Janet Sutton
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Michelle Highsmith
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I was born and raised in Southern California, and moved to beautiful Auburn after college. My husband and I have two boys, both who have attended Harvest Ridge. Our family enjoys camping, boating, fishing, and baseball, and I am very content when I can work in my garden.
I earned my Bachelor of Arts from CSU Chico, my teaching credential from CSU Northridge, and a Masters in Education from CSU Sacramento. My classroom experience has included teaching grades Kindergarten through fourth grade, and I worked as an Education Specialist with Home Study students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade. I feel so fortunate to have been part of the vision for this school, and what we have created together. |
I was born and raised in Sacramento!
My husband and I have four amazing children and two beautiful grandchildren. I love listening to music, gardening and organizing things. I am a licensed cosmetologist, however, most of my life has been spent raising children and taking care of my grandparents. My heart is loving kids and people. I am so thankful and excited to be a part of the Harvest Ridge Family. |
Robin Silski
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Megan Goldsby
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My name is Robin Silski and I was born and raised in Stockton. I went to Chico State where I received a BA in Liberal Studies, a Minor in Latin American Studies and my Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. After college I moved back home to teach 3rd/4th for eight years at a multi-age, project-based, performing and visual arts school. My husband, Todd, is a fireman and we met at a CPR class he was instructing. We moved to Auburn in January of 2007 to be close to the trails and we thought it would be a great place to raise children. Our two children, Robby and Amaya, keep us busy with many adventures.
I enjoy doing a lot of things. Searching through cookbooks, running with my two German Shepherds, working in the yard, and mountain/road riding are all things I love, as well as quilting and making jewelry. One of my favorite things to do with my family is to explore new cities on foot and asking the locals where to eat. This is how I discovered salted caramel ice cream! |
I was born and raised in a rural Northern California town within Humboldt County, where I attended a small elementary school K-8, similar to the structure and community here at Harvest Ridge. Eager to venture beyond the redwood curtain, I moved to the Bay Area for college. In 2005, I earned my Bachelor of Arts Liberal Studies from Saint Mary’s College and in 2006 my teaching credential from UC Davis. After college, I had the opportunity to live in several places throughout California, teaching elementary students within various school districts. My most recent teaching experience was in the Bay Area within the Antioch Unified School District, in which I taught as an Intervention Teacher for several years until the birth of my youngest child.
My family includes a son and a daughter, and they both keep me very busy! As a family, we love to play outdoors including camping and kayaking. Besides spending time with my family and friends, I love to cook, travel, DIY projects, and reading great books. I am so excited to be part of the Harvest Ridge family! I cannot wait to see what the future holds and I am grateful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing community of learners and educators. |
Tina Wenstrom
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Rebecca Stanphill
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I was born in Quito Ecuador, South America where my dad was teaching in American schools. Growing up I also lived in Columbia, Alabama, Los Angeles, and King City. I moved to Chico to attend California State University, Chico and continued on to National University for my teaching credential.
I worked my way through college as an aide for special education and knew that being in the classroom was where I wanted to be. I found myself following a long line of educators and becoming a teacher. I worked for the Pleasant Ridge School District for twelve years and enjoyed every minute of it minus the drive. I chose to find a job closer to home, which brought me to Newcastle. I taught for two years at Newcastle Elementary School and moved to Harvest Ridge to open our wonderful school. I have found my home! My daughter attended Harvest Ridge, and has now moved on to high school. We love to travel in our spare time, and enjoy cruising, camping, and seeing places we have never been to before. I also enjoy reading, swimming, listening to music, and decorating. My passion is in the classroom and I look forward to every year I have with the students and families who forever touch my life! |
My name is Rebecca Stanphill and I grew up going to local schools right here in our community. I attended Newcastle Elementary and graduated from Del Oro High School. I went on to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego and majored in Exercise Science and Athletic Training and took many classes in teaching techniques for my degree. Most recently, I finished my teaching credential through Brandman University. I participated as a member of the charter development committee to create and open HRCCS and feel very passionate about this school and it’s families. All three of my children have attended Harvest Ridge. I taught PE for all grade levels for the first 5 years at HRCCS and now very much enjoy my roles of both classroom teacher and Home Study teacher.
I desire to make Harvest Ridge a rich a varied experience for kids and provide opportunities for students to become who they were created to be through their time and experiences at school. Having families work together to create and support the school environment is such a positive aspect of HRCCS and I believe it’s the best place to be! I have been married to my high school sweetheart since 1995, and together we love to work on our property and the never ending list of projects, watch our kids grow up in the country and enjoy raising all kinds of animals. I also love to cook and spend any free time I have perusing cookbooks and blogs about country living. |
Andrea Sardella
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Nikki Bruggert
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My name is Andrea Sardella and I was born and raised in Modesto. After high school I attended college at California State University, Chico where I met my husband, Eric. We both graduated in 1997 and moved to this area when my husband got a job working at Intel. I began my teaching career at Placer Elementary in Loomis teaching 7th and 8th grade. I loved teaching 7th and 8th graders, and I could not picture doing anything else, until my children were born. I took a few years off of work to be home with my two sons, and I loved every minute of it. I returned to work as a part-time home study teacher, first in Loomis Union School District and then with Horizon Charter School. Teaching home study gave me the opportunity to work with students in grades K-12, and I learned so much about home schooling, curriculum, and alternative approaches to education. I also had the chance to home school my own son for a year.
In 2009 I was thrilled to have the opportunity to help create Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter School. I feel so lucky to be able to teach at a school that shares my same vision for education, a sense of community, and a love of children. My boys have both attended Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter School. When we are not at school my family enjoys being at home together, boating, camping, and more recently, learning to raise chickens. In my free time I can be found reading, listening to music, and pursuing any avenue that allows me to be creative! |
I was born in West Virginia and lived in Maryland and Florida before my family moved west to California. My husband and I met at Clovis West High School. We both were on the swim team. Kris was a foreign exchange student from Denmark my senior year. Kris received a scholarship for swimming at Cal State Bakersfield while I attended UC Santa Barbara. I graduated from UCSB with Honors with a BA in Psychology. We did the long distance relationship thing all through college. In case you are wondering it is 152 miles between the two campuses and on a good day takes 2 hours and 25 minutes.
Kris and I married in 1994 and moved to Seattle, WA. I attended City University and earned my Master’s in Teaching with my K-8 multi-subject credential. I also attended Seattle Pacific University and earned my English Authorization Endorsement. My classroom experience includes teaching 2nd and 4th grade at a cooperative school much like ours here. I took a break from the classroom to raise our three children. During this break from the classroom, I worked as a training consultant for a publishing company training teachers in Western Washington. In 2003 we moved back to California to be closer to family. Since moving back I have completed my second Master’s, helped my husband start our own business, and home schooled our three children for a year and half. I searched high and low for the best educational experience for my three children. That search led my family to HRCCS where my children have all attended. I am thrilled to be a part of the HRCCS family. It truly is an unique educational community and I cannot emphasize enough how excited I am to be a part of it. |
Kelli Kurth
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Jill Angove
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Jessica Quintana
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Jennifer Muller
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I live in a little yellow house in Loomis with my husband and our three children. We love being together, whether we’re riding bikes, playing games (Sleeping Queens and Quiddler top our list of favorites), camping, watching movies, reading and telling stories, visiting with family, or going to church.
I’ve enjoyed working with children for as long as I can remember and have teaching experience with preschool, high school and everything in between. I like classic literature, old movies, baking, crochet, singing along to the radio and, of course, I love Spanish! After completing my studies in Spanish at UC Davis, I earned my teaching credential through CSU Sacramento. At the time, there were very few programs for primary schools, but I was privileged to work with Sombrero Time when the program was just beginning and am excited to be part of the current growing effort to bring foreign language instruction to younger children. Learning a second language has been shown to positively affect academic achievement, cognitive ability, and cultural awareness. And it’s just plain fun! Through singing, playing games, sharing stories, and talking about daily life, our students will be immersed in Spanish, developing their second language skills and also their ability to think critically and communicate effectively. I am excited to explore the world of Spanish with the students and families here at Harvest Ridge. |
I was born in the Bay Area and was raised in both Southern and Northern California. I knew from the time I was little that I wanted to be a nurse. I started at Yuba Community College while I was still in high school and was able to graduate early with my Associates in Science. I transferred to Chico State University's Bachelor of Nursing program and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2002. I was hired as a brand new RN at Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Emergency Department. I loved working in the emergency setting and soon became a board-certified Emergency Nurse and Trauma Nurse certified. I also worked part-time in the county jail and at Sutter Roseville Trauma Center.
When our first child was born in 2006, I was able to put my career on hold for a bit and stay home full-time. My husband is an emergency room physician and having one parent with a crazy schedule was hard enough! Over the next few years we had two more babies (and a lot less sleep!) and moved to a quiet cul-de-sac in Lincoln. When my oldest daughter was entering second grade and my middle daughter was entering kindergarten, we joined the Harvest Ridge community. I so enjoy working as the School Nurse for both Harvest Ridge Schools and the Newcastle Elementary School District, and feel so fortunate to have the best co-workers and to serve such wonderful students! Along the way I attended Graduate School at Sacramento State and will receive my Masters in Nursing in 2018. In my free time, I love visiting parks and museums with my kids, going on a date with my husband, reading historical fiction novels by the pool, watching the San Francisco Giants play baseball, and enjoying a good Netflix marathon. |
Chris Wallgren
Intervention Specialist
I am better known at school as Mr. Wally. I was born and raised in Auburn, California where I attended St. Joseph’s and Placer High School. I grew up playing basketball and baseball. After attending Sacramento City College, I played professional baseball for the Minnesota Twins. In my spare time, I enjoy music, fly fishing, friends, and travel, 30 countries and counting.
After taking almost two years off for world travel, I attended Humboldt State University where I studied Fisheries Biology and later attended Seoul National University in Korea where my academic path led to a degree in ESL Education and Cultural Geography. I lived in Seoul, Korea for almost 15 years where I owned a private tutoring business attended by students ages 5 to 65. I taught English literature, reading comprehension, writing, history, science, and math. It was a great life experience which I will never forget. I came home to put down roots in the place where my heart lies. I started at Harvest Ridge in 2015. I feel very proud and fortunate to be a part of the Harvest Ridge community which is a rare and unique learning environment.
After taking almost two years off for world travel, I attended Humboldt State University where I studied Fisheries Biology and later attended Seoul National University in Korea where my academic path led to a degree in ESL Education and Cultural Geography. I lived in Seoul, Korea for almost 15 years where I owned a private tutoring business attended by students ages 5 to 65. I taught English literature, reading comprehension, writing, history, science, and math. It was a great life experience which I will never forget. I came home to put down roots in the place where my heart lies. I started at Harvest Ridge in 2015. I feel very proud and fortunate to be a part of the Harvest Ridge community which is a rare and unique learning environment.
Jennifer Hancock
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