Staff Directory

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Amanda Espinoza

Licenced Vocational Nurse

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Cristina Hernandez

Nutrition Services Manager/ After School Manager

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Morgan Holbrook

TK Teacher

Morgan Holbrook has been a teacher since 2018. Prior to that, she obtained her degrees ...

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Yisel Marwah

Executive Secretary to the CEO/DOO

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Luis Nolasco

Head Coach

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Dr. Virgie Rentie

Executive Director/CEO

Dr. Virgie Rentie entered education over 19 years ago believing that if students have a...

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Isabel Silva

Attendance Coordinator, School Registrar, Homeless Liason

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Lizette Avila

Kinder P.E. Coach Supervisor

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Oneka Dulaney

Nutrition Services Supervisor

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Terica Ned-Pelt

Director of Operations

Mrs. Pelt believes that education is fun, exciting, and needed! All children deserve to...

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Martha Nolasco

Office Assistant

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Cassidy Rentie

TK Teacher

Cassidy Rentie is a TK Teacher who has worked at REACH for ten years. She has earned a ...

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Toiya Allen

Assistant Principal of Discipline and Data & Analytics

Toiya Allen wants scholars to grow academically, socially, and emotionally in an enviro...

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Getsemani Cortez

PE Coach

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Roxanna Dominguez

Kinder Teacher

Roxanna has been a teacher since 2018 when she started teaching Kindergarten at REACH. ...

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Roxanne Figueroa

Nutrition Services Assistant

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Leslie Ochoa

Receptionist II, Records

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Raquel Gardner

PE Coach

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Ana Gil

Kindergarten Teacher (Co-Team Lead)

Ana Gil shares that she has been a teacher her whole life, from helping her younger sib...

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Sarah Jimenez

Assistant Principal of Instruction

Sarah Jimenez has joined the REACH family to serve as the Assistant Principal of Instru...

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Demi Cooks

Special Education Program Director II

Demi Cooks believes in breaking the mold. “Everyone deserves a fair education,” she say...

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Jason Harbaugh

P.E. Coach / BRIDGE Supervisor

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Rubi Herrera

Nutrition Services Assistant

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Emily Quach

Kinder Teacher (Co-Team Lead)

Emily Quach is going on her 9th year at REACH. She attended Cal State Fullerton, where ...

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Jennifer Ahn

1st Grade Teacher

Jennifer Ahn began her teaching career in 2013 in Palm Springs Unified School District ...

Ana De Arzate

Events/After School Receptionist

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Elizabeth Manzo

Nutrition Services Assistant

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Joel Nolasco

PE Coach

Ruben Nolasco

Safety & Facilities Operations Manager

Ruben is a "Jack of All Trades." He has held many positions over the years, including y...

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Jessica Gallegos

1st Grade Teacher (Co-Team Lead)

Jessica Gallegos is no stranger to education. She has been an educator for 16 years! Du...

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Rashmi Passi

Nutrition Services Assistant

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Jonathan Perez

PE Assistant

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Rachael Staylor

Special Programs Director -Enrollment/Communications

“Curiosity is the key to problem-solving.” -Galileo Riverside born and raised, Rachael...

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Monae Gascon

1st Grade Teacher (Co-Team Lead)

After graduating from San Diego State and Lesley University, Mrs. Gascon began teaching...

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Judi Lynn Jenkins

Discipline Coordinator

Judi Lynn Jenkins has been a REACH staff member since 2012 and believes that education ...

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Anandini Raju

Attendance and Enrollment Clerk

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Nancy Rodriguez-Castellanos

Kinder P.E. Coach

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Rocquel Jeter

2nd Grade Teacher

After graduating from Pacific Oaks College and California State University Fullerton, J...

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Shawn Ruiz

P.E. Coach

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Katherine Wicks

Intervention Coordinator

Katie Wicks grew up in Chesterfield, Virginia. She attended Mary Baldwin College in Sta...

Kyla Britt

Lead Interventionist

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Mia Lyons

2nd Grade Teacher (Team Lead)

Mrs. Lyons has been a teacher at REACH since 2008. After ten years at a Christian Schoo...

