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 [email protected] for more information or visit the district website.
All Members
B.J. Andrada
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: August 20
Candy: Nonpareils or any chocolate
Snack: Popcorn
Fruit: Raspberries
Scent: Lemon or citrus
Restaurant: Primos in Rocklin, Original Petes, Leo's
Noel Balkema
Admin Secretary
Birthday: September 8
Candy: Snickers, hot tamales, Hershey milk chocolate
Snack: Meat / cheese / crackers (shark
Kristen Benato
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: October 14
Candy: Chocolate covered caramel
Snack: Trail Mex/Chex mix
Fruit: All berries
Scent: Vanilla
Restaurant: Mikuni and Zocalo's
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Soy
Megan Benjamin
Special Education Teacher RSP
Birthday: March 15
Candy: Sour Candy, Dark Chocolate
Snack: Trail Mix, Salt & Vinegar or Jalapeño chips
Fruit: Mangoes
Chase Blatnick
K-5 Inst. Assistant
Birthday: January 19
Candy: Reese's Cups
Snack: Goldfish
Fruit: Banana
Scent: Vanilla
Restaurant: Flower Dust Pizza
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Iced Black and White (Decaf
Holly Brear
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday - Sept. 27
Favorite Candy - Jolly Ranchers
Favorite Snack - Trail Mix
Favorite Color - Blue
Favorite Fruit - Apple, strawberries, and watermelon
Favorite
Jill Brown
Secretary
Birthday: July 22
Candy: Gummi bears
Snack: Popcorn
Fruit: Apples
Scent: Floral
Restaurant: Smashburger
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Lemonade
Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
Flower: Daisy
Hobby: Reading
Teacher Supply: Flair pens
Places to Shop: Hobby
Kelli Brusaschetti
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 4
Candy: dark chocolate
Snack: sparkling water
Fruit: all!
Scent: citrus, gardenia, honeysuckle
Restaurant: Chef's Table, Mikuni, PK Sushi
Starbucks Drink/ or
Christopher Cazneaux
Music Teacher
Birthday: April 13
Candy: Chocolate
Snack: Pretzels
Fruit: Plums
Scent: Eucalyptus
Restaurant: Pizza Restaurants
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: I don't drink coffee
Sports Team: SF Giants
Flower: Bird of
Susan Chaney
RSP Aide
Birthday: December 3
Candy: Salted caramel Milk chocolate or any milk chocolate with nuts
Snack: Nuts, cheeses, fruit
Fruit: I love
Caprice Cianci
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: December 13
Candy: Anything gummy - especially sour
Snack: Nuts, beef jerky, chips and hot salsa
Fruit: Strawberries
Jessica Connors
Assistant 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
Kaylee Deist
Inst. Assistant Special Ed Level 1
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
David Denney
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: January 10
Candy: Beef Jerky
Snack: Beef Jerky
Fruit: Watermelon
Scent: Aqua Di Gio
Restaurant: High Steaks
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Dark roast with
Annelise Ely
Special Education Teacher SDC 2nd-3rd
Birthday: January 13
Candy: Take 5, snickers, See's Nuts& Chews
Snack: Honey Dijon Kettle Chips
Fruit: Passion Fruit, Watermelon,
Rachael Enos
Library Media Specialist
Birthday: February 14
Candy: Dark chocolate
Snack: Gluten Free Pretzels
Fruit: Berries
Scent: Vanilla
Restaurant: Pushkin's Bakery
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Almond Milk Latte with
Emma Evers
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: August 30
Candy: Twix (Not a sweets person)
Snack: Spicy Chips (Kettle cooked jalapeno chips!), tex
Jada Garcia
PE Teacher
Melissa Grilione
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 23
Candy: Plain M&M's
Snack: Original goldfish crackers
Fruit: Cuties
Scent: Bath and Body Winter
Restaurant: El Azteca
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Starbucks
Desmond Hansen
PE Teacher
Birthday: April 25
Candy: Score bars
Snack: celery and peanut butter, beef jerky, kind bars
Fruit: Strawberries
Scent: Eucalyptus
Restaurant: Villa Roma
Starbucks Drink/
Kelly Harless
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: March 30
Candy: Reese's, York Peppermint Patty, Hot Tamales, pretty much anything chocolate 🙂
Snack: Chips
Lan Jackson
3rd Grade Teacher
Birthday: August 1
Candy: Peanut Butter Cups
Snack: Spicy chips or Jerky
Fruit: Mangoes
Scent: Champagne Toast
Restaurant: Chef's Table
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Pink
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
Melissa Jhawar
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: May 27
Candy: Chocolate covered marshmallows, dark chocolate, sour belts
Snack: Butter popcorn,
Beth Jones
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 5
Candy: Chocolate covered almonds
Snack: N/A
Fruit: Strawberries
Scent: Coconut, Vanilla, Almond, Citrus
Restaurant: Starbucks, Noah's, Panera, Sourdough and Co
Starbucks
Jennifer Julian
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: May 6th
Candy: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Red Vines
Snack: Snack Mix, Cheez-Its
Fruit: strawberries & pineapple
Scent: nothing too
Sarah Knoles
4th Grade Teacher
Candy: Hershey (plain), M&Ms (regular or peanut)
Scent: none
Restaurant: Chipotle, Costa Vida, Red
Laurel Lederer
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: September 9
Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Snack: Fritos, Dried Apples
Fruit: Granny Smith Apples
Scent: Lavender
Restaurant: Zocalo, Kitchen 747, SmashBurger,
Jacee Lempner
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 11
Candy: Skittles or Sour Watermelons
Snack: Hot cheetos and Beef Jerky (gluten free 😉
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.
