Staff Directory

College Attended: University of Arizona..go wildcats!
Years in Education: 
Favorite App: Tik Tok
Favorite Memory: AIR ROCK!

Colleges Attended: Sac State & Middlebury College
Years in Education: 5 years! I’ve taught in France and the US. 
Hobbies include: running, tennis, hiking, and listening to One Direction (best band ever)
Niche interest: movie scores and screenwriting

College Attended: Chico State
Favorite Activities: I LOVE BOOKS!!

Education: Fresno State- Bachelor's & Teaching Credential; Penn State- Master's in Counselor Education
Teacher: Middle School (in CA and WA); Community College (in suburban Chicago); High School (in SCUSD)
Counselor: Middle School (in SCUSD)
Interest: Singing in church, Broadway musicals, Zumba, and hiking

College Attended: American River, University of Phoenix BA Psychology, National University MS Educational Counseling and PPS Credential.
Experience: working in education since 2006; working as a counselor since 2017, and 2nd year in Sac City
Hobbies & Interests: Painting, baking, reading & naps

College Attended: UC Davis
Years in Education:  9
Favorite Activities:  painting, drawing, reading, listening to music, and spending time with my family

Colleges Attended: College of Redwoods (AA); CSU, Sacramento (BS)
Favorite Sports: golf, basketball, and football
Favorite Memory: Students vs Staff Basketball Game 2009. The staff was up by 2 points with a few seconds left. Ike Iroegbu drained a half court shot at the buzzer and the students were victorious! Everyone stormed the court with excitement. We don’t like to lose…but that was AMAZING!

College attended: Sacramento State
Years in Education: Since 2013
Favorite Hobby: golf
Favorite Memory: Winning all the staff versus student games!

College attended: Augusta State University, Augusta, GA
Years in Education: Since 1997 
Favorite Activities: Pickleball, bowling, skiing and traveling
Favorite Memory: End of the year Six Flags trip        

College Attended: CSUS
Favorite Memory: snowboarding with students back when we had our club
Most Embarrassing Moment: When my student burned popcorn in the microwave and it set off the fire alarm. The whole school had to line up on the grass during lunch.  Also, the firemen came to my classroom ready to put out a fire in all their gear. I think they were annoyed with me.

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College Attended: San Diego State University
Years in Education: Since 1999… you can do the math!
Favorite Starbucks Drinks: green tea lemonade or vanilla latte

Favorite Activities: cycling and traveling
Favorite Memories: playing Survival of the Fittest with my students; Twisted Sister Air Rock performance

College attended: Sac State
Hobby:  GOLF! GOLF! GOLF!

College Attended: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Years in Education: Since 2005

Favorite Memory: Air Rocks of course!  Over the years the teachers and staff have put on some fabulous performances.  My top three favorites are 2018 Stranger Things “Ghostbusters”, 2022 Superbowl Hip Hop Mash Up, and the 2023 tribute to Urbie the Miner “Holding Out for a Hero”.  Check out the website link on the PE Department Page to see some fun photos!

Colleges Attended: Cosumnes River College, UC Davis and Sacramento State                                                             Teaching Since 1999
Favorite Sport: Soccer – have been playing since I was 4
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Caramel Light Frappucino with a chunk of caramel at the bottom – yummy!!
Favorite Weekend Activity: Spending time with my family and watching my two sons play soccer

College Attended: Humboldt State University
Favorite App: iMovie
Favorite Memory: During my first year at Sutter, I lined up my fourth period class for a fire drill when the city alarm rang on the last Friday of the month. The alarm occurred every month at the same time and some students were familiar with this and snickered when I was trying to get my class out of the building.

College Attended: Whitworth University                             

Years in Education: Since 1998 
TV show that always makes me laugh: Friends
Favorite Hobbies: Playing the piano, working out, walking my dogs

Foods You’ll Never Catch Me Eating: Mayonnaise and seafood
Favorite Starbucks Drink: Peach Green Tea Lemonade 
Favorite Summer Activities: Anything outdoors! Boogie boarding, camping, paddle boarding, hiking…

Most Adventurous Thing I’ve Ever Done: skydiving!

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College Attended: University of Phoenix
Favorite App: Google
Favorite Memory: Grad Dances

Colleges Attended: Sacramento City College (AA); Cal Poly S.L.O.(BS)
Bet You Didn’t Know: I played college football (linebacker) and I am a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt.
Favorite Sports: Golf, MMA, and Football

College Attended: CSUS
Years in Education: Since 1988
Favorite Apps: Play Nine and Quordle

College Attended: San Diego State
Years in Education: 26
Favorite Memory: Coaching the Cross Country and Track & Field teams.  Winning the Cross Country National Championship in Louisville, Kentucky with the boys’ team in 2023, and the girls’ team in 2024 were very special moments.

Favorite activities: Paddle Boarding at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe, and exercise of any kind

College Attended: UC San Diego
Years in Education: 11
Favorite Memory: Air Rock 
Favorite Activities: traveling, running, reading & hiking
Favorite Sports Team: LIGHT THE BEAM!

College Attended: UC Davis
Favorite Sport: Gymnastics
Favorite Memory: winning the first Sac City Volleyball Championship

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College Attended: California State University, East Bay
Favorite Book: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Favorite Memory: In 2004 I participated in my first middle school Rally as a teacher: The students, teachers, and staff were so fired-up! The school spirit was contagious!