Staff Favorites
Looking to show a member of our staff some love? You’re looking in the right place. Many of our staff members have provided feedback on some of their favorite things to give you some ideas.
Please note, if you don’t see the person you are looking for, they did not submit a response. Contact president@ffeptc.org for more information or visit the district website.
All Members
Jessica Connors
Principal
Birthday: April 14
Candy: Hot tamales & Milk Duds
Snack: Pistachios
Fruit: Strawberries
Scent: Vanilla, cinnamon
Restaurant: El Azteca
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Breve latte
Sports
Carlie Cavins
Assistant Principal
Noel Balkema
Admin Secretary
Birthday: September 8
Candy: Snickers, hot tamales, Hershey milk chocolate
Snack: Meat / cheese / crackers (shark
Jill Brown
School Secretary
Birthday: July 22
Candy: Gummi candy
Snack: Popcorn
Fruit: mandarins
Scent: Magnolia, Floral
Restaurant: Buckhorn Grill
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Lemonade
Sports
Amber Martinez
School Secretary
Birthday: October 3
Candy: Hershey’s Almonds
Snack: Cheez- its
Fruit: Watermelon, Mango
Scent: Champange Toast Bath and Body Works
Restaurant: Chili’s
Starbucks Drink/
Mariah Palmiter
School Psychologist
Birthday: August 31
Candy: Snickers, Twizzlers
Snack: Any chips
Fruit: Mango
Scent: Lavender, Eucalyptus
Restaurant: Any Sushi
Starbucks Drink/
Karen Jacques
School Nurse
Birthday: March 28
Candy: Milky Way, Tootsie Rolls
Snack: apple or banana chips
Fruit: blueberries
Scent: melon/vanilla
Restaurant: Red Robin
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Hot
Rachael Enos
Library Media Specialist
Birthday: June 23
Candy: Dark chocolate
Snack: Gluten Free Pretzels, fruit
Fruit: Berries
Scent: Vanilla
Restaurant: Pushkin's Bakery
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Almond
Jasmine Bulock
RSP
Birthday: November 21
Candy: white chocolate Hershey bar
Snack: any kind of chips, Chex
Laurel Lederer
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: September 9
Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Almond Joy, Twix
Snack: Fritos, flavored/seasoned mixed
Jill Manley
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: July 30
Candy: Anything gummy candies and Reese's
Snack: Nuts, trail mix, beef jerky
Fruit:
Becky Moore
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: February 14
Candy: Dark chocolate, salted caramels
Snack: Almonds, trail mix
Fruit: Mandarins, peaches
Scent: Tropical
Restaurant: Chef's Table, Omakase
Starbucks
Melissa Van Voltinburg
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: November 27
Candy: Chocolate covered nuts, any chocolate
Snack: trail mix, Cheez-its, mixed nuts
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Kelli Brusaschetti
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 4
Candy: dark chocolate with sea salt or dark chocolate covered anything
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Melissa Grilione
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 23
Candy: Plain M&M's
Snack: Chex Mix
Fruit: Mandarin Oranges
Scent: I'm allergic to candles, but
Beth Jones
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 5
Candy: Fancy chocolate
Snack: cheese and crackers, fruit
Fruit: Strawberries
Scent: Coconut, Vanilla, Almond
Restaurant: 747,
Jennifer Julian
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: May 6th
Candy: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Red Vines, Sour Patch Watermelons
Snack: Snack
Laura Marcoux
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: March 29
Candy: anything with milk chocolate!
Snack: Snyder's Mustard Pretzels
Fruit: mandarins
Scent: citrus
Restaurant: Kitchen
Danielle Schmidt
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: December 1
Candy: Brookside
Snack: Popcorn
Fruit: Apples
Scent: Linen
Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Sparkling Water
Sports
Kristen Benato
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: October 14
Candy: Anything from See's Candy
Snack: Trail Mix/Chex mix
Fruit: All berries
Scent: Vanilla, Volcano
Restaurant:
Emma Evers
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: August 30
Candy: Twix (Not a sweets person)
Snack: Spicy Chips (Kettle cooked jalapeno chips!), tex
Melissa Jhawar
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: May 27
Candy: Chocolate covered marshmallows, dark chocolate, strawberry sour belts
Snack: Baked
Jacee Lempner
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 11
Candy: Skittles or Sour Watermelons
Snack: Beef Jerky (gluten free 😉 )
Fruit: Strawberries
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Jessica Schwartz
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: June 12
Candy: Chocolate with Caramel
Snack: Chex Mix
Fruit: Bananas
Scent: Beach
Restaurant: Lazy Dog
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Mochas
Sports
Caprice Cianci
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: December 13
Candy: Black licorice, dark chocolate, gummy bears
Snack: Nuts, beef jerky, dried
Kelly Harless
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: March 30
Candy: Reese's, York Peppermint Patty, Hot Tamales, pretty much anything chocolate 🙂
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Lan Jackson
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: August 1
Candy: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, Sour Patch Watermelon, Hot Tamales
Snack: Spicy
Sarah Knoles
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: August 7
Candy: 3 Musketeers, Starburst (mini), Skittles, Snickers, Peanut M&Ms
Snack: Ruffles
Amanda Morgan
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: November 20
Candy: York, Jr. Mints, Snickers Almond
Snack: Trail Mix
Fruit: Berries
Scent: Coconut
Niccole Pulis
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: March 8
Candy: Red licorice & anything gummy!