Tami Lowden
RSP Aide/Kinder Support
Birthday: July 22
Candy: Reese's, Carmels
Snack: Fruit
Fruit: Raspberries and blueberries
Scent: Berry
Restaurant: Panera, Chipolte, Chick-fil-A
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Starbucks- iced chai
Jill Manley
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: July 30
Candy: Anything Sour and Reese's
Snack: Nuts, chips/salsa, beef jerky
Fruit: Nectarines/Pineapple
Scent: Lemon
Restaurant: Old Town Pizza/Mikuni/BJ's
Starbucks Drink/
Laura Marcoux
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: March 29
Candy: chocolate!
Snack: Snyder's Mustard and Onion Pretzels
Fruit: I love all fruit
Scent: lemon
Restaurant: Any restaurant is exciting!
Starbucks
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/
Becky Moore
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: February 14
Candy: Dark chocolate, salted caramels
Snack: Almonds, trail mix
Fruit: Berries
Scent: Tropical
Restaurant: Mikuni
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Nonfat lattes, black
Amanda Morgan
5th Grade Teacher
Mariah Palmiter
School Psychologist
Birthday: August 31
Candy: Snickers
Snack: Any kind of chips
Fruit: Mango
Scent: Eucalyptus
Restaurant: Any sushi
Starbucks
Ryan Poulson
Principal
Birthday: March 20
Candy: Snickers or Skittles
Snack: Beef Jerky
Fruit: Banana
Scent: N/A
Restaurant: Chipotle
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Green Tea
Sports Team: Sac Kings
Flower: N/A
Hobby: Golf
Teacher
Niccole Pulis
4th Grade Teacher
Birthday: March 8
Candy: Red licorice & anything gummy!
Snack: Almonds, cashews, & dried fruit
Fruit: All of it ❤️
Scent: Coconut
Kali Richard
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: September 5
Candy: I try not to eat candy, but I like Unreal Peanut
Danielle Schmidt
1st Grade Teacher
Birthday: December 1
Candy: Reese's
Snack: Popcorn/Anything salty & sweet
Fruit: Grapes
Scent: Linen
Restaurant: Chipotle & Chef's Table
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Bai Coconut
Sports
Jessica Schwartz
2nd Grade Teacher
Birthday: June 12
Candy: Twix and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Snack: Chex Mix
Fruit: Strawberries
Scent: Ocean
Restaurant: Lazy Dog
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Mochas
Sports
Jessica Suderman
Music Teacher
Birthday: April 12
Candy: Sour patch kids
Snack: Cheez-Its
Fruit: Blueberries/Plums
Scent: Clean laundry
Restaurant: Anywhere with sushi!
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Dragonfruit Lemonade Refresher/Vanilla
Jake Swisley
5th Grade Teacher
Birthday: June 9
Candy: Jojo's dark chocolate
Snack: raw organic sprouted pumpkin seeds
Fruit: organic apples, organic berries -
Stephanie Terrazas
4/5 SDC
Birthday: April 13
Candy: Gummy worms, Swedish fish, dark chocolate
Snack: Beef jerky, Aulani energy drinks, any
Melissa Van Voltinburg
Kindergarten Teacher
Birthday: November 27
Candy: Peanut M&M's
Snack: trail mix
Fruit: Any
Scent: Lavender
Restaurant: In and Out or Chipotle
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Non-fat Latte
Jennifer Williams
5th Grade Teacher
Birthday: June 30
Candy: Junior Mints and Red Vines
Snack: Nacho Doritos
Fruit: Pineapple & watermelon
Scent: Beach
Restaurant: Leo’s Kitchen, Cheesecake
Michelle Wright
Special Education Teacher SDC 4th-5th
Birthday: October 25
Candy: Swedish Fish
Snack: Cheetos
Fruit: Pineapple
Scent: Apple Pie
Restaurant: The Monk's Cellar
Starbucks Drink/ or Other: Starbucks nonfat caramel macchiato
Sports
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