Staff Directory
Westwood Unified School District
Phone: 530-256-2311 Fax: 530-256-3539
District Superintendent - Michael Altenburg
Chief Business Officer - Courtney Russell
Phone Extension 4715, email crussell@westwoodusd.org
Administrative Assistant -Trena Smith
Phone Extension 4775, email tsmith@westwoodusd.org
Cafeteria Manager - Shelley Mendoza
Phone Extension 4722, email smendoza@westwoodusd.org
Cafeteria Assistant - Lorena Melendrez
Phone Extension 4722, email lmelendrez@westwoodusd.org
Maintenance - Gary Sullivan
Phone Extension 4760, email gsullivan@westwoodusd.org
Fletcher Walker Elementary School
Phone: 530-256-3295 Fax: 530-256-3693
Principal - Michael Altenburg
Phone Extension 4752, email maltenburg@westwoodusd.org
Athletic Director - Josie Gibbs
TK-Kindergarten -Jane Medici
Phone Extension 4718, email jmedici@westwoodusd.org
Grade 1 - Rebecca Nelson
Phone Extension 4711, email rnelson@westwoodusd.org
Grade 2/3 -Marci Johnson
Phone Extension 4717, email mjohnson@westwoodusd.org
Grades 4/5- Eileen Heisig
Phone Extension 4712, email eheisig@westwoodusd.org
Classified Staff
Secretary/Attendance - Connie Theobald
Phone Extension 4701, email ctheobald@westwoodusd.org
Instructional Aide - Maria Acuna
Email macuna@westwoodusd.org
Instructional Aide -Darla Hicks
Email dhicks@westwoodusd.org
Email tstrange@westwoodusd.org
Library and Media Tech - Sara Micone
Phone Extension 4790, email smicone@westwoodusd.org
After School Program Leader - Nichol Davis
Phone Extension 3501, email ndavis@westwoodusd.org
After School Program Aide - Silvia Murgia
Phone Extension 3501, email smurgia@westwoodusd.org
Night Custodian - Patty Elking
Phone Extension 4776, email pelking@westwoodusd.org
Lead Custodian/Grounds - Dezha Watkins-Kinsey
Phone Extension 4776, email dwatkins-kinsey@westwoodusd.org
Westwood Jr./Sr. High School
Phone: 530-256-3235 Fax: 530-256-3693
Principal - Michael Altenburg
Phone Extension 4752, email maltenburg@westwoodusd.org
Athletic Director - Josie Gibbs
Phone Extension 4708, email jgibbs@westwoodusd.org
Certificated Staff
Junior High - Louise Biggs
Phone Extension 4707, email lbiggs@westwoodusd.org
Junior High - Jon Foy
Phone Extension 4755, email jfoy@westwoodusd.org
Junior High - Josie Gibbs
Phone Extension 4757 email jgibbs@westwoodusd.org
High School Agriculture/Science/FFA - Cassandra Anderson
Phone Extension 4761, email cstrand@westwoodusd.org
High School Social Studies -Louise Biggs
Phone Extension 4756, email lbiggs@westwoodusd.org
High School Graphic Arts - Molly Barber
Phone Extension 4768, email mbarber@westwoodusd.org
High School Math -Malinda Duerksen
Phone Extension 4758, email mduerksen@westwoodusd.org
High School English - Cecilia Allin
Phone Extension 4756, email callin@westwoodusd.org
Classified Staff
Secretary/Registrar - Rhea Androy
Phone Extension 4750, email randroy@westwoodusd.org
Lead Custodian/Grounds - Dezha Watkins-Kinsey
Lassen County Office of Education
Resource - Barbara Murphy
Phone Extension 4768, email bmurphy@westwoodusd.org
Resource Instructional Aide - Tanya Timmins
Phone Extension 4768, email ttimmins@westwoodusd.org
Board of Trustees
Patricia Bennett, Board Clerk
Email pbennett@westwoodusd.org
Jodie Gunn, Board President
Email jgunn@westwoodusd.org
Emily Heffley, Board Member
Email eheffley@westwoodusd.org
Dawn Lee, Board Member
Email dlee@westwoodusd.org
Pamela Pettengill, Board Representative