Our Staff

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

Inclusion/
Special
Education
Teacher

Laura joined VVELC in 2018. She has a Masters in Early Childhood Education from St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA and is certified in Early Childhood Special Education. She brings 20 years of experience in Early Childhood programs and has a passion for Project Work with young children.

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.

Spanish
Immersion
Teacher

Educational
Assistant

Anne joined VVELC in 2019 after 9 years of subbing. She has a K-12 Multi-subject Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.

Inclusion/
Special
Education
Teacher

Nancy has been with VVELC since 2004. She has a Masters in Special Education Severe,  Profound and Multiple Disabilities from the University of Arizona.

Melissa joined VVELC in 2019. She has a BA in Elementary Education and endorsement in Early Childhood Education from Northern Arizona University.

Louise has been an Educational Assistant in CFSD for over 6 years. Prior to joining VVELC in 2021, she worked with students at the elementary level.

Karynina joined VVELC in 2019. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. She has worked with children and families in the educational setting for over twelve years.

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.

Samantha Mainman

Sam joined VVELC in 2019. For five years, she has been working with early childhood children from various backgrounds. She has a BS in Family Studies and Human Development from the University of Arizona, as well as a Masters in Early Childhood Education from the College of Charleston.

Lu joined VVELC in 2016. She has a BS in Physical Education and Health Education from the University of Wisconsin at La Cross.

Savannah joined VVELC in 2018. She has a BA in Early Childhood Education from The University of Arizona.

Vanessa has been with VVELC since 2015. She has a BA in Early Childhood Education from the University of Arizona. She recently completed her Masters in Language Reading and Culture with an ECE emphasis also from the University of Arizona.

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.

Beth has been with VVELC since 1999. 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.