Staff and Faculty

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• Working in Rio since 2013
• Correctional Officer - 15 yrs - VC Corrections
• Attended SFU
• BS, Kinesiology - CSUN
• Multi-Subject (CLAD) - CSUN
I love spending time with family and friends and being a soccer mom of 4 amazing kids!

• Rio teacher since 2013
• BA in Child and Adolescent Development, CSUN
• MA in Teacher Leadership/ teaching credentials, CLU
• Being with my family, spending time with my baby, running, exercising

• BS, Elementary Education, Marquette University
• MA, Teaching with an emphasis in PLCs, GGU
• I enjoy spending time with family and friends, reading, riding my bike, and going back to the Midwest to visit family.

• BA - Liberal Studies with a Concentration in Special Education, CSUCI
• Outdoor Education for four years, leading students on adventure based trips. Our goal was to help students build a relationship with themselves, their peers, and their natural surroundings.
• Interests: The beach, camping, bike rides, painting, and cooking.

• Rio teacher since 2008
• BA, Environmental Analysis and Design with a minor in Education, UC Irvine
• MA, Teaching, UC Irvine
• I enjoy playing softball, cooking, traveling, trivia and spending time with my family

• As a lifelong learner, I love to share the joy of learning and discovery with my students. I strive to make learning fun, interesting, engaging and rigorous. I am truly grateful that I get to spend everyday doing what I love.
• In my spare time, I love to read, laugh, learn new things, play games, cook, travel and spending time with family.
• Teacher Leader, UCSB Elementary Math Project
• MA Educational Administration, CSUN
• BA Psychology, UCSC

• BA- Liberal Studies, Sociology and Education, UC Riverside
• M.Ed. Teaching Emphasis and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, UC Santa Barbara
• Teaching is my favorite passion! I also am a high school basketball referee and enjoy running. I love my husband and my three Chinese born cats. My favorite book series is “Warriors” by Erin Hunter, because it’s about cats!

• B.A. in History- California State University Channel Islands
M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction- Grand Canyon University
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with and authorization in the Social Sciences- California State University Channel Islands
• I have a strong passion for what I do, and look forward to seeing and guiding my students each and every day. During my personal time, I love spending time with my husband and two year old son, and experiencing something new each and every day! My hobbies include painting, reading, museum visiting, spending time in nature, shopping for school supplies, and seeking out any thrilling experience 🙂
• “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” -Anthony J. D’Angelo

• BA History, UC Riverside
• MA Educational Administration, CLU
• I enjoy spending time with family, going to the beach, reading, listening to music, working out, doing yoga, and learning how to be an even better teacher.

• Rio Teacher since 1998
• BA in Pyschology Central Connecticut State College
• M.S. in Education - Walden University
• I enjoy playing guitar, ukulele, and basketball. I also love boogie boarding in the ocean, hiking, and traveling.

• Rio teacher since 1988
• BA, Liberal Studies, CLU; MA, Curriculum and Instruction, CLU; MA, Ed. Admin., CSUN
• Faith and family are first! It is an honor to be a teacher.
• I enjoy serving through my church, volunteering, reading,
playing with my cat, listening to music, and learning right along with my students

• B.A. in Psychology- UC Santa Cruz
Multiple Subject Credential with EL authorization- California Lutheran University
• Teacher since 2017
• Reading Intervention teacher for 1 year
• I love spending time with my family, traveling, playing basketball, and walking my dog!

• B.A. in English - Manhattanville College
• MA Early Childhood Education - Pacific Oaks College
• Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential with an authorization in English - Cal Lutheran University
• Intervention Teacher in Oxnard School District
• Taught preschool for six years
• Volunteered teaching and working in schools and street-children centers in Moshi, Tanzania
• Interests: hiking, exploring, traveling, photography, music, spending time with family and my dog

• Since 1996, I have taught English in and around Alton, Illinois - the St. Louis Metro-East. In those years I have co-directed a National Writing Project Site. Through the National Writing Project and The Cultural Landscapes Collaboratory I have worked to support literacy instruction across the curriculum throughout the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and University of Missouri St. Louis service areas.
• While at Alton High School I co-founded the InnoLab, a PLC underpinned by a theory of action - Responsive Design. The Innolab saw hundreds of IMPs enacted by teachers from across the curriculum and across the district.
• My recent visit to the IBID summer institute inspired a dream to come to California and join the Rio family. I couldn’t be more excited.

• Rio Teacher since 2016
• Teaching since 2004 (previously in Long Beach, CA and Tucson, AZ)
• B.A. in English - CSU Long Beach
• M.Ed. and Teaching Credentials - UC Santa Barbara
• When I am not at RDS, I enjoy spending time with my family, going to the beach, cooking, running, and all things Disney.

Some of you may recognize me from your classroom as I have been subbing in Rio School Distrcit since 2017! In 2016, I graduated from CSU Channel Islands with a degree in Liberal Studies and spent time after gaining experience in the classroom. Currently, I am a student at California Lutheran University where I am very close to earning my Masters in School Counseling! My favorite thing about transitioning from teaching to counseling is the fact that I get to work 1 on 1 with students on various topics from social emotional to academic goals. In my spare time I love being home with my family, spending time at the beach, and finding new shows to watch on Netflix!

• With Rio since 2015
• BA in Chicano Studies & Sport Management, UCSB
• MA Educational Counseling & Educational Leadership, (1st) University of La Verne & (2nd) California Lutheran University
• I enjoy attending sporting events with my family.

• B.A., Religious Studies, California Lutheran University
• M.A., Education, University of Phoenix
Multiple & Single Subject Teaching Credentials (English)
• Teaching since 2003, Worked for Rio District since: 2019
• Currently attending National University
In my free time, I love having “movie and popcorn” time with my husband and 2 daughters. I also enjoy taking my dogs for a walk around my neighborhood.

• Working in Rio since 2019
• BS Speech Language Assistant- Turabo University, Puerto Rico
• MS Speech Language Pathologist- Carlos Albizu University, Puerto Rico
• Doctoral Candidate in Special Ed- Nova Southeastern University, Florida
• I enjoy travel and spend time with my family.