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 […]
Lauren Reate
Lauren is proud to be a San Diego native, born and raised; while she loves traveling abroad she couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. She attended San Diego State University for her B.A. in Deaf Education and American Sign Language with a minor in Classics. In 2015 she received her M.A.Ed in Learning and Curriculum design […]
Derek Buitron
Hello! I was born and raised in San Diego and have been in the Chula Vista area for most of my life. I attended UC, San Diego for my undergraduate career where I earned my degree in Ethnic Studies. After my time at UC, San Diego, I was hired as an Academic Coach at High […]
Conner Houghtby
Hello everyone! I was born and raised in San Diego County, but I travelled to Santa Barbara in order to earn a bachelor’s degree in Physics from UCSB, climbed to the shoulders of many giants, and discovered my passion for teaching and learning. After graduating, I worked as a lab tech at USD before moving […]
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 […]
Adam Ko
I love and am thankful to God. Grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and came down to San Diego for college. Graduated from UCSD after studying International Studies and Psychology. Served in the Peace Corps in Jordan working with youth and teaching English. Came back to San Diego and went to SDSU for […]