
Teachers & Staff

Tara Sheehan
Director of Operations
Ms. Tara Sheehan lives in Yorba Linda with her husband and her two children. She…

Esther Cha
Program Director
Ms. Esther comes to The Arbor with 10+ years of experience in the education field…

Deanna Sabri
Office Manager
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…

Devon Broussard
Teacher
Devon was born and raised in Southern California and has lived here most of her…

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…

Kristen Daleiden
Campus Assistant
Kristen was born in Southern California and has lived here her entire life. She went…

Susan Eichinger
Teacher
Ms. Susan is a native Californian born to Chilean parents who immigrated in 1964. During…

Julio Escobar
Teacher
Mr. Escobar’s passion for the past 15 years has been teaching science in various school…

Erin Ferrier
Teacher
Ms. Erin Ferrier is a Southern California native. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis…

Alisha Freeman-Rembert
Teacher & Campus Assistant
Alisha (Ali) Rembert is a past Arbor parent and has been a part of The…

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,…

Stephanie May
Teacher
Mrs Stephanie May was raised in the Central Valley by parents who immigrated from the…

Jenny Mitchell
Teacher
Ms. Mitchell was born in Peru and was raised in Southern California. She discovered her…

Doug Nason
Teacher
Doug has been teaching hands-on science to kids from pre-k through high school throughout Orange…

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…

Shellie Troutman
Teacher
Shellie is returning to The Arbor after spending the last 5 years teaching 6th grade…

Kathi Wahl
Teacher
Kathi Wahl is a native Californian who spent her young childhood living between the east…

Janet Zahl
Teacher
Janet Zahl graduated from University of Colorado-Denver with a graduate degree in Curriculum & Instruction,…