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Brianna Urias

Kinder Coach

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Miya Orellana

2nd Grade Teacher

Mrs. Orellana Graduated from California Baptist with a bachelor’s degree in Early Child...

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Janet Ahmadzai

3rd Grade Teacher

Janet Ahmadzai has been working as a third-grade teacher since 2022. After graduating f...

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Jennifer Bard

Speech Pathologist

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Julia Kerby

3rd Grade Teacher

Julia received her degree from California State University Monterey Bay and began her t...

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Brooke Tolson

3rd Grade Teacher (Team Lead)

After graduating from Pepperdine University, Ms. Tolson spent a year teaching in a 50/5...

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Thomas Kumamoto

4th Grade Math Teacher

Thomas Kumamoto received his graduate degrees from UC Riverside and California Baptist ...

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Sandra Oropeza

4th Grade Science Teacher (Team Lead)

Sandra Oropeza received her degree from the Mt. SAC and California State University Los...

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Amanda Reynolds

4th Grade Language Arts Teacher

Amanda graduated from Loyola Marymount University before beginning her career in educat...

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Eliab Nolasco

IT Manager/Assistant Safety Coordinator

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Benjamin Rodriguez

5th Grade Science Teacher (Team Lead)

Mr. Rodriguez has been a teacher since 2006. When he first began teaching, he taught ad...

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Jannyda Sre

5th Grade Math Teacher

Jannyda Sre earned her degrees from UCLA and Loyola Marymount University. She has been ...

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Jairo Valencia

Tech Assistant

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Baylee Cole

5th Grade Language Arts Teacher

After graduating from Yorba Linda High School, Baylee Cole earned a B.S. in Kinesiology...

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Isaac Cortez

Facilities Assistant/Tech Support

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Krystal Frye

6th Grade Science Science Teacher (Team Lead)

Krystal Frye graduated from Northern Arizona University after she began her teaching ca...

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Carmen Velarde

Custodian/Campus Security

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Anthony Collins

Custodian/Campus Security

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Kara Howard

6th Grade Language Arts Teacher

Kara Howard attended the University of Kentucky for her graduate degree and California ...

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Jessica Castanon

Administrative Assistant-Special Education

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Haley Gillman

SPED Teacher

Mrs. Gillman has had many roles at REACH. She started in 2014 as a long-term sub in TK....

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Steven Lucero

Custodian I

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Tristen Boandl

SPED Teacher

Going into her third year at REACH, she shared that while growing up, she struggled wit...

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Naina Chawla

TK Aide

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David Lopez

Custodian I

Angel Taylor

Behavioral Interventionist

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Charles Bridges

Custodian II

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Crystal Contreras

Instructional Coach

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Nathan Uribe

Behavior Interventionist

Yulan Ding

Mandarin Teacher

Vanessa Gouveia

Instructional Aide

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Jose (Danny) Valencia

Behavior Interventionist

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Jasmine Nolasco

Instructional Aide

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Ferdine Walling

Behavior Interventionist

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Annayah Pelt

Interventionist

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Sasha Spooner

Instructional Aide

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Josephine Cabrera

Residential Sub/Intervention

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Jazmyn Juarez

Residential Sub/Intervention

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Mrs. Jennifer Boren

Board Secretary

Mrs. Boren has taught for RUSD for 14 years. During her time with RUSD, she has taught ...

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Ms. Angel Braach

Board Member

Angel Braach was elected to the governing board in 2021. She received a Bachelor of Art...

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Mrs. Carla Crow

Board Vice President

Carla Crow has been in the medical field for nearly 30 years. As a Registered Nurse, Mr...

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Mrs. Ahlam Gheith

Board Member

Ahlam Gheith was elected to the governing board in 2017 and has been a resident of Rive...

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Mrs. Maria Maness

Board Member

Maria Maness is a Latina Spanish-speaking community college counselor. She has over a d...

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Ms. Trayci Nelson

Board President/Treasurer

Ms. Nelson is an Urban Planning and Land Development consultant with more than 30 years...

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Dr. Patricio Perez

Board Member

Patricio Perez was elected to the REACH governing board in 2021. Dr. Perez brings a uni...

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Mrs. Ashleigh Reid

Board Member

Ashleigh Reid has served as a parent member since 2017. She firmly believes that educat...