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3738 Walnut Avenue
Carmichael CA 95608

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Executive Board

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Damon Smith

Damon Smith

President

damon.smith@sanjuan.edu
(916) 971-5505
 

Damon Smith has been an educator in SJUSD since 2002. He began his career as an elementary teacher and taught 1-6 grades over the years. He began his administrative role as a Vice Principal at Starr King K-8, then served as the principal at Cambridge Heights Elementary, Del Paso Manor K-6 and now sits in the same position at Katherine Johnson Middle School. He has worked at many schools across the district, serving high and low density populations, and everything in between. He serves his colleagues and the district as a member of the Professional Growth Team (PGT), a mentor principal and as a SJPEC president.

Richard Judge

Past President

rjudge@sanjuan.edu
(916) 971-7654
 

Richard Judge has been in the San Juan District since 1993, when he joined Mira Loma High School as a math teacher. In 1999 he moved into administration, serving as Vice-Principal at Bella Vista, Rio Americano, and Encina High Schools. In 2014 he accepted the position of Principal at Encina. Over 25 years in San Juan – and 20 years in administration - has provided Richard with the experience and depth of knowledge necessary to understand the work of his SJPEC colleagues, the challenges they face, and their need of essential resources to do their job well. He is honored to lead his colleagues as President-Elect of SJPEC to help improve their work environment within the District.

Richard Judge
Melanie Allen

Melanie Allen

President-Elect

melanie.allen@sanjuan.edu
(916) 979-8145
 

Melanie started as an elementary school teacher in a neighboring district. After completing her admin credential, she moved to San Juan to be the principal at Deterding where she has been happily working for the past 9 years. In addition to being a principal, Melanie is the Coordinator of Advanced and Accelerated Programs to support the IB and Rapid Learner programs. Through that position, she has gained a lot of insight on the differences between secondary and elementary schools. Melanie was previously on the SJPEC board as the VP of Communications and is excited to be back as the President Elect.

Sue Hulsey

Executive Director

sue.hulsey@gmail.com
(916) 606-2919
 

Sue began her teaching career in San Juan Unified at Louis Pasteur Middle School in 1981. She taught at various middle schools in the district until her promotion to vice principal at Winston Churchill Middle School in 1993. Three years later Sue became the principal at Churchill. Moving into the district office in 2000 as a director, Sue spent the next ten years in various positions – director of summer school and open enrollment, middle school director, K-8 director, Assistant Superintendent K-12, Interim Superintendent – until her retirement in 2010. In 2010, she held various educational positions as a consultant, including interim principal and interim director. Sue returned to the district from 2013 to 2017 as the Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education. Since her retirement, Sue has been consulting and supporting various districts in the state, including San Juan. She is very pleased to be joining the SJPEC team as the interim Executive Director.

Sue Hulsey
Elizabeth Wahl

Elizabeth Wahl

Secretary

ewahl@sanjuan.edu
(916) 971-5237
 

I have been teaching in San Juan Unified since 1998, and serving as an administrator for the past 10 years. My teaching experience was in 5th and 6th grades, which helped develop my love of the middle years. I spent six years as principal of Mariemont Elementary and have been leading at Lichen P-8 for the past four years. My passions in education include: equity in education, serving students with special needs, and restorative practices and social emotional wellness.

Kenyon Armbrust

Treasurer

karmbrust@sanjuan.edu
(916) 971-7962
 

I have worked as a school psychologist in SJUSD since August 1999 and have worked with all ages of students from preschool to graduating high school students. I have held the office of SJPEC treasurer since July 2022 and I have been a SJPEC representative from 2007 to 2018 and also during the 21-22 school year. Additionally, I have worked on district wide budget committees such the district LEA Medi-Cal collaborative committee which manages income coming into the district from Medi-Cal billing.

Kenyon Armbrust
Dayle Cantrall

Dayle Cantrall

VP Communications

dcantrall@sanjuan.edu
(916) 971-7586
 

I have been working in SJUSD since 2001, the District I grew up in. I have been a Special Education Teacher, Program Specialist, Program Manager and currently a Program Administrator at Laurel Ruff Transition School. Having the opportunity to serve in so many different roles has allowed me to develop positive relationships with people across the District. Some of my strengths include being an effective communicator, having the gift of "Woo" and relationship building.

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CASP             California Association of School Psychologist
NASP             National Association of School Psychologist
ACSA             Association of CA School Administrators
ASCD             Association for Supervision and Curriculum             Development
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SJPEC

Mission Statement
San Juan Professional Educators Coalition (SJPEC) is the supervisor's association for San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD) whose function is to advocate for and represent its members pursuant to the Educational Employment Relations Act, commencing with Section 3540 of the Government Code.

Section 3540