Teachers & Staff
We owe much of the success we experience at Queen Creek Junior High School to the administration, faculty, and staff who dedicate themselves to educating our students. The faculty and staff work hard to provide a school environment that promotes student success. We think you’ll agree that we have some of the best educators here at Queen Creek Junior High School.
Administration and Support Staff

Dr. Adam Wolfe
Principal
awolfe@qcusd.org

Ms. Beverly Nichols
Assistant Principal/Athletics Director
bnichols@qcusd.org

Kris Wells
Administrative Assistant
kwells@qcusd.org

Alice Gonzales
Registrar & Attendance Clerk
agonzales@qcusd.org

Maria Ferguson
Admin Clerk
mferguson@qcusd.org

Angie Allensworth
Counselor
aallensworth@qcusd.org

Jamie Hallewell
Reading Specialist
jhallewell@qcusd.org

Sharee Hamblin
Nurse
shamblin@qcusd.org

Pamela King
Library Media Assistant
pking@qcusd.org

Dena Morgan
Social Worker
dmorgan@qcusd.org

Matthew Patriquin
Data Specialist
mpatriquin@qcusd.org
Teachers
English Language Arts (ELA)

Brett Cornelius
ELA
bcornelius@qcusd.org

Matthew Prince
ELA & AVID
mprince@qcusd.org

Katelyn Turnbull
ELA, Drama, Dance & STUCO
kturnbull@qcusd.org
Math

Deanna Andrews
Math
dandrews3@qcusd.org

Jessica Butcher
Math
jbutcher@qcusd.org

Josh Mattis
Math & AVID
jmattis@qcusd.org
Science

Michael Larsen
Science
mlarsen@qcusd.org

Diane Maynard
Science
dmaynard@qcusd.org

Alex Perez
Science
aperez@qcusd.org
Social Studies

Hannah Finch
Social Studies, Career Exploration, and Journalism
hfinch@qcusd.org

Robert O'Rourke
Social Studies, Future Health Professionals & Career Exploration
rorourke@qcusd.org

JoAnne Tellez
Social Studies
Joannetellez@qcusd.org
Electives

Jadine Bowens
Spanish
jbowens@qcusd.org

Kristin Leigh
Guitar and Orchestra Director
kleigh@qcusd.org

Joseph Powell
PE & Career Explorations
jpowell@qcusd.org

Connor Sullivan
Band
csullivan@qcusd.org

Kayla Tracy
Art & Career Explorations
ktracy@qcusd.org

Aubrey Westwood
FACS
awestwood@qcusd.org
Cafeteria

Diane Lackey
Child Nutrition Manager
dlackey@qcusd.org
Related Services

Julie Callahan
Speech
jcallahan@qcusd.org

Kristin Coleman
OT (Learning Centers)
kcoleman@qcusd.org

Laura Mattis
Physical Therapist
lmattis@qcusd.org
Resource/Special Education

Meredith Alaniz
Self Contained SPED Teacher
malaniz@qcusd.org

Lisa Bonine
SPED ELA & Math Teacher
lbonine@qcusd.org

Belinda Hockett
SPED Math Teacher
bhockett@qcusd.org

Holly Gilgert
SPED Teacher
hgilgert@qcusd.org

Monique Aguilar
SPED Aide
maguilar@qcusd.org

Genevieve Nardulli
SPED Instructional Assistant
gnardulli@qcusd.org

Rebecca Jensen
AVID Tutor
rjensen@qcusd.org

Celeste Montre-Koscik
AVID Tutor
cmontre@qcusd.org

Angela Olsen
AVID Tutor
aolsen@qcusd.org

Savanna Tarwater
AVID Tutor
starwater@qcusd.org