Tara Samuels
Tara grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before pursuing a degree in Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Here her love of the outdoors grew exponentially. When she wasn’t in a lecture hall, bio lab, or out on the trails, you could find her perched under a tree watching […]
Taya Chase
Hi! My name is Taya, but my students call me “Ms. Chase”. I grew up among the redwood trees in Humboldt County, northern California. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in Art from San Diego State University in 2011. After working in the San Diego Superior Courts for several […]
Stephanie Antin
Stephanie is an LA native who spent 15 years in television news and won multiple Emmy awards. She founded her first company in 2004 and then started her own marketing company in 2016. Stephanie specializes in brand awareness and engagement through social media for schools and non-profits. Stephanie’s three children have grown up in the […]
Sarah Strong
Sarah Strong loves middle schoolers! She taught 6th grade math/science for six years, grades 9-12 math for eight more years at the High School and just recently returned to be the interim director at HTM. She also works for the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, teaching Math Methods and Advanced Math Pedagogy courses […]
Nicholle Wyatt
Hi everyone!! My name is Nicholle Wyatt. I grew up on an 80-acre farm located outside Portland, Oregon. A first generation college student, I attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon where I was a nationally ranked handball player (it’s like racquetball, but you use your hands) and graduated with a Mass Communications degree. After […]
Pat Holder
Pat Holder is originally from Los Angeles, CA and has resided in San Diego since 2005. When he is not teaching Humanities at HTH he is likely spending time with his family, camping in baja or working on his house.
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Michael Chin
Michael Chin graduated from UCSD with a major in Chemistry and a minor in Secondary Science Education. He was introduced to High Tec through student teaching 10th grade Chemistry at High Tech High International and North County. He worked as a 12th grade Academic Coach before pursuing his Masters of Education High Tech High’s Graduate […]
Lucera Gallegos
My name is Lucera Leon-Gallegos (they/them) and I am born and raised in East Los Angeles. I earned my Bachelors in History from the University of the Pacific where I also played Division 1 Soccer. I hold a Masters of Education, Masters of Educational Leadership, Single subject art, multiple subject and career and technical education […]
Marcus Bell
Marcus has over 20 years of experience working with urban youth at the Middle school and High school levels. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, (his hometown) he worked as a Counselor, where he helped supervise and develop activities for teens and pre-teens at risk. Soon after he went on to become a Youth Counselor Coordinator and then […]