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Faculty & Staff

List of 53 members.

  • Photo of Mohamed Abdelhay

    Mohamed Abdelhay 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Brenda Acero

    Brenda Acero 

    Pre-School Faculty
  • Photo of Stacey Avalos

    Stacey Avalos 

    Lower School Learning Specialist
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  • Photo of Myron Avila

    Myron Avila 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Sunaina Bajaj

    Sunaina Bajaj 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Ivan Barbosa

    Ivan Barbosa 

    Maintenance Team Manager
  • Photo of Barbara Bartosik

    Barbara Bartosik 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Stephanie Bassanelli

    Stephanie Bassanelli 

    Director of College Counseling
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  • Photo of Summer Belden

    Summer Belden 

    Preschool Faculty
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  • Photo of Leslie Bertrand

    Leslie Bertrand 

    After Care Teacher
  • Photo of Lily Bianchi

    Lily Bianchi 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Kim Brady

    Kim Brady 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Alice Burkholder

    Alice Burkholder 

    Bookkeeper
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  • Photo of Stephanie Castro

    Stephanie Castro 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Joel Cortez

    Joel Cortez 

    Landscape
  • Photo of Edie Delegans

    Edie Delegans 

    Lower, Middle-Upper School Music
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  • Photo of Susan Deshpande

    Susan Deshpande 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Michelle Ferreira

    Michelle Ferreira 

    Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Angelica Gasu'

    Angelica Gasu' 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Michele Greer

    Michele Greer 

    Executive Assistant and Communications Director
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  • Photo of Chris Griffin

    Chris Griffin 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Luis Hernandez

    Luis Hernandez 

    Maintenance Facility Member
  • Photo of Eric Hesson

    Eric Hesson 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Brady Huffman

    Brady Huffman 

    Lower School & Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Jeff Jeronimo

    Jeff Jeronimo 

    Maintenance Facility Member
  • Photo of Geoffrey Jowett

    Geoffrey Jowett 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Ani Kakoussian

    Ani Kakoussian 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Drew Killeen

    Drew Killeen 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Alyson Kreizinger

    Alyson Kreizinger 

    Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Adrian Macias

    Adrian Macias 

    Maintenance Facility Member
  • Photo of Kerry Maguire

    Kerry Maguire 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Adrian Marquez

    Adrian Marquez 

    Maintenance Facility Member
  • Photo of Elizabeth Marron

    Elizabeth Marron 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Emily  McDaniels

    Emily  McDaniels 

    Preschool Team Teacher
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  • Photo of Jim McKellar

    Jim McKellar 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Hailee Mitchell

    Hailee Mitchell 

    Lower School & Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Diana Monroy

    Diana Monroy 

    Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Emma Murdock

    Emma Murdock 

    School Receptionist
  • Photo of Henry Nguyen

    Henry Nguyen 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Melissa Patino

    Melissa Patino 

    Middle-Upper School Admin Assistant
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  • Photo of Carlos Perales

    Carlos Perales 

    Maintenance Facility Member
  • Photo of Karla Prado

    Karla Prado 

    Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Kerry Ravenna

    Kerry Ravenna 

    Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Shayami Ristaino

    Shayami Ristaino 

    Assistant Head of Pre-School and Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Derek Satterfield

    Derek Satterfield 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Wendy Schapiro

    Wendy Schapiro 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Stephen Spurlock

    Stephen Spurlock 

    Lower School Faculty and Athletic Coach
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  • Photo of Haleigh Steiner

    Haleigh Steiner 

    Pre-School Faculty
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  • Photo of Josue Valle

    Josue Valle 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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  • Photo of Annette Van Vliet

    Annette Van Vliet 

    Lower School Faculty
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  • Photo of Angelica Vazquez

    Angelica Vazquez 

    Lower School Admin Assistant
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  • Photo of Clint Wendt-West

    Clint Wendt-West 

    Lower, Middle-Upper School Art
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  • Photo of Susanne Zachik

    Susanne Zachik 

    Middle-Upper School Faculty
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Palm Valley Private School occupies 34 acres in Rancho Mirage with stunning mountain views. The campus features separate campuses and buildings for each of our four divisions – Preschool (ages 18 months to 5), Elementary (Grades K-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and High School (Grades 9-12), along with a full-size gymnasium, several separate recesses and athletic fields, a black box theater and smart lab.