Waters Elementary
School Hours 8:00 - 3:00

​Regular Office Hours- 7:45am to 3:30pm 

4540 N. Campbell Ave. Chicago, IL 60625  (773) 534-5090 ​
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FACULTY DIRECTORY
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & OFFICE STAFF
Peter Rutkowski   |   Principal   |  [email protected]
Judith Martin   |   Assistant Principal  | [email protected]
Melissa Mendez   |  Office Clerk   |   mmendez54@cps.edu (Hablo español)
Molly Larson  |  Case Manager   |  [email protected] 
Theresa Parcell | Multisensory Reading Interventionist | [email protected]
Caroline Pilman | MTSS Interventionist | ​[email protected]
Ana Maria Rivadeneira | ELPT Bilingual Coordinator | [email protected] (Hablo español)


PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Nancy Beza |  Rm 105   |   [email protected] (Hablo español)
Daniela Mihalkova | Teacher Assistant - Pre-K | [email protected]


KINDERGARTEN
Laura Astudillo | Room 107 | [email protected] (Hablo español)
Carrie Frieswyk |   Rm 111   |  [email protected]

Nicole Pesch  |  Rm 201 | [email protected]​
Celia Novak |  Rm 108 | [email protected]

Alison Bigane | Teacher Assistant | [email protected]
Yazmarie Morales | Teacher Assistant | [email protected] (Hablo español)
Elisabeth Odoy | Teacher Assistant  | [email protected]​



1ST GRADE
Siobhan Walsh  |   Rm 202   | [email protected]
Olga Nuñez-Johnson   |   Rm 208   |  [email protected] (Hablo español)
Paulina Heilbrunn |  Rm 211 |   [email protected] (Hablo español)


2ND GRADE
Karen Soto  |   Rm 203   |   [email protected] (Hablo español)
Aidan Currie  |  Rm 204  |  [email protected]
Evelyn Katsoulos  |  Rm 210  |   [email protected] (Hablo español)



3RD GRADE
Reem Fakhoury |  Rm 215 |  [email protected] ​(Hablo español)
TBD |   Rm 216   | 
Lia Berezka |   Rm 217   | [email protected]



4TH GRADE
Beronica Mermuys   |   Rm 317   |   [email protected] (Hablo español)
Erin Hooper   |   Rm 318   |   [email protected]
TBD |   Rm 319   | 


5TH GRADE
Heather Hoffman  |   Rm 205  |  [email protected]
Brandon Orlov   |   Rm 307   |   [email protected]
Monce Castro   |   Rm 308  | [email protected] (Hablo español)


6TH GRADE
Kathleen Smallwood | Rm 305 | [email protected]​
Jessica Collins |   Rm  304   | [email protected] ​(Hablo español)
Lucila Roman   |   Rm 310 |   [email protected] ​(Hablo español)


7TH GRADE 
Luke Vanderkrabben | Rm 311 | [email protected]​
Natalie Hernandez  |   Rm 309   | [email protected] (Hablo español)
Peggy Ballasch  |   Rm 302   |   [email protected]
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8TH GRADE
Seth Raman   |  Rm 301   |   [email protected] 
Arlicia McClain   |   Rm 303   |   [email protected]


ESSENTIALS TEACHERS
John Archer   |   Phys Ed   |   [email protected]
David Batdorf  |  Music  |  [email protected]
Chris Landis   |  Theatre |   [email protected]
Reine Ortiz- Calderon |  Phys Ed / Health    |   [email protected] (Hablo español)
Kerrie Rovito | Environmental Science & Technology | [email protected] 
Alicia Zapata  |  Visual Art  | [email protected]​



DIVERSE LEARNER TEACHERS
Lindsay Bigane | Diverse Learner Teacher | [email protected]​
Mary Gulley |  Diverse Learner Teacher   |  [email protected]
Brad Hameister | Diverse Learner Teacher | [email protected]
Camila Perez | Diverse Learner Teacher |  [email protected] (Hablo español)
Gustavo Prado  |   Diverse Learner Teacher   |  [email protected] (Hablo español)
Mark Rentfro   |   Diverse Learner Teacher   |  [email protected] (Hablo español)
Vicki Tseng  |  Diverse Learner Teacher   |  [email protected]
Amy Yoder | Diverse Learner Teacher | [email protected]

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SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANTS
Forrest Downey | SECA | [email protected]
Deysi Flores | SECA | [email protected]
Amberje Kelly | SECA | [email protected]
Devleta Memic | SECA | [email protected]
Elizabeth Rangel-Romero  | SECA | [email protected] (Hablo español)
Michelle Santos | SECA | [email protected] (Hablo español)
Claire Wapole | SECA | [email protected]
Gene Jundt | SECA | [email protected]
Victor Aragon | SECA | [email protected]
Julious Nahuman | SECA | [email protected]
Jay Melton | SECA | [email protected]


CLINICIANS
Hadley Bricker   |   Counselor  |   [email protected]
Lindsay Muzzy    |   Counselor  |  [email protected]
Easter Lilly   |   Social Worker  |  [email protected]
Kelly Marth | Social Worker | [email protected]
Allison Fox     |   Psychologist  | [email protected]
Rochel Whitehouse    |  Occupational Therapist   |  [email protected]
Patricia Ormsby     |   Speech Therapist. | [email protected]


NUTRITION SUPPORT STAFF
Mark Williams  |  Lunchroom Manager  |  [email protected]
Makbule Roshi  |  Cook  |  
Fred Slater |  Cook  |  
Tammy Ramos |  Cook  |  

BUILDING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
Kevin Riley  |  Chief Engineer  | [email protected]
Contact Guidelines
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The best way to contact the administration, teachers or staff is by email. 

Classroom questions concerning your child should be addressed with your child’s teacher prior to contacting the administration. ​

Please allow two business days for a response. If no response is received by the teacher, please resend email and cc school leadership. 



Important Message about Non-Discrimination at Waters:

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Our school adheres to the CPS Comprehensive Non-Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation Policy, which outlines the District’s comprehensive approach to provide a safe working and learning environment at Waters and other schools across the city. This means that, at our school, we do not discriminate based on protected categories such as race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, as well as others outlined in the policy. 
For guidance on handling incidents, concerns, or inquiries related to this policy, please reference this webpage. ​

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