FACULTY & STAFF
RITA ARCINIEGA
Custodian
rarciniega@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I have worked at Waterville School District for 14 years. I enjoy making sure everything is kept clean in our building and helping students to stay healthy! I am married and have three daughters. I enjoy cooking, reading, making cakes, and spending time with my family.
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MARSHA ASHLEY
3rd Grade
KEVIN AVEY
Maintenance
About Me: I was born and raised in Waterville graduated from Waterville High School! I am an avid hunter and fisherman and my hobby is camping with family and friends.
TAMRA AVEY
Custodial Staff
About Me: I was born in Provo, Utah. I am the oldest daughter and I have 4 sisters and 1 brother.
Kevin and I have five kids. Starting age at 24 -38
Three are mine and two are his.
I love to camp, fish and hunt and spending time at the ocean looking for sea glass and shells.
Kevin and I love to cook. Our specialties are crab and shrimp boil, and bbq smoked ribs.
I started working for Waterville School district 3 yrs ago as a substitute custodian. I am now on full time and get the pleasure of working with some wonderful people.
STACEY BIRAM
2nd Grade
GERI BLOCH
Occupational / Physical Therapy Tech
LOUANN BROMILEY
Transportation / Grounds
lbromiley@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I graduated from Waterville High School a LONG time ago and am starting my 30th year in the district. I am the mother of a son and daughter and grandmother to three of the best grandchildren ever!! I enjoy television, sports, and spending time with my family and friends.
LAILEE DALING
1st Grade
About Me: I have been in the education arena for many years, as a librarian, para professional and a classroom teacher. I love working with kids and continuing my education to enhance the learning of my students! I have lived in Waterville for 23 years. Both of my children attended and graduated from Waterville School.
TRINA CLUNE
Food Service Clerk
ANGIE DEISHL
Junior High Science / PE
About Me: This is my 16th year teaching in Waterville. I am excited to be back in the middle school teaching math and PE.
LUANN DODGE
1st Grade
KRISTINE GRAY
Para Educator
KIETH FINKBEINER
High School Social Studies / History
kfinkbeiner@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: HS Girls Basketball Coach, HS Football Coach, JH Girls Basketball Coach, married to the wonderful school nurse, and proud dad of Holly, Mac, & Evan.
JACKIE FINKBEINER
School Nurse
jfinkbeiner@waterville.wednet.edu | (509)-888-8599
About Me: I’ve been a registered nurse since 2006. I graduated from WSU with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and got married two weeks later to my husband Kieth. We have three children, Holly (9), Mac (6), and Evan (3). We love living in Waterville! I enjoy baking, gardening, golfing and reading in my spare time.
MELISSA FLAGET
Library / Enrichment / Intervention
SAMANTHA FLETCHER
History / ELA
About Me: I have been teaching at Waterville for five years. I started teaching middle school English and history and now teach those same subjects but to 5th and 6th graders. After graduating from Eastern Washington University I substitute taught down in the Spokane Valley area for four years before coming to work in Waterville. I am a Wenatchee Valley girl. My family moved to Cashmere in 1995 and I graduated from Cashmere High School. I always knew I would come back to this area. It’s why I refused to change my doctors, dentist, or bank after moving away. Some hobbies include: hiking, cross-country skiing, tennis, swimming, kayaking, reading, and baking.
REBECCA FRALEY
Elementary Special Education
REBECCA I'ANSON
K12 Art
KORENE GREENWOOD
Elementary Secretary
kgreenwood@waterville.wednet.edu
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About Me: I am a proud Shocker Alum that happens to be lucky enough to work in our district. I started working for Waterville School District in 1997 full time. My husband and I have three grown children that are also Shocker alumni. I love to be at the ocean any time I can!
JUSTIN GRILLO
4th Grade
About Me: My mission both in my personal and professional life is to ‘serve, encourage, and discover.’ I have been part of the Waterville School district since 2002 and am fortunate to have my own children being served by the professionals in this district. Throughout my career it has been fulfilling to help our school serve our students and community to the best of our abilities.
AUSTIN HINDERER
Special Education
ahinderer@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: "It is our actions far more than our abilities that show who we truly are." - Albus Dumbledore
"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes." - John Wooden
KELLY HINDERER
Intervention Specialist
About Me: I have been lucky enough to be a part of the Waterville Staff for more than 30 years. From teaching my first class of students to now teaching some of their kids, it has been an incredible journey.
"The measure of who we are, is what we do with what we have." - Vince Lombardi
JANET HOMAD
Para Educator
BLAINE PELLEGRINI
ESD / Technology Desktop Support
About me: I am a lifelong Washington resident and appreciate the variety the state offers. My years with the Federal Forest Service took me throught the state and across state lines and it was an incredible way to travel. I enjoy working with technoloty and I'm fascinated with how it advances. My partner works as a nurse at Central Washington Hospital. We both have artistic passions and enjoy exploring the Olympic Pennisula.
