Our
Principal & Vice Principal

Rebeca Venegas
Principal
22 years at Calibre
My name is Rebeca Venegas and I am the Principal at Calibre Academy. I was born and raised in Mexico City and moved to Arizona in the summer of 1996.
I have a teacher Diploma from Colegio Guadalupe and undergraduate degree in Accounting from Universidad la Salle. I have also taken several online courses through Rio Salado. Taking online courses allowed me to take several classes at the same time and the flexibility to work at my own pace.
In 1985 I started working as an English as a second language teacher for undergraduate students at Universidad del Tepeyac. I later taught English as a second language to Elementary and Middle School Students in Mexico City.
In 1991 I worked in the accounting field for Pricewaterhouse for a year but realized my passion was teaching not accounting so I went back to teaching.
In Mexico I also taught English (from beginning levels to conversational) to Executive Employees in companies like American Express, Geo New York Life, Colgate, Mancera Ernest & Young and the Department of Communications and Transportation.
I began working for Learning Matters Educational group in 1999. I taught Spanish and Global Government to middle school and high school students. Later on, I was given the opportunity to teach Math to the same group of students.
In 2008 I became the Principal for Calibre Academy Glendale and in 2015 I was offered the position of Principal at Calibre Academy Surprise.
I have been married for 27 years and have two sons. I enjoy spending time with my family and traveling.

Sharon Kaplan
Vice Principal
16 years at Calibre
My name is Sharon Kaplan and I am the Vice Principal at Calibre Academy. I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas and moved to Surprise in 2001.
I have a bachelor of Science in Family Studies from The University of Arizona and a Masters of Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I later went to University of Phoenix, as an online student, to take the necessary classes to get my administration certificate. I really enjoyed the flexibility of taking these classes at my own pace and time.
Before getting my masters degree I worked as a director of an after school program. Once I got my masters I worked as a 1st grade teacher at Fletcher Heights Elementary School in Peoria, AZ.
I began working for Carden/Calibre in 2005. I taught 1st grade, 3rd grade, and was the Title 1 Coordinator before becoming the Vice Principal in 2014.
Not only do I love working at Calibre but I also loved being a parent here. Both my children attended Calibre from preschool – 8th grade. My son, Jonah, is now 18 and my daughter, Jessica, is now 16. I also live with my husband, Jonathan and my 4 dogs.
Our
Teachers & Staff
Rachelle Quinton
Administrative Assistants
Jodi Barahona
Administrative Assistants
Kim Eberlein
Resource
Cindy Riskas
Speech Therapy
Michelle Botteri / Zachery Labarbera / Rose Bullard / Lisa Roach
Extended Care
Harmony Olson
Nutrition Specialist
Julie Candelaria / Veira Freesh
Pre-K Teacher/Aide
Denise Leadabrand
Title I Coach
Robert LaBarbera / Maria Villegas / Manny Garcia
Facilities
Rick Klein
P.E./Athletic Director
Library
Stephanie Marciniak
Art
Kristina Brilhante
Technology
Ronnie Fredrickson
Music
Teachers by Grades
K
Sharon Dewey
Suzanne Wiser
Stephanie Peterson
Cheryl Swanson
1st
Grade
2nd
Grade
Monica Mitri
Brenda Cannon-Rubin
Jennifer Armstrong
Connie Clemmer
3rd
Grade
4th
Grade
Clara Delise
Kristina Perkins
Tracy Hill
Kodi Loper
5th
Grade
6th
Grade
Melissa Nevarez
Leah Bowers
John Givens
Betty Gutierrez
Nicole Vargas
Linda Felix
7th
Grade
8th
Grade
Samantha Frost
Kayla Renckly

Rachelle Quinton

Jodi Barahona
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
RESOURCE

Kim Eberlein

Cindy Riskas
SPEECH THERAPY
EXTENDED CARE

Zachery Labarbera

Lisa Roach

Figan Donnelley

Rose Bullard

Harmony Olson
NUTRITION SPECIALIST
HEALTH AIDE

Karen Hungerford
PRE-K TEACHER/AIDE

Julie Candelaria

Virginia Guzman

Melissa Brewer
PRE-K TEACHER/AIDE
TITLE I COACH

Denise Leadabrand

Robert LaBarbera

Maria Villegas

Manny Garcia
FACILITIES
BUS DRIVER

John Powell
Specials

Rick Klein
P.E./ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
ART

Claudia Yakin

Kristina Brilhante
TECHNOLOGY
MUSIC

Ronni Fredrickson
Sharon Dewey / Virginia Guzman / Suzanne Wiser
Kindergarten
Stephanie Peterson / Cheryl Swanson / Ronnie Fredrickson
1st Grade
Monica Mitri / Brenda Cannon-Rubin / Ronnie Fredrickson
2nd Grade
Jennifer Armstrong / Connie Clemmer / Tracy Hill
3rd Grade
Clara Delise / Kristina Perkins
4th Grade
Oneida Hartley / Tracy Hill/ Kodi Stamps
5th Grade
Melissa Nevarez / Brooke Wakeham
6th Grade
Betty Gutierrez (Math) / Nicole Vargas (Language Arts)
7th Grade
Samantha Frost (Social Studies) / Kayla Renckly (Science)
8th Grade
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