Staff Directory
Jacqueline Bode
Diane Bovy

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

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
Natasha Brown
Favorite Subject: History
Favorite Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys
Favorite App: Libby
Favorite Activities: Reading, visiting museums and beaches, listening to rock and roll, and learning new languages and instruments
Favorite Memories: Dress-up days, Air Rock, Promotion, and chaperoning the class of 2018’s 8th grade dance… and then crying at it along with them.
Grant Carboni

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

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
Rhianna Clifton

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
Cara Cortez

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

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!
AJ Fajardo

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

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
Meritt Freer

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.
Edquest Gates
Heidi Gaynor

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
Chris Gomez

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

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!
Andrea Guijarno-Zarate

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
Kyle Heckey

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.
Elizabeth Henrikson

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!
Larry Hopper
College Attended: Sac State (1 of many)
Favorite Author: Steinbeck
Favorite Hobby: guitar
Favorite App: Remind 101
Braunwyn Juhlin

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

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
Marc Lee
College Attended: Graduate of UCSB (BS & M.Ed.)
Years in Education: 20+
Favorite Hobbies: fishing, traveling, & the great outdoors
Favorite Moment: Sharing my room with Mr. Rogers 20ft. python
Loni Martin

College Attended: CSUS
Years in Education: Since 1988
Favorite Apps: Play Nine and Quordle
Brian Mitchell
College Attended: Sac State
Hobbies include: reading, woodworking, and being with my family.
Bryan Moreno

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
Marisa Noguchi

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!
Claire Norris

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

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!
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