Department Staff Directory
Welcome to our Community Education Department Staff Directory! We at Community Education want to ensure that our QCUSD students and families are having an amazing time with our programs, please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns!
Our goal, as a district, is to provide a quality education with the belief that all children can learn. We are proud of the comprehensive pre-k through 12th grade academic programs we offer to meet the needs for all of our students. We have quality programs in regular education, gifted, special education, and early childhood, as well as career and technical, and alternative high school services.
Ellie Hardt - Director of Community Education
Hi, I am Ellie Hardt and I am proud to be the Director of Community Education for QCUSD. I have served in education for over 25 years working in a variety of roles ranging from a teacher, to a high school coach (basketball, track and cross country), to an Athletic Director and now my new current role as the Director of Community Education . I attended Northern Arizona University (Go Lumberjacks!) where I received a BA in Elementary Education. I am an Arizona native and I have called the Queen Creek area my home for the past 17 years. In my free time I love to organize cross country races around the country , shop, and spend time with my family. My husband Shaun and I have 6 amazing kids (5 of which) have all graduated from QCHS. I have also been blessed with 7 beautiful grandchildren.
Feel free to contact me at ehardt@qcusd.org
DeeAnn Beall
Community Ed Admin Assistant
Enrichment Programs
480-987-5998, dbeall@qcusd.org
Lynnette Swainston
Financial Clerk
480-987-7429
lswainston@qcusd.org
Cara Roth
Facility Rental Clerk
480-987-5981
croth@qcusd.org
Shirley Barnett
DK Before/After School Program Supervisor
480-655-6226
sbarnett@qcusd.org
Jamey Vella
Discovery Kids Contracts/Facilitator
480-987-7460
jvella@qcusd.org
Marissa Horton
Troy Gibson
Regional Lead - Youth Athletic Program
Discovery Kids Site Leads
Below are the Site Leads for our Discovery Kids Before and After School Program. The Site Leads are the Community Education staff that oversee the everyday operations for Discovery Kids at the respective schools.
Discovery Kids Site Leads
Below are the Site Leads for our Discovery Kids Before and After School Program. The Site Leads are the Community Education staff that oversee the everyday operations for Discovery Kids at the respective schools.
Desert Mountain Elementary School
~ Caleb Thrall
~ cthrall@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-494-7127
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School
~ Melanie Whinery
~ mwhinery@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-930-2405
Frances-Brandon Pickett Elementary School
~ Destinee Lopez
~ dlopez4@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-274-9012
Gateway Polytechnic Academy
~Lee Thompson
~ lthompsonl@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-512-9581
Jack Barnes Elementary School
~ Kim Zaccagnino
~ kzaccagnino@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-241-0635
Queen Creek Elementary School
~ Christian Martinez
~ cmartinez2@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-277-0287
Silver Valley Elementary School
~ Jamey Vella
~ jvella@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-842-2342
Katherine Mecham Barney School
~ Cheryl Ann Hicks
~ chicks@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-241-5869
Schnepf Elementary
School
~ Jennifer Luna
~ jluna@qcusd.org
~ Site Phone: 480-743-7930
