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Ms. Linda Van Mouwerik
Director of Special Education and Preschool Director
Ms. Van Mouwerik began her career in education as a Speech and Language Pathologist. She has worked in the school, medical, and clinic settings. She has taught as Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer at San Jose State University in the Communication Disorders and Sciences department. She joined Sunnyvale eight years ago. She had worked with the Santa Clara County Office of Education to develop the seven-year Early Learning Master Plan.
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Mrs. Marian Gericke
Fairwood SDC Preschool
Mrs. Gericke is a dually certificated and credentialed Special Education Classroom teacher and Speech and Language Pathologist. She studied at San Francisco State University and went on to earn her Master of Arts Degree in Communication Disorders and her Special Education teaching credential at the University of the Pacific. She worked as a staff Speech-Language Pathologist at a private clinic affiliated with Stanford Medical Center for several years before coming to Sunnyvale. She has worked exclusively with preschool students during her entire 30+ year career with Sunnyvale School District. She loves working with her 3- to 5-year old students and their families, and likes to boast that she has the best job in the district! In her spare time, Mrs. Gericke enjoys reading, hiking, dancing, cooking, and spending time with her friends and family, including two young grandsons who live nearby.
Master of Arts Degree, Communicative Disorders. University of the Pacific
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Communicative Disorders, SFSU
Credential: Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential with Special Day Class Authorization
License: Speech-Language Pathology (State of California)
Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA)
Santa Clara County Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCCSHA) Executive Board Member
SCCSHA Honors of the Association Award (2017)
California Speech-Language-Hearing Association District 4 Outstanding Service Award (2012)
Sunnyvale School District Teacher of the Year (2010)
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Mrs. Chelsea Friedenbach
Fairwood Preschool
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Mrs. Kim Anh Le
Lakewood State Preschool
I graduated from San Jose State with a degree in Child and Adolescent Development, I started with the idea of teaching Elementary age children but I started working in an in-home daycare and fell in love with the age group and decided to work in Preschool. I've worked in Preschool since 2003 and throughout that time I was also tutoring kids from Kindergarten to 5th grade. I've worked for the Sunnyvale School District since 2017.
I'm the proud mother of two wonderful kids and in my spare time, I do 10,000 loads of laundry not out of enjoyment but out of necessity.
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Mrs. Vicky Rosales
Lakewood State Preschool
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Mrs. Sreelatha Ponnuveettil
Lakewood Preschool
Sreelatha is a licensed and ASHA certified speech-language pathologist who joined the Sunnyvale School District preschool team in 2015. She earned her Master's degree in Communications Disorders from Montclair State University in 2001 and previously worked in a private clinic, serving toddlers through teens with varying language and communication needs. Working with the preschool population as well as collaborating and consulting with their staff is what interests her the most. Besides English, Sreelatha is fluent in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
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Ms. Christina Le
Lakewood SDC Preschool
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Mrs. Divya Bhasin
Lakewood SDC Preschool
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Mrs. Pei-Yu Tsai
Lakewood SDC Preschool
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Mrs. Terry St Marie
San Miguel State Preschool
Ms. Terry has taught for 35 years and has been a State Preschool teacher for 20 years. She has worked at Milpitas Unified for 13 years and 7 years for Sunnyvale School District. Ms. Terry was a Camp Fires Boys and Girls leader for 13 years and worked at Sylvan Learning Center for 14 years.
I love working with preschoolers and enriching their lives, they keep me young at heart and make me smile, enriching my life as well.
BA in Liberal Studies and Minor in Biology
Lifetime Teacher Children's Center Permit
30 Day Emergency Substitute Credential
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Mrs. Roxanne Stevens
San Miguel PreschoolTitle: Speech Language PathologistSchool Site: San Miguel PreschoolEducation: B.A., M.A.Experience/Training: Speech-Language Pathologist since 2011The years in Education: At SSD since 2017School Attended: UC Davis, San Jose State UniversityDegree/Credential: Masters of Arts in Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Certificate of Clinical Competance (CCC, ASHA)Ms. Stevens completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis in Spanish and Linguistics. She then went on to earn her Master of Arts Degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences at San Jose State University. Prior to coming to Sunnyvale School District, she worked as a speech therapist through a private speech therapy practice, where she worked in a variety of therapeutic settings (including preschool and medical settings). She began working at Sunnyvale School District in August 2017 at an elementary school and began working in preschool in August 2019. She truly enjoys working with preschool students and seeing their growth during their first school experience. For fun, Ms. Stevens enjoys hiking, spending time with her family, walking and playing with her dogs, reading, and doing various arts and crafts.
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Ms. Heather Burns
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Ms. Leslie Justis
San Miguel SDC Preschool
I started my journey with Special Education in 2005 as a paraeducator after completing my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. During this time I attended classes for a teaching credential to teach children with visual impairments and learned Braille as well as basic orientation and mobility strategies to help individuals with visual impairments independently and safely navigate their environments.
I also began work as a nanny to a family with 4 young children, one of whom had multiple disabilities. I supported this child within their preschool classroom so they could be fully included. It was my experience and a paraprofessional for a student within a typical preschool class that helped me decide where my true passion was: Preschool! I then attended classes specifically for an Early Childhood Special Education Credential and completed the program and received my credential.
I have been teaching Special Education Preschool since 2011. I have also almost completed my Master's Degree with an emphasis on Special Education and Early Childhood and am currently participating in a pilot study through the Santa Clara County Office of Education for embedding instruction for students with IEP’s within a general education classroom.
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Mrs. Dovhilyn Santiago
Occupational Therapist
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Ms. Katelyn Lane
Occupational Therapist
Masters in Occupational Therapy
Bachelors in Health Science from Loma Linda University
