Position: Principal, Teacher (grades 3 & 4)
Phone: 530-342-5043
Email: lbartsch@chicooaks.org
Teaching Credential (elementary and secondary: history, government, English, religion, French), California state, current
Teaching Certificate, Professional (elementary education) North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, current
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major Field: History and political science
College Where Earned: La Sierra University
Year Earned: 1995
Leslie has been teaching since 1998 and joined Chico Oaks in 2006. In her rare moments of spare time she enjoys travelling, reading and family.
Position: Teacher (kindergarten)
Phone: 530-342-5043
Email: jmoon@chicooaks.org
Teaching Credential (elementary), California State, current
Teaching Certificate, Professional (kindergarten, elementary education), NAD, current
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major Field: Education
College Where Earned: Weimar College
Year Earned: 1988
JoAnn joined Chico Oaks in 1988 and has been teaching here ever since, except for the years her children were born and were preschool age. She fills her free time with hiking, camping, reading and being with family.
Position: Teacher (grades 1 & 2)
Phone: 530-342-5043
Email: cmiceli@chicooaks.org
Teaching Credential (elementary), California State, current
Teaching Certificate, Professional (elementary education), NAD, current
Highest Degree: Master of Science
Major Field: Curriculum and Instruction
College Where Earned: California State University, Bakersfield
Year Earned: 1988
Cheryl has years of experience teaching primary grades and has been with us at Chico Oaks since 2003. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and their three sons.
Position: Teacher (grade 3 & 4)
Email: bselby@chicooaks.org
Ben has had a year of teaching experience while being a student missionary in the Marshall Islands. Ben has also spent the last 9 summers at Leoni Meadows Camp as Counselor and Director of the Wilderness program there. Ben grew up here in the Chico church going to Chico Oaks 2nd through 7th grade, graduating from Paradise Adventist Academy in 2014. At Walla Walla University he majored in Math and Secondary Education.
Position: Teacher (grades 5 & 6)
Phone: 530-342-5043
Email: rinparaj@chicooaks.org
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major Field: Psychology
College Where Earned: La Sierra University
Year Earned: 2020
Prior to joining Chico Oaks, Rajesh has been a substitute teacher for grades ranging from 2nd & 3rd grade multi-grade classrooms to single subject high school science. Outside of the classroom, he is an avid golfer, musician (trombone, piano, and a little pipe organ), and enjoys cooking and baking.
Position: Teacher (grades 7 & 8)
Phone: 530-342-5043
Email: jalauderdale@chicooaks.org
Teaching Certificate, Conditional (elementary education), NAD, current
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major Field: Education Studies
College Where Earned: Grand Canyon University
Year Earned: 2019
Jasmine's own middle school experiences have influenced her desire to teach junior high students. Having grown up in Santa Barbara, she was excited to move back to California with her family in 2012 after 20 years in the Pacific Northwest.
Position: Teacher (art)
Phone: 530-342-5043
Teaching Credential (multiple subjects), California State, current
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major Field: Visual Communications
College Where Earned: California State University, Chico
Year Earned: 1980
Lori began teaching art at Chico Oaks in 2010, with prior experience as a fine arts specialist for Chico Unified School District.
Position: Treasurer
Phone: 530-342-5043
Email: agriffin@chicooaks.org
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), current
Highest Degree: Masters in Taxation
College Where Earned: Bentley College
Year Earned: 1995
Amy has been our school treasurer since 2008 while also teaching full time as an accounting instructor at CSU, Chico.
Position: Teacher Aide
Phone: 530-342-5043
Catalina joined Chico Oaks in 2017.
Position: After School Care Coordinator
Esmperalda graduated Chico Oaks in 2008. She enjoys spending time with her family. She and her husband have three beautiful daughters, Xitlaly, Dayanara, and Xiomara. Two of her daughters currently attend Chico Oaks.
Position: Assistant Teacher
Phone: 503-342-5043
Chico Oaks alumni, kindergarten through 8th grade. Taught at a bilingual elementary school for 4 years. Jessa is currently attending Chico State University, studying Graphic Design.
Position: Teacher Aide, Custodian
Phone: 530-342-5043
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major Field: Mechanical Engineering
College Where Earned: California State University, Chico
Year Earned: 1989
Jesse joined Chico Oaks in 2013. In addition to keeping our school clean and in good repair, he is available to tutor students in math.
Position: Teacher Aide
Phone: 530-342-5043
Maria started volunteering at Chico Oaks in 2006 and joined as a Teacher Aide in 2010. Her spare time is spent continuing to love and take care of children.
Position: Teacher Aide
Allyssa is an alumni of Chico Oaks and graduated in 2014. She is very excited to be coming back to help Mrs. Miceli in her classroom. Alyssa is currently studying general studies at Butte College and is hoping to study Education at Chico State very soon.
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