One of PEN’s strengths is our large network of parents. And one of the best ways to find out about a school is to get perspectives from parents like Teri Griffith, featured in this interview clip from the Go Public documentary project. We encourage you to contact one or more of our PEN Parent Ambassadors to get their first-hand perspectives of the schools you're considering.
We have volunteer Parent Ambassadors at elementary, middle, and high schools throughout PUSD. Even if you’ve already met them on a school tour, at our programs, or at a coffee, we encourage you to contact our Parent Ambassadors directly by email or phone.
[Current PEN Parent Ambassadors - click here to get updated PA toolkit materials.]
Contact a PEN Parent Ambassador…
- If you have a specific question about a school
- If you want to attend a PTA or other parent meeting at the school
- If you want to attend a school event to find out what the school community is like
- If you want to start developing relationships on campus prior to school starting
- If you want to be connected starting the first day of school
NEW! PEN is creating a PUSD parent directory specifically for the Caltech community. If you are a PUSD parent/guardian with a Caltech affiliation (student, alumni, staff, faculty, post-doc, etc.), you can participate in the directory by entering your info via Survey Monkey. The directory will be posted here and also on Caltech's website by Spring 2013.
Altadena Elementary
Cushon Bell email
Cleveland Elementary
Don Benito Elementary
Jim Dowd (626-646-9634) email
Lexa WInkowski email
Field Elementary
Diana Arnold (626-798-3536) email
Beverly Sims email
Mandarin Dual Language Immersion Program: Corey Hegger email; Molly Sharp email;Ingrid Kuo email
Franklin Elementary
Courtney Bonafacini email
Hamilton Elementary
Susan Favela email
Jen Gold email
Jennifer Higginbotham (626-695-7621) email
Edie and Yosufi Tyebkhan (626-844-6425) …. Edie email…..Yosufi email
Jennifer Valdiviez (email)
Jackson Elementary
Maya Sharp (626-497-5088) email
Jefferson Elementary
Longfellow Elementary
Kitty Cahalan email
Kristy Clougherty (626-794-9200)
Katherine Flores (626-398-8248) email
Terry McGlynn & Amelia Chapman (626-487-7314) …. Terry email ….. Amelia email
Madison Elementary
McKinley School (grades K-8)
Kathryn Roberts email
Julie Root email
Mary Trunk email
Jill Gold email
Norma Coombs Alternative School
Missy Griffin email
Shoshana Rosenbaum (626-296-9123) email
Eva Rivera (323-308-0391) email
Melvin Canas email
Roosevelt (grades pre-K-14)
San Rafael Elementary
Regular program: Nina Lozano
Spanish Dual Language Program:
-Jennifer Dague email
-Teri Griffith email
-Emily Mencken email
Sierra Madre Elementary
Lisa Brault (626-791-3678) email
Julie Cole (626-792-0872) email
Washington Accelerated Elementary
Webster Elementary
Dana Bradley (626-398-1424) email
Maggie Brandow (626-797-7475) email
Claire Carter (323-620-4058) email
Elaine Held email
Mayra Villa-Kowal (626-590-6826) email
Willard Elementary
Haley Karish email
Larry O'Brien email
Nancy Potter-Hill (626-797-4326) email
Blair IB (grades 6-12)
Morgan Kim email
Norah Small email
Erick Aguilar email
Eliot Middle School
Gwen Logan (626-296-2686) email
Susan Schwartz (626-345-0307) email
Lauren Veca (626-398-8711) email
Marshall Secondary School
Alice McCann email
Roberta Tragarz email
Washington Middle School
Monique Olah (626-395-4762) email
Wilson Middle School
Sarah Emery Bunn email
Frances Dayman (626-351-1219) email
Blair IB
Dawn O'Keeffe (626-278-0188) email
Marshall Secondary School
Krista Goguen (626-798-0276) email
Tracy Mikuriya email
John Muir High School
Beth Baird email
Kimberly Taylor email
Pasadena High School
Kathy Klein (626-644-1959) email
Anne Lepesant (626-797-9774) email
Steve Tanner (626-945-0307) email
PEN-Caltech Parent Ambassador Directory
Caltech staff, alumni, faculty and students are encouraged to contact these PUSD parents who have a Caltech affiliation
Field Elementary
Mandarin Dual Language Immersion Program
Christopher Henderson (626-564-1757) christopher.henderson@caltech.edu, Caltech Staff
Debra Tuttle (626-395-8526) debit@caltech.edu, Alumna/Staff
Hamilton Elementary
Oana Tudusciuc (626-395-6212) oana@caltech.edu, Postdoc
Yosufi Tyebkhan yosufi@tenxv.com, Alumnus
Longfellow Elementary
Kitty Cahalan kittycahalan@gmail.com, Alumna
Marshall Secondary
Chris Brandow chrisbrandow@gmail.com, Alumnus/Former Faculty
McKinley K-8
Laura Kerosuo kerosuo@caltech.edu , Postdoc
Francesca Di Luccio (626-354-6487) francidiluccio@gmail.com, Visiting Associate
Webster Elementary
Chris Brandow chrisbrandow@gmail.com, Alumnus/Former Faculty
Aaron McKinnon dana.aaron@gmail.com, Staff
Willard Elementary
Kathryn "Beth" Huey-Tubman (626-395-3062) tubmank@caltech.edu, Staff
Wilson Middle School
Sarah Emery Bunn (626-817-2473) sarahemerybunn@gmail.com, Staff
