Wendy Maples

Originally from New York, Wendy holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Education from Arizona State University and a M.A. in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University. A member of both the American Alliance for Theatre and Education and Americans for the Arts, she has presented her work nationally in Chicago, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Canada. […]
Uriel Gallardo

Tiffany Estevez

Rod Buenviaje

Rod is a proud member of the High Tech High learning community and is currently the director of High Tech Middle Chula Vista. He is one of the founding staff of the original High Tech High in Pt. Loma, where he taught mathematics for 7 years. In 2007, he was thrilled to help start High […]
Sabrina Dendle

Hello! I was born and raised in Chula Vista and am so happy to be serving in the area of my roots. After graduating high school, I attended Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor’s in sociology and a minor in elementary and secondary education as well as my California teaching credential. Before committing to my […]
Natalie Padilla

Natalie has spent her entire life in San Diego, growing up primarily in Chula Vista. With 35 years in the area, she is deeply rooted in the community. Natalie studied at Cal State LA, earning a BA in Liberal Studies, and obtained her Special Education teaching certificate through the High Tech High Teacher Center six […]
Andrea Gutierrez

Amber George

I am excited to be returning to HTeCV for my 12th year! I spent the first 10 years as the visual art teacher and founding faculty. Over that time period, I collaborated with dozens of classroom teachers and helped design projects for hundreds of students. I’ll be putting all of that to work to guide […]
Alex Espiritu

I would like to take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Alex Espiritu and I’m the Program Manager for our Expanded Learning programs. I grew up in Chula Vista and graduated from SDSU with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. Over the past 20 years, I have gained experience in different management roles […]