Staff

Administration

Photo of Sara Liebert

Sara Liebert, Principal

Part of the Muir family since 2011
lieberts@sfusd.edu
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John Collins, Assistant Principal

Part of the Muir family since 2020
collinsj@sfusd.edu
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Classroom Teachers

Linnea Larson

Linnea Larson, Pre-K

Part of the Muir family since 2019
larsenl@sfusd.edu
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Tasha Castañeda

Tasha Castañeda, Kindergarten Bilingual

Part of the Muir family since 2020
castanedat@sfusd.edu
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Maiya Coilton smiling next to an archway

Maiya Coilton, Kindergarten

Part of the Muir family since 2017
coiltonm1@sfusd.edu
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Robert Stewart, Kindergarten

Part of the Muir family since 2018
stewartr1@sfusd.edu
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Bélen smiling on top of a canyon

Bélen Blanco Benitez, 1st Grade Bilingual

Part of the Muir family since 2019
blancobeniteza@sfusd.edu
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Devina Owens

Devina Owens, 1st Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2020
owensd@sfusd.edu
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Laura Ristow

Laura Ristow, 1st Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2017
ristowl@sfusd.edu
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Becca Beltramo, 2nd Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2019
beltramor@sfusd.edu
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Andrea Fontenot

Andrea Fontenot, 2nd Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2019
fontenota@sfusd.edu
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Steve Tamsky

Steve Tamsky, 2nd Grade Bilingual

Part of the Muir family since 2010
tamskys@sfusd.edu
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Morgan Nilsen

Morgan Nilsen, 3rd Grade Bilingual

Part of the Muir family since 2019
nilsenm@sfusd.edu
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Justin Stoddard, 3rd Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2011
stoddardj@sfusd.edu
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Lisa Cowles

Lisa Cowles, 4th Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2015
cowlesl@sfusd.edu
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Mariah Murga smiling in a blue flower dress

Mariah Murga, 4th Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2017
murgam@sfusd.edu
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Rashida Carter

Rashida Carter, 5th Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2015
carterr1@sfusd.edu
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Joe Mannarino

Joe Mannarino, 5th Grade

Part of the Muir family since 2016
mannarinoj1@sfusd.edu
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Support Staff

Sarah Allison smiling with butterfly wings created from student artwork

Sarah Allison, Visual Art Teacher

Part of the Muir family since 2017
allisons@sfusd.edu
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Mónica Espinoza

Mónica Espinoza, School Social Worker

Part of the Muir family since 2018
espinozam@sfusd.edu
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Fataneh Hamilton smiling and holding a dinosaur with a toothbrush in his mouth

Fataneh Hamilton, School Nurse

Part of the Muir family since 2016
hamiltonf@sfusd.edu
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Molly Horton

Molly Horton, Literacy Coach

Part of the Muir family since 2010
loebm@sfusd.edu
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Amanda Kalter smiling with glasses

Amanda Kalter, Bilingual Academic Response to Intervention Facilitator

Part of the Muir family since 2010
kaltera@sfusd.edu
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Andrew Kelder close up smiling

Andrew Kelder, Elementary Physical Education Specialist

Part of the Muir family since 2019
keldera@sfusd.edu
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Kristin Matthews, Instructional Reform Facilitator

Part of the Muir family since 2015
matthewsk@sfusd.edu
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Melinda Nokes, Teacher Librarian

Part of the Muir family since 2011
nokesm@sfusd.edu
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Cynthia Sosa, Elementary Physical Education Specialist

Part of the Muir family since 2018
sosac@sfusd.edu
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Desiree St. Louis smiling in front of a fence

Desiree St. Louis, Family Liaison

Part of the Muir family since 2015
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Ruth Valle smiling with a blue background

Ruth Valle, Secretary

Part of the Muir family since 2011
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Purita Yee, Elementary Advisor

Part of the Muir family since 2020
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SPED Team

Nercy Arias smiling holding her baby and a picture book about Celia Cruz

Nercy Arias, RSP/Special Education Bilingual Teacher

Part of the Muir family since 2014
ariasn@sfusd.edu
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Ana Phan, SPED Paraeducator

Part of the Muir family since 2006
phana@sfusd.edu
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Grace Villanueva smiling in a checkered shirt

Grace Villanueva, SPED Paraeducator

Part of the Muir family since 2019
villanuevag@sfusd.edu
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Community Partners Support Staff

Sana smiling with a graduation cap and leis around her neck

Sana DarMousa, John Muir Community School Beacon Afterschool Program Leader

Part of the Muir family since 2017
sdarmousa@ymcasf.org
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Ayah smiling with a Black Lives Matter pin

Ayah Mouhktar, Site Coordinator for Beacon

Part of the Muir family since 2018
amouhktar@ymcasf.org
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LaSaundra Owens posing in front of a group of people gathered

LaSaundra Owens, John Muir Community School Beacon Director

Part of the Muir family since 2009
lowens@ymcasf.org
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Yaya Persing

Yaya Persing, Garden Educator with Community Grows

Part of the Muir family since 2018
yaya@communitygrows.org
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Carolina Samayoa smiling against a grey background

Carolina Samayoa, John Muir Community School Beacon Academic Coordinator

Part of the Muir family since 2019
csamayoa@ymcasf.org
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Cristina smiling outside by a bench at the community garden

Cristina Vila Ruiz, Garden Educator CommunityGrows

Part of the Muir family since 2018
cristina@communitygrows.org
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Student Teachers

Miguelangel smiling in front of artwork

Miguelangel Luna, 2nd Grade with Mr. Tamsky

Part of the Muir family since 2020
mluna5@usfca.edu
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Rosy smiling with a flower mural background

Rosy Patel, 3rd Grade with Mr. S

Part of the Muir family since 2020
patelr1@x.sfusd.edu
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Emily Phung

Emily Phung, 4th Grade with Ms. Lisa

Part of the Muir family since 2020
ephung@dons.usfca.edu
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This page was last updated on November 20, 2020