Hernando County School District
919 North Broad Street
Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone: (352) 797-7000

Website Administrator
Angela Shepard
Phone: (352) 797-7070 ext. 414
email: hernandoschools@hcsb.k12.fl.us
 

SUPERINTENDENT
John Stratton
Superintendent
Email: stratton_j@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Ray Pinder
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services & Operations
Email: pinder_r@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Gina Michalicka
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning
Email: michalicka_g@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Phone: (352) 797-7000

SCHOOL BOARD
Gus Guadagnino, School Board Chair
Email: guadagnino_g@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Susan Duval, Vice Chair
Email: duval_s@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Mark Johnson, Board Member
Email: johnson_m2@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Linda Prescott, Board Member
Email: prescott_l@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Shannon Rodriguez, Board Member
Email: rodriguez_s@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Kelly Pogue, Secretary to the School Board and General Counsel
Email: pogue_k@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7253

TEACHING & LEARNING DIVISION

Assessment & Accountability
Sonsee Sanders, Director of Research & Accountability
Email: sanders_s@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7051

Curriculum
Tiffany Howard, Director of Elementary Curriculum
Email: howard_t@hcsb.k12.fl.us

John Morris, Director of Secondary Curriculum
Email: morris_j@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7051

Exceptional Student Support Services
Anna Jensen, Director of ESE
Email: jensen_a@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7022

Federal Programs
Magen Schlechter, Director of Federal Programs
Email: schlechter_m@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7051

Professional Learning
Dr. Paula Clark, Supervisor of Professional Learning
Email: clark_p@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7016

School Choice/Magnet Program/Home School
Dawn Williams, Supervisor of School Choice
Email: williams_d@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7051

Technology & Information Services
Joseph Amato, Director of Technology & Info. Services
Email: amato_j1@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7006

Wilton Simpson Technical College
Sophia Watson, Director of Adult & Technical Education
Email: watson_s@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7018

BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION

Budget & Finance
Joyce McIntyre, Director of Finance
Email: mcintyre_j@hcsb.k12.fl.us

Kendra Sittig, Director of Budget
Email: sittig_k@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7004

Human Resources
Matthew Goldrick, Director of Human Resources
Email: goldrick_m@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7005

Purchasing & Warehouse, Property Control, Printing & Records
Neil McDonald, Director of Purchasing and Warehousing
Email: mcdonald_n@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7060

SUPPORT OPERATIONS DIVISION

Facilities & Construction
Brian Ragan, Director of Facilities & Construction
Email: ragan_b@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7050

Food & Nutrition
Lori Drenth, Director of Food and Nutrition Services
Email: drenth_l@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7028

Maintenance
Brian L. Still, Director of Maintenance
Email: still_b@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7071

Safe Schools
Brandon DeRespiris, Director of Safe Schools
Email: derespiris_b@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7233

Transportation
Ralph Leath, Director of Transportation
Email: hernandoschoolstransportation@hcsb.k12.fl.us 
Phone: (352) 797-7003

Volunteers in Education
Beverly Drew, District Volunteer Liaison
Email: drew_b@hcsb.k12.fl.us
Phone: (352) 797-7070 ext. 468