Leadership

Black Mountain Middle School

9353 Oviedo Street, San Diego CA 92129-2138

Main School Phone Number: (858) 484-1300 Fax: (858) 538-9440

24-hour Attendance Hotline: (858) 484-1300 ext. 1

POSITION	NAME	EMAIL	EXT (858) 484-1300
Principal	Bonnie Gonzalez	[email protected]	3923
School Admin Asst	Monique Cordeau	[email protected]	3923
Assistant Principal (A-L)	Erin Igoe	[email protected]	3911
Assistant Principal (M-Z)	Leandro Galaz	[email protected]	3913
School Secretary	Gabe Antone	[email protected]	3904
Office Assistant	Cristen Coble	[email protected]	3900
Finance	Tracy Zabatta	[email protected]	3915

Bonnie Gonzalez, Principal

I am honored to have been chosen to lead Black Mountain Middle School as your new Principal. I believe that all students deserve to have a place where they feel safe and empowered to achieve their academic and personal potential.

My husband and I grew up in the Los Angeles area and moved to San Diego while he was in the Navy. We loved San Diego so much we stayed and moved to PQ in 2002. We have been proud to raise our four kids here and be a part of local sports and school events.

My journey in education has been filled with learning, growing and serving. I started out as a Special Education Instructional Assistant while I was in college. After college, I was a classroom teacher for 22 years in elementary and middle school before stepping into school leadership. These experiences have given me a strong foundation of the classroom experience and the leadership needed to support students and teachers.

Middle school is a unique time in the development of a child with many ups and downs and changes and opportunities. It is my belief that this is one of the most important times in a child’s life and school, families and friends play an important in shaping how they perceive themselves and others.

I am honored to be a part of it for the students at Black Mountain. I look forward to partnering together for a successful school year and many more to come.

Your proud principal,

Bonnie Gonzalez

Leandro Galaz, Assistant Principal

It is with great enthusiasm that I am joining the Black Mountain Middle School team. I have been in education for over 20 years at the high school and university levels. I have spent most of my life in Southern California and came to San Diego to start college at UC San Diego. I completed my Master's at San Diego State and my counseling credential at National University. I started my career in education as a school counselor at an alternative school and then moved to the comprehensive high school shortly after. My background in social work led me to the Masters of Social Work program at Cal State San Marcos where I taught graduate students for 4 years. I then returned to high school and have served as a counselor on special assignment for the past 2 years supporting administration. While I have enjoyed my years with older students I am looking forward to supporting middle school students as my own children are in middle school.

During my free time, I am currently pursuing a PhD in social work as well as enjoying all the moments I can with my family. We love going on hikes around San Diego and we often have grandparents in town who we will take to the beach or the Safari Park. We definitely enjoy taking advantage of the great weather in San Diego and end up outdoors often. One of our favorite family vacation destinations is south of Rosarito to enjoy the beach and the food. One of my newest hobbies is growing a new music library of vinyl which right now includes Queen, Elton John, Pink Floyd, and Nirvana, amongst others. I enjoy the intentionality of selecting music on a record as compared to using playlists with hundreds of songs.