CATALINA FOOTHILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Lori has been in education for 30 years. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She also earned a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education with a Special Education Endorsement from NAU.

Katie has been working with children for 35 years in private schools as well as in CFSD. In 2023, she returned to CFSD. She is excited to explore, play, discover and learn with the children and staff at VVELC.
 

Michelle is a proud University of Arizona graduate with a B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She is currently working towards earning her Elementary Teaching Certificate.

McKenzie has been with VVELC since 2014. She has a BA in Early Childhood Education from Western Washington University.

Celeste joined VVELC in 2023. She has her AA in General Studies from Cochise College which included several classes in education. She has 4 years of experience working in elementary schools as a literacy tutor and educational support.

Jen started her CFSD career in 2005 as a teacher at Valley View.  She has a Masters in Early Childhood Education as well as a Masters in Educational Leadership with a principal certification.

Megan joined VVELC in 2023. She has a BS in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University.

Dana returned to VVELC in 2018 upon completing her BA in Early Childhood Education. She taught several years at VVELC as an Inclusion Educational Assistant. She is working on a Masters in Early Childhood Special Education.

Jennifer returned to VVELC in 2023. She was a Special Education teacher at the preschool level in a neighboring school district. She has a BS in Early Childhood Education and a Special Education teaching certification.

Leah has been with VVELC since 2015. She has a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. She holds an Elementary Education certification with an Early Childhood Endorsement.

Teri has years of experience in education having taught kindergarten, first and second grades, and she was a reading specialist before coming to VVELC. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Arizona, a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership form Northern Arizona University with an Early Childhood Endorsement.

Sara joined VVELC in 2023. She has a Bachelor's in Business Administration and Communications from the University of Arizona.

Beth has been with VVELC since 2000. She has a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Marywood University in Scranton, PA and a MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola College in Baltimore, MD. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Zhiwei has been with CFSD since 2015 and joined VVELC in 2018. She has BA in English Education from Qufu Normal University, China. She has an Arizona Standard Professional Elementary, K-8 teaching certificate and an Early Childhood Endorsement. She has been teaching Chinese Immersion classes since 2011.

Aiko has been with VVELC since 2017. She has a BS in Early Childhood Education from Grand Canyon University and is excited to teach in the Young 3’s classroom.

 Ming-Hui
 Tseng

Chinese
Immersion
Educational
Assistant

Ming-Hui has been with VVELC since 2019, initially working as a substitute teacher for CFSD. She has a BA in Fashion Management from University of Art London, U.K. and a BA in Fashion Design from Shin Chien University, Taiwan. 

Cynthia returned to VVELC in 2023. She is fluent in Spanish, and has taught in CFSD’s Spanish Immersion program for 9 years. She has a BA in Elementary Education with an Early Childhood Endorsement from NAU.

Nicole joined Valley View in 2023.  She has been in education for over 15 years as both a classroom teacher and teacher coach. She has a BS in Business and Marketing and an MA in Elementary Education that she received from the University of Phoenix.  She also has an Endorsement in Early Childhood Education.