Amanda O’Donnell
Hi! I’m Amanda, a California native (minus one clinical rotation in Idaho). I was born and raised in Fresno but have been a San Diego resident for almost a decade now. I attended SDSU where I earned a BS. in Kinesiology. Following undergrad, I attended the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to earn […]
Suzanne Tokar
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Jessica Amante
Hello! My name is Jessica Amante, and I am excited to join the 3rd-grade team! A little about me: I was born and raised in Murrieta, CA, and I love spending time outdoors with my friends and family. I have been teaching for four years, with the last three years spent on the beautiful island […]
Noel Gikling
Hello! My name is Noel and I grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI. I studied Journalism and History at the University of Wisconsin where I graduated in 2003 with absolutely no desire to start a career. Instead, I loaded my backpack and flew to Costa Rica which began an adventure […]
Jordan Fields
My name is Mr. Fields. I am really looking forward to teaching this year. I just moved to San Diego in October of 2023 ago from Las Vegas, where I was born and raised. I studied political science as an undergrad from UNLV and got my master’s degree in elementary education from National University. I […]
Yekaterina Tomshpolsky
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Karla Martinez
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Alexandria Dieguez
Hi, I’m Ali and I’m from originally from the San Gabriel Valley. I moved to San Diego in 2017 to attend SDSU, and I graduated in 2022 with a BS in Kinesiology with a minor in Cultural Proficiency. I also spent a semester abroad in Bangkok, Thailand at Thammasat University. I previously worked as a […]
Brad Duran
Hello! My name is Brad Duran. I am very excited to be joining the HTe team as a 4th grade teacher. I was born and raised in Corona, California and moved to San Diego in 2017 to attend UCSD. At UCSD, I completed a bachelor’s degree in Math & Economics as well as a Master’s […]
Emily Armerding
Hello HTe! My name is Ms. Emily. I am excited to be joining the second grade team! I was born and raised in San Diego, CA. I received my bachelor’s degree and teaching credential from SDSU. I joined HTe in 2023 as an academic coach and I am now joining the second grade team as […]