Meet Our Amazing MORE Team

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Niema Jefferson received her BA from Biola University, her Teaching Credential from California State University Long Beach, and a Masters in Education and Leadership from Antioch University in Los Angeles. She has been a high school teacher for over fourteen years and is now a home schooling mother. She has witnessed the ups and downs of education from the classroom as well as from the dining table and fully understands the joys and the triumph of education. Niema is driven and committed to improving the educational experience of children, creating lifelong learners who take ownership of their education.

Rhonda L. Jefferson has practiced as a Marriage and Family Therapist for over fourteen years. She has worked with families and children helping them navigate through difficult circumstances and has been instrumental in their success. She brings to MORE a unique passion for the development of the whole family. Rhonda will be teaching students the power of a positive self-esteem, how to handle their emotions, the art of managing time and the importance of a growth mind set.

Steven Ames brings his many years of Math and Science experience to MORE. Steven has the amazing ability of bringing complex topics down to earth and helping children understand and apply problem solving techniques. He creates stimulating activities and lessons to give students the capacity to measure and quantify the phenomena that is life. It is his goal that students gain the confidence they need to succeed in math and science, far beyond the classroom.