SEQUOYA SENSATIONS
Below is a preview of some of the amazing teachers, staff members and grade level teams we have working at Sequoya. Click on the name to view their biography.
New Members of the Sequoya Family
Karen Pescatore - P.A.C.T.
I am joining the wonderful Sequoya staff as the P.A.C.T. teacher. This is my fourteenth year in the district and I previously taught Gifted at Mountainside Middle School. I am so excited to meet and work with all of my students throughout the grade levels. When I am not at school, I am hiking and playing with my own family of three children.
I reside in McCormick Ranch, and have spent the last 4 years at Cocopah teaching 6th grade science and student council. I am ecstatic to be joining the Sequoya family.
I have a BA in fashion from Stephens College in Columbia, MO and my MAED from University of Phoenix. I look forward to working with each student and making this the best year as well as the most memorable. Feel free to reach me at jmccrensky@susd.org
Sheena Byerly - Third Grade
AZ Native
married past May 2
4th year teaching, 2nd year in SUSD
love to go to Disneyland
really excited to be here!
Diane Naslund - LLC Speech-Language Pathologist
Hi,
My name is Diane Naslund. I will be working in the Language Learning Center (LLC) as the Speech-Language Pathologist. I look forward to being part of the Sequoya family in my 23rd year with the district!
Tia Danneman - English Immersion Specialist
I am the new EIS teacher. I am part-time at Sequoya and part-time at Cherokee. I have been with the Scottsdale School District for over 15 years. In my free time I enjoy working in my cactus garden and hiking in beautiful Arizona. I look forward to working with each of my ESL students.
Jeff Metcalf - Fifth Grade
"I'm thrilled to be teaching fifth grade once again, and I'm looking forward to making a home at Sequoya. I come from Aztec Elementary School, where I taught third grade last year. When I have the time, I like to scuba dive with my daughter, who is my dive buddy, and spend time learning new things."
Shari McConnell - ABC Teacher
I am the ABC teacher and am very pleased to be at Sequoya. I have lived in Ohio, Alaska, and Michigan and am now beginning my fourth year living in the Arizona desert. I have a BS from Mount Union College and earned an MS in education from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Go Blue!
Trudie Camponovo-Barrow - ABC Speech-Language Pathologist
My name is Trudie Camponovo-Barrow. The students call me "Mrs. CB". I am the Speech-Language Pathologist for the new ABC program at Sequoya. I have a BA from the State University of NY at Buffalo and my MA from George Washington University. I have been teaching for over twenty years both in Maryland and Scottsdale. I am married and have a daughter and son who are both in Medical school.
Lisa Hildreth - Psychology Intern
Hello, my name is Lisa Hildreth. I have a M.A. in Educational Psychology, and I am currently finishing up my PH.D. I will be the School Psychology Intern at Sequoya Elementary School this year. I have previously worked in the Schottsdale district at Hopi Elementary School and Sierra Vista Academy. I also worked at Sourthwest Neuropsychology Associates and Phoenix Childrens Hospital in the Neuropsychology department.
