Fabienne Debrand
Originally from Jura in France, Fabienne holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Université of Besançon. While traveling around the world with her family, she has accumulated multiple teaching experiences starting at Lycée Francais de Bangkok, then as English tutor in mainland China for a private company and more recently with the French International School of […]
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Laure Marzolf
Laure Marzolf has recently arrived at SDFAS for the 2025–2026 school year and is enthusiastic about starting this new chapter and sharing her passion for the arts with her students. She will teach Visual Arts from 1st through 8th Grade. With a Master’s degree in Art from the École des Beaux-Arts in France, another in Design […]
Sarah Le Boyer
Sarah Le Boyer holds a B.A. in Physics and French and a Masters degree in Education. She holds additional certificates in Supporting Children With Difficulties in Reading and Writing (Dyslexia) and Everyday Strategies (ADHD), Responsive Classroom and French as a Foreign Language (FLE/ESL). She has a diverse work history in education with experiences teaching at […]
Shanon Mazeaud
Shanon Mazeaud was born in Paris, France. She learned English at L’Ecole Bilingue de Paris, an American immersion school. She began her education by pursuing a degree in hospitality and ventured from France to Switzerland (L’Ecole Hôtellerie de Lausanne) and Universities in San Diego and New York. Shanon realized early on in her work experience […]
Audrey Monpays
Audrey was born in Pau and raised in the south of France! When she was younger, she already enjoyed working with children as a recreation center facilitator. She obtained a Master’s degree in Mathematics in 2006 and has been a teacher since 2007. Prior to joining the San Diego French-American School teaching team, Audrey worked […]
Bastien Monpays
Originally from Tarbes in the southwest of France, Bastien graduated in Physics and Chemistry from the Université de Pau before earning his teaching credential in Toulouse in 2007. Passionate about the English language, he participated in the creation and development of the first French-English bilingual teaching program within his administrative “département” of France, in 2016, […]
Birka Nielsen
Birka Nielsen was born in Germany and grew up in San Diego. She received her B.A. in Education and Elementary Teaching Credential from the University of San Diego. She received her M.A. in Language Arts Curriculum Design from San Diego State University. After teaching in the Solana Beach School District, Birka joined San Diego French-American […]
Yuriko Patino
Yuriko Patino is a native from Puebla, Mexico, who has been working at our school for nineteen years. She speaks English, Spanish and French. She worked with middle school students for 19 years at our school and is now developing and running the Kindergarten to 5th grade Spanish program. She holds a B.A in Psychology […]
Elisabeth Perdereau
Ms. Perdereau was born in Paris, France the oldest of four children. She holds a degree in English from the University of La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, and is accredited as a teacher from Pre-K to 5th grade by the IUFM d’Antony, Academy of Versailles. She also completed a Masters in French as a Second Language, […]
