Staff Directory

Downs, Daniel

PE Teacher (Monday - Friday)

Biography

I am the K-5 Physical Education Teacher at John Muir Elementary. I believe in teaching students a variety of sports and motor skills that will help them appreciate movement so that they will be lifelong movers.

Gendrich, Julia

Instrumental Music Teacher

jmgendrich@seattleschools.org

Gray, Jonni

2nd Grade Teacher

jlgray@seattleschools.org

Gessese, Helina

Office Assistant

hbgessese@seattleschools.org

Haile, Yordanos

Bilingual Instructional Assistant

yahaile@seattleschools.org

Han, Tam

Instructional Assistant - Vietnamese

tphan@seattleschools.org

Harris, Tiffany

1st Grade Teacher

tsharris@seattleschools.org

Hayashi, Mari

Instructional Assistant - Extended Resource

mehayashi@seattleschools.org

Irwin, Erika

Administrative Secretary

erirwin@seattleschools.org

Hello. I am proud to say this is my 18th year at John Muir, 3rd year as the Administrative Secretary. When I'm not at work I enjoy long walks, cooking, baking and spending as much time with my sweet grandson as possible.

John Muir is a special place and I am so grateful to be part of such an amazing community of educators.

Jackson, DeShawn

Student/Family Advocate

dajackson3@seattleschools.org

Jarato, Aniso

Head Start Classroom Assistant

anjarato@seattleschools.org

Jenkins, Taylor

4th Grade Teacher

tajenkins@seattleschools.org

Kameyab, Monica

Resource Teacher

mckameyab@seattleschools.org

Kovnat, Sylvie

3rd Grade Teacher

sekovnat@seattleschools.org

Lamarre, Marjorie

Literacy Coach

mrlamarre@seattleschools.org

Lau, Monica

Kindergarten Assistant

molau@seattleschools.org

Manuel, Jennifer

5th Grade Teacher

jrmanuel@seattleschools.org

Biography

My name is Mrs.Manuel. I’ve been a teacher at Muir since 2010. I’ve taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. I currently teach 5th. I also have twins here at Muir in 2nd grade. I love our school and community!