Office of First Deputy Superintendent of Schools

Jessica Benavides

First Deputy Superintendent of Schools

jessica.benavides
@lansingschools.net

519 W. Kalamazoo Street,
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 755-2090 Office
(517) 755-1049 Fax

• Alternative Education (LLH/CUB)
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Athletics and Enrichment
• Capital Area K-12 Online
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Instructional Council
• K-12 Schools
• Professional Development
• Pupil Accounting and Central Enrollment
• Research Requests
• Steering Committees
• Summer School

Charlotte Comrie

Sarah Hipps

Project Manager
sarah.hipps@lansingschools.net

Kim Johnson-Ray

Senior Director of Elementary Education
kimberly.johnson-ray@lansingschools.net

Ariel Rodriguez Peña

Senior Director of Middle Years and Academies
ariel.rodriguez-pena@lansingschools.net

Mitch Foster

Senior Director of Secondary Education
mitchell.foster@lansingschools.net

Paden Stalter

Senior Director of Student Success
paden.stalter@lansingschools.net

Michelle Whalen

Executive Assistant
michelle.whalen@lansingschools.net

Yvonne Thomas

Director of Instruction
(K-8, Math & Science)
yvonne.thomas@lansingschools.net

Sarah Odneal, Ed.D.

Director of Continuous Improvement
sarah.odneal@lansingschools.net

Heather Guerra

Director of Instruction
(K-8, Literacy & Social Studies)
heather.guerra@lansingschools.net

Anna DiPonio

Director of Assessment and Evaluation
anna.diponio@lansingschools.net

Lisa Dean

Director of Instruction
(9-12)
lisa.dean@lansingschools.net