Elyce Jenkins

Elyce Jenkins is from San Diego, California. After serving six years in the Marine Corps Reserves, she attained a Bachelor of Arts in English from San Diego State University. She is an impassioned reader and writer and loves introducing her students to the potential that literature has to validate human experience and to inspire us. […]

Emily Usaha

Hi! My name is Emily Usaha and I am so grateful and excited to teach Environmental Chemistry at High Tech High Mesa. I grew up here in San Diego in a town called Rancho Penasquitos where I spent my days exploring the canyons and Black Mountain looking for rattlesnakes, coyotes, frogs, and all kinds of […]

David Roney

After 10 years in South Carolina and Tennessee, this Phoenix, Arizona native is excited to be settled at HTHM in San Diego since 2019. With a BA in Humanities (hybrid religion, philosophy, and English degree) and a minor in Creative Writing from Wofford College and an MEd. in Instructional Practice from Lipscomb University, David is […]

Chris Wakefield

Chris Wakefield is an innovative educator who has over 20 years of educational experience. Chris brings a creative way of thinking to education focusing on student engagement.  He has developed more than 20 projects, while teaching Math and Physics at High Tech High that allowed students to design and build authentic, practical real-world products that […]

Brett Peterson

Dr. Brett W. Peterson is the Founding Director of High Tech High Mesa. He served as the Director of High Tech High International for two years and The Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High for nine years. Prior to being a Director, Brett taught at HTH for five years. He currently serves as a […]

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