Faculty & Staff

Meet the Team

Allison Box Ed. D.

Allison Box, Ed.D.

Principal

Dr. Box is thrilled to join the Stauffer Middle School team as principal for the 2023-2024 school year. She is proud of growing up in Downey, attending Downey schools, teaching in Downey, and even coaching in Downey. Dr. Box has been part of the Downey Unified School District for 19 years.

Previously, Dr. Box has loved serving as principal of Ward Elementary School and Lewis Elementary School for the past eleven years. She wholeheartedly believes in engaging our students in critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration, all the while promoting students of strong character. Furthermore, Dr. Box strongly believes in fostering meaningful relationships with students, parents, and entire school communities.

As a former collegiate athlete, Dr. Box has always been inspired by the concept of teamwork. There is a constant drive to collaborate collectively with people and discover various strengths and opportunities for growth along the way. She loves her family so very much and all things basketball.

Her favorite quote is from UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who stated, “Make each day your masterpiece.”

GO Spartans!

Ms. Kelsey Hassler

Ms. Kelsey Hassler

Vice Principal

khassler@dusd.net

 

Ms. Hassler is so excited for her second year as Vice Principal at Stauffer – she loves a good Spartie Party! Prior to being a Spartan, Ms. Hassler was an Assistant Principal at Downey High School, served as the Dean of Students, and was an English teacher. Her and her husband recently welcomed a baby boy and couldn’t be happier. Go Spartans! 

 

Mr. DAvid Dekker

Mr. DAvid Dekker

Dean of Students

ddekker@dusd.net

Mr. Dekker has been working as an educator since 2013 and is deeply committed to his students. His primary objective is to assist students in discovering resources, motivation, confidence, and other tools and opportunities that enable them to pursue their passions and achieve their goals. In addition to his role at the school, Mr. Dekker is happily married to Mrs. Dekker, who is a teacher at RSG. They are proud parents of two daughters and a baby boy. If you happen to encounter Mr. Dekker on campus, please feel free to greet him and share some positive news!

Mr. Brandon Del Rio

Mr. Brandon Del Rio

8th Grade Counselor

bdelrio@dusd.net

This is Mr. Del Rio’s 14th year at Stauffer as the 7th Grade Counselor, and he could not imagine being anywhere else. He grew up in Orange County and lives in Placentia with his wife, nephew and his two cats Pebbles and Piper. When he’s not counseling, he enjoys barbecuing, playing the drums and golfing with his friends. 

Ms. Josie Greer

Ms. Josie Greer

6th Grade Counselor

jgreer@dusd.net

Before counseling, Ms. Greer was a teacher. She is first generation in the U.S. and only spoke Spanish until she learned English with her friends and at school. She is a proud mother to twins, Alex and Ari (seniors in college), and her dog, Mimi. In her free time, she likes to try foods from different cultures, exercise, and sleep.

Mrs. Anda Hayes

Mrs. Anda Hayes

7th Grade Counselor

ahayes@dusd.net

Mrs. Hayes’s primary goal is to help students learn and grow so that when they move on to high school, they are prepared for the exciting future ahead of them. She is always here to help and, if you need anything, please don’t hesitate to email her. She believes Stauffer is an amazing place with many opportunities for every student. 

