Administration

Christina Twardosz, Principal

Christina Twardosz is a proud graduate of Illinois State University.  She continued her education by completing her masters’ degree at St. Leo University.  Mrs. Twardosz, has dedicated the last twenty-five years to meeting the academic and social needs of children.  She began her teaching career in Pinellas County and then came to Pasco County in 1994.  After many years of teaching, she became the assistant principal at Wesley Chapel Elementary where she served for eight years in that capacity.  In, 2014, Mrs. Twardosz became principal of Centennial Elementary School.  When the position at Sand Pine Elementary became open she was delighted to return to the Wesley Chapel area.   She is committed to creating a positive, safe and nurturing environment where students are engaged in the rigor of the standards and motivated to learn.

 

Lisa Grimsley, Assistant Principal

A native of Pensacola, FL, Lisa Grimsley received her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Education Specialist degrees all from Louisiana State University. She began her education career in the Baton Rouge area, where she taught for 12 years. She came to Pasco County in 2009 and was thrilled to join the Sand Pine family as assistant principal in May of 2019. Her career has been diverse, as she has served schools in the capacity of a high-school band director, elementary music teacher, behavior specialist, and 2^nd/3^rd grade teacher. Mrs. Grimsley is dedicated to nurturing a love for learning, a commitment to educational excellence, and cultivating social-emotional growth in all students.

 

 

Cranes –  Front Office 

• Ross Albert, School Safety Guard
• Jamie Childers, Clinic Assistant
• Dyan Chitty, Bookkeeper
• Zackary Odom, BCE Student
• Alex Tessier-Renninger, Data Entry
• Sue Urban, Principals Secretary

 

Peeps – Kindergarten Team

• Kristen Alleger 
• Heather Forsman
• Shay Peck
• Tammy Simmons *

 * indicates PLC Facilitator

 

 

Toucans – Third Grade Team  

Eagles – Fifth Grade Team

• Kris Patton
• Danielle Rogers*
• Jarrett Williams

* indicates PLC Facilitator

Puffins

• Julie Conners
• Louise Ward
• Shawnee Wiggins

 

 Kookaburra – Student Services Team

• Linda Albertson, Guidance Secretary
• Nan Crawford, SLP
• Julie Fischer, Support Facilitator
• Lynette Herbert, Nurse
• Linda Hughes, School Counselor
• Chris Klein, Support Facilitator
• Crystal Kirchhoff, Psychologist
• Jessica Medina, Support Facilitator
• Angela Miller, SCT
• Gina Miller, SLP
• Jeff Strobl, Behavior Specialist
• Marissa Witter, Social Worker

 

Hawks – LDC / RMA / Instructional Assisants 

• Sarah Bohrer, IA
• Wanda Calixto, IA ESE
• Leann Conkel, Cafeteria Monitor
• Coraliz Fontanez, ESOL IA
• Suzanne Futch, IA
• Nakita Gillespie, Learning Design Coach
• Kim Kelly, IA ESE
• Jeannine Lehmann, IA
• Stephanie Philipsen, IA ESE
• Claudia Reyes, IA ESE
• Christine Rood, Interventionist
• Pete Stokke, Resource Management Associate

Falcons ( Specials)

• Mark Atkin, Music Teacher
• Rochelle Barnette, PE IA
• Chuck Boltze, P.E. Teacher
• Nathan Moore, Art Teacher
• Eric Turner, PE IA
• Julie Vohra, P.E. Teacher

 

Custodial Staff

• David Whaley, Plant Manager
• David Phelps, Assistant Plant Manager
• Amparo Galindo, Custodian
• Louis Pagan, Custodian
• Cristian Pineda, Custodian
• Luz Rincon Torres, Custodian

 

Cafeteria Staff

• Tina Rossi, Cafeteria Manager
• JanPadula, FNS Production Assistant
• Denise Phillippi, FNS Assistant
• Nadine Shea, FNS Assistant

 

PLACE

• Vicki Hagan, Site Manager
• Lillybeth Zamora Rivera, Assistant Site Manager
• Maritza Arroyo, Sr. Child Care Assistant