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. […]

Vanessa Medellin

Vanessa received her undergrad in Psychology from Cal State San Marcos and is currently working towards her Masters of Education and teaching credential at the University of San Diego. She grew up in Indio California and loves to spend her free time there with her family. She enjoys going to concerts with her friends and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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