Staff and Faculty

• BA - Foreign Languages and Literatures, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• MA - Educational Administration, McKendree University
• Spanish Teacher 19 years, Alton High School
• Spanish Instructor 14 years, Lewis and Clark Community College
• Interests: Cooking, new restaurants, the beach, playing piano, spending time with my husband and pets and visiting my daughter at college.

• 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!

• 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.

• Teaching since 2009
• MS Education (Reading & Literacy)
CSU Fullerton
• BA Liberal Studies
CSU Northridge
• Interests: Travel with husband, music, reading
• Adjunct Professor, CSU Northridge
•"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."

• 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

• Rio teacher since 2000
• BA Art History, UC Riverside
• Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, CSUCI
• M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, American College of Education
• Interests: reading, surfing, traveling, music, family

• B.A. in Political Science - University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.A. in Political Science - California Institute of the Arts
• Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - California State University, Los Angeles
• I enjoy the beach, cooking, traveling, golf, and playing frisbee with my Border Collie.

• Teaching Since 2012
• Rio Teacher Since 2014
• B.A. Liberal Studies - CLU
• Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - CLU
• GATE Teacher
• Have been involved in Coaching Football at the High School and College Level Since 2007.
• I enjoy bringing my passions of Video Production, 3D Design, Engineering, Tinkering, Making, and Science into the classroom.

• I’ve been teaching since 1992
• BA Liberal Studies San Diego State
• MA Education San Diego State
• I love cooking and spending time with my family!

• 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

• BA, Liberal Studies, CLU
• MA, Education, CLU
I love playing in the great outdoors, reading, road trips to new places (especially National Parks) and spending time with my family.

• 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.

I received my B.A. in Sociology from CSU San Bernardino and have been working in the education field for 12 years. My husband and I moved to Ventura in 2009 and I have been working for the Rio School District since 2012. I love watching all my students grow and succeed in their reading goals. I enjoy spending time with my family, scrap-booking (when my son allows it!) and finding new creative ways to decorate my library. I love turtles, I have two Russian Tortoises at home. I enjoy visiting new places and hope to do more traveling in the future.

• Teaching at Rio School District since 2016
• BA, Liberal Studies, CSUCI
• Teaching Credential, CSUCI
• In my free time I enjoy traveling, going to concerts, and hiking.

• 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.

• Intervention Teacher-Rio School District since 2018
• Early childhood educator since 2002
BA, Child Development, CSUN
• Multiple subject credential, CSUCI.
• In my free time, I like going to the beach, hiking, and going on family trips with my husband, son, and daughter
• I enjoy instilling a lifelong love of learning and reading and creating a learning environment that is positive, engaging, and fun!
• "Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate." -Anonymous

• Intervention Teacher at Rio School District since 2018
• Taught high school English for five years
• BA, English, CSUCI
• Single Subject Teaching Credential, English, University of La Verne
• I enjoy spending my free time with my husband and three children, being outdoors and drinking tea.