2025-26 Faculty


Because of strong academic growth for all racial and cultural student groups, Washington has been recognized with the Title I Academic Achievement Award. Many of our teachers have won Prudential Teaching Awards for excellence and are trained in GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design), allowing them more skills to challenge every student at all levels.

Teachers can be reached using BUSD’s standard email address protocol with the first and last name of the person you would like to reach: firstlast@berkeley.net.

Office

Joshua Heideman, Principal

510.644.4525

Lois Jones, School Administrative Assistant

510.644.6310

 
 

Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

Shelby Johnson, Room 106

John DeSerio, Room 112

 
 

Kindergarten (K)

Ashleigh Talbott, Room 100

Hannah Margulis-Kessel, Room 104

Shireen Ali, Room 108

 

First Grade

Sara Ellberg, Room 211

Jamie Davidson, Room 212

Janine Waddell, Room 213

 

Second Grade

Luba Hancock, Room B2

Annelisa Hedgecock, Room B3

Lori Kasle, Room B4

 

Third Grade

John Tubbs, Room 110

Hilary Mitchell, Room B6

Sam Sambrone, Room B7

 

Fourth Grade

Dawn Bail, Room 200

Oscar Zárate, Room B1

Ja’Mein Sanchez, Room B5

 

Fifth Grade

Riti Dhesi, Room 204

Laura Jokela, Room 208

Kris Kelly, Room 208

Cynthia Schafer, Room 210

Staff

Emily Hawkins, English Language Development

Devon D’ Avanzo, Therapist

Jaya Chinnaya, Speech

Monique Burt, Special Education

Liz Scarboro, Intervention Teacher

Amarrah Dent, Independent Study

Beverly Mann, Instructional Assistant

Alyssa Hudson, Special Education

Linh Truong, Therapist

Donald Arreola-Burl, Physical Education

Matt Willcox, School Campus Aide

Miriam Driouch, Instructional Assistant

Becky Bess, Instructional Assistant

Jasmine Hubbard, Instructional Assistant

Hillary Trainor, Full Inclusion

Wendy Whiting, Reading

Sacha Moustakas, Literacy Coach

Jillissa Bostic, Instructional Assistant

Mina Duffy, Psychologist

Gabriella Dumas, Instructional Assistant

DaJanee Cole, Instructional Assistant

Jackie Overlid, Librarian

Stephanie Diamond, Reading Intervention

Sharondale King, Special Education

Al Alves, School Safety Officer

Isa Strabala, Physical Education

Dahbia Bouaoud, Instructional Assistant

Jane Adams, Instructional Assistant