Snack: Almonds, trail mix, & dried fruit
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Kali Richard
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 5
Candy: Honey Mama's Bars
Snack: Chomps or Aloha Bars
Fruit: Berries
Scent: Orange/Citrus
Restaurant: Zocalo, Mendocino
Jennifer Williams
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: June 30
Candy: Junior Mints, Red Vines, Sees Chocolates (no nuts)
Snack: Salt &
Holly Brear
5th Grade Teacher
Birthday - Sept. 27
Favorite Candy - Jolly Ranchers, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
Favorite Snack - Anything healthy
David Denney
5th Grade Teacher
Birthday: January 10
Candy: Beef Jerky
Snack: Pistachios
Fruit: Blueberries
Scent: Black Ice
Restaurant: High Steaks
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Unsweetened
Jake Swisley
5th Grade Teacher
Birthday: June 9
Candy: Jojo's dark chocolate
Snack: raw organic sprouted pumpkin seeds
Fruit: organic apples, organic berries -
Ariann Tujague
5th Grade Teacher
Cynthia Sims
Instructional Assistant, PE
Desmond Hansen
PE Teacher
Birthday: April 25
Candy: Score bars
Snack: beef jerky
Fruit: oranges
Scent: Eucalyptus
Restaurant: Lucille's
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Venti Iced
John Kight
PE Teacher
Dan Macomber
PE Teacher
Shannon Burton-Harp
Music Teacher
Christopher Cazneaux
Music Teacher
Birthday: April 13
Candy: Chocolate
Snack: Chocolate
Fruit: Nectarine
Scent: Pine, Cedar
Restaurant: Red Robin
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Iced
Michelle Derryberry
Speech Language Pathologist
Birthday: November 28
Candy: Snickers, Milk chocolate covered pretzels, Hot Tamales
Snack: wasabi or chocolate
Lori DeVries
Speech Language Pathologist
Birthday: September 29
Candy: chocolate anything :0)
Snack: popcorners, pop corn, humus and pretzels
Fruit: grapes and berries
Scent: gardenia
Restaurant: Il Fornino
Starbucks
Megan Benjamin
Special Education Teacher RSP
Birthday: March 15
Candy: Any sour gummies, Snickers
Snack: Popcorn, pretzels
Fruit: Any
Scent: Vanilla, sandalwood
Restaurant: Chipotle,
Annelise Ely
Special Education Teacher, SDC
Birthday: January 13
Candy: UNREAL dark chocolate caramel peanut bars
Snack: Cheese and Crackers, Edamame, Chomps
Fruit: Passion
Jazmin Ordonez
Special Education Teacher, RSP
Michelle Wright
Special Education Teacher, SDC
Birthday: October 25
Candy: Swedish Fish
Snack: None
Fruit: Pineapple
Scent: None
Restaurant: None
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Starbucks gift card
Sports
Susan Chaney
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Birthday: December 3
Candy: Salted caramel Milk chocolate or any milk chocolate with nuts
Snack: Nuts, cheeses, fruit
Fruit: I love
Kaylee Deist
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Birthday: June 4
Candy: Reese’s
Snack: Hummus and chips
Fruit: Watermelon
Scent: Lavender
Restaurant: Yard house
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Iced americano
Sports Team: Seahawks
Flower: Lily
Hobby: Crocheting
Teacher Supply: Mrs. Wright
Places
Amy Gibbs
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Tami Lowden
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Birthday: July 22
Candy: Mini unwrapped Reese's, Almond Snickers
Snack: Fruit
Fruit: Any berries
Scent: Berry
Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Starbucks Drink/
Katrina Stinerman
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Birthday: August 13
Candy: Twix
Snack: Jalapeño Chips
Fruit: Apples
Scent: Lavender
Restaurant: Bennett’s
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Starbucks
Sports Team: San Francisco Forty-Niners
Flower: Rose
Hobby: Crafting
Teacher Supply: Notepads
Places to Shop: Target,
Stephanie Terrazas
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Birthday: April 13
Candy: Haribo Sour Bear, Snickers
Snack: Beef jerky, trail mix
Fruit: Apples, watermelon
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Hannah Tran
Instructional Assistant, Special Education
Birthday: August 26
Candy: Sees candies
Snack: Gardetto
Fruit: Pineapple
Scent: Eucalyptus
Restaurant: Mikuni
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Caramel vanilla macchiato breve
Sports Team: None
Flower: Lilies
Hobby: Gardening
Teacher Supply: Bravo/coloring pencils
Places
Michaella Hayes
Occupational Therapist
Birthday: November 24th
Candy: Dark chocolate peanut butter cups, Nerd clusters
Snack: Peanut butter
Nina Visser
Instructional Assistant, Occupational Therapy
Birthday: May 4
Candy: Chocolate Covered Almonds
Snack: Beef Jerky
Fruit: Watermelon
Scent: Fresh Baked Cookies
Restaurant: Chick-fil-a
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Starbucks- Vanilla Sweet
Jesus Lopez-Ayllon
Lead Custodian
Birthday:Birthday: June 20
Candy: dark chocolate
Snack: pecans, almonds
Fruit: banana
Scent: cinnamon , vanilla
Restaurant: Chevys
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: red wine
Sports Team: golf
Flower: rose
Hobby: golf
Teacher Supply: Mrs.
Tyler Mains
Night Custodian
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Night Custodian
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Jennifer Coco
Meal Duty Supervisor
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Janna Fisher
Meal Duty Supervisor
Birthday: October 8
Candy: Ghirardelli dark chocolate sea salt caramel
Snack: Skinny Pop popcorn
Fruit: Strawberries
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Jessica Gaiser
Meal Duty Supervisor
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Meal Duty Supervisor
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Terrie Madler
Cafeteria Site Cashier
Birthday: January 23
Candy: Plain Hershey bar
Snack: Fat Free Wheat Things
Fruit: Apple, banana
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Cafeteria Cook
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A truly amazing teacher is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.”
