Meet Our Faculty
The faculty and staff of Desert Trails Elementary School are committed to providing a safe, loving and supportive environment for all students.
We are proud to introduce you to our caring and knowledgeable teachers, each of whom have a keen understanding of how their students learn, and embrace the innovations and challenges of a forward-thinking curriculum.
We feel open communication is key in every student’s education, and strive to keep families informed.

Abed, Qusay
Custodian
Support Staff

Adkins, Ann
5th Grade Teacher

Badger, Brenda
Resource Para
Support Staff

Benjamin, Zita
Library Media Tech
Library

Beskind, Sheryl
LFI Kindergarten - 3rd
Special Education

Branson, Madison
1st Grade Teacher

Brown, Coach
Teacher
Physical Education

Caccia, Lynn
1st/2nd Self-Contained Gifted Teacher
Gifted

Callies, Nikki
Nurse Assistant
Support Staff
Conrad, Chloe
SLP Contract
Support Staff

Cook, Brenna
3rd Grade Teacher

Coppola, Jenny
2nd Grade Teacher

Cordova, Skyler
Psychologist
Administration

DiMarco, Nicole
LFI 3rd-6th Grade
Special Education

Droge, Claudia
5th Grade Teacher
Ellis, Alicia
Resource Teacher
Special Education

Frank, Eryn
Teacher
Honors

Galvan, Didi
Pre-K Para
Support Staff

Gentry, Summer
4th Grade Teacher

Green, Marla
SCG Pre-K Para
Support Staff
Hupp, Millicent
LFI Para
Support Staff

Johnson, Natalie
Speech Path
Support Staff

Jones, Melissa
Kindergarten Self-Contained Gifted Teacher
Gifted
Jones, Devyn
LFI Speech
Support Staff

King, Amanda
6th Grade Teacher
Science
Social Studies