Staff Directory
Principal
Emily Barbee graduated from Pomona College in Claremont California, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Minor in Spanish. She received her Master's Degree and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from UCLA. She earned an Administrative Credential from CSU Dominguez Hills. In 2011 she became a National Board Certified Teacher. She has been an educator in LAUSD since 2005, and this is her second year as the proud principal at Annalee! #pantherpride
Magnet Coordinator
Pamela Pollard graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. She earned her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and her Master’s Degree in Education Curriculum from California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). She has been in education since 1991.
Teacher, 1st Grade
Veronica Bard graduated from University of Nevada Las Vegas with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts. She earned a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction along with her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from National University. She has been teaching since 1993, and part of the Annalee Family since 2017.
Teacher, Kindergarten & First Grade
Aurelia Huerta earned a Bachelor degree in History from the University of California, Davis in 1996, completed her Teaching Credential from LAUSD as a District Intern in 1998, became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2003, and received her Master's Degree in Education Administration & Administrative Credential from California State University, Los Angeles in 2008. A life-long learner, she earned a STEAM Micro-Credential in 2018. She has been in Education since 1996, teaching TK-6th, and proudly at Annalee Avenue ES since 2018.
Teacher, 3rd Grade Magnet
Molly Farragher graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in English from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles and her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Cal State University, Long Beach. She worked as a substitute teacher for Long Beach Unified School District from 2017-2020. This is her first year teaching at Annalee.
Teacher, 3rd Grade
Catherine James graduated from Cal State Dominguez Hills where she earned her Bachelor Degree in Liberal Studies and multiple subject teaching credential. She went on to earned her Master Degree in Curriculum and Development from the same institution. Catherine James has been an educator at Annalee Elementary since September of 1999.
Teacher, 5th Grade Magnet
Sydnee Childress is a proud graduate of THEE Illustrious Historically Black College & University (HBCU), Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA where she earned her Bachelors Degree. She then received her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and Masters Degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills. She has worked with LAUSD since 2014.
Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor (PSA) Katelyn Noguera
APEIS Christine Jara
Teacher, 2nd Grade
LaTonya Berry received her undergraduate degree in Speech Communication from California State University, Long Beach. She then went on to California State University, Dominguez Hills to receive a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, a Master’s Degree in Education w/ Multicultural Emphasis, a Preliminary Administrative Credential, and a second Master’s Degree with an emphasis on Educational School Leadership. She is also a National Board Certified teacher. She has been in education for over 20 years and has served at Annalee since 2011.
Teacher, 4th Grade Magnet
Desiree Rasmussen graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies and Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. She has been working in the school environment for 5 years. She was inspired to be a teacher, from her previous employment as a tour guide at the Natural History Museum.
Teacher, 4th Grade
Allyssa Arteaga graduated from University of California, Irvine, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences. She earned her Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential from California State University Dominguez Hills the following year after. She has been in education since 2017 and at Annalee since 2018.
Intervention Coordinator and TSP Advisor
Diana Cervantes graduated from CSUDH with Multiple Subject BA Degree. She received her credentials and Masters Degree in Education from the University of Phoenix. She has been teaching for a total of 15 years and 2 of those have been at Annalee STEAM.
Teacher, TK/ Kindergarten
Ms. Lisa Cottrell-Fulbright graduated With Honors from CSU Dominguez Hills, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies and Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. She received her Masters Degree in Computers/Technology in Education. She has been in education since 1978 with Inglewood Unified School District, and at Annalee since 1989.
Teacher, Primary Promise
First grade teacher, Danielle Lewis graduated from California State University, Long Beach with BA degree in Liberal Studies with a Speech Communications concentration and teaching credential. She received her MA in Education with a focus on Curriculum and Instruction from the same institution. Ms. Lewis also attended California State University, Dominguez Hills where she earned her Administrative Services credential. Ms Lewis has been in education since 1996.
Teacher, Special Education
LaTonya Davenport graduated from California State University, Long Beach where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is working towards an Education Specialist Credential from National University. She received her Master’s Degree in Educational Counseling from National University. She has been in education since 1996, and at Annalee Elementary since August 2019.