Meet Our Principal
Dear Ánimo Family,
Now more than ever before, every staff member has been working very hard to prepare our students for college, leadership, and life. We are doing our best to make learning meaningful and engaging and have made plans to provide support so that every student at Ánimo can be successful this school year.
The safety, emotional and academic success of all students are the main goals of every staff member at Ánimo Leadership. We believe that every student can learn to the highest level and we are prepared to offer the support necessary to ensure student success.
We will continue our work with parent engagement this year and will host virtual parent meetings with a variety of topics. We also will continue our parent education. Please get involved and participate and I can assure you will find some value in learning more about supporting our students.
Catherine Perez
Principal

Our Team
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First Name | Last Name | Position |
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Mario | Alcala | Math Teacher |
Iracema | Alvarado | Parent Coordinator |
Denise | Amezcua | College Readiness Teacher |
Alejandro | Barajas | Art Teacher |
Danielle | Berger | Assistant Principal |
Dalia | Bessudo | Math Teacher |
Tedd | Spater | Social Science Teacher |
Miguel | Chacon | Campus Aide/Security Guard |
Elizabeth | Chavez | Math Teacher |
Stacie | Cruz | Counselor |
Samantha | Diego | English Teacher |
Sarah | Ducker | Assistant Principal |
Gabriela | Duran | School Operations Manager |
Sandra | Estrada | Spanish Teacher |
Judith | Flores | Spanish Teacher |
Joseph | Schwartz | ELA Teacher |
Taylor | Ciano | Social Science Teacher |
Brandon | Kawata | Physics Teacher |
Kathleen | LaFrance | Social Science Teacher |
Jonathan | Loyola | Math Teacher |
Rollin | Matthews | Counselor |
Patrick | McDowell | Special Education Teacher |
Sergio | Medrano | Physical Education Teacher |
Francesca | Campbell | Psychologist |
Yahaira | Navarcia | Special Education Teacher |
Evelyn | Navarro | Math Teacher |
Charlene | Nguyen | Biology Teacher |
Jeffrey | O'Brien | English Teacher |
Princewell | Obinma | Office Assistant |
Danielle | Oh | English Teacher |
Yoolee | Park | Biology Teacher |
Catherine | Perez | Principal |
Maire-Rose | Pike | Drama Teacher |
Jay | Quincy | Social Science Teacher |
David | Ramos | Technology Teacher |
Carlos | Rodriguez | Spanish Teacher |
Raymundo | Rosa | Campus Aide/Security Guard |
Carrol | Rowland | Resource Specialist Teacher |
Lei-Ana | Ruebe | Chemistry Teacher |
Mario | Salazar | Office Assistant |
Catherine | Stine | English Teacher |