Jeremy Hoff
Head of School
Jeremy Hoff is the baby of four children, raised in Lancaster, CA. He had the benefit of a high school science-teaching father and a high school English literature-teaching mother. Jeremy’s college career took him to Cal State Northridge, where he completed a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental and Occupational Health.
Along the way, he waited tables at a nearby restaurant and was invited to Hillcrest Christian Church by a pretty coworker. It was there that Pastor Bruce Cramer took Jeremy under his wing and poured into him… and after making a decision to follow Christ, Jeremy asked that pretty girl – Lesley – to be his wife.
Not long after their vows, Jeremy joined Lesley on staff at Shepherd of the Hills Church – now Shepherd Church. While on staff, Jeremy loved using technology to innovate and amplify the great ministry that was already happening at Shepherd. He attended Bible School, earning his M.A. of Organizational Leadership from Hope International University, and was tasked with Pastoral duties.
His role at Shepherd evolved to become Executive Director of Administration as part of the leadership team, and served the many support ministries: the online campus, audio, video, lighting, broadcast, finance, information systems, communications, facilities, stewardship, and was part of the hiring team.
Thinking they were unable to have biological children of their own, Jeremy and Lesley followed a path to understanding adoption. By the grace of God, three bio children were born in the years following, however the idea of adoption had already taken hold…. Shepherd hosted a series titled “Every Child Should Have a Home” and their eyes were opened to the world of foster care. About a year later their fourth child was brought home from the hospital at three days old, and within about 15 months was adopted and forever became part of the Hoff family.
After 20 amazing years at Shepherd, Jeremy accepted the call to Heritage on a full-time basis as Head of School.
North Campus
Marilyn Jones
Preschool and Elementary Principal
Bio coming soon…
Margaret Miller
Preschool Director
Margaret and her husband have been married for over 16 years and their two children attend Heritage Christian School. Her family attends Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley where she has attended since 1992 and became a member in the year 2000.
Early Childhood Education has been her calling for nearly 20 years. She started out as a teacher’s aid the summer before her senior year of high school. Once in college, she earned her AS Degree in Early Childhood Education. In addition, she has been a co-teacher, lead teacher, Assistant Director and Site Supervisor during the 10 years working at Grace Brethren Preschool. God then opened the door for her to Direct at Little Steps Preschool in Newbury Park. After eight years of commuting, God opened the door at Heritage Christian Preschool North Campus.
We are so excited to have Margaret work at Heritage Christian School. Early Education is her passion and she looks forward to partnering with families in the Christian Education of their precious little ones.
Paul Angers
5th Grade Teacher
pangers@heritage-schools.org
Allen Marin Aquino
Student Supervision
aaquino@heritage-schools.org
Joshua Augur
Elementary PE Teacher
jaugur@heritage-schools.org
Alexis Avila
Preschool Aide
aavila@heritage-schools.org
Freya Bailey
4th Grade Teacher
fbailey@heritage-schools.org
Julie Bock
Activities Assistant
jbock@heritage-schools.org
Lynn Bowker
Controller
lbowker@heritage-schools.org
Joanne Breen
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
jbreen@heritage-schools.org
Kimberly Brown
5th Grade
kbrown@heritage-schools.org
Miguel Camarena
Facilities Assistant Supervisor
Teri Cardenas
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
tcardenas@heritage-schools.org
Kirsten Caro
3rd Grade Teacher
kcaro@heritage-schools.org
Jane Chang
Preschool Teacher
jchang@heritage-schools.org
Paul Chong
Security, Transportation
pchong@heritage-schools.org
Jeanne Clancy
Kindergarten Teacher
jclancy@heritage-schools.org
Sherry Crowell
Director of the Academic Support Center, SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