STEVEN KNEMEYER
Business & Marketing
About Me: I have experience in a wide variety of skill sets from massage therapy and entrepreneurship to computer hardware and a variety of software. I enjoy hiking, backpacking, camping, learning, and teaching. I have a wonderful wife, Rachel, a 16 year old daughter, Tierah, and a 6 year old son Ian. I graduated from CWU in 2018 with a Career and Technical Education certificate.
TAYN KENDRICK
Elementary Principal / Facilities Director
tkendrick@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I graduated from Waterville High School in 2000 and attended Eastern Washington University. There I received my BAE in special education. I went on to teach special education in Hermiston, Oregon. I have coached multiple sports and finished my Master’s in school administration. I am excited to work with some of the best kids in the state.
LEANNE LAFFERTY
Special Education Director
About Me: I began working in special education in 1999 as a Speech Language Pathologist. In 2012 I became a special education director because I love to program and problem solve for students with special learning needs. My job is both incredibly rewarding and challenging everyday. I have worked in Waterville since 2010 so I feel very much like a part of the staff. Go Shockers!
RENEE LANDON
About Me: I work with students of all ages with their different subjects and enjoy the rewards that come with this such as smiles, hugs and a lot of laughter. You could say I have always enjoyed and been around kids as my mom had a daycare from the time I was little to taking care of my kids. My hobbies consist of reading, spending time with family including my 4 legged ones.
MARJORIE LOEBSACK
Para Educator / Bus Driver
TABATHA MIRES
Superintendent / High School Principal
tmires@waterville.wednet.edu | 509-745-8583
About Me: I am proud to be a lifelong Shocker! I am a 13 year WHS graduate, and I feel lucky to have been provided an amazing education at Waterville. I returned to teach English and History at Waterville after graduating from Eastern Washington University. I loved every minute in the classroom working with students! I am married to Dell, and the mom of Wyatt, Alexandra and Marshall.
JILL MOOMAW
Counselor
jmoomaw@waterville.wednet.edu | (509)-888-5592
About Me: I started my journey to become a school counselor in 2003. I wanted to pursue a career where I could make a tangible impact on the lives of children and adolescents. I started my career as a school counselor in 2012, and am convinced it is the most rewarding career I could have pursued. I am married and have one daughter and our family loves to travel and scuba dive together.
JOHN MULLEN
Spanish / ESL / Leadership
About Me: My love of learning led me into teaching. I have taught for more than 25 years here and around the world. With my lovely wife we have raised 5 adventurous children who like us, enjoy travelling and meeting new people. Every day is a new adventure here.
GINA MULLENDORE
Business Office / Human Resources
gmullendore@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I have been in the education field for over 24 years. I began as a Para Educator in the Chapter 1 program (Kindergarten), went on to become the Attendance Secretary at a middle school, and was also a high school Registrar. I’m thrilled to serve this school, community, and students. My hobbies include gardening, sewing, and spending time with my grandchildren every chance I get!
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High School Science
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ROBERT OLIN
Transportation
NIMFA PARCELLS
Food Service / Head Cook
nparcells@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I have worked for the Waterville school district since 2007. I am originally from the Philippines, and moved to Waterville in 1993. I earned my Associates Degree in Secretarial Studies from Manto University. I love being interactive with all the students and staff. When I am not at work, I enjoy camping, traveling, gardening, and baking homemade pies and Filipino food!
SALLY RYAN
Business Manager
MARICELA SALDANA
High School Secretary
TIENA SHERIDAN
Registrar / Athletic Secretary
tsheridan@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I have worked at Waterville School since November of 2016. I have lived in Waterville since i was 12 and graduated in 1998 from Waterville High School. I have been married for 19 years and have 3 boys ages 8, 9, and 10. I spend most of my summer involved in swim team, camping with my family, and working in my yard. I love being a part of the school that I spent most of my childhood in and hopefully helping to make a difference, if only a little along the way.
JESSICA SHIFLETT
Para Educator
THERESA SHRINER
Para Educator
JESSIE SWIDER
High School English
About Me: Since joining the WHS staff my biggest accomplishment has been being recognized by elementary schoolers as “the lady from the Peter Pan play!” I feel fortunate to work with such supportive fellow educators who are passionate about student learning. Outside the classroom I am a member of a writer’s club, a volunteer with the Waterville Players, and a practitioner of traditional folk dance.
KIRSTEN THOMSEN
Kindergarten
MIA THOMSEN
AG / CTE Teacher
mthomsen@waterville.wednet.edu
About Me: I graduated from WSU December 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Education and a minor in Horticulture. Go Cougs! I love being outside hiking or taking walks. I also love reading in my spare time. I have two Pygmy Angora goats that I like to work with. In the summers I work on my family’s wheat farm here in Waterville. I am also a Young Life Leader for the Waterville group.
JONA TOLLACKSON
Para Educator
