Tatiana Peña: I am a native to South Phoenix, born to immigrant parents who both taught and retired from Roosevelt District. I attended elementary school in the Roosevelt District and grew up regularly helping my parents in their classrooms.. I completed a Bachelor’s in Multi-lingual/Multi-cultural Education and a Master’s in Public Administration. I have taught pre-school through 1st grade in public, charter, and private schools stateside and internationally. I also have experience teaching music and the arts to children. I believe in offering a variety of educational models to meet the needs of students and families. I have worked in helping find creative educative solutions for children with English language learning needs, dyslexia, language impairment, other health impairments, autism, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, developmental delay, multiple disabilities, hearing impairment, orthopedic impairment, visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, in the foster system, and emotional/sexual abuse.

I have experience working with innovative and competitive academic programs for gifted children. I regularly work with non-profits – assisting refugees, elderly, children, crisis pregnancy, low-income, mentally ill, and immigrant communities. I have grown organizations, working to build teams, organize and train teams to lead out their objectives. I have managed the finances of organizations including processing necessary paperwork, keeping track of books, helping allocate expenses properly, and collecting revenues. 

Currently I lead Arizona over one of the fastest growing national public school parental organizations focused on parental rights. I advocate for transparency with curriculum and age appropriate learning material for our children. As a married mother of 5, I know the importance of our district being a place where families feel they can trust their children are physically, emotionally, mentally, culturally, and spiritually safe. Being raised by Roosevelt teachers, helped me understand how much our teachers’ voices matter. Let’s focus on academics and not overburden teachers with bureaucracy. Roosevelt District is one of South Phoenix’s largest employers. If Roosevelt is more successful, South Phoenix will be too! I am committed to help the district grow more successfully!

Christianne Ortega works as a Director of Corporate and Healthcare Compliance.  Christianne works in conjunction with CPLC leadership to ensure CPLC Inc. operates in compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. She is also responsible for ensuring that HIPAA and Privacy regulatory requirements are being met and staying abreast of industry changes.

She earned her Master’s in Social Work from ASU, Phi Alpha National Honor Society, Theta Tau Chapter; and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree from BYU-I. She is a licensed Master Social Worker. 

Her clinical background was serving the adult mental health population in short-term and crisis intervention settings. Intertwined with her direct care work she was a corporate trainer and curriculum developer. She transitioned to the administrative sector for health plans and integrated health agencies. She has training, experience, and passion for executing lean management concepts, root cause analysis cycles, project management, quality assurance, compliance & risk management strategies, process improvement methodologies, and business analysis principles.  

Fun Facts and Hobbies:

• Christianne enjoys studying the gospel of Jesus Christ, U.S. History (in particular the American Revolution), World War Histories, and has taken self-paced educational courses in the U.S. Constitution. 
• Slowly but surely Christianne is earning a certificate in genealogy. She was adopted as a baby, and through DNA testing she learned that she is 75% English (Great Britain) and 25% from the Iberian Peninsula. 
• Her favorite element is water (and is a beach snob); loves nature’s flora, fauna and the stars above; and believes in the power of truth & light, liberty, and love.
• Christianne has always been a physically active person, and currently enjoys early morning runs with her deaf-Boxer, Liberty.

Sandra Jerez is a Mexican-born mom, grandmother, wife of a veteran, and a businesswoman, and a retired social worker with 10 years of experience working for Arizona Department of Education. She wants to help Roosevelt put its focus first on the students and their outcomes. She’s worked with individuals with behavioral needs and wants to strengthen Roosevelt’s ability to help those in need.