Eastern Staff Directory

Our staff does its best to respond to all emails as quickly as possible. If you have sent a staff member an email and do not receive a response in a timely manner, please call the office at 231.933.5600 for assistance.

Eastern Elementary School

1600 Eastern Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: 231.933.5600
Fax: 231.933.5605

Administration

Name
Position
Phone
Biz Ruskowski
Principal
231.933.5602
Jill Jenkins
Admin. Assistant, Lead
231.933.5600
Melisa Waskiewicz
Admin. Assistant
231.933.5601

Preschool

Name
Position
Phone
Sara Roeder
Teacher
231.933.5640
Deb Feaster
Preschool Teacher
231.933.5641
Shanna Girrbach
Preschool Assistant
Aimee McClellan
Preschool Assistant
Sherlyn Hilden
ECSE Teacher
231.933.5680

Elementary

Name
Position
Phone
Lynn Freeman
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
231.933.5645
Sarah Odette
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
231.933.5614
Julie Edwardson
Kindergarten Teacher
231.933.5676
Kathleen Ferguson
Kindergarten Teacher
231.933.5679
Sarah Marek
Kindergarten Teacher
231.933.5651
Julie Brott
1st Grade Teacher
231.933.5646
Jessica Deering
1st Grade Teacher
231.933.5621
Hannah Hites
1st Grade Teacher
231.933.5648
Kara McConnell
1st Grade Teacher
231.933.5621
Heather Stout
1st Grade Teacher
231.933.5616
Mary Fak
2nd Grade Teacher
231.933.5697
Mandy LaBarre
2nd Grade Teacher
231.933.5613
Allyson McBride-Culver
2nd Grade Teacher
231.933.5698
Kelle Krcmarik
3rd Grade Teacher
231.933.5612
Jennifer Layne
3rd Grade Teacher
231.933.5622
Weslee Shembarger
3rd Grade Teacher
231.933.5681
Terri Lutes
4th Grade Teacher
231.933.5618
Karen Nelson
4th Grade Teacher
231.933.5619
Lindsay Annelin
5th Grade Teacher
231.933.5675
Thomas Cooper
5th Grade Teacher
231.933.5674
Amy Little
Junior Kindergarten Assistant
Lisa Myers
Junior Kindergarten Assistant

Art

Name
Position
Phone
Anna Culik
Teacher
231.933.5624 (EA)

English Learners Program

Name
Position
Phone
Peg Siciliano
EL Instructional Assistant
231.933.5647

Indigenous Education

Name
Position
Phone
Christine Robinson
Instructional Assistant

Library Media Center

Name
Position
Phone
Heather Asiala
Library/Media Parapro
231.933.5620

Music

Name
Position
Phone
Carrie Bui
Teacher
231.933.5625

Physical Education

Name
Position
Phone
Wendy Richmond
Teacher
231.933.5649

Special Education

Name
Position
Phone
Sarah Keen
Special Education Teacher
231.933.8550

Extended Day

Name
Position
Phone
Veronica (Diane) Dillon
Manager
231.933.5623
Amy Gordon
Assistant
Kaitlin Hicks
Assistant

Support Services

Name
Position
Phone
Ryan Cormier
Resource Room Teacher
231.933.5615
Kendra Kearney
School Social Worker
231.933.7430 (EMS), 5688 (EA)
Jessica Buck
At-Risk Instructional Aide
231.933.5639
Linda Filipp
Reading Interventionist
231.933.5644
Christine Enoksen
Behavioral Assistant
Kelly OBranovic
Instructional Coach
Jessica Buck
Instructional Aide
231.933.5639
Kristin Harnish
Instructional Aide
Kelly Lamie-Fulk
Instructional Aide
Janet Landis
Instructional Aide
Jamie Lerner
Instructional Aide
Rebecca Massong
Instructional Aide
Jessica Owen
Interventionist
231.933.5684
Mary Wright
Student Support Specialist
231.933.5693

Food & Nutrition Services

Name
Position
Phone
Tracey Weatherholt
Kitchen Leader
231.933.5638
Sheila Venhuizen
Cook
231.933.5638
Emily Botkin
Noon Duty
Veronica (Diane) Dillon
Noon Duty
231.933.5623
Stacey Schlegel
Noon Duty
Ginny Sleeper
Kitchen Aide
Jordyn Piatek
Noon Duty Aide
Mandy Thompson
Noon Duty Aide

Facilities

Name
Position
Phone
Keith Ballmer
Custodian
231.933.5650
Adeline Harris
Custodian
Nathan Richardson
Custodian