Faculty and Staff Directory
Ojai Valley School is located on two campuses in Ojai, CA.
- The Lower Campus (grades PK-8) is located at 723 El Paseo Road.
- The Upper Campus (grades 9-12) is located at 10820 Reeves Road.
- Please call (805) 646-1423 for information or access the staff directory below.
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Ms. Reyes joined the high school faculty in August 2024. She is teaching Geometry and Math IV. She previously taught high school math in Alakanuk, Alaska. Ms. Reyes earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics Secondary Teaching from Millikin University in Illinois and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Mathematics, with an emphasis in instruction, from Texas A&M University.…
Ms. Reynolds teaches AP Research, AP Seminar, Expository Writing and English 10. She also serves as the librarian at the JB Close Memorial Library at Upper Campus. She holds a Masters from San Jose State and a BA from the University of Redlands. She joined OVS in 2018 after working in Dallas, Texas, for Mountain View College.…
Mr. Risser left his hometown of San Diego to attend UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies in 1994. After college he served in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica. As a Peace Corps volunteer, he spent two years teaching environmental education, developing his Spanish skills, and exercising his love for adventure and the outdoors.…
After earning his bachelor’s degree in Texas, Mr. Rowan moved to the temperate rain forests of Southeast Alaska. His first teaching position was as the high school teacher in a small logging community. He migrated south to OVS, where he has taught seventh and eighth grade history for the past two decades. Mr. Rowan also leads the eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C., serves as a director of the OVS Summer Camp, and enjoys backpacking with the students on the Outdoor Education trips.…