Teachers and Staff
Kim Megyesi
Director and Founder
Ms. Megyesi grew up in Ohio, graduated summa cum laude from Mount Union College, and…
Alida Chacon
Program Coordinator
Ms. Chacon was born in Cuba and raised in Southern California. She earned an Associate…
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…
Patricia Anderson
Teacher
Patricia Anderson is not afraid of challenges! After becoming parents to two bright and witty…
Megan Bowers
Teacher
Mrs. Megan Bowers graduated from California State University Fullerton with a Bachelor’s degree in English…
Krista Brown
Teacher
Krista graduated from CSULB with a degree in Liberal Studies. She has held a teaching…
Jocelyn Contestabile
Teacher
After receiving her Bachelors’ degree in Food Science and Nutrition, Mrs. Contestabile worked as a…
Precious Daileg
Teacher
Precious Daileg was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States when she…
Susan Eichinger
Teacher
Ms. Susan is a native Californian born to Chilean parents who immigrated in 1964. During…
Heather Estes
Teacher
Ms. Heather Estes is a Southern California native, with over 8 years of elementary teaching…
Erin Ferrier
Teacher
Ms.Erin Ferrier is a Southern California native. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo…
Fiorella Gardella
Teacher
Ms. Fio’s goals are to strengthen students’ awareness and appreciation for our beautiful planet, through…
Karren Hiskey
Teacher
Mrs. Karren Hiskey has always resided in Southern California, where she graduated from California State…
Beth Jerome
Teacher
Mrs. Beth Jerome is a multiple subject credentialed teacher of 20 years, currently substitute teaching…
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….
Wes Lucus
Teacher
Mr. Wes Lucus loves learning, and he loves teaching. His ideal life would be to take classes…
Linnea Perez
Teacher
Ms. Perez is a native southern Californian and has a Bachelor of Science degree in…
Joelle Prate
Teacher
Orange County native Joelle Prate has spent the past 10 years working in public middle…
Kara Sarkar
Teacher
Mrs. Kara Sarkar is a Los Angeles area native and enjoys the teaching and learning…
Raziya Shaikh
Teacher
Ms. Shaikh was born in Southern California. During her childhood, she called a number of…
Christine Huerta Soler
Teacher
A California native, Mrs. Soler has spent her whole life in southern California. Beginning her…
Adriane Tsai
Teacher
Adriane Tsai was homeschooled since first grade and started taking art lessons at age 5….
Mark Wilson
Teacher
A native New Yorker, Mark Wilson earned his Bachelor’s in Filmmaking from Purchase College and…