Services for Exceptional Students
Project Search
Thank you for your interest in Project SEARCH. As part of Gallup McKinley County Schools Services for Exceptional Students, Project SEARCH prepares young people with significant disabilities for success in integrated, competitive employment. We are located at the Gallup Hilton Garden Inn, and in 2024-2025, we will be in our 9th year of operating Project SEARCH. There are many benefits to participating in this one-year program. A great deal of growth occurs when students gain their transferable skills through real-world internship rotations, and our students have a high success rate of employment beyond their Project SEARCH experience. One of the most common observations we’ve heard from previous families is how transformative the experience is for each of the students.
Services for Exceptional Students – Administrative Supports
Interim Director: Natasha Ek-Yeh
(505) 721-1827 nekyeh@gmcs.org
Receptionist/Special Education Records Request: Dora Marrowbone
(505)721-1800 dmarrowb@gmcs.org
Administrative Assistant: Angelica Rodriquez
(505) 721-1859 arodriguez1@gmcs.org
Evaluation Clerk (Kindergarten – 12th): Andrea Wilson
(505) 721-1800 awilson1@gmcs.org
Special Education Medicaid Clerk: Andrea Lee
(505) 721-1804 alee6@gmcs.org
Special Education Medicaid Nurse: Patricia Fleming
(505) 721-1814 pfleming@gmcs.org
Early Childhood, Bright Futures Daycare Coordinator: Rebecca Brandt
(505) 721-4232 rbrandt@gmcs.org
Bright Futures Childcare Center Administrative Clerk: Missy Garcia
(505) 721-4231 ngarcia@gmcs.org
Early Childhood Intervention Clerk (EDC-Preschool): Darci Sanchez
(505) 721-1866 dsanchez@gmcs.org
Gifted Services Specialist: Diana White
(505) 721-1846 dwhite@gmcs.org
Provider Services Specialist: Rick Hall
(505) 721-1808 (Speech, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing) rhall@gmcs.org
Behavioral Coach Specialist: Lisa Prendergast
(505) 721-1890 lprendergast@gmcs.org
LIDS Specialist: Dr. Melody Kay Smith
(505) 721-1813 msmith6@gmcs.org
Resource and Inclusion Specialist: Dana Hammer
(505)-721-1809 dhammer@gmcs.org