Staff & Faculty Directory
Rio Vista Administrative Staff
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Ethan Gray
Sarahi Jimenez
Connie Alvarado
Veronica Barragan
Lorena Rivera
Rio Vista Teachers
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Louise Argend
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family traveling, camping, hiking and going to the beach.
• BA - Psychology, UCLA
• Multiple Subjects Credential - Math & Science, CLU
• Master of Education - PE, Azusa Pacific
Wendy Bjork
I am available to assist your student every day at lunch!
• Multiple Subject Credential & English
• 8 yrs. Rio District
• 17 yrs. Oxnard High District
• 2 yrs. Lancaster - 6th grade
• 1 yr. Southern Kern Unified, 1st grade
Nicole Boucher
Kiersty Briner
Mireya Chavez
Ryan Delaway
I love my job, and I never have a day where I say to myself, "I don’t want to go to work."
• B.A. - History
• Teaching Credential - Social Sciences
• Master of Arts - Teaching, emphasis in Professional Learning Communities.
Adam Erickson
I have been teaching since the Fall of 2010. I came to Rio Vista Middle School in the Fall of 2012, and have enjoyed every minute of it! I love to incorporate technology and skill practice into my classes!
• B.A. - History & English, CLU
• M.Ed. - Teacher & Curriculum Leadership, CLU
• M.A. - History, CSUN
Kim Fairchild
Born and raised in Oxnard & Ventura. I love reading, the outdoors, and spending time with family.
• B.A in Political Science, CSUN
• Multiple Subjects Credential, CLU
• M.A. Education, CLU
• 14 years - Rio District
Mary Fleming
I look forward to coming to work everyday, connecting with students and helping them grow to their greatest potential.
• 3rd year at Rio Vista
• B.A. Liberal Studies: UCSB
• Multiple Subject Credential: Western Governors University
John Franckowiak
This is my 13th year as a 6th grade teacher, and my 30th year overall as an employee in Rio. I absolutely love teaching here on the Rio Vista campus! I currently teach Math, Earth Science, and Study Skills.
• B.A., Liberal Studies, CSUN
• Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, CSUN
Augustine Garcia
I am a husband, father with 2 children that attend a Rio school. We love family time, the outdoors and have a curiosity of the world!
• AA from Honolulu Community College
• BA & Credential CLU
• BCLAD certified
• Teaching for 19 years
• Bilingual & SEI - 17 years
Monique Gremaud
Maria Gutierrez
I have a love for reading and a passion for writing! I enjoy helping students become strong writers as they discover their voice and place in learning.
• B.A., Liberal Studies, CSUN
• Multiple Subject (K-12)
• CLAD and BCLAD
• South Coast Writing Fellow, UCSB, June 1997.
• Teaching for 27 years.
Lisa Herrera
• Employed at Rio School District for 20 years
• 12 years at Rio Del Valle JHS
• 8 years at Rio Vista MS
• B.A. English from UCSB
• Single-Subject English Credential from CSUN
• Proud graduate of the Rio School District-attended Rio Plaza, Rio Real, and Rio Del Valle
Tyler Larson
Beth Lindley
Kim Lopez
• 9th year at Rio Vista
• B.S. Kinesiology emphasis in PE (SDSU)
• Teaching Credential: Physical Education (CSUN)
• M.S. Educational Counseling (University of La Verne)
• Pupil Personnel Service (PPS) Credential (University of La Verne)
Teresa Ogella
• 2nd year at Rio Vista
• BA, Music, Minor in Spanish - UCSB
• Studied abroad in Mexico & Spain
• Taught private guitar lessons
• Teaching credential - Antioch University, SB
I enjoy art, music, golf, hiking, comedy, traveling, and cat shelter volunteer.
Pamela Maddox
• 3rd year at Rio Vista, 5th year teaching
• BS - Electrical Engineering, BYU
• 10 Yrs - Electrical Engineer
• Credential, CSUN and CSCI
• Enjoying my "2nd career’" as a teacher!
I enjoy hiking, jogging, the beach, the mountains, and time with family & friends.
Melanie Martin
• 4 Yrs at Rio Vista
• 2 Yrs - OC Private School
• 6 Yrs - CLU & community colleges
• BA English, CSULB
• MFA, Southern Illinois U
My free time is filled with reading, writing, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and Spin classes.
Hernan Martinez
• 6 Yrs at Rio Vista, 10 Yrs in the RSD
• BA, Liberal Studies, CSUN
• Multiple Subject, PE & History Credential, CSUN
• I am also a proud graduate of Rio Plaza & Rio Del Valle!
I enjoy coaching volleyball, riding my bike, and spending time with my family. My wife and I have a beautiful daughter and a new born son!
Gena Mathwin
• 2 Yrs at Rio Vista
• 34 Yrs in the Rio District!
• BA Liberal Studies, CSUN
• MA Educational Leadership, CSUN
In my spare time I enjoy horseback riding, water skiing, and pretty much everything about the country life. But the best of all, is spending time with my new grandson!
Amy Murphy
• 13 Yrs Rio District
• Prior work - fisheries biologist, CA Dept of Fish & Game
• B.S., Environmental Biology
• M.S., Science Education
I decided to become a teacher to share my joy of science with kids! In my free time I enjoy hiking, kayaking, traveling, gardening, and playing with my dog.
Cameron Ohl
• 9 Yrs at Rio Vista
• 12 Yrs in Rio District
• B.S., PE with emphasis Athletic Coaching, Northern Arizona University
• Single Subject Credential PE, CSUN
I enjoy spending time with my family and being active in many ways.
