Staff
Directory
Administration
Dr. Zoë Nelsen, Ph.D.
Head Learner
znelsen@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x101
Erika Penczer
Assistant Head Learner
epenczer@montedelsol.org
505.982.5225 x.106
Kristina Deike
Title IX Coordinator
Athletic Director
kdeike@montedelsol.org
505.982.5225 x.112
Operations + Admissions
Alejandra M Alarcon
Front Office Secretary
aalarcon@montedelsol.org
Anya Friday
Business Office Manager
afriday@montedelsol.org
Cruz Ontiveros
Maintenance
maintenance@montedelsol.org
Benjamin Harris
Office Manager
bharris@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225, x.100
Axiom Analytics Business Management
Maria “Lupe” Cerquera
Registrar
mcerquera@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x.104
Michael Granado Culture and Safety Coordinator mgranado@montedelsol.org
Ryan (Uvee) Witt Garden Coordinator uwitt@montedelsol.org
Pablo Cerquera
IT Director
pcerquera@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x107
Pablo D Cerquera
Digital Coach
dcerquera@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x119
Development + Communications
Dr. Zoë Nelsen, Ph.D.
Head Learner
znelsen@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x101
Judy Herzl
Development/Communications Liaison
jherzl@montedelsol.org
Student Services + Programs
Alejandro Jimenez Counselor/Director of Restorative Practices ajimenez@montedelsol.org 505.982.5225 x116
Anri Tsutsumi
Educational Assistant, Special Education
atsutsumi@montedelsol.org
Carolina Tavarez
Program Coordinator, College and Career Plaza
ctavarez@montedelsol.org
505-819-9567
Cecily Weinstein Out-of-School Activities Coordinator cweinstein@montedelsol.org
Cindy Brown
Case Manager, Special Education
cbrown@montedelsol.org
Dr. Jenn Péna, JMP Academy Special Education Advisor
David Esquibel
Counselor
desquibel@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x116
Elliot Ryan
Special Education Coordinator
eryan@montedelsol.org
505.982.5225 x155
Giselle Hensel-Piburn
Director, Mentorship Program
gpiburn@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x115
Isela Burciaga
Social Worker, Special Education
rburciaga@montedelsol.org
Joseph Butler
Educational Assistant, Special Education
jbutler@montedelsol.org
Judy Herzl
Assistant Mentorship Director
jherzl@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x115
Karen Loya
Educational Assistant, Special Education, Middle School PE
kloya@montedelsol.org
Kimberly Moyers
Educational Assistant, Special Education
kmoyers@montedelsol.org
Lisa Goldman
Special Education, Gifted
lgoldman@montedelsol.org
Molly Conway
SPED Case Manager
mconway@montedelsol.org
Raul Garcia
Educational Assistant, Special Education, Computer Science
rgarcia@montedelsol.org
Simon Mudge
Special Education Teacher/Algebra One
smudge@montedelsol.org
Susha W Pratt
Counselor
spratt@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225, x116
Vanessa Rivera
McKinney Vento Specialist
vrivera@montedelsol.org
505-982-5225 x.103
Instructional Staff
Alicia Jones
Art Department Chair
ajones@montedelsol.org
Alle Kirkland
High School Language Art/Physical Education
akirkland@montedelsol.org
Amanda Smith
Dual Credit Culinary
asmith@montedelsol.org
Brenna Farrow
7th Grade Math
bfarrow@montedelsol.org
Carla Evans
Photography
cevans@montedelsol.org
David DePolo
Middle School Language Arts
ddepolo@montedelsol.org
Dayni Staddon
High School World History
dstaddon@montedelsol.org
Elizabeth Tidrick
High School Language Arts
etidrick@montedelsol.org
Erick Druva
Science Department Chair, Middle School Science, Math, MESA
edruva@montedelsol.org
Graciela “Chela” Butler
Middle School Math
gbutler@montedelsol.org
Guillermo Tellez
Geometry, Algebra
gtellez@montedelsol.org
Jim Heidenberger
Physics, Chemistry, Dual Credit Greenhouse
jheidenberger@montedelsol.org
John Przyborowski
Humanities Department Chair
High School English Language Arts, Health
johnp@montedelsol.org
Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Granja
Spanish/Bilingual
jgonzalez@montedelsol.org
Kim Griffis
Middle School/High School History
kgriffis@montedelsol.org
Margarita Blanco
Middle School English Language Arts, History
mblanco@montedelsol.org
Rudy Penczer
Math Department Chair, Algebra, Statistics, Calculus
rpenczer@montedelsol.org
Roger Brown
High School Science Teacher
rbrown@montedelsol.org
Todd E. Kurth
Biology
tkurth@montedelsol.org
Tracy Silva
Testing Coordinator
tsilva@montedelsol.org
Wendy Leighton
Middle School History
wleighton@montedelsol.org
Udell Calzadillas
Spanish and French Language + Culture
ucalzadillas@montedelsol.org
William Rushing
High School History
wrushing@montedelsol.org
Teaching Artists
Anri Tsutumi
Middle School Painting
atsutsumi@montedelsol.org
Enrique Otero
High School Blacksmithing
eotero@montedelsol.org
Leslie Waltzer
Middle School Visual Art
lwaltzer@montedelsol.org
Petra Babankova
Middle School + High School Guitar
pbabankova@montedelsol.org
Food Service Team
Albert Lopez
Edward Melvin
Maria Wheeler