Staff
Attendance Matters
The image is a four-part collage promoting Indigenous Education and school attendance:
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Top left: Indigenous Education logo with a feather and book design.
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Center left: A smiling graduate in a cap and gown, wearing red traditional regalia with beaded designs and colorful cords.
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Top right: A dancer dressed in fur-trimmed regalia, performing on stage while holding a drum.
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Bottom left: Two young children working closely together on a project.
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Bottom right: Bold white text on a black background reads, “We show up for our ancestors and our future. Attendance matters.”





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 |

