Team Members Archive • Page 6 of 8 • Chico Country Day School

Hello! My name is Deonna Collier. This is my first year at CCDS and I am super excited to get to know you! I recently got married and moved (back) to Chico. I am originally from Oakdale, California and grew up on a dairy. I attended Chico State for college and fell in love with…

Tyson Anderson

I joined the Chico Country Day team in 2019 as the Education Specialist at the middle school. Prior to coming to CCDS, I worked as a paraprofessional and teacher at several schools around the Chico area. In 2020, I earned my MA in Education at CSUC while focusing on student engagement. Most of my fondest…

Amaya Taylor

Ruth Greenfield

I joined the CCDS community as a parent in 2001, (teaching music and voice lessons in a studio when the kids were at school), started up the choir and theater programs in 2007, and then joined the staff as the full-time music teacher in 2013. I also direct community choirs, record and perform locally, but…

Kyle Norton

I began teaching at Chico Country Day School in 2020. I graduated from Chico State with a degree in International Relations in 2012 and moved with my wife down to Los Angeles. I worked as an EMT and Field Training Officer for four years and eventually earned my single subject credential and masters degree at…

Brian Teal

My path to becoming an educator has been a unique one! I began my education in the Master’s Program at CSU, Chico in Biological Psychology. From there, I started a small tech company, then ended up as a commercial finance officer. After a long career, I decided I hadn’t enjoyed anything I was doing, so…

Marijeanne Birchard

Having graduated from Chico State with a single subject credential in English and a multiple subject credential, I began teaching at CCDS in 2006. When I first began working here I was struck by the strong sense of community and the emphasis on educating the child as a whole person, not just academically. These two…

Nicholas Hunsicker

I’ve loved being a teacher at CCDS since I started teaching here in 2017. I’m passionate about mathematics education and computer science and love my job. My favorite teacher was my 11th grade math teacher. He was very flexible in what he considered an answer to a math problem and allowed me to develop an…

Lisa Janke

I’m so happy to be part of the CCDS community! I remember wanting to be a teacher since I was young, and have many teachers in my family. I began my teaching career in Santa Cruz, where I received my credential and Master’s in Education at UC Santa Cruz. My first eight years of teaching…