Contact Us

Department of Special Education & Psychological Services

Professional Development Building
1680 David E. Cook Way
Clovis, California 93611
559. 327. 9400
559. 327. 9429 Fax
  
Theresa Pafford
Administrator
SELPA & Legal Compliance
(559) 327-9400
[email protected]
Dr. Carrie Carter
Administrator, Special Education
District Wide
(559) 327-9400
[email protected]
Paula Vived
Assistant Director, Special Education
Secondary Areas
(559) 327-9400
[email protected]



Kristen Hatton
Assistant Director, Special Education
Elementary Areas
(559) 327-9400
[email protected]
Dawn Zinger-Corley
Program Specialist
Buchanan High School  
Secondary Area
(559) 327-3515
[email protected]
Ronda Schmidt
Program Specialist
Buchanan High School 
Elementary Area
(599) 327-9421
[email protected]



Dr. Cari Loete
Learning Director, Special Education
Clovis High School  
Secondary Area
(559) 327-1344
[email protected]
Meaghan Young
Program Specialist
Clovis High School 
Elementary Area
(559) 327-9394
[email protected]
Stacey Tafoya
Program Specialist
Clovis West High School
Secondary Area
(559) 327-2147
[email protected]




Liza Gossett
Program Specialist
Clovis West High School 
Elementary Area
(559) 327-9436
[email protected] 
Allison Gage
Program Specialist
Clovis East High School   
Secondary Area
(559) 327-4238       

Michelle Melkonian
Program Specialist
Clovis East High School
Elementary Area
(559) 327-9413 




Whitney Swillis
Learning Director, Special Education
Clovis North High School
Secondary Area
(559) 327-5104 
[email protected]
Gabrielle Worden
Program Specialist
Clovis North High School 
Elementary Area
(559) 327-9411 

Sara Oliveira
Program Specialist 
District Wide
CITI Kids (Birth-3)
(559) 327-8450
[email protected] 
 



Katie Shea
Program Specialist
District Wide
Transition/LINKS/KEYS
(559) 327-9901 
[email protected]
Tacy Kroell 
Program Specialist
District Wide
Alternative Ed/SSSA
(559) 327-9255

Deanna Ruby
Program Specialist
District Wide
Severely Disabled
(559) 327-9387
[email protected] 



Danielle Hester
Program Specialist
District Wide
SDC Intervention
(559) 327-9448
[email protected] 
Amanda Martin
Program Specialist
District Wide
Autism
(559) 327-9434
[email protected] 
 
Shelbi Kowalski
Program Specialist
District Wide
Autism
(559) 327-9449  
[email protected] 



Kasey Schwartz
Program Specialist 
District Wide
Speech and Language Services
(559) 327-9395
[email protected] 
 
Lindsay Huang
Program Specialist 
District Wide
Speech and Language Services
(559) 327-9374
[email protected] 
Heather Guffey
Program Specialist
Clovis East High School
Elementary Area
(559) 327-9414




Rebecca Genco
Program Specialist 
District Wide
SDC Preschool
(559) 327-9400
[email protected] 
Shireen Malan
Program Specialist 
District Wide
Support Services
(559) 327-9877

Kristine Lachs 
Program Specialist 
District Wide 
Psychologists  
(559) 327-9389
[email protected]



Wendy Karsevar
504 Learning Director, 
District Wide
(559) 327-9385





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