Staff Directory
UP has a very talented and diverse staff who are dedicated to making your student's time at UP an enriching and successful experience.
UP Phone Number (760) 243-5940
Administration
Valerie Hatcher - Principal
Dianah Edington - Assistant to the Principal Ext. 35102
Barbara Caballero - Vice Principal
Jolie Calderon - Assistant to the Vice Principal - Ext. 35111
Counseling
Maya Wilkin (A-L) 12th Grade, (A-Gom.)
Karina Banuelos (Gon. -O)
Noemi Quevedo-Darling (P-Z)
Lisa Dawn Warnett - Counseling Assistant - Ext. 35104
Edna Rodriguez - Mental Health Technician - Ext. 35129
Attendance
Veronica Ulrich - Ext. 35107
Vickeia Bowden - Assistant - Ext. 35222
Parent Services
Maria Neri - Parent Resource Center - Ext. 35117
Student Services
Pam Pontes, LVN - Health Technician - 35122
TBA - Career Guidance Technician - Ext. 35210
Yessika Barrientos - Library - Ext. 35108
Frank Wild - Computer Media Specialist - Ext. 35202
Athletics
Matt Czarnota - Athletic Director - Ext. 35217
ASB
C. Doty, ASB Bookkeeper - Ext. 35118
Mrs. White - HS and MS ASB Ext. 35411
Teachers
Please contact teachers via Email through the parent/student Aeries Portal
English DepartmentNeda Emami- 7th Grade
David Page - 7th Grade & Drama
Brandy Griffith - 8th Grade
Andrea Preston - English 1 (9th Grade)
Jennifer Sooter - English II (10th Grade) and Journalism
Anna Lovato - English III (11th Grade)
V. Poraz - English IV (AP)
Math Department
Darren Rocha - Math 7
Omar Gonzalez - Math 8
Gina Hallwachs - Integrated I
Alejandra Rodriguez - Integrated II
Heather Andersen - Integrated III & Pre-Calculus
Matthew Czarnota - Statistics
Edgar Salazar - AP Calculus
Joe Zimmerman - Math Quest III
Military Science
Sgt. Harris - Cadet Core
Fine Arts Department
H. Ainsworth - Beg. Band & Guitar
Michael Lopez - Director of Choirs
Derek Magee - Band & Jazz Band & Wind Ensemble
Matthew O'Rane - Orchestra & Strings
Elizabeth White - Art
Physical Education
Marc Arellano - PE 9th Grade
Sarah Coates - PE High School
Gabriel Gonzales - PE 7/8 & Weight Training
Heather Martin - PE 7/8
PLTW & Computers
Manuel Colon
Science
Trevor Roberts - 8th Grade
Tia By - Forensics & Biology
Samuel Dove - Chemistry
Gary Elder - Microbiology & Medical Pathology
Virginia Price - 7th Grade & AP Environmental
Summer Zimmerman - Biology & AP Biology
Edgar Salazar - Physics
Senior Transition
Joe Zimmerman
Social Studies
Sagrario Faison - World History & AP European History
Jacob Lee - Economics & American Government
Stacy Porter - Social Studies 7th Grade
Raymond Rust - Social Studies 8th Grade
Mark Schreckengost - Psychology & AP Psych & Sociology
Stephanie Sturtevant - US History & AP US History
Spanish
Daniel Gonzalez- Native I & Native II & Spanish III
Edgar Salazar Sanchez- Spanish II & Spanish III
Vianey Rodriguez - Spanish I
Robert Quevedo - Spanish III & IV & V