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Sara Gilpin

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I teach in the PEPP program and I will have the Big Macs this year. This will be my 6th year at Creekside including one year as a long term sub. I grew up in the LA area and moved here to go to UCSD and have been here ever since. In my spare time I like to read and go to the beach.

Melinda Hamill

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I have been teaching for 7 years. I taught first grade for 2 years, K-1 for two years, the PEPP program for 1 year, and kindergarten for three years. This year is my first year teaching Reading Recovery. My favorite things to do are to spend time with my family, the outdoors, including running and reading on the beach. I have four wonderful children; Katie, Mallory, Kelsie and Brooks (my favorite people!), and they range from ages 18-24.

Susan Healy

This is my 32 year of teaching and my 8th year teaching kindergarten.  Yes, you figured it out...I am 40 years old!  I live in Poway with my wonderful husband, Joe.  We have been married 33 years.  We have two great adult children, Betsy, who is a kindergarten teach in the district, and a son, Jeff who will be graduating from college June, 2012 with an Electrical Engineering degree.  We also have two dogs, Molly and Lily who live with us, so there is never a dull moment at home! My favorite thing to teach is reading.  My favorite thing to do besides being with my family is reading.  We love to entertain in our home where we have lived for 28 years.  I love teaching kindergarten!

Danielle Archuleta

I grew up in Rancho Bernardo and went to school in the Poway Unified School District. I have been teaching in Poway since 2002 in special education. I started my teaching career at Garden Road Elementary and taught there for 5 years then I became part of the Creekside family 5 years ago. I feel so fortunate to work here at Creekside! I live in Escondido with my husband and my son, Logan and daughter, Aliyah. I enjoy spending time with my family!