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Staff

Attendance Matters

Collage with Indigenous Education logo, a graduate in traditional regalia, a dancer with a drum, two young children learning, and the words “We show up for our ancestors and our future. Attendance matters.”

The image is a four-part collage promoting Indigenous Education and school attendance:

  • Top left: Indigenous Education logo with a feather and book design.

  • Center left: A smiling graduate in a cap and gown, wearing red traditional regalia with beaded designs and colorful cords.

  • Top right: A dancer dressed in fur-trimmed regalia, performing on stage while holding a drum.

  • Bottom left: Two young children working closely together on a project.

  • Bottom right: Bold white text on a black background reads, “We show up for our ancestors and our future. Attendance matters.”

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why attendance matters
why attendance matters
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Our Staff


Title VI staff are located in many different schools throughout the Anchorage School District. They work as Student Support Specialists. All of our staff are passionate about seeing our Native children succeed.

Location Name Position
ASD Education Center Jaime Galvan Director
ASD Education Center Emily Baker Supervisor
ASD Education Center Kerri Wood Office Manager
ASD Education Center Cheryl Sherman Cultural Enrichment Specialist
ASD Education Center Alexis Griffee Teacher Expert
ASD Education Center Melonie-Anne Kastens Administrative Assistant
ASD Education Center Sara Baker

Administrative Assistant

AK Thrive and Project Gui Kima

ANCCS Diana Boggess AK Thrive Coordinator
Airport Heights Elementary Martha (Marti) Pausback Student Support Specialist
Bartlett High School Amber Shields Student Support Specialist
Baxter Elementary Karen Gauthier Student Support Specialist
Begich Middle School Jospeh Tiede Student Support Specialist
Benny Benson Michael Jerue Student Support Specialist
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Abel Peca-Medlin Student Support Specialist
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Cyndi Reeves Gui Kima Coordinator
Campbell STEM Elementary Victoria Adams Student Support Specialist
Chinook Elementary Serena Coons Student Support Specialist
Chugiak High School Crystal Wendell Student Support Specialist
Clark Middle School Ward Blair Student Support Specialist
College Gate Elementary Sandra Roys Student Support Specialist
Creekside Park Elementary Olo Mauigoa Student Support Specialist
Dimond High School Shirley Reeves Student Support Specialist
Fairview Elementary Martha (Marti) Pausback Student Support Specialist
Gladys Wood Elementary Victoria Adams Student Support Specialist
Hanshew Middle School Benita Holt Student Support Specialist
Kasuun Elementary Julianne Bourdon Student Support Specialist
Lake Otis Elementary Julianne Bourdon Student Support Specialist
Mears Middle School Mirandah Smith Student Support Specialist
Muldoon Elementary Olo Mauigoa Student Support Specialist
North Star Elementary Timothy Baranov-Kaderman Student Support Specialist
Romig Middle School Jessie Lawrence Student Support Specialist
SAVE High School Michael Jerue Student Support Specialist
Service High School Cindy Tabios Student Support Specialist
Springhill Elementary Timothy Baranov-Kaderman Student Support Specialist
Susitna Elementary Kelly Liska Student Support Specialist
Taku Elementary Crystal Smith Student Support Specialist
Tyson Elementary Katrin (Kate) Cannon Student Support Specialist
Wendler Middle School Rosa Luhrs Student Support Specialist
West High School Brian Walker Student Support Specialist 
Willow Crest Elementary Crystal Smith Student Support Specialist
Rosa Luhrs a counselor at Wendler with students in native gear