Ronda Plomteaux
TeriLynn Regalado
• 9 Yrs in Rio District
• Concert Choir, Piano/Guitar, Exploring Music & Glee Club
• B.A. & M.A. Vocal Performance/Opera & Music, SF Conservatory of Music
I am a professional singer, church choir director, and private music teacher. I want my students to embrace their love for music & performance!
Heriberto Rojas
• 11 Yrs in Rio District
• 6 Yrs at Rio Vista
• B.A. History & Sociology, UCSB
• Teaching Credential, CSUCI
• M.A. with School Counseling Credential, APU
My goal as an educator is not only to teach students, but more importantly, to instill in them the desire to become lifelong learners!
Jordan Rouss
Cesar Ruiz
• 4 Yrs Teaching
• 3 Yrs at Rio Vista
• B.S. PolySci, emphasis Pre-Law
• Social & Foundational Science Credentials, CLU
I have always enjoyed science, since I was a child growing up in Nyeland Acres and winning science fair competitions at Rio Real! I enjoy hiking, the beach, swimming, and spending time with friends and family.
Kristin Snell
• 13 Yrs at Rio District
• BA in Liberal Studies, CSUN
• Professional Multiple Subject Credential, CLU
• Masters in Education, CLU
I love the logic and beauty of math and try to share this love with all of my students. Everyone can do math!!!!
Josh Steiner
• 6 Yrs at Rio Vista
• 2 Yrs at Thousand Oaks HS
• B.S. Kinesiology with emphasis in PE, CSUSD
• Masters of Education, CLU
I have a beautiful and supportive wife who teaches at Rio Rosales. Together we have two beautiful boys Noah and Ryan. I enjoy playing outside with my boys, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and coaching baseball and football.
Catherine Stewart
• 16 Yrs in the Rio District
• 27 Yrs Teaching
• B.A. PolySci & History
• CLAD and CA Certs
• M.A. Social Science
Worked in several Performing Arts and IB schools in Iowa, Illinois, Texas, and Zimbabwe. I love reading history and politics and visiting historical places. I have traveled to nearly all 50 states with my wonderful family.
Gertraud Tomlinson
• 1 Yr at Rio Vista
• 3 Yrs Intervention Specialist, Banyan Elementary
• B.A.Int’l Business - CSUF
• Ed. Specialist Credential, CSUCI
I enjoy helping students become critical thinkers, strong speakers, good readers, thoughtful writers, attentive listeners and stronger mathematicians.
In my spare time, I love spending time with my family and traveling.
Andrew VanConas
Doug Williamson
• 3 Yrs at Rio Vista
• B.A. Music Performance, CSUN
• Previous: music director, Anacapa Middle School, Capitol Hill and Mary Rieke Elementary, Carpinteria Unified, Liggett Street Elementary
I help provide a rigorous instrumental program at Rio Vista by striving to reach the California VPA standards. I love teaching music and my passion for the subject is infused into my instruction.
Artist In Residence
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Diane DeLaurentis
• Professional actress, acting teacher and coach
• Modeling, voice-over, commercials, theater, leading roles in film & TV
• Movies include BETTER OFF DEAD, BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE.
• Taught acting & improvisation to students K-12 for over 15 years.
Hekar Rivera
• Musician, teacher, producer of music, audio, video & multimedia
• Studied music for 30 yrs, teaching for 20 yrs.
• Toured U.S. 4 times with Latin Pop band
• Composed soundtracks for professional theater.
• Composed soundtracks for professional theater.
• Runs independent music studio in Ventura.
Steve Sunnarborg
Every morning I wake up and say to myself “I have the best job in the whole world!” It is truly wonderful to be a part of the creative and academic process at Rio School District. It is a dream come true to work alongside such talented visionaries and teach such wonderful students! When I was growing up there were no guitar oriented music programs in ANY schools. Now 40 years later I’m conducting a guitar orchestra at Rio Vista middle school. It is so exciting to see the guitar finally evolve into the schools!
I’m an artist in residence at Rio School District and travel to about five different schools each day to teach music. This ranges from junior high guitar ensemble, elementary school grades three through five and music for special-education. I also teach private music lessons at Guitar Planet in Ventura and I am owner/operator of the Ventura Guitar Academy.
Outside of Rio school District I’m involved in a couple of notable projects. First ,I’ve been working with Hekar Rivera (who is also an artist in residence in Rio School district) in the Rivera Sunnarborg Guitar/Violin duo for over two decades. We have won some of prestigious Awards for our collaborations with Ventura’s Rubicon Theater Company(Murder in the First, Driving Miss Daisy, Night of the Iguana and Romeo and Juliet).Mr. Rivera and I have perform in large variety of venues in the area. We are currently working on releasing their next recording late 2019.
In the spring of 2018, I joined the hard rock band Prima Donna Rising as lead guitarist. Currently, the band is enjoying international airplay and much cyber popularity. We perform live regularly at concert venues such as the Whisky a Go Go and The Canyon Club. We are delighted to have shared the stage alongside such international rock icons as Sweet, Kix, Black & Blue to name a few. Prima Donna Rising is in the process of recording our album at Artisan Sound Recorders in Los Angeles. It very exciting for us as we recording in the same recording studio where artists like Elton John, Metallica, Fleetwood Mac, Eminem and David Lee Roth have created and recorded their multi platinum records.The band will tour North America and Europe next summer.
Rio Vista Resource Staff
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Victor Anaya
Malia Moore
Evangelina Ciriani
Sandra Pantoja
Rio Vista Support Staff
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Elias Batis
Maria Caudillo Bravo
Juan Del Rio
Martha Gonzalez
Patty Mora
Ricardo Ortega
