Staff Bios
Donna Aulerich
Operations Manager
Donna.Aulerich@gcisd.net
Favorite Food: Ice cream, anytime, anywhere, any flavor
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Someone I admire: My husband
My Favorite Place: My favorite place is right where I am, the location varies.
My Life Motto: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." -Theodore Roosevelt
Favorite Food: Tex-Mex or Steak (rare!)
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Holiday: Taco Tuesday
Someone I admire: Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart
My Favorite Place: Cinque Terre, Italy
My Life Motto: Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Sarah Carlock
Compliance Specialist
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Someone I admire: My mom
My Favorite Place: @home with my boys
My Life Motto: Work hard and be KIND!
Crystal Castillo, M.Ed.
Teacher / Writer
Crystal.Castillo@gcisd.net
Favorite Food: Mexican - fajitas
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Someone I admire: My Nana
My Favorite Place: Any beach in the Caribbean.
My Life Motto: Always do your best!
Heath Hamrick, M.Ed.
Lead Curriculum Editor
Heath.Hamrick@gcisd.net
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Wintereenmas
Someone I admire: John and Robert Kennedy
My Favorite Place: Library
My Life Motto: “I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go into harm’s way.” John Paul Jones “Some men see things as they are, and ask why; I dream of things that never were, and ask ‘why not’?” - George Bernard Shaw
Danielle McKee
Student Data Coordinator
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Someone I admire: My mom
My Favorite Place: Ireland
My Life Motto: Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.
Favorite Food: Ice Cream... is there any other food?
Favorite Season: Spring, I love the rebirth and newness of everything!
Favorite Holiday: Christmas! I am the Christmas Queen.
Someone I admire: Mother Theresa for her selfless dedication to others in need.
My Favorite Place: The beach! Imagine hot pink toenails sticking out of the sand.
My Life Motto: Never give UP!
Amy Rork
Curriculum Editor
Favorite Food: Tex-Mex: any meal, any day!
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Someone I admire: My friend, Rev. Shannon Kershner, who has never let any perceived barrier stop her.
My Favorite Place: Home with my guys.
My Life Motto: "And, above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself... My belief is that in life people will take you very much at your own reckoning."
- Anthony Trollope, THE SMALL HOUSE IN ALLINGTON