

CORTs Robin Spruce, Niicole Williams

BST Patty Reese

BSSs Marcia Staub, Johnny Quintero, Heather Bankston, Kaitlin Stearmer

PIFs Karina Burgara-Rodriguez, Kim Hill, Ariana Wade

School Psychologists Abbie Castel, Ed Wisz

Area D Network Team

Cynthia Krawtschenko

Program Manager, Special Education

Area Superintendent Gabriel Nuñez-Soria


Supporting the following clusters and specialized settings

Hoover, Logan Memorial (LMEC), San Diego, Mt. Everest, TRACE, ALBA, iHigh Virtual Academy

CORTs Angela Giammatteo, VACANCY

BST Cherylynne Brown

BSSs Regina Barriga, Lisa Lucero, Patti Garcia, Jazzmine Salas-Navarro

PIFs Angela Bravo, Manuel Guerrero, Ivonne Bautista

School Psychologists Oyuki Gonzalez, Kristin Johnson, Dylan Barton

Area E Network Team

tnettles@sandi.net

(619) 725-8258

Tabitha Nettles

Program Manager, Special Education

Area Superintendent Dr. Steven Dorsey


Supporting the following clusters Crawford, Lincoln, Morse

CORTs Tiffiny Buckalew, Betty Gutierrez

BST Rob Wells

BSSs Beth Benitez, Ryan Payton, Natalie De La Vega, Marlene Amaguin

PIFs Kevin Mederos, Cynthia Johnson

School Psychologists Jinhui Kiang, Lynda Musisko