scrowell@heritage-schools.org
Michelle Dorosh
Student Supervision
mdorosh@heritage-schools.org
Kathleen Dudley
Preschool Teacher's Aide
kdudley@heritage-schools.org
Pamela Fassnacht
Preschool Teacher
pfassnacht@heritage-schools.org
Elizabath Flores
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
eflores@heritage-schools.org
Tiffany Haines
4th Grade Teacher
thaines@heritage-schools.org
Lee Yeong Heng
2nd Grade Teacher
lheng@heritage-schools.org
Elena Hernandez
Student Supervision Staff
ehernandez@heritage-schools.org
Michele Hernandez
Preschool Administrative Assistant
mhernandez@heritage-schools.org
Ernesto Herrera
Facilities Staff
eherrera@heritage-schools.org
Jane Hightower
Elementary Accompanist
jhightower@heritage-schools.org
Kristen Hoback
3rd Grade Teacher
khoback@heritage-schools.org
Jeremy Hoff
Head of School
Kasey Hurst
5th Grade Teacher
khurst@heritage-schools.org
Sandy Hurst
Preschool Teacher's Assistant
shurst@heritage-schools.org
Stacey Ippoliti
Preschool Teacher
sippoliti@heritage-schools.org
Marilyn Jones
Preschool and Elementary Principal
mjones@heritage-schools.org
Karen Lee
Elementary Choir, Elementary Music, Middle School Choir, High School Choir, Performing Arts Department Chair
klee@heritage-schools.org
Terrie Lee
Student Supervision
tlee@heritage-schools.org
Jason Leverton
Facilities Director
jleverton@heritage-schools.org
Carianne Long
1st Grade Teacher, Middle School Cheer Coach
clong@heritage-schools.org
Nadine Longacre
SPED Teacher, Search & Teach Therapist
nlongacre@heritage-schools.org
Denise M. Lydy-Johnson
3rd Grade Teacher
dlydyjohnson@heritage-schools.org
Kaelie Mercado
1st Grade Teacher
kmercado@heritage-schools.org
Mike Metzler
Bus Driver, Elementary Band Teacher
mmetzler@heritage-schools.org
Janet M. Metzler
Business Office Assistant
jmetzler@heritage-schools.org
Margaret Miller
Preschool Director
mmiller@heritage-schools.org
Wanty Moore
Student Supervision Staff/Student Store
wmoore@heritage-schools.org
Angel Nagatsuka
Kindergarten Teacher
anagatsuka@heritage-schools.org
Armando C. Nunez II
Business Office Assistant
Johanna Pak
Kindergarten Teacher
jpak@heritage-schools.org
Tammy Payne
Administrative Assistant
tpayne@heritage-schools.org
Laura Perrine
4th Grade Teacher
lperrine@heritage-schools.org
Vanessa Pulido
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
vpulido@heritage-schools.org
Kristin Rice
Elementary Theater Academy Director, Jr. Sports Coordinator
krice@heritage-schools.org
Kristine Rivas
Student Supervision
krivas@heritage-schools.org
Norma Robledo
Preschool Teacher's Aide
nrobledo@heritage-schools.org
Stephanie Robledo
Preschool Teacher
srobledo@heritage-schools.org
Cindy Rosenfeld
Activities Director, Fundraising and Special Events
crosenfeld@heritage-schools.org
Marissa Salas
1st Grade Teacher
msalas@heritage-schools.org
Sandra Samora
Student Supervision Director
ssamora@heritage-schools.org
Barbara Sotelo
Preschool and Elementary Assistant Principal
bsotelo@heritage-schools.org
Lois Sweis
Preschool Teacher
lsweis@heritage-schools.org
Paul Tait
Admissions Director, High School Boys' Basketball, Marketing
ptait@heritage-schools.org
Sarah Thomas
Kindergarten Teacher
sthomas@heritage-schools.org
Megan Walling
2nd Grade Teacher
mwalling@heritage-schools.org
Dennis Wilson
Transportation Coordinator
dwilson@heritage-schools.org
South Campus
Dr. Esther Choi
High School Principal
Dr. Choi has served as a classroom teacher and principal for the last 14 years. A passionate educator, she believes that all children should be given the opportunity to EXPLORE, EXPERIMENT, ENGAGE, EXPRESS, and ENJOY learning. Through her leadership and influence, Heritage Christian School Preschool and Elementary strives to impart academic knowledge, instill a healthy work ethic, and guide students to become critical thinkers and resilient problem-solvers as life-long followers of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Choi was born and raised in a loving Christian family. She has actively served at her church since a child. A praise leader, keyboardist, Elementary & Youth Bible teacher, and later as a Children’s Ministry Director. She is now married to a United Methodist Pastor. Together they have two middle-school children who attend HCS South Campus.
