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Leadership Teams

Collaborating to ensure all Salem-Keizer students graduate and are prepared for a successful life.


Executive Leadership Team

The Executive Leadership Team meets weekly to serve as an advisory body to the superintendent. The team—comprised of the superintendent, assistant superintendents and department directors—collaborates to ensure Salem-Keizer Public Schools is achieving its vision: all students graduate and are prepared for a successful life. 

Andrea Castañeda

Superintendent

Olga Cobb

Deputy Superintendent, Elementary

Danielle Neves

Deputy Superintendent, Secondary

Robert Silva

Chief Human Resources Officer

John Beight

Executive Director, Human Resources (In transition)

Paul Odenthal

Chief Operations Officer

Jonathan Mcilroy

Executive Director of Strategy & Analytics

Heidi Sann

Chief Financial Officer

Aaron Harada

Director of Community Relations & Communications

Senior Leadership Team

Along with the following individuals, members of the Executive Leadership Team also serve on the Senior Leadership Team.

Brad Avakian

Director of Labor Relations

Chris Baldridge

Director of Safety & Risk Management Services

Tara Baldridge

Director of Talent Acquisition & HR Programs

Matt Biondi

Director, Middle School Education

Ingrid Ceballos

Director, Elementary Education

T.J. Crockett

Director of Transportation Services

Cindy Darden

Director of Technology & Information Services

Scott Drue

Director of Student Services

Brenda Fox

Director of Talent Management

David Hughes

Coordinator of Operations & Logistics

David Jaimes

Director of Student Equity, Access & Advancement

Erik Jespersen

Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

Kristina Kihs

Coordinator of Budget & Fiscal Operations

Andrew Kronser

Director, Elementary Education

Stuty Maskey

Coordinator of Government Relations

Christina McMahan

Coordinator of Nutrition Services

Chris Moore

Director of Mental Health & Social-Emotional Learning

Jared Myers

Assistant Director of Student Services

Ashley Pierson

Director of Data Strategy

Larry Ramirez

Director, High School Education

Kyle Robertson

Assistant Director of Financial Services

Rob Schoepper

Director of State & Federal Programs, CTE

Joel Smallwood

Director of Facilities

Kevin Walker

Director, Elementary Education

Stephanie Whetzel

Director, Pre-K Programs