Sunrise Staff
Every member of the Sunrise staff treats our students with care and respect. We focus on inspiring students as we help them achieve academic and personal excellence. Sunrise features some of the best teachers, staff, and volunteers in the state of Arizona! We truly have great people. We know you’ll agree that good communication between the school and the parents improves the overall education and development of our kids. We invite you to get to know the Sunrise teachers and support staff. We think they’re great—and you will too.

Principal and Office Staff
Suzzette Whelchel
Principal
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Hilda Holguin
Secretary
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Jennifer Krizay
Clerk
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Arely Neblina
Home School Liaison
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Teachers
Kindergarten
Bethany Gaspar
Kindergarten
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Jarett Huerta
Kindergarten
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Arelieen Lemke
Kindergarten
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Aneli Obregon
Kindergarten
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First Grade
Xiomara Gazda
First Grade
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Gillian Hobbs
First Grade
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Cristine Kinsman
First Grade
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Graciela Ramirez
First Grade
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Second Grade
Yanely Barrios
Second Grade
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LeAnn Crist
Second Grade
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Sandy Vasquez
Second Grade
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Magdalena Mendoza
Second Grade
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Third Grade
Ana Hernandez
Third Grade
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Kristal Hopkins
Third Grade
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Paige Souza
Third Grade
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Vivian Garcia
Third Grade
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Fourth Grade
Tarin Hayes
Fourth Grade
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Kathryn Diaz
Fourth Grade
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Sharron Heppel-Vasquez
Fourth Grade
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Stephanie Lloyd
Fourth Grade
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Fifth Grade
McKenna Casas
Fifth Grade
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Maria De La Cruz
Fifth Grade
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Don Duquette
Fifth Grade
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Kate Westmoreland
Fifth Grade
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Special Services
Maria Moreno Castro
Autism K–2
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Stacy Gibson
Counselor
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Roberta Knueppel
Resource Teacher
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Sandra Montoya
Autism 3–5
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Noemi Quintana
Reading Interventionist
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Specials
Natalia Galabiz
Art
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Dalilah Lopez
Para-Librarian
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Karrie Myers
Music
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Meagan Veraldi
PE
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Specialists
Katie Conway
Cafeteria Manager
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