She majored in Psychology and minored in Teaching at the University of California, San Diego. Pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching at the University of Southern California, she also obtained her California Multiple Subject Credential with BCLAD certification that same year. She has also completed all required units for Director of Early Childhood Education at World Mission University. Dr. Choi received her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University with a published multiple case study on The Voices of the Stakeholders: The Culture of Growing Private TK-12 Christian Schools.
Dr. Choi believes that education is a privilege and a life-long journey. She hopes to help raise a generation of victorious leaders and faithful followers of Jesus Christ through discipleship, academic rigor, and innovative enrichments for the new era.
Cindy Marston
Middle School Principal
Bio coming soon…
Filiberto Banuelos
Assistant Facilities Director
Jaime Banuelos
Facilities
Melissa Berg
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
mberg@heritage-schools.org
Fred Blattner
AP Computer Science, Coding
fblattner@heritage-schools.org
Nikki Bousquette
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
nbousquette@heritage-schools.org
Shawn Denise Bristol
Business Office Assistant
sbristol@heritage-schools.org
Grace Cameron
High School Spanish, Middle School Bible
gcameron@heritage-schools.org
Patrick Carmichael
High School Bible
pcarmichael@heritage-schools.org
Margaret Chen
Music Accompanist
mchen@heritage-schools.org
Dr. Esther Choi
High School Principal
Sherry Crowell
Director of the Academic Support Center, SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
scrowell@heritage-schools.org
Catherine Delvaux
Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1A, Algebra 1AB, Mathematics Department Chair
cdelvaux@heritage-schools.org
Debbie Dilzer
Librarian
ddilzer@heritage-schools.org
Michelle Dueck
AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, High School Math
mdueck@heritage-schools.org
Ryan Fobel
Government, World History, AP World History
rfobel@heritage-schools.org
Vanessa Garcia
Middle School Athletic Assistant
vgarcia@heritage-schools.org
Taylor Gavin
Middle School ASB Advisor, Middle School Science, Science Department Chair
tgavin@heritage-schools.org
David Gloria
Athletic Trainer, Biology, Sports Medicine
dgloria@heritage-schools.org
Lucianne Gutermuth
AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, High School English, English Department Chair
lgutermuth@heritage-schools.org
Charles Hampton
Government
champton@heritage-schools.org
Greg Hart
High School Cross Country, High School Bible
ghart@heritage-schools.org
Nikki Henderson
Admissions/Registrar
nhenderson@heritage-schools.org
Jeremy Hoff
Head of School
Jason Horn
Ceramics, Robotics, Woodshop
jhorn@heritage-schools.org
Brent Huff
Assistant Principal of Students, High School Football
bhuff@heritage-schools.org
Cooky Hurst
Performing Arts Department Administrative Assistant
churst@heritage-schools.org
Julie Ippoliti
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
jippoliti@heritage-schools.org
Anderson Isiagu
Middle/High School Band Director, Rendered
aisiagu@heritage-schools.org
Denise Johnson
High School Science, Middle School Science
djohnson@heritage-schools.org
Terry Johnson
High School PE, High School Track & Field, Middle School PE, PE Department Chair
tjohnson@heritage-schools.org
Irene Kendrick
College Counselor
ikendrick@heritage-schools.org
Rebecca Kendrick
Middle School Athletic Director, Marketing
rkendrick@heritage-schools.org
Michael King
Middle School Bible
mking@heritage-schools.org
Ashley Kohut
Middle School English
akohut@heritage-schools.org
JC Lara
Security
jlara@heritage-schools.org
Karen Lee
Elementary Choir, Elementary Music, Middle School Choir, High School Choir, Performing Arts Department Chair
klee@heritage-schools.org
Amalia Lejbowicz
Librarian, Substitute Teacher
alejbowicz@heritage-schools.org
Jason Leverton
Facilities Director
jleverton@heritage-schools.org
Julie Leverton
Middle School History, Middle School Science
julieleverton@heritage-schools.org
Pam Marquez
Art, High School Track & Field, Middle School PE
pmarquez@heritage-schools.org
Cindy Marston
Middle School Principal
cmarston@heritage-schools.org
Jose Martinez
Facilities
Lisa Martucci
High School English, Middle School English
lmartucci@heritage-schools.org
Robert Miner
AP US History, Personal Finance, High School Social Studies
rminer@heritage-schools.org
Anthony Nagatsuka
Computer Science
anthonynagatsuka@heritage-schools.org
Carrie Neckien
Health Office, Safety
cneckien@heritage-schools.org
Joan Norris
Administrative Assistant
jnorris@heritage-schools.org
Cynthia Peterson
Assistant Principal of Academics
cpeterson@heritage-schools.org
Leslie Petit
Administrative Assistant
lpetit@heritage-schools.org
Peggy Pratts
Director of College Counseling
ppratts@heritage-schools.org
Jason Rice
ASB Adviser, Middle School Bible
jrice@heritage-schools.org
April Rice
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist
arice@heritage-schools.org
Stacey Riley
High School Athletic Assistant, High School Cheer
sriley@heritage-schools.org
Jose Roman
Facilities
Soraya Rondon
Administrative Assistant
srondon@heritage-schools.org
Kristin Sass
SPED Teacher, Educational Therapist, ESL
ksass@heritage-schools.org
Whitney Shumaker
High School Drama, Dance, Theater, HCTV
wshumaker@heritage-schools.org
Philip Struyk
High School Bible, Bible Department Chair
pstruyk@heritage-schools.org
Paul Tait
Admissions Director, High School Boys' Basketball, Marketing
ptait@heritage-schools.org
Jay Tippet
High School Athletic Director
jtippet@heritage-schools.org
Sandra Villanueva
After School Student Supervision
svillanueva@heritage-schools.org
David Williamson
Academy Coordinator, Curriculum Advisor
dwilliamson@heritage-schools.org
Dennis Wilson
Transportation Coordinator
dwilson@heritage-schools.org
West Campus
Dolores English
Preschool Director
Dolores is blessed to say that she has been in Christian Education all her life. Growing up Ms. English attended Christian schools and worked in Christian Education for over 30 years. Prior to arriving at Heritage, she taught at a preschool in the San Fernando Valley for a number of years followed by 25 years of teaching in the lower elementary level on the North Campus.
Ms. English received her Child Development Certificate from Los Angeles Mission College, graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Human Development, and received a Masters’ Degree in Education through National University as well as completed the course work for a California Teaching Credential.
Dolores and her daughter attend and have been members of Shepherd Church for 25 years. She is thankful for the desire God has placed on her heart for young lives and their academic, developmental, and spiritual growth. She believes it is never too early to make an impact for God’s Kingdom.
Alaina Blake
Preschool Administrative Assistant
ablake@heritage-schools.org
Dolores English
Director
denglish@heritage-schools.org
Reina Flores
Preschool Teacher
rflores@heritage-schools.org
Rashonda Haney
Preschool Teacher
rhaney@heritage-schools.org
Jeremy Hoff
Head of School
Marilyn Jones
Preschool and Elementary Principal
mjones@heritage-schools.org
Rebecca Kolberg
Preschool Teacher's Aide
rreisner@heritage-schools.org
Jason Leverton
Facilities Director
jleverton@heritage-schools.org
Anjula Newton
Preschool Teacher
anewton@heritage-schools.org
Deborah Nicholas
Preschool Teacher
dnicholas@heritage-schools.org
Barbara Sotelo
Preschool and Elementary Assistant Principal
bsotelo@heritage-schools.org
Rachelyn Ummels
Preschool Teacher
rummels@heritage-schools.org