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NameJob TitleEmail
Carlo Grasso
Position: Principal
Phone: 949-404-1305
Email: carlograsso@iusd.org
BIO:
Mr. Carlo Grasso was selected as founding principal of Cadence Park School after working as an educator in various capacities within the Irvine Unified School District for the past fifteen years. Most recently, he served with pride as the Principal of Oak Creek Elementary, home of the W.I.S.E. Owls. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Principal at Sierra Vista Middle School.
Before his career in school leadership, Mr. Grasso taught science, math, and video production to students in grades six through eight at three different middle schools across southern California.
When not at school, Mr. Grasso stays busy with his wife and four children, usually along the sidelines of a soccer field. He is a fun-loving educator who is beyond excited to be at the helm as IUSD opens their 40th school!
Sofia Akesbi
Melody Alvarado
Position: Administrative Asst. to the Principal
Phone: 949-404-1302
Email: melodyalvarado@iusd.org
BIO:
Melody Alvarado has been selected as the Administrative Assistant to the Principal, and is has worked most recently in the front office of neighboring Cypress Village Elementary. She is an Irvine resident who has successfully raised two sons in IUSD schools
Alexandria Balsz
Jan BarrettCampus Supervisor
Jan Barrett
Position: Campus Supervisor
Jocelyn Bertovich
Reed Buck
Estefania Cabezas
Brantley Carranza
Dan Carroll
Position: Teacher - 4th
Phone: 949-404-1347
Email: DanielCarroll@iusd.org
BIO:
Dan Carroll is a National Board Certified educator with 16 years of teaching experience. He loves teaching and considers his classroom to be a caring, engaging, and innovative environment. He continually challenges himself by seeking out and incorporating new teaching strategies and ideas. When he's not teaching, he loves spending time with his wife Deanne, his son Jack, and his daughter Taylor.
Sun Im Chambers
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Samantha Chang
Isabel Chavez
Janice Chen
Position: Mandarin Translator
Email: JaniceChen@iusd.org
Timothy Choi
Samantha Cortes
Position: Teacher - 2nd
Email: samanthacortes@iusd.org
Jasmine De Luna
Matthew Distante
Bianka Diza
Michelle Drennan
Luixsana Drulias
Position: Teacher - 2nd/3rd Combo
Phone: 949-404-1335
Email: LuixsanaGonzalez@iusd.org
BIO:
Luixsana Drulias is beyond excited to join the Pumas family. After graduating from UCLA, she became an applied behavioral analysis therapist where her passion for teaching and mentoring children first sprouted. From there, she returned to school to pursue a credential from CSU Fullerton and is currently working on her Master’s in Education. As a teacher at Cadence Park, she wants to establish a positive, inclusive, technology-rich and safe learning environment for all of her students.
