Position: Principal
Phone: 530.265.2057
Email: patrice.osborne@nccsda.com
Administrator Certification, Principal; Teaching Certification, Professional (elementary education, reading specialist, junior academy art, English, religion); North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, current
Highest Degree: Education Specialist (Ed.S)
Major Field: Educational Leadership
College Where Earned: Andrews University
Patty began her career right here at Echo Ridge and our school still holds a special place in her heart. Over the years, she has worked as a principal in five different schools. She loves working with the local community and is excited to be involved at Echo Ridge, and get to know each one of you.
Patty also enjoys hiking, sewing, art, reading, and travel.
Position: Teacher, Grades 4-6
Phone: 530.265.2057
Email: alexis.hasse@nccsda.com
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major Field: Christian education (major), religion (minor)
College Where Earned: Weimar University
Year Earned: 2022
Position: Teacher, Grades 2-3
Phone: 530.265.2057
Email: magdalena.ditgen@nccsda.com
Position: Teacher, Grades K-1
Phone: 530.265.2057
Email: cassandra.chavez@nccsda.com
Teaching Credential, Preliminary (multiple subject, general subjects), California state, current
Teaching Certificate, Basic (elementary, English, junior academy religion), North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, current
Highest Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major Field: English Education
College Where Earned: Pacific Union College
Year Earned: 2020
After graduating from college, Cassandra began teaching at Echo Ridge, a school with which I have a special connection. She says, "It has been a unique blessing to start my teaching career at the alma mater of my older siblings with the community and church family who raised me. Cassandra has been teaching here since 2021.
Position: Vice Principal
Phone: (530) 265-2057
Email: louise.pryor@nccsda.com
Highest Degree: A.A.
Major Field: Applied Art and Design
College Where Earned: Sierra College
Year Earned: 2002
Louise has been involved with Echo Ridge since 2000, when her oldest daughter started attending. Over the years all four of her children graduated from Echo Ridge, and now two of her grandchildren are attending. She began teaching art as a parent volunteer in 2004. In 2011 she became the secretary and continued teaching art. In 2019 she became the administrative assistant. Louise is an artist, mostly painting portraits, and has painted murals on campus as well as around town.
Position: School Board Secretary, Volunteer Tutor & Office Assistant
Phone: 530.265.2057
Email: monica.blake@nccsda.com
Highest Degree: BBA
Monica graduated with a BBA and eventually started working within Adventist Education in 2008. She has been an Administrative Assistant, Accountant, I.T. Assistant, now a Tutor. Monica is an Echo Ridge school board member, Board Secretary, and invaluable volunteer in many areas at Echo Ridge. