OUR TEAM
School Founder and CEO
Tanya Lee-Taylor, M.A.E.d
Founder and CEO
(951) 595-4500
Administrative Team
Rachel A. Thomas
Principal
M.S./-Administrative Services Credential-Clear
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential-Clear
B.A. - Psychology
Koko Judge
Office Manager
Ray Taylor
Operations/IT Manager
Office Support
Diana Sanchez
Office Support
dsanchez@jlpaaschool.org
Thalia Mays
Assistant to the Principal and CEO
Instructors
Hicks-Keppler, Mika
Special Education Specialist
(Education will be updated soon)
Victoria Echeverria
Special Education Teacher
B.A. in Child and Human Development
Teaching Credential and MAED in progress
Tina Salas
Dance/Hip Hop Instructor
Michael Burrows
Music Teacher
B.S. Music Education
M.Mus. Instrumental Conducting
California Teaching Credential
Jennifer Sheldrake
Theater/Dance Instructor
M.A. in Dance and Theater
jsheldrake@jlpaaschool.org
Ashley Beltran
Transitional Kinder Teacher
B.A. in Liberal Studies and Sociology
Cleared multiple subject teaching credential
Ebony Avery
Kinder Teacher
(Education will be updated soon)
Grisso, Rikki
Kinder Teacher
M.A. / Teaching Credential
Cornell, Kelly
1st Grade Teacher
B.A. / Teaching Credential
Ruth Villanueva
1st Grade Teacher
M.A ED / Credentialed
Caro, Laura
2nd Grade Teacher
M.A. Ed/Cleared Teaching Credential
Ashlyn Jones
2nd Grade Teacher
M.A.Ed/ Teaching Credential
Megan Black
3rd Grade Teacher
B.A. in Child and Adolescent Development
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Lori Vincent
3rd Grade Teacher
(Education will be updated soon)
Meggie Wakelin
4th Grade Teacher
B.A and M.A in Education
Tawney Araujo
4th Grade Teacher
B.A./ Teaching Credential
Shawna Raveling
5th Grade Teacher
English MIN./B.A./Credential Cleared
Aaron Blatt
6th Grade Teacher
B.Mus.Ed
M.Ed. Equity and Diversity
Clear Credential
Marcus Adornetto
7th Grade Teacher
Bachelors in History
Clear Credential in Social Science
Teacher Support Staff
Ceja, Yesenia
Kight, Denise
Longoria, Brandon
Monhaut, Tiffany
Ramirez, Perla
Sanchez, Desteny
Szuba, Kate
Villalona, Janessa
Cafeteria Staff
Flores, Alicia
Ochoa, Sheila