Staff & Faculty Directory
Rio Real Support Staff
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Dr. Maria M. Hernandez
• Rio School District 15 years
• BA Sociology, CSUN
• MA in Educational Administration, CSUN
• Ed.D. Educational Leadership, California Lutheran University
• I enjoy watching the surf, hiking, camping, reading a good book and family gatherings!
Jeannette Smith
BS Soil Science- Cal Poly SLO
M. Ed Teacher Leadership-CSUCI
Teacher for 19 years
1 year in administration
I love to read, ride horses and spend time in nature with my husband. I love to travel.
Arianna Lopez-Castellanos
Margarita Jimenez
Maria Ramirez
Araceli Lyon
Maria Torres
Kathy Rydgig
• Speech-Language Pathologist for 36 years, 22 in education.
• BA in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• MA in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Additional education in Spanish and linguistics
• I love to run and hike, especially on trails in our beautiful local Santa Monica Mountains. I spent many years scuba diving. Best of all, I have 5 beautiful and talented grandchildren! I still love my profession as it enables me to help individuals of all ages improve the critical skill of communication.
Magdalena Molina
Paulina Vasquez
Leonor Pazos
Gloria de Lira
I have been teaching at Rio Real for 6 years.
I have a BA in liberal studies with an emphasis in bilingual studies: Spanish/English CSUCI
Multiple subject Teaching credential w/BCLAD CSUCI
I enjoy hiking, yoga, and spending time with my family.
Raul Barreda
Jose Barreda
Rio Real Teachers
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Yesenia Nava
In my class my students think with their mind and their heart!
Rosa Navarro-Herrejon
Nicole Burgos
Carmen Vasquez
Carmen Vásquez is a dual immersion kindergarten teacher. She‘s taught for 30 years with 18 years in Rio. She earned a BA in liberal studies from California State University Northridge, California. She was a founding teacher in the district’s dual immersion magnet program.
She believes that every child can love learning and that a global education truly prepares students for the 21st century.
In her spare time she likes to sew and craft.
Quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Patricia Cabrera
Rio School District 11 years
BA in Liberal Studies, Supplementary Authorization in English
Bilingual Credential, CSUN
I enjoy spending time with family, reading and running.
My favorite quote is, "We must let go of the life we have
planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us."
by Joseph Campbell
Be happy and enjoy those beautiful moments of life!
Sandra Morales
• Rio Real teacher for 12 years
• BA Multiple Subjects, California State University, Northridge
• I love spending time with my family and friends!
Mariela Plascencia
· It’s a pleasure to be back in the Rio School District as a teacher as I am a former Rio School District student.
· Rio Real Teacher for 11 years
· BA Liberal Studies; CSUN
· MS Education; Walden University
· I love to travel and spend time with my son & husband.
Yesenia Viera
• Rio Real teacher for 11 years
• BA Liberal Studies, California State University Northridge
• I enjoy exercising, especially Zumba.
Maria Mauricio
Aurora Zamudio
Kristina Garcia
Sonia Cortez
Erika Padilla
5 years Teaching in Dual Language
BA Liberal Studies, CSU Stanislaus
Minor in Spanish, Universidad Del País Vasco, Spain
Multiple Subjects Credential BCLAD, CSU, Stanislaus
Single Subject Spanish Credential, UC Riverside
I enjoy traveling, hiking, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.
My students inspire me to be the best every day.
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
Jacqueline Leal
• I’ve been teaching 9 years.
• BA Multiple Subjects, California State University Northridge
• MA in Education, BCLAD California Lutheran University
• I love spending time with my children and family.
• “Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz -- Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.” - Benito Juarez"
Elsa Hernandez
• Rio Real teacher for 13 years
• California State University Northridge: BA Child Development, Minor in Psychology. Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with BCLAD.
• "If you fall, I’ll always be there."-The Floor
Mayra Aguilar
• I’ve been teaching for 5 years at Rio Real.
• Teaching Credential, CLU
• Emphasis in Children’s Theater and Drama, CLU
• B.A. in Liberal Studies, CLU
• Minor in Spanish, Universidad de Idiomas, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
• I love family time and exercising.
Olga Velasco
Teresa Ivey
• 3 Yrs, Dual Immersion at Rio Real
• 8 Yrs Educator
• BA, Education, CSULA
• Credential with Spanish BCLAD, CSUN
• Chicano Studies, Santa Monica
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You‘re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Danilo Tunac
Pablo Hernandez
Irene Carranza-Chavez
12 years in the Rio School District
BA Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
California Teaching Credential, Cal Lutheran University
MA in Education, Cal Lutheran University
I love to spend time with my two children and husband. I am passionate about teaching, interior design, and personal development.
“There is a difference between not knowing and not knowing YET.” - Sheila Tobias
Brad McKinley
Joseph Stewart
• Teacher for 4 year
• BA Multiple Subject, Fresno State University
• MA Cross Cultural Education, National University
• California Teaching Credential, National University
• In college I was a Division 1 wrestler at Fresno State.
• Now I enjoy trail running, training for marathons, and hanging out with my Wife Alicia and English Bulldog Biscuit. • I love Math and Science and will do anything I can to help my students succeed.
Kimberly Landberg
Rio School District since 2016
BA Geography, UC Santa Barbara
MS Environmental Science, CSU Fullerton
Teaching Credential, Cal Lutheran University
I enjoy camping, hiking, biking, and exploring nature with my family.
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” John Muir
Margarita Mosqueda
21 Yrs. Educator
BA, Chicano Studies, UCSB
BA Spanish, UCSB
MA in Education, UCSB
BCLAD Credential, UCSB
MA in Marriage and Family Therapy CLU
I am extremely passionate about teaching and learning. I stand by the belief that every student has the potential to succeed and that it is the duty of the educator to help them achieve those goals and retain the mindset that everything is possible.
Marcela Ortiz
• First year at Rio Real
• BA, Liberal Studies; Northridge
• Single Subject Spanish; National University
• I enjoy spending time with my family, reading and traveling.
Diana Barrera
Melissa Macias