Spartan Directory

Office & Support Staff

Maria RuanoOffice Managermruano@dusd.net

Alexis ReyesOffice Clerkalreyes@dusd.net

Ana Martin Del CampoRecordsamartindelcampo@dusd.net

Jecenia VeraLibrarianjvera@dusd.net

Veronica Calderon
Media Tech
vcalderon@dusd.net

Phung Tran
Nurse
phtran@dusd.net

Dr. Susana ZamarripaPsychologistszamarripa@dusd.net

Tracy Martinez
Title I Coordinator
tmartinez@dusd.net

English Department

Laurie Dayhoff
English Teacher
ldayhoff@dusd.net

Chris Donahue
English Teacher
cdonahue@dusd.net

Deborah Eduad
English Teacher
deduad@dusd.net

Karen Ferreira
Reading Specialist
kferreira@dusd.net

Alyson Harr
English Teacher
aharr@dusd.net

Todd Koenig
English Teacher
tkoenig@dusd.net

Kathleen Krueger
English Teacher
kkrueger@dusd.net

Michael Martin
English Teacher
mimartin@dusd.net

April Partin
English Teacher
apartin@dusd.net

Marlene Peterson
English Teacher
mpeterson@dusd.net

Elise Ragusa
English Teacher
eragusa@dusd.net

Kim Staggenborg
English Teacher
kstaggenborg@dusd.net

Melissa Willey
English Teacher
mwilley@dusd.net

Fine Arts & Electives

Kat Clark
Foods Teacher
kclark@dusd.net

Priscilla Flores
Spanish Teacher
lflores@dusd.net

Julia Maldonado
Photography Teacher
jmaldonado@dusd.net

Andrea Pyle
Drama Teacher
apyle@dusd.net

Jamie Rowland
Arts & Yearbook
jrowland@dusd.net

Tri Tansopalucks
STEM Teacher
ttansopalucks@dusd.net

Osvaldo Zarate
Band Director
ozarate@dusd.net

Math

Matt Donahue
Math Teacher
mdonahue@dusd.net

Jennifer Frausto
Math Teacher
jefrausto@dusd.net

Jim Hollon
Math Teacher
jhollon@dusd.net

John Kang
Math Teacher
jjkang@dusd.net

Dimitra Liakopoulos
Math Teacher
dliakopoulos@dusd.net

Sara Maples
Math Teacher
ssmaples@dusd.net

Rola Saikali
Math Teacher
rsaikali@dusd.net

Raul Santiago
Math Teacher
rsantiago@dusd.net

Dave Shea
Math Teacher
dshea@dusd.net

Diana Vance
Math Teacher
dvance@dusd.net

Physical Education

Katie Avalos
PE Teacher
kavalos@dusd.net

Deidra Doherty
PE Teacher
ddoherty@dusd.net

Sean McConnell
PE Teacher
smcconnell@dusd.net

Eric Nakamura
PE Teacher
enakamura@dusd.net

Science

Dan Bach
Science Teacher
drbach@dusd.net

Faye Castro
Science Teacher
fcastro@dusd.net

Nicole Contreras
Science Teacher
ncontreras@dusd.net

Louis Cortez
Science Teacher
lcortez@dusd.net

Michelle Derkum
Science Teacher
mderkum@dusd.net

Arianna Palomares
Science Teacher
apalomares@dusd.net

Daniel Russell
Science Teacher
drussell@dusd.net

Oliver Tindoc
Science Teacher
otindoc@dusd.net

Social Studies

Arlene Baltazar
Social Studies Teacher
abaltazar@dusd.net

Richard Baltazar
Social Studies Teacher
rbaltazar@dusd.net

Rebecca Brauser
Social Studies Teacher
rbrauser@dusd.net

Gina Gallion
Social Studies Teacher
ggallion@dusd.net

William Holmes
Social Studies Teacher
wholmes@dusd.net

Ryan McFaddin
Social Studies Teacher
rmcfaddin@dusd.net

Reggie Munoz
Social Studies Teacher
rmunoz@dusd.net

Special Education

Faye Castro
Special Education
fcastro@dusd.net

Stephanie Chavez
Special Education
stechavez@dusd.net

Mireya Cruz
Special Education
mcruz@dusd.net

Daniel Estrella
Special Education
destrella@dusd.net

Desiree Goldsmith
Special Education
dgoldsmith@dusd.net

German “Hector” Hernandez
Special Education
gehernandez@dusd.net

Darla La Fortune-Webster
Special Education
dwebster@dusd.net

Deanna McConnell
Special Education
dmcconnell@dusd.net

Marlene Molina
Special Education
mmolina@dusd.net

Michael Nametz
Special Education
mnametz@dusd.net

Maricella Rooney
Special Education
mrooney@dusd.net

Kaitlin Vera
Special Education
kvera@dusd.net

Wellness Center

Amy PenateIntermediate Clerkapenate@dusd.net

Maria VaqueranoTherapistmvaquerano@dusd.net

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