Special Services

Director of Special Services

Amy Espinoza
925-944-6850 ext. 2024 
aespinoza@walnutcreeksd.org

Special Services Secretary

Lisa Martinez
925-944-6850 ext. 2023 
lmartinez@walnutcreeksd.org

District Behaviorist

Tonya Amani
925-944-6850 ext. 2027
tamani@walnutcreeksd.org

District Nurses

Kathy Schalin
kschalin@walnutcreeksd.org

Molly Dowd
mdowd@walnutcreeksd.org

Wellness Psychologist

Sara Beth Bavin
sbavin@walnutcreeksd.org

School Psychologists

Lynne Childers 
lchilders@walnutcreeksd.org

Ryan Clancy 
rclancy@walnutcreeksd.org

Joe Griffiths
jgriffiths@walnutcreeksd.org

Katharina Hofstadler
khofstadler@walnutcreeksd.org

Tiful Koul
tkoul@walnutcreeksd.org

Emily Nielsen
enielsen@walnutcreeksd.org

Valerie Pennebaker
vpennebaker@walnutcreeksd.org

Rachel Smith
rsmith@walnutcreeksd.org