Meet Our Staff

Leadership Team

Rayleen Tafoya

Rayleen Tafoya

Chief Executive Officer

Manny Tafoya

Manny Tafoya

Chief People Officer

Alicia Buezis

Alicia Buezis

Head of Schools

East Anaheim

Karlee Curtis

Karlee Curtis
Director

Karlee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 and completed her Master of Education in 2022. She has been teaching for over 5 years in different classroom environments and is so excited to share her knowledge and experience here at Shine Preschool Center! She has a passion for sharing the love of Jesus and watching children develop through play and love!

Livv Meza

Livv Meza
Head Teacher

Livv graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a Child Development degree and has been working in education for over 10 years. On her free time, she enjoys hiking, rock climbing, reading, drawing, playing her ukulele/singing, and volunteering at a local senior center. A fun fact about her is she was born on Star Wars Day! (May 4th) She's excited to be at Shine Preschool!

Jessica Cook

Jessica Cook
Head Teacher

Jessica has been teaching for over 2 years now and loves helping children reach their full potential. Her goal is to help children become ready for the next stage of their life as an overall person. She's excited to be a part of the Shine Preschool family!

Kaitlyn Guzik

Kaitlyn Guzik
Head Teacher

Kaitlyn has been teaching young students for over 6 years now. She is very passionate about teaching and takes pride in contributing to child development. She's excited to be continuing her journey in teaching with Shine Preschool!​

West Anaheim

Christal Jimenez

Christal Jimenez
Assistant Director

Hi my name is Christal Jimenez. I graduated from the University of La Verne in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Child Development. I’ve been the education field for 9 years and I enjoy building relationships with families and watching the children grow as they learn. I’m excited to be apart of the Shine Family!

Gigi Herrera

Gigi Herrera
Head Teacher

Hello! My name is Gigi Herrera. I graduated from La Verne University in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Child Development. I have been teaching for over 9 years and I enjoy teaching different age groups! Can't wait to see what my journey at Shine Preschool has in store!

West Garden Grove

Ruth Ocampo

Ruth Ocampo
Director

My name is Ruth Avila Ocampo. I have been an Early Learning Educator for over 6 years. I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2019 with my Bachelor's Degree in Child Development and Family Studies. I'm involved at my local church, serving as Children’s Ministry Leader and serving in the Worship Team. I know God has great things in store for Shine Preschool and I am excited to be a part of it!

Kim Rodarte

Kim Rodarte
Head Teacher

In the process on getting my early childhood education certificate, I've been serving in my local church's kids ministry for 8 years.I have a passion to pour/teach God’s love into the preschool world! And can’t wait to see Shine student’s love grow for Jesus and education. So excited to watch them bloom for their next chapter in life! So blessed to be a part of Shine as my first preschool to work with!

Sarah Cortez

Sarah Cortez
Head Teacher

Coming Soon

Lauren Glover

Lauren Glover
Assistant Teacher

Coming Soon

Chino

Kelly Doctor

Kelly Doctor
Assistant Director

My name is Kelly and I've been in the early education industry for over 10 years now. I have a true passion to see children become the best they can be. I love using creative activities and music into my learning spaces. I'm excited to be at Shine Preschool!

Beth Palmer

Beth Palmer
Head Teacher

My name is Mrs. Beth and I got my BA in 2008 from Cal Poly Pomona. I have been working with children since and I am thrilled to be here at Shine Preschool. I have a passion for meeting children where they are developmentally and helping them grow. I love creating fun activities and giving children opportunities for learning and discovery! I am excited for all of the adventures to come here at Shine Preschool!