 Leslie Parkinson comes to Freestyle from Nipomo High School, located near Pismo Beach. During her six years at NHS she taught Design, Drawing, Painting, AP Art History, and AP Studio Art. She is a Cal Poly SLO alumnus, and received her Masters in Education from Chapman University. Her own art consists of mixed mediums, digital and canvas painting, as well as glass and fine metals. For many years her art was sold in many central coast galleries, and she hopes to establish herself in northern California galleries soon. Ms. Parkinson is over-joyed to be at Freestyle Academy, considering this her "dream job", and hopes to remain teaching here for many many years.
Leslie.Parkinson@mvla.net
Leslie.Parkinson@freestyle.mvla.net
650-940-7479 |
 Prior to Freestyle Academy, Sue Kefauver worked at Los Altos High School from 1987 to 2006 teaching freshmen through senior English classes. In 2002, she obtained her Master of Arts in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State. Her popular Film Analysis class at LAHS combined UC approved English curriculum with digital film pre-production and post-production skills. In addition to this work, she organized the annual community film festival, showcasing the best of her student work.
Sue.Kefauver@mvla.net
Sue.Kefauver@freestyle.mvla.net
650-940-7478
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 A graduate of Los Altos High School ('99), Jason Greco returns to MVLA after a twelve-year educational odyssey. He is an AP Reader whose teaching experience includes four years at Nipomo High School, where he taught AP Literature and Composition and English 11. While he was working on his M.A. in English and teaching credential at Cal Poly, S.L.O., he instructed several sections of freshman composition, implemented a class in visual rhetoric and media literacy, and student-taught the senior elective "Literature of the War in Vietnam" at Arroyo Grande High School. Mr. Greco is also a proud Banana Slug who earned his B.A. in Literature in 2003. Inspired by Ms. Kefauver's Film Analysis class at LAHS, he took many film classes at UC Santa Cruz, co-founded the film production club at NHS and coordinated the high school's annual film festival. Naturally, he is thrilled to experience everything he loves about education at an entirely new level at Freestyle.
Jason.Greco@mvla.net
Jason.Greco@freestyle.mvla.net
650-940-7480 |
 Prior to Freestyle Academy, Leo Florendo worked at Los Altos High School from 1997-2006 teaching Physics, AP Physics, Algebra II and Pre-Engineering. In addition to these classes, Leo was the Robotics Team Faculty Advisor, Marching Band Head Visual Instructor/Drill Designer, Site Technology Coordinator, Webmaster and team teacher in the Pre-Engineering program. While not teaching at Los Altos, Leo served as the Program Manager in the Collaborative of Higher Education Summer Internship Program at NASA Ames Research Center. Leo is a UCSC Banana Slug alumni with a BA in Physics and Math and also an SJSU alumni with a MA in Instructional Technology. Leo is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer where he served for 4 years in the Kingdom of Tonga from 1989-1992. He taught English Conversation in Kure, Japan from 1993-1996. He and his Japanese wife are enjoying life with their 1 daughter. Read more.
Leo.Florendo@mvla.net
Leo.Florendo@freestyle.mvla.net
650-940-7477 |
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