Our Staff

Preschool Teachers

C. Banda

P. Aparicio-Reyes

Mrs. Aparicio-Reyes is a preschool teacher at Pacoima Charter State Preschool. She has been working with children for 16 years. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development and has been working with Pacoima Charter for 7 years. She also holds a Child Development Site Supervisor Permit. She enjoys watching the kids discover, succeed and learn new things and loves having the opportunity to guide and teach little minds.

Mrs. Banda is a preschool teacher with Pacoima Charter for 13 years and has been working in education for 30 years with experience in all grade levels from Preschool to High School. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Child Development and has been with Pacoima Charter for 20 years. She has two daughters of her own and knows the importance and how essential early education is. She loves working not only with the little ones but within this community of wonderful families.

D. Rubio

Ms. Rubio is a preschool teacher at Pacoima Charter State Preschool. She has been working with young children for over 9 years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology and Justice Studies. Over time, she gained an interest in working with children and earned her Associate Child Care Permit. She is continuing her education by taking classes to further her knowledge about children and how to apply it in the classroom. She has one son and knows the importance of building strong relationships with parents and children. On her spare time she enjoys spending time trying new restaurants with her family.

Out of the Classroom Personnel

A Tilghman-Paczesny

Site Supervisor

Ms. Tilghman is the site supervisor for the Pacoima Charter State Preschool. She has been working in education for over 20 years. She was an early education teacher for 15 years, with experience teaching kindergarten and transitional kindergarten. She was the site supervisor of a preschool in Hollywood and has worked as the site supervisor of the Pacoima Charter State Preschool for five years. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in liberal arts and a Masters Degree in Educational Administration and Leadership. She has also earned her Transitional Kindergarten Certification and her Child Care Director's Permit.