Massa Assaad
Hello everyone! A little about me, I was born and raised in Syria. I landed in New Jersey at the age of 13 and then headed west to sunny San Diego to get my undergrad in Psychology, Child & Family Development and Women’s Studies. After graduation, I traded city life for the serenity of an […]
Nathan Rosenberger
Nathan grew up in Southern California and attended Grossmont High School on the El Cajon/La Mesa border. In 2007, he headed to a small liberal arts college in upstate New York to study social science and play lacrosse. After enduring years of lake-effect snow and freezing temperatures, he returned to California in 2011. Back in […]
Mark Touchstone
Mark was born in the Blue Ridge mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. After earning a Bachelors of Science in Outdoor Experiential Education at Appalachian State University, he migrated west in search of sunsets and alpenglow. Mark is passionate about getting students outside to foster a better understanding, appreciation, and connection to the natural world. For […]
Natalie Gates
Natalie was born and raised in San Diego. She earned a BA in Politics and History from UC Santa Cruz and worked in outdoor education, politics, and writing before starting as an AC at High Tech High. In 2021, Natalie went through the Teacher Resident Program at the HTH GSE where she was a resident […]
Gemma Acosta
Hi! I was born and raised in southeast San Diego. I attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Gender and Sexuality Studies. After graduating, I worked as an academic coach at High Tech Middle Mesa. In 2022, I joined the San Diego Teacher Residency program at the High Tech […]