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Joseph Williams

Executive Director of Technology
joseph.williams@puhsd.org

Biography

Joseph Williams is the Executive Director of Technology for the Perris Union High School District located in Riverside County, California. Prior to his current position, he was a high school English teacher primarily working with struggling readers and writers. As an education innovator, he took what he learned in the classroom as he worked as a literacy coach, academic coach, technology coach, Teacher on Special Assignment, and now as Director of Instructional and Information Technology. Mr. Williams, along with a team of PUHSD educators (certificated and classified) and administrators, developed, planned, and implemented the Scholar✚ teaching and learning initiative. Scholar✚ provides Chromebooks to all students, Google Apps for Education (GAFE), laptops and iPads to teachers, and the use of a Learning Management System for teachers to post course content and for students to learn, interact, collaborate, submit work, take assessments, and create innovative projects. In addition, he works with district Educational Planning and curriculum committees. As the Vice Chair on the district Educational Planning Council he ensures all district courses and curriculum are reviewed prior to Governing Board approval. Mr. Williams has played an active role at the site, district, regional, state, and national level in organizations that work to collaboratively transform education. Some of those groups include National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), California Technology Assistance Project Region 10 (CTAP) , Computer Using Educators (CUE), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Mr. Williams was a 2008 nominee for California League of High Schools Educator of the Year, became a Google Certified Teacher in 2008 and is the 2015 Technology Administrator of the Year for the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region XIX.

James Heckman
Assistant Director of Technology
james.heckman@puhsd.org

Xochitl Trujillo
Administrative Assistant
xochitl.trujillo@puhsd.org


Justin Brecht
Programmer Analyst
justin.brecht@puhsd.org

Tom Hong
Network Engineer
tom.hong@puhsd.org

Ken Womack
System Analyst
ken.womack@puhsd.org


Brandon Baker
Information Technology Technician I
brandon.baker@puhsd.org

Russell Henderson
Information Technology Technician I
russell.henderson@puhsd.org

Josh Towse
Information Technology Technician I
josh.towse@puhsd.org


Douglas Civitelli
Information Technology Technician III 
douglas.civitelli@puhsd.org

Denisse Franco
Information Technology Technician III
denisse.franco@puhsd.org

Cynthia Medina
Information Technology Technician III
cynthia.medina@puhsd.org

Max Melgarejo
Information Technology Technician III
max.melgarejo@puhsd.org

Benjamin Meza
Information Technology Technician III
benjamin.meza@puhsd.org

Joshua Myers
Information Technology Technician III
joshua.myers@puhsd.org

Jeff Plamondon
Information Technology Technician III
jeff.plamondon@puhsd.org

Chris Ramirez
Information Technology Technician III
chris.ramirez@puhsd.org

Aaron Salas
Information Technology Technician III
aaron.salas@puhsd.org

Martin Sigala
Information Technology Technician III
martin.sigala@puhsd.org

Francesco Triolo
Information Technology Technician III
francesco.triolo@puhsd.org