Natalie Zanzucchi
In her 16 years as an educator, Natalie Zanzucchi-Washington has been privileged to work with students and teachers in a variety of settings. She has worked as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, instructional specialist and International Baccalaureate programme coordinator. Last year, Natalie joined HTHM as a 12th grade English teacher and also served as Interim […]
Hannah McCann
Javier Arredondo
I was born in the small Northern CA farming town called Gridley. I attended UC Davis after and earned a degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering in 2012. I worked on a dam rehabilitation in Northern CA and eventually heard that the same company was wanting to expand their operations to San Diego to work […]
Ari Carrion
Ari (he/they) has been a part of the HTHMesa family since the 21-22 school year when they started as an Academic Coach. Born and raised in San Diego, he earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology from CSU San Marcos. He is also a graduate of the HTH Teacher Center and […]
Ryan Urie
Ryan is an Eleventh Humanities at High Tech High Mesa. Ryan has been an Inclusion Specialist and Humanities teacher in his tenure with the HTH organization. He is a San Diego native who graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelors’s in American History. Ryan ran Cross Country and Track at Syracuse University, has coached Cross […]
Oscar Carrion
Hi, my name is Oscar Carrion and I am a 10th grade humanities teacher at HTHM. I grew up with family carne asadas, guitar playing, and basketball in Chula Vista, CA. I went on to receive a BA in Sociology from UCLA. I enjoy reading about physics, philosophy, history, sociology, and science fiction. I also […]
Margaret Noble
Margaret Noble was born in Texas, raised in San Diego, and received her key artistic training in Chicago. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego, and an MFA in Studio and Sound Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Margaret Noble came to education from industry […]
Lisa Quintana
(HTEM) Lisa was 10 years old when she moved back to the United States after living 9 years overseas in Japan. California became her forever home and she finished her schooling in the South Bay community. Lisa first joined the High Tech team in 2012 as a youth leader for High Tech Elementary in Chula […]
Ivan De Santiago
Ivan De Santiago is a dedicated professional hailing from sunny San Diego, California. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in English – Linguistics from San Diego State University, Ivan has always had a passion for language and education. His journey in the field of academia began at High Tech High in 2020, where he initially served […]
Felix Lopez
My name is Felix (he/him/his) I am the Lead education specialist and working with 12th grade. My path in education started when I graduated from UCSD in 2014, I got hired at Pacific Arts Movement as the coordinator for a summer program that teaches high school students how to create documentary films that get showcased […]