Faculty & Staff TED

• PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• MAT, Grand Canyon University

• M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• BS, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• MEd, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• BCBA Respecialization, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• MEd, Special Education with Emphasis in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, University of Nevada Las Vegas
• BS, Special Education General Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Ritzie Gratrix has worked with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder for over 10 years. She began her career as home program tutor, then earned her Bachelor’s and Masters of Education degrees to continue to work with the students with autism in a public school setting. She has received supplemental training in the areas of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) and Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Ritzie is currently working on her Ed.D. in Special Education with a minor in Curriculum Development.

• MEd, Nova Southeastern University

LaDonna Henderson is an Assistant Principal with the Clark County School District (CCSD) with over 15 years experience teaching special education students. Her educational philosophy is that we must teach each and every student to succeed.

• MA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• B.S., Elementary Education, New Mexico State University
• M.A., Teaching, Grand Canyon University
• M.A., School Administration, University of the Southwest

Mrs. Darian Jaramillo has been in education for 22 years as a classroom teacher, high school assistant principal, and high school principal. She currently works for the Los Lunas School District as principal of Valencia High School. Mrs. Jaramillo specializes in Instructional Leadership.

• BA, University of Arizona
• MA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• EdD, Northern Arizona University

• B.S., Secondary Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• M.Ed., Educational Leadership, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

I am currently serving as the Vice President of Strategic Operations and the Executive Leadership Resident at The Public Education Foundation. Prior to this, I have been a Life Science teacher, Science Department Chairperson, Dean of Students and Assistant Principal at several at-risk middle and high schools throughout the Vegas Valley.

I attended public K-12 schools in Missouri, New York, Minnesota, Colorado, and California. I have a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Biological Sciences and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, both from UNLV. In 2002, I was accepted into the CCSD/UNLV Principal Preparation Program cohort and received a master’s degree in Educational Leadership.

• EdS, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• MA. in Educational Leadership, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Robert began his career in education as a classroom teacher over 16 years ago with the Clark County School District. He has been a teacher leader within the District’s training and assessment departments and expanded his teaching working with adults as an adjunct faculty member at the university level for several years, loving every minute. For the past 10 years he has beenan assistant principal and principal in Clark County.

As a current elementary school principal, he savors the time he has with children and the opportunities to work with talented educators. He has also have been supporting SNC Administrative Interns as their SNC Administrative Internship Supervisor,which provides him with additional opportunities to fulfill his passion to coach and mentor other educators as future administrators.

• BS in Education, Central Michigan University
• MAT in Administration, Sierra Nevada College

Patti Wamsley serves as a Performance Zone Instructional Coach, Project Facilitator for the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has attended the University of California Los Angeles, University of California Riverside, Western Michigan University, and Central Michigan University graduate schools, where she studied brain research for language acquisition and literacy development.