Category: Staff Spotlight
SCVi Educator Helps Shape State Spanish Learning Standards
Long before Erika Cedeño came to the United States, she dreamed of revolutionizing education, and now she is doing that and more by shaping… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Erika Cedeno
Erika has been working with SCVi as a Spanish facilitator since 2015. She is a graduate from Universidad Autónoma de México in Mexico City,… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Chrissie Flores
This is Ms. Chrissie’s second year of teaching with iLEAD. She worked as a preschool teacher prior to joining the iLEAD team. She was… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Michelle Eifert, 2nd/3rd Grade Facilitator
I was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, and attended the University of California, Irvine, where I received my bachelor’s degree in Sociology and… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Jared Morrison
Originally from England, I am a dual national of the UK and US, with my father serving in the US military. I spent a… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Jodi Blinn
Jodi grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, but relocated to Southern California in 2000. Jodi originally discovered SCVi when looking for a new school… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Marcella White
My name is Marcella White and I am the 4/5 grader facilitator. I am originally from Brazil. I have a degree in Psychology and… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Jenna Weaker
Jenna Weaker is one of our SCVi Exploration Educational Facilitators. This is her first year with SCVi and she is very excited to have… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Cheryl Sena
Cheryl Sena hails from Boston, MA., and is a founding facilitator at SCVi. In December she celebrated 10 years working for SCVi. She’s taught… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Sofia Varone
SCVi facilitator Sofia Varon was born in the UK to two Italian parents and raised in a small family having just one brother. In… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Ingrid Moon
Ingrid Moon is the Upper School’s Biology and IB Physics facilitator, and a NASA Endeavor Distinguished STEM Educator. In addition to academic content and… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Ian Johnston
Theater Facilitator Ian Johnston is an actor, educator, psychic entertainer, academic, fight arranger, and artistic director of Cavort Theatre. Ian has acted in theatre,… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Jody Kirby
Education Specialist Jody Kirby has been a teacher since 1990, with most of those years spent as a private reading tutor and substitute teacher.… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Megan Tapia
This is Megan’s sixth year at SCVi! Starting as a Care Team aide, she moved to being an Upper School Facilitator, eventually finding her… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Kris Nilsen
Kris Nilsen works as the upper school Academic/College/Career advisor. Kris grew up in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from California State University, Northridge,… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Ken Erenberg
Ken Erenberg draws on 14 years of experience as an athletic director, overseeing middle and high school programs in sports, including soccer, tennis, volleyball,… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Hannah Krieger
Hannah began working with children in 2008 at the Family Student Housing Daycare & Preschool program at UC Santa Cruz. Though she majored in… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Kevin Becker
Star Wars RULES! Well, now that we got the most important thing out of the way, Upper School English Facilitator Kevin Becker is a… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Ramon Hamilton
Ramon Hamilton, Upper School IB Film Facilitator and Design Tech Coordinator, has a long history with SCVi going back to the year we opened… Read More
Staff Spotlight: Emily Strickland
This month, we are featuring our SCVi Exploration program, or Homestudy, as some call it. Emily Strickland has been working with SCVi Exploration since… Read More
