Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday, 1-2 p.m.

Alan Kauffman grew up in Chico, attending Marsh Junior High and Chico High School. After graduating high school, Alan lived in the Ne...Read More

Angharad Musladin is thrilled to have joined the Inspire Family!  She was born in Wales and raised in Oroville (OHS '91). She has recently returned to Chico to raise her family af...Read More

Born and raised in Seville, Spain, Antonio moved to Chico along with his family at the age of 12. Growing up in Chico, Antonio attended Bidwell Jr. High and Chico High School. At...Read More

Becca Pratt is an Accounting Technician at Inspire School of Arts and Sciences. Her background is in business, and she loves the arts. Becca is from the Bay Area but has lived in...Read More

Becky Brown is Principal/Superintendent of Inspire School of Arts & Sciences, where she is privileged to learn something new every day. She graduated with a Masters in English ...Read More

Beth Reid was hired at Inspire in 2011 after seven years of teaching in the North State. She teaches Spanish, Health, and Advisory. Beth earned her teaching credential from Chico S...Read More

Brittney is the advisor for the Inspire student government, or InStuGo, the Anthology yearbook staff, and one of four class of 2023 advisors. Brittney grew up in Paradise, Ca, grad...Read More

Celeste Cramer takes a vision and makes it reality through sound strategic planning and development. Celeste has over twenty years of social work experience and over fifteen years ...Read More

In the woodsy hills of Paradise, California, Daniel Marcy was born into a family of teachers. He often witnessed the love, education and care the his family showed to their student...Read More

Danielle Reynolds has been teaching at Inspire since the second year of the school. She has taught almost everything from Math C to AP Calculus, plus Advisory and some Engineering....Read More

From San Francisco originally, Debbie Travers began her teaching career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Thailand after her college graduation. She taught English and Agricul...Read More

Dinah grew up in a family full of educators - from teachers, to administrators, to professors. She always knew she wanted to be involved in education, but couldn't find quite the r...Read More

Doris has been involved with Inspire since 2011, handling Inspire’s fiscal matters during the many years of Inspire’s growth and change. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accoun...Read More

Erin Hall is a west coast native, growing up and hiking in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada, surfing the beaches of Marin County, fishing the streams of Southern Idaho and riding the t...Read More

Erin Horst (DeSeure) teaches acting and theatre arts at Inspire School of Arts and Sciences and is dedicated to the school’s mission to deepen students' passions. Erin believes i...Read More

Mrs. North first started student teaching at Inspire in 2013 under the mentorship of Debbie Travers. She earned her credential and continued to substitute teach until officially jo...Read More

Jarrah Myles, created the dance and theatre programs at Inspire School of Arts & Sciences and has directed numerous shows including: The Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Into the Woods, ...Read More

Jeff Pershing, singer/songwriter/guitar player, started playing San Francisco clubs at the age of 16.  He has honed his skills as a working musician, playing diverse styles.  Jef...Read More

Jen Josephson's background is in business and accounting. I attended Butte College where I obtained 2 Associates degrees, an Associate in Science in Accounting and Business Managem...Read More

Jim White is a musician, conductor, recording and audio engineer, business owner and teacher. He started at Inspire in 2012 where he teaches Instrumental Music and Recording Arts. ...Read More

I hail from the Big Thicket, the deep Piney Woods of East Texas. I grew up in a 'single stoplight' town of 400 people. In high school, I played all the sports, and excelled at none...Read More

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 2-3 p.m.

Justin Peek was born and raised in Paradise California. After graduating from Paradise High School in 2003, he flew to Hawaii on a one-...Read More

Mr. Hardy brings a wide variety of experiences and past leadership roles to the Inspire team. As an English teacher, baseball coach, presenter, and teacher mentor of 23 years in bo...Read More

Mr. Holcomb grew up in Gridley, CA where he graduated high school. After graduation, found a job as a teaching aide at a local school before going off to France where he taught Eng...Read More

Having lived in 10 different states growing up, Linnea Smith graduated from college with the heart of a wanderer. Having a degree in Art education (a career chosen by her equally v...Read More

Mrs.Olson has been teaching at Inspire since the beginning. After graduating from Durham High School, she attended UC Davis where she studied Biology with an emphasis in Microbiolo...Read More

Marcus Hopkins was born and raised in Weed, California and moved to Chico in 2002 to attend Chico State. In 2006, Marcus got married and also graduated from Chico State with a bach...Read More

Marianne is from Santa Rosa, CA moving to the Sacramento area where she graduated from high school. She attended Sacramento State University where she obtained a Bachelor's degree ...Read More

Martha first moved to Chico in 1979 to attend Chico State where she stayed for five years, before moving back to the Bay Area. Many lifetimes later, she moved again to Chico in 200...Read More

Mary Hartley has a multitude of skills - including plumbing, landscaping, construction, woodworking, commercial driving and forklift operation. Mary's jobs range from retail manage...Read More

Marysol de la Torre-Escobedo received her Bachelor's Degree from UC Berkeley and her Clear Social Science Teaching Credential and M.A. in Education from Stanford University. In 200...Read More

Mr. McLaughlin was born and raised in the South Bay Area before moving to Chico in 1989. He graduated from CSU, Chico with degrees in Political Science and Philosophy. After some t...Read More

Molly Makel joined Inspire in 2019. The oldest of three, she grew up in Chico and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 2009. She went on to attend  UC Santa Barbara and g...Read More

Natalie Wren was born and raised in Northern California, and is a Chico State Alumnus.  As a local, she has a strong passion and commitment to this community.  Natalie has a back...Read More

Olivia Cerullo is a musician, music director and educator. She started at Inspire in 2020 as the vocal music, musical theater and choir teacher. Olivia was raised in Chico and atte...Read More

Sandii Buckman (She/They) is an unconventional, strategic, and wildly devoted communications professional with a passion for the arts, sciences, social justice and community organi...Read More

Sarah Shoemaker has been teaching and choreographing dance for all ages for over 15 years. She joined the Inspire staff in 2014 and has taught Dance 1, Dance 2, Dance 3, Dance 4, a...Read More

Scott Gunderson has been teaching for nearly 30 years, is an Inspire original teacher, and remembers with great fondness and horror being part of starting a brand new school. A fav...Read More

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 2-3 p.m.

Sheri Kauffman student taught with Becky Brown during the credential program, fell in love with Inspire and IC9, and happily a...Read More

Tasha is a school counselor whose passion for working with high school students leaves her laughing, crying, ripping her hair out, but mostly full of admiration and respect for all...Read More

Theron Hopkins works with Freshman and Senior English students, as well as being an Advisor for 'The Class of 2024'.  He is proud to be a part of the Inspire Team.