Mrs. Velez is an Instructional Assistant/Intervention Specialist. She was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, and is proud to be of Filipino descent. Mrs. Velez moved to Oregon, where she attended Pacific University and fell in love with the Forest Grove area. After discovering her call to work with children, she spent nine years working in early childhood education.
Mrs. Velez lives with her family in the coast range foothills. Her son is a St. Francis graduate, and she is an active parishioner of St. Francis, where her family sings in the choir. In her free time, Mrs. Velez enjoys gardening, exercising, music and reading.