Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Sahra TanikawaPrincipalStanikawa@tustin.k12.ca.us |
Mrs. Tanikawa has worked in the Tustin Unified School District for 5 years and has served in public education for more than 19 years. Prior to joining Hewes, Mrs. Tanikawa served five years as the Assistant Principal at Beckman High School. Mrs. Tanikawa oversaw curriculum and instruction and is a leader dedicated to supporting teachers, staff, and students.
As the assistant principal at Beckman High School, Mrs. Tanikawa led the work to establish a comprehensive school counseling program, developed Dual Enrollment processes, grew the Career Tech Pathway programs expanding both photography and applied medical pathways. Mrs. Tanikawa’s background at the high school level allows her to support our students in getting on the right path to becoming successful high school students, graduates, and lifelong learners.
Mrs. Tanikawa believes that great schools result from the collaborative efforts of students, parents, teachers, and staff. She feels her primary goal is to continue to provide the Hewes team with the tools they need to help students grow and learn. Mrs. Tanikawa’s priority is to understand who we are as a Highlander community and to build upon the great work that is taking place at Hewes.
Outside of school, Mrs. Tanikawa is a mother of two boys and has an amazing and supportive husband. Her oldest son is a sophomore in college and her younger son is a senior in high school. As a family, they are highly involved in outdoor activities and spending time staying active and healthy.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Highlander community with such a rich past”, said Mrs. Tanikawa. “I look forward to working with the staff, students, parents, and community as we continue to build our bold future together.”
Lisa Swain
Assistant Principal
Lswain@tustin.k12.ca.us
Ms. Swain joined the TUSD Family in 2022, serving as Assistant Principal at Hewes Middle School. Ms. Swain brings with her more than 18 years of experience dedicated to public education. She spent 15 years in Los Alamitos Unified where she taught 3rd, 5th, and 8th Grade ELA, and was the district Depth and Complexity TOSA creating critical thinking curriculum, running professional development, and coaching teachers K-12. In addition to teaching, Ms. Swain was also an Education Consultant facilitating professional development for Pearson Education and National Geographic. She has her BA in Applied Communications from San Diego State, M. Ed from National University, and certificate in Gifted and Talented Education from USC.
Outside of school, Ms. Swain is a mother of three children, the oldest daughter is a junior in college, majoring in Business, one of her sons is a freshman in college with plans continue his water polo career before retiring his cap and serving his country. The youngest is looking to pursue a career as fireman and youth minister. As a family they enjoy spending time together, making each other laugh, and supporting one another in their team sports. Ms. Swain loves gardening, anything with water, and learning how to make her own little homestead.
Lisa is very excited to be a part of the Hewes Family and looks forward to building positive relationships with the students, teachers, and community. Go Highlanders!
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COUNSELING TEAM
FRONT OFFICE
Title | Name | Email Address | |
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Principal | Sahra Tanikawa | STanikawa@tustin.k12.ca.us |
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Assistant Principal | Lisa Swain | LSwain@tustin.k12.ca.us |
Office Manager | Julie Gullion | JGullion@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Secretary | Ana Alcala | Analcala@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Data Clerk | Cristina Montalvo Vasquez | Cmontalvovasquez@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Health Clerk | |||
Community Liaison | Adriana Herring | Aherring@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
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Office Assistant 1 | ||
School Nurse | Mary Teresa Johnson | Mtjohnson@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
School Psychologist | Elizabeth Griffin | EGriffin@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Mental Health Specialist | Jennifer Wongyai | Jwongyai@tustin.k12.ca.us |
TEACHERS
Teacher | Subject | Email Address | |
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Tami Bailey |
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tkasamatsubailey@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Kimberly Cameron |
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kcameron@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Diego Cervantes |
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dcervantes@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Christine Cherbone |
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ccherbone@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Jeremy Cook |
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jcook@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Amita Cooper |
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acooper@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Rebecca Cordero |
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rcordero@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Tammy Domokos |
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tdomokos@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Janifer Douglas |
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jdouglas@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Nanette Ehrhard |
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nehrhard@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Ena Eo |
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eeo@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Talia Florio |
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tflorio@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Bret Foley |
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bfoley@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Renee Gonzalez |
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rgonzalez@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
LaDonna Granito |
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lgranito@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Steve Hollingshead |
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shollingshead@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Nicole Hua |
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nhua@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Alexandra Jabuka |
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ajabukagodwin@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Dean Jennings |
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djennings@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Jacob Kramer |
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jkramer@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Kaitlyn LaBrosse |
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Andrew Lee |
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ajlee@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Rachel Lockman |
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rlockman@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Kris Lowe |
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klowe@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Katie Magnuson |
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kmagnuson@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Shelby Marland |
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smarland@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Susan Moffat |
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smoffat@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Carter Mokhtari |
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smokhtari@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Maria Nielsen |
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mnielsen@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Kory Rascher |
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krascher@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Katy Roper |
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kroper@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Alan Smith |
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asmith@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Shannon Sneed |
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ssneed@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Donna Stegall |
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dstegall@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Patrick Stemberg |
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postenberg@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Shelly Stewart |
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rstewart@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Cindy Tabin |
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ctabin@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Elizabeth Turner |
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eturner@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Myra Vega |
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mmvegatustin.k12.ca.us | |
Jordan Visser |
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jvisser@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Kristin Wagstaff |
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kwagstaff@tustin.k12.ca.us | |
Veronica Williams |
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SUPPORT STAFF
Title | Name | Email Address | |
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Library Media Tech | Cynthia Rivera | clrivera@tustin.k12.ca.us
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Plant Manager | Frank Rodriguez | frodriguez@tustin.k12.ca.us
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