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Student Special Services Organizational Chart

Student Special Services Organizational Chart for 2025-26

Executive Director of Student Special Services
Ryann Mead
Leadership for Special Education Programs; P-12 Instruction; Elementary Programs; K-12 Structured Learning Centers (SLC); OT/PT; IDEA Compliance; Special Education Enrollment; Staffing, Special Education State & Federal Budget;
Recruitment and Hiring; Contracts; Interagency Agreements; Office of Civil Rights Reporting & Compliance; Audits;
Community Engagement; SECC; Due Process; Formal Hearings
Special Education Early Learning Office Staff
Director Director Office Manager
Hilary Conville Nikki Clemons Chalea Zifka
Secondary Programs; SLP; Special Education/504 Waivers & Releases; IDEA Compliance; Secondary CIA; On Time Grad & SIP; Special Education Discipline; Auburn Online; Private School; Technology Liaison; Transition Services (Transition Specialists/Transition Assistance Program (TAP)); SECC; Medicaid; Highly Capable; Inclusion Institute Lead Early Childhood Special Education (ECE); Child Find; Birth-3 (IDEA Part C to B); Transitions; ECEAP Program Leadership in Collaboration with ECEAP Coordinator; ECEAP Budget; Liaison for ECE Transportation; Kindergarten Transitions; Block Fest; Peer Model Program; Preschool Inclusion; Community Partnerships; Transitional Kindergarten; Early Entry Administrative support to Executive Director; Payroll; Absence Reporting; Budget Revisions; Budget Tracking; Purchasing; Accounts Payable; Contract Processes; SSS Staffing; Certificated/Classified Pay Authorization; Time and Effort; Mileage Reimbursements
Director Assistant Director Administrative Assistant
Patrick Mulick Luisa Ardila Karolina Velichko
Promoting Independence; Paraprofessional Leadership; Inclusive Support Professionals; BCBA and Behavior Techs; Restraint & Isolation; Behavior Team Leadership; Autism Leadership; Staff Professional Development; Safety Care; Positive Behavior Support & Social Emotional Learning for Special Educators

ECEAP-Leadership; PSESD Liaison; Center Director; Standards & Compliance; Budget, Hiring & Retention; District-Family Engagement Liaison support; Engagement for Students with Disabilities; PD for Staff; Community Events & Partnerships; Student & Parent Focus Groups; Muckleshoot Liaison; Culturally Responsive PD; Quarterly Parent Nights

 Front Office Reception; Administrative support to Leadership Team; HR Staffing Memos; Early Learning Support; Peer Models; Child Find; Birth to Three; Early Entry; ECE Roster Management & Child Outcome Summary (COS) Reporting; SSS Website; Inclusion Institute Support
Director Program Specialists-Early Childhood Administrative Assistant
Alex Siwiec Candy Sheehan
IEP Online; Safety Net; Compliance;
Out of District Placements; Goalbook;
Tableau Data Systems; Year End Rollups; Assistive Technology Team; Psychologists; Extended School Year (ESY); IDEA/EGMS Grants; Special Education Manual; Section 504; Special Transportation Liaison; New/Incoming Students; SLC Placement; WaAim; Deaf & Hard of Hearing Education Support; Vision & Braille Services

Pre-K Instructional Specialist:
Sara Mattison
K Transition Specialist:
Kara Abernethy-Freidman

Preschool Transition Support; Early Learning Program Support to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities; Coaching; Collaboration; Job Embedded Professional Development; Modeling & Inclusive Practice Support; Curriculum & Instruction Alignment for Students with Disabilities

 Administrative Support to Leadership Team; Medicaid/Title XIX; File Management; PD Registration; CPS; Specialized Equipment Inventory (Destiny); Resource Library Management; Outgoing Mail; Block Fest;
Safety Care; Everyway; Unique Learning; Principal Collaboration Meetings
Program Specialists-
Elementary & Secondary		 Education Staff Associates (ESA) Data Specialist

Elementary Inclusion Specialist:
Deanna Tompkins
Secondary Inclusion Specialist:
Steve Quist
Inclusion Support-Ext Needs:
Liz Hentges

Program Support to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities; Coaching; Collaboration; Job Embedded Professional Development; Modeling & Inclusive Practice Support; Curriculum & Instruction Alignment for Students with Disabilities

Certified Professionals Assigned to
School Buildings
Occupational & Physical Therapists (OT/PT)

Team Lead:
Erin Jackowski & Brandy Anguiano Psychologists
Team Lead: Allison Rise
Speech Language Pathologists (SLP)
Team Lead: Alison Kihara & Kelsy Chesnut
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Team Team Lead: Mariah Angele

Sherry Moore

IEP Eligibility Tracking/Data Entry; Special Education Student Enrollment; WriteBack; Monthly Special Education Rosters; Monthly P223H Reporting; Federal Child Count; Verification; Least Restrictive Environment (LRE); Ethnicity Reporting; Special Transportation; Compliance Monitoring
Transition Specialists Itinerant Staff Data Specialist
Debra White

Molly McNeese:
AMHS, ARHS, West Auburn, Community Lab
Kym Raban: AHS, TAP, Community Lab

Program Support to Improve Outcomes for High School Students and Young Adults with Disabilities; coaching; Job Embedded Learning in Inclusive Settings; Community Outreach and Engagement; Alternate Graduation Plans; Agency Connections; Family Education; Transition Planning

 Audiologists: Sarah Cain & Sonia Choi
Teacher of the Deaf: Jan Pritchard
TVI: Sam Rodriguez
TVI/Orientation & Mobility: Josh Easley
Braillist: Andrew Stauffer
Registered Behavior Techs (RBT)
ECE Teachers: Laura Marshall & Mandy Koning		 Safety Net; Staff Evaluation Support; Home/Hospital; Discipline Tutors; Student Record Management; Restraint & Isolation Reporting; 504 Reporting; IEP Online; Discipline; Civil Rights; Waivers/Release; Building Tech; Clock Hours; Private Schools;
Evaluation Tracking/Reporting
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