Category: Staff Spotlight
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
Staff Spotlight: Ethan Norof
In this week’s Staff Spotlight, we’d like to introduce you to Ethan Norof, our middle school Innovation Studios guide. Ethan will be working alongside… Read More