Contacts and Directions

Office Phone: 815-217-0460

• • • Tessa Acker – (ext. 0463)
      Educator Licensure Specialist and Administrative Assistant
      tacker@dekalbcounty.org
    • Rachael Bacon – (ext. 0468)
      Administrative Assistant
      rbacon@dekalbcounty.org
    • Nelly Bahena – (ext. 0535)
      Early Learning Liaison & Administrative Assistant
      nbahena@dekalbcounty.org
    • Denise Barbosa – (ext. 0422)
      Administrative Assistant
      dbarbosa@dekalbcounty.org
    • Paul Benson – (ext. 0547)
      Basics DeKalb County Coordinator
      pbenson@dekalbcounty.org
    • Rebecca Billips – (ext. 0431)
      Early Childhood Teacher
      rbillips@dekalbcounty.org
    • Susan Brewick – (ext. 0457)
      Education Consultant
      sbrewick@dekalbcounty.org
    • Ivy Champlin – (ext. 0436)
      Early Childhood Instructional Assistant
      ichamplin@dekalbcounty.org
    • Barbara Clemente – (ext. 0543)
      Early Childhood Teacher
      bclemente@dekalbcounty.org
    • Cooper Knoll – (ext. 0537)
      Early Childhood Administrative Assistant
      cknoll@dekalbcounty.org
    • Stephanie Davies – (ext. 0538)
      Children’s Garden Coordinator
      sdavies@dekalbcounty.org
    • Cindy DiDonna – (ext. 0471)
      Administrative Assistant for Programs
      cdidonna@dekalbcounty.org
    • Jamie Fiedler – (ext. 0532)
      Early Childhood Teacher
      jfiedler@dekalbcounty.org
    • Michelle Foster – (ext. 0539)
      Community Navigator
      mfoster@dekalbcounty.org

• • • Mati Garcia – (ext. 0425)
      Early Childhood Family Success Coach
      mgarcia@dekalbcounty.org 
    • Shimaa Hamadelnel – (ext. 0534)
      Early Childhood Instructional Assistant
      shamadelnel@dekalbcounty.org
    • Sharri Hane – (ext. 0542)
      Early Childhood Teacher
      shane@dekalbcounty.org
    • Stacie Haugk – (ext. 0426)
      Finance Manager
      shaugk@dekalbcounty.org
    • Lora Labadi (ext. 0456)
      Early Learning Liaison for Basics DeKalb County
      llabadi@dekalbcounty.org
    • Esther Locascio – (ext. 0546)
      Early Childhood Family Success Coach
      elocascio@dekalbcounty.org
    • Vanity Mack – (ext. 0545)
      Student Success Caseworker
      vmack@dekalbcounty.org
    • Jessica McCormick – (ext. 0541)
      Basics IL Coordinator
      jmccormick@dekalbcounty.org
    • Samantha McDavid – (ext. 0469)
      Coordinator of Early Learning Programs
      smcdavid@dekalbcounty.org
    • Kayla Nelson – (ext. 0424)
      Early Childhood Family Success Coach
      knelson@dekalbcounty.org
    • Miriam Ojaghi – (ext. 0548)
      Educational Consultant/ PD Team Lead
      mojaghi@dekalbcounty.org
    • Monique Shaw – (ext. 0465)
      Coordinator of School Services and McKinney Vento Coordinator
      mshaw@dekalbcounty.org
    • Brianne Wackerlin – (ext. 0464 & 0460)
      Administrative Assistant, FOIA Officer and Fingerprint Technician
      bwackerlin@dekalbcounty.org
    • Sarah Wilcox – (ext. 0438)
      Early Childhood Teacher
      swilcox@dekalbcounty.org