Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning

Rachida Mohand Ahmed
Paraeducator

Algerian native Ms. Mohand Ahmed married in 2014 and has two children, a nine-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter. She holds a 2005 Bachelor's degree in Humanities, a 2011 bank agent certificate from Algeria, a phlebotomy certificate from APLMed in the U.S., and a Colorado CNA certificate. Additionally, she has completed professional development certifications in early childhood care, covering topics such as immunization, shaken baby syndrome prevention, safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, the impact of bias, early intervention, and preschool special education. Ms. Ahmed also holds a course completion certificate from Colorado State University focusing on managing ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, and concussion in schools.

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Gregory Rodriguez
Paraeducator

Gregory's main priority every day is taking care of his community - second only to attempting not to eat an entire box of cereal a day. He is an avid reader, film and music buff, and can play a pretty mediocre game of chess. Whenever he isn't at work making sure even the littlest of learners feel supported, you can usually find him playing Bingo with the grandparents over at Village Inn.

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Juliana Anim
Paraeducator

Juliana Anim grew up in Ghana, she later moved to Colorado in the year 2014. Juliana is college graduate in the professional discipline of Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting and a strong interest in teaching. Motivated by personal experiences when growing up, she is left with high empathy towards helping to guide students through academic development and positive behavioral self identity as individual with great goals.

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Terri Thompson
1:1 Paraeducator

Terri has been with the A3 crew for 4 years. She loves working with the amazing kids and fellow team members.

Away from school, Terri enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves travel, the Broncos and her crazy dog Arthur.

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Briseida Gonzalez
Paraeducator

Briseida was born and raised in Colorado, and this will be her first year working at Tollgate. Before starting her journey in education, she was a stay-at-home mom. Earlier in life, she worked both at a daycare and bakery-two roles that helped shape her love for helping others. She is married, has one daughter, and still enjoys baking in her free time.

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Anita Thompson
Paraeducator

Bio coming soon!

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