List of 12 frequently asked questions.

  • MY PRIMARY ROLE AT THACHER

    Mathematics Teacher.

  • WHEN NOT TEACHING I CAN BE FOUND

    Dancing, painting, exploring towns/cities with my husband.

  • FAVORITE PLACES AT THACHER

    The dining hall and the Hill.

  • FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH

    My mom’s couch in East Los Angeles.

  • FAVORITE PLACE IN MY IMAGINATION

    Discussing social causes and consequences of death, destruction, and civil war with Teresa Margolles while helping her to put up one of her amazing pieces of work in an exhibition space.

  • FAVORITE JOB PERKS

    The beautiful view from my kitchen window, the delectable food and friendly staff in the new dining hall, my colleagues, my students, everyone at maintenance, the horses, the different berry trees and wildlife! There’s so much to love!

  • THE BOOK, MOVIE, WORK OF ART, OR PIECE OF MUSIC I CANNOT IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT

    Hermoso Cariño by Vicente Fernandez.

  • SINCE YOU ASKED ME TO BRAG, HERE'S THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT I'M MOST PROUD OF

    Helping middle school students from low-income communities in Lawrence, MA realize their potential and working with them to apply/go to amazing high schools.

  • HARDLY ANYBODY KNOWS THAT I

    know how to weld.

  • I KNEW I WANTED TO WORK AT THACHER WHEN

    I visited for the first time and had to slow down at the curves around the mountains, park my car, and witness the spectacular views. As I left campus after interviews, there was a student coming up from the Gymkhana Road on a horse! It was cool. I remember not questioning it and just accepting it as something totally normal that happens at Thacher. 

  • WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP (WHEN I WAS 10)

    A doctor.

  • WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP (NOW)

    Great at what I do and improve in my sculptural abilities.
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
Tel: 805-646-4377 Fax: 805-646-9490 Email: info@thacher.org 
Notice of nondiscriminatory policy as to students: The Thacher School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other School-administered programs.