Our Team

Administration

Fr. Joaquin Martinez, SJ

President

(619) 423-2121 x 136

Ms. Faina Salter

Principal (MDCE)

fsalter@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x 131

Ms. Cristina Torres

Assistant Principal

ctorres@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Faculty

Ms. Laura Bistric

4th Grade Teacher

lbistric@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Elsa Bremer

8th Grade Teacher

ebremer@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Ericka Brunner ’09

Dance Teacher

ebrunner@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Maribel Compagnone

Kindergarten Teacher

mcompagnone@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Karmina Garcia

2nd Grade Teacher

kgarcia@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Maria Gutierrez

TK Teacher

mgutierrez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Amanda Idiaquez

1st Grade Teacher

aidiaquez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Lauren Lee

2nd Grade Teacher

llee@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Victoria Lopez

4th Grade Non-Bilingual Teacher

nortega@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Karina Moncayo

Kindergarten Teacher

kmoncayo@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Nelly Ortega

6th/7th Grade Teacher

nortega@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Carmen Poqui

3rd Grade Teacher

cpoqui@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Sinead Quinn

3rd Grade Teacher

squinn@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Teresina Ruiz

5th Grade Teacher

truiz@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Vanessa Saucedo Flores

2nd Grade English Teacher


(619) 423-2121

Mr. Ron Smith

Counselor/Athletic Director

rsmith@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x339

Mr. Brian Solis

PE Teacher

bsolis@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Vanessa Valle

5th Grade Spanish Teacher

vvalle@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Monica Varela

1st Grade Teacher

mvarela@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Brenda Vasquez

World Languages Teacher

bvasquez@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Melissa Sanchez

SCHOOL COUNSELOR

msanchez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Staff

Ms. Mayela Adame

Instructional Assistant

madame@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Ms. Lisa Arzaga

ESL Substitute


(619) 423-2121

Ms. Ivanna Bermudez

Instructional Assistant

ibermudez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Mr. Jeremiah Brooks

Web Administrator

jbrooks@materdeicatholic.org

Ms. Melanie Dietz

President’s Executive Assistant | Office Manager

Mr. Ryan T. Easley, MBA P’35 P’36

Business Manager

reasley@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 221

Ms. Karla Figueroa

Principal's Executive Assistant/Admissions Associate

kfigueroa@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Zury Galvez, MBA HRM, SHRM-CP, PHRca P’29

Director of Human Resources

zgalvez@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 127 (619) 566-4345

Mr. John Joyner P’28

Director of Advancement | Head Football Coach

jjoyner@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 248

Ms. Maritza Martin del Campo

Instructional Assistant

mmartindelcampo@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Sandra Montes

Instructional Assistant

smontes@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Mr. David Napoleon

Evening Campus Supervisor

dnapolean@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 134

Ms. Patricia Peraza

Instructional Assistant

pperaza@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Claudia Perez

Instructional Assistant

cperez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Mr. John Rodinec P’19 ’21

Director of Security | Ps121-Campus Security

jrodinec@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 134

Ms. Melissa Sanchez

SCHOOL COUNSELOR

msanchez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Ms. Miriam Sanchez

Instructional Assistant

msanchez@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121

Ms. Julia Serrato

Instructional Assistant

jserrato@mdjda.org
(619) 423-2121 x

Mrs. Jodie Simbolon

Chief Financial Officer

jsimbolon@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 104

Mr. Ivan Jurado

Director of Marketing & Communications

ijurado@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 185

Mr. Luis Torres

Director of Information Technology (MDCE)

ltorres@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 184

Ms. Denise Valdez

Major Events Coordinator

drodriguez@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121 x 126

Ms. Karelly Paredes ‘13

Theology Teacher

kparedes@materdeicatholic.org
(619) 423-2121