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