Teachers & Staff
Kim Megyesi
Director and Founder
Ms. Megyesi grew up in Ohio, graduated summa cum laude from Mount Union College, and…
Tara Sheehan
Acting Director of Operations & Arbor Board Treasurer
Ms. Tara Sheehan lives in Yorba Linda with her husband and her two children. She…
Esther Cha
Program Director
Ms. Esther was born in Texas and raised in Southern California. She earned her Bachelor…
Deanna Sabri
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Deanna Sabri is a California native and much of her childhood was spent growing…
Trianna Eichinger
Billing & Registration Coordinator
Trianna Eichinger has spent her entire life in Orange County. She recently graduated from UCI…
Melinda Cheng
Office Assistant
Melinda Cheng is a Southern California native and graduated from Biola University with a degree…
Krista Brown
Teacher
Krista graduated from CSULB with a degree in Liberal Studies. She has held a teaching…
Melissa Buell
Teacher
Mrs. Melissa Buell was born and raised in Southern California. She graduated cum laude from Cal State…
Jocelyn Contestabile
Teacher
After receiving her Bachelors’ degree in Food Science and Nutrition, Mrs. Contestabile worked as a…
Susan Eichinger
Teacher
Ms. Susan is a native Californian born to Chilean parents who immigrated in 1964. During…
Erin Ferrier
Teacher
Ms. Erin Ferrier is a Southern California native. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis…
Fiorella Gardella
Teacher
Ms. Fio’s goals are to strengthen students’ awareness and appreciation for our beautiful planet, through…
Stacy Green
Teacher
Mrs. Stacy Green was born and raised in Southern California. Growing up, Stacy sang in…
Karren Hiskey
Teacher
Mrs. Karren Hiskey has always resided in Southern California, where she graduated from California State…
Natalie Knox
Teacher
Ms. Natalie has been teaching all over Orange County, in various settings ever since she…
Liz Lucus
Teacher
“Mentoring curiosity with artistic expression for a life-long exploration of music” continues to be Mrs….
Dave Maestrejuan
Teacher
Dave was plugged into the role of artist by kindergarten. He went to Fullerton College,…
Jenny Mitchell
Teacher
Ms. Mitchell was born in Peru and was raised in Southern California. She discovered her…
Linnea Perez
Teacher
Ms. Perez is a native southern Californian and has a Bachelor of Science degree in…
Julia Perez
Teacher
Ms. Julia Perez was born and raised in Southern California and was homeschooled through high…
Melanie Salazar
Teacher
Melanie grew up between the snow-capped mountains and wind-swept valleys of the Southwest. There, she…
Nikki Seo
Instructional Assistant
Nikki Seo immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea when she was in the third…
Raziya Shaikh
Teacher
Ms. Shaikh was born in Southern California. During her childhood, she called a number of…
Adriane Tsai
Teacher
Adriane Tsai was homeschooled since first grade and started taking art lessons at age 5….
Janet Zahl
Teacher
Janet Zahl graduated from University of Colorado-Denver with a graduate degree in Curriculum & Instruction,…