Beverly Portillo
Beverly Portillo was born and raised in Southern California and moved to San Diego in 2013. She studied psychology at CSUSB and obtained her graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Loma Linda University. For over 10 years she has worked with children in families in underserved communities, most recently with San Diego Center […]
Isabell Lal
Originally from Northern California, Isabell moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to pursue her nursing degree. After spending two wonderful years there, she returned to California with her husband and son to be closer to family. Isabell is a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse specializing in newborn and maternal care. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The […]
Francis Carlier
Originally from Bayonne (Pyrénées Atlantiques), Mr. Carlier studied at the Schools of Fine Arts in Pau and Lyon before his military service. He then enrolled at the University of Toulouse Le Mirail where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Art History. After teaching art in middle school for a year, he completed his Masters of […]
Neil Blain
Neil Blain is a skilled IT professional with extensive experience supporting both educational and government environments. Before joining our school, Neil worked for ten years in the Cave Creek Unified School District, where he managed campus-wide technology, supported classroom systems, and ensured reliable IT services for students, teachers, and staff. Most recently, he served as a Court […]
Sophie Ricouard
Born and raised in Brittany (France), Sophie received her bachelor of of Arts Degree in Foreign Languages with a majored in English and Spanish and Economics. After she earned her Master’s of Education, she taught 3 years in France in multi-level classrooms. With her husband, she moved to NYC and taught at the Lycee Français […]
Greg Wieckowski
Greg has a Bachelor’s in Economics and Accounting. He has a lot of experience in audit, project management and quality assurance. Originally from Connecticut, he has a great passion for the outdoors and activities such as hiking, running, traveling and exploring new areas.
Sylvie Toudic
Originally from France, Sylvie’s international education started at the International School of Lyon (OIB). After graduating with a Master of International Law, she pursued a career as Credit Manager. Passionate about foreign languages, she volunteered to develop and implement a program to teach English in local schools around Lyon. Following her husband to England, she […]
Pauline Dubeaux
Pauline was born and raised in Paris. It is also where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature and civilization. After earning a master of education, she taught three years in Paris before leaving for San Diego in 2017. After teaching in Elementary and Preschool at SDFAS, she took on a new role as […]
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, […]
Michael Giron
Born in Oakland, CA and raised in San Diego. Mike studied Business Management at San Diego State University. While attending college, Mike worked at a before and after school program in La Mesa for 13 years. It was there he found his passion to work with students as he developed countless relationships with students, families and staff. Now entering […]