Mrs. Amanda Gutierrez, BS, MAT

Mrs. Gutierrez and her husband have two childrenren (17 & 12 years old).  They live in Forest Grove, with their two dogs, a cat, and two fish. 

Mrs. Gutierrez has a Bachelors degree from Oregon State University in Human Development and Family Sciences. She received her Master's degree from Pacific University for teaching with an endorsement to teach k-8th in multiple subjects. 

Mrs. Gutierrez has worked with children since 2007. She worked with elementary school-aged children for the US Army for 7 years. When her family came back to the states Mrs. Gutierrez worked with teen parents and their babies at Forest Grove High School for a year and a half. She then worked as a head preschool teacher for the YMCA. In 2018 Mrs. Gutierrez joined the St. Francis teaching staff and became the preschool director of Little Dove Preschool. As part of my licensing requirements, she was able to  student teach full time in kindergarten and in 5th/6th grade during the school year 2019/2020. 

She loves working with children in such a great Christ-centered environment! Teaching them how to explore their world around them and how to have a close and prayerful relationship with God, is what she enjoys most of all!