Family and Community Engagement Specialists (F.A.C.E.S.)
KCKPS’s Family and Community Engagement Specialists (F.A.C.E.S.) are committed to empowering families and building strong school-community partnerships that support student achievement and well-being.
FACE specialists work closely with family members and community organizations and
resources to build a partnership that supports and engages them in the educational process
for all students.
FACE specialists serve as a liaison that educates administrators, teachers and staff on how to communicate and work effectively and share power with parents as equal partners.
FACE specialists also advises and educates parents through specific research-based engagement strategies on
- how to navigate the educational system
- building parent capacity so they can become better advocates for their children’s education
- how to access referrals to community-based services for families
- how to expand opportunities for continued learning, voluntary community service and civic participation
- how to develop community collaborations.
F.A.C.E.S Directory
Karen Dalton
Welborn Elementary School
karen.dalton@kckps.org
Samantha Calderon
Grant Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School
samantha.calderon@kckps.org
Charlesetta Jackson
New Chelsea Elementary School
charlesetta.jackson@kckps.org
Jennifer Lopez
West Park Elementary School
jennifer.lopez@kckps.org
Yvette Norris
Silver City Elementary School
Frances Willard Elementary School
yvette.norris@kckps.org
Lusia Requenes
Emerson Elementary School
New Stanley Elementary School
lusia.requenes@kckps.org
Maquita Wells
Douglass Elementary School
Caruthers Elementary School
maquita.wells@kckps.org
Nicholas Boucher
Frank Rushton Elementary School
T.A. Edison Elementary School
nicholas.boucher@kckps.org
Maribel Williams-Suarez
Noble Prentis Elementary School
John Fiske Elementary School
maribel.williams-suarez@kckps.org
Naomi Mendoza
Stony Point North Elementary School
Stony Point South Elementary School
naomi.mendoza@kckps.org
Joel Obando
Mark Twain Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School
joel.obando@kckps.org
Ana Sanchez
Banneker Elementary School
Quindaro Elementary School
ana.sanchez@kckps.org
RaQeisha Portley
Hazel Grove Elementary School
Claude Huyck Elementary School
raqeisha.portley@kckps.org
Dominique Liddell
Lowell Brune Elementary School
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
dominique.liddell@kckps.org
Sara Camero
M.E. Pearson Elementary School
sara.camero@kckps.org
Dania Romero Arellano
Eugene Ware Elementary School
Lindbergh Elementary School
dania.romeroarellano@kckps.org
Vacant
D.D Eisenhower Middle School
Shelley Coulter
Rosedale Middle School
shelley.coulter@kckps.org
Elise Taylor
Central Middle School
elise.taylor@kckps.org
Cierra Bailey
Carl B. Bruce Middle School
cierra.bailey@kckps.org
Mischon Arrington
Gloria Willis Middle School
mischon.arrington@kckps.org
Alison Knight
Arrowhead Middle School
alison.knight@kckps.org
Laura Fajardo Arbelaez
Argentine Middle School
laura.fajardoarbelaez@kckps.org
Gina Pedrueza Monge
Sumner Academy
gina.pedrueza-monge@kckps.org
Cynthia Pulido
J.C. Harmon High School
cynthia.pulido@kckps.org
Melissa Lopez
Wyandotte High School
melissa.lopez@kckps.org
JaRaza Dawn
F.L. Schlagle High School
jaraza.dawn@kckps.org
Zayra Salazar
Washington High School
zayra.salazar@kckps.org