About Us & Contacts
Meet Our Leaders
(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.
(619) 725-7327
Jennifer Hoogerhyde
Senior Director of Instruction, Special Education
Co-SELPA Director
Special Education Capacity Building
Area Program Managers
(619) 725-7273
Kimberly Downey
Interim Director of Operations, Special Education
Compliance
Specialized Program Support
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Support
Extensive Support Needs
Behavior Support Resources (BSR)
Parentally Placed Private School Students (PPPSS)
(619) 725-7704
Sarah Thomas
Director of Related Services, Low Incidence & ECSE, Special Education
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
Vision Impairment (VI)
Occupational Therapy (OT)
Physical Therapy (PT)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)
Physically Handicapped (PH)
Medically and Physically Challenged (MPC)
Area A Network Team
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
(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
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
(619) 725-8258
Tabitha Nettles
Program Manager, Special Education
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