Administration & Support
Melissa Gonzales, Principal
Alicia Greenwald, Vice Principal
Tom Ryan, Vice Principal
Caroline Gifford, Director of Student Services, 9th Grade Level Chair
Stephanie Payés, School Counselor
Becky Roman, Office Assistant
Patty Santiago, Operations Manager
Manuel Garcia, Custodian
College Counseling Department
Lisa Zhang, Director of College Counseling
408-510-0983
lisa.zhang@kippsanjose.org
Holly Kucek, College Counselor
408-510-0206
holly.kucek@kippsanjose.org
Andree Thomas, College Counselor
408-828-0821
andree.thomas@kippsanjose.org
English Department
Elizabeth Barrett, 10th English, English Department Chair
Dalia Cuenca, 9th Grade English
Keely Gabbert, 12th English, 12th Grade Level Chair
Jennifer Kim, 11th English, 11th Grade Level Chair
Math Department
Chelsey Green, AP Calculus, Pre-Calculus
Brian McIntosh, Algebra I, Algebra II
Anita Lin, 9th Grade Biology, Algebra I
Michael Yacovelli, Geometry and AP Statistics
Science Department
Talia Arbit, Biology
Lila Forte, Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Science Department Chair
Jessica Goldstein, 9th Grade Physics, Human Anatomy and Physiology
Anita Lin, 9th Grade Biology, Algebra I
History Department
Kelsey Clark, World History, AP World History
Nick LaRocque, Pre-AP World History
Laura Leach, Economics
Leanne Pascal, US History, AP US History, History Department Chair
Tom Ryan, Government
Electives
Alejandro Chavarria, Spanish 2, Spanish 3
Neal Finch, PE, Health, Athletic Director
Celia Parsons, Art, Yearbook
Cynthia Reza, Spanish I, Spanish 4, AP Spanish Lang.
Kenny Thomas, Music Director
