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Alan Kauffman

Alan Kauffman

Teacher

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

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Angharad Musladin

Angharad Musladin

Education Specialist (RSP)

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 11-3 p.m.

Angharad Musladin is thrilled to have joined the Inspire Family!  She was born in Wales and raised in Oroville (OHS '91). S...Read More

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Antonio Isern

Antonio Isern

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Born and raised in Seville, Spain, Antonio moved to Chico along with his family at the age of 12. Growing up in Chico, Anton...Read More

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Becca Pratt

Becca Pratt

Accounting Technician

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

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Becky Brown

Becky Brown

Principal/Superintendent

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

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Beth Reid

Beth Reid

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Beth Reid was hired at Inspire in 2011 after seven years of teaching in the North State. She teaches Spanish, Health, and Adv...Read More

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Brittney Hawkins

Brittney Hawkins

ASB/Yearbook Advisor

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

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Cathi Meyer

Cathi Meyer

Instructional Aide
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Celeste Cramer

Celeste Cramer

Development Director

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

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Daniel Marcy

Daniel Marcy

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 2-3 p.m.
In the woodsy hills of Paradise, California, Daniel Marcy was born into a family of teachers. He often witnessed the love, educ...Read More

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Danielle Reynolds

Danielle Reynolds

Teacher

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

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Debbie Travers

Debbie Travers

Teacher

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

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Dinah Weller

Dinah Weller

Registrar

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

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Doris Luther

Doris Luther

Chief Business Officer

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

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Erin Hall

Erin Hall

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

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

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Erin Horst

Erin Horst

Teacher

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

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Evita North

Evita North

Teacher

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

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Jarrah Myles

Jarrah Myles

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Jarrah Myles, created the dance and theatre programs at Inspire School of Arts & Sciences and has directed numerous shows i...Read More

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Jeff Pershing

Jeff Pershing

Teacher

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

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Jen Josephson

Jen Josephson

Accountant/HR

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

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Jim White

Jim White

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Jim White is a musician, conductor, recording and audio engineer, business owner and teacher. He started at Inspire in 2012 w...Read More

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Joseph Hill

Joseph Hill

Teacher

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

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 hig...Read More

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Justin Peek

Justin Peek

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

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

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Ken Hardy

Ken Hardy

Associate Principal

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

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Laura Iannacone

Laura Iannacone

Custodian
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Lee Holcomb

Lee Holcomb

Senior Office Assistant

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

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Linnea Smith

Linnea Smith

Teacher

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

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Malina Olson

Malina Olson

Teacher

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

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Marcus Hopkins

Marcus Hopkins

Counselor

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

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Marianne Ames

Marianne Ames

Instructional Aide

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

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Martha Mendoza

Martha Mendoza

Senior Office Assistant/ Health Aide

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

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Mary Hartley

Mary Hartley

Facilities Technician

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

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Marysol de la Torre-Escobedo

Marysol de la Torre-Escobedo

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Marysol de la Torre-Escobedo received her Bachelor's Degree from UC Berkeley and her Clear Social Science Teaching Credential...Read More

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Matt McLaughlin

Matt McLaughlin

Director of Special Education

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

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Molly Makel

Molly Makel

Teacher

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

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Natalie Wren

Natalie Wren

School Nurse

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

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Olivia Cerullo

Olivia Cerullo

Teacher

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

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Sandii Buckman

Sandii Buckman

Outreach Specialist

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

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Sarah Shoemaker

Sarah Shoemaker

Teacher

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

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Scott Gunderson

Scott Gunderson

Teacher

Fall 2020 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Scott Gunderson has been teaching for nearly 30 years, is an Inspire original teacher, and remembers with great fondness and ...Read More

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Sheri Kauffman

Sheri Kauffman

Teacher

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

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Tasha Teeter

Tasha Teeter

Counselor

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

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Theron Hopkins

Theron Hopkins

Teacher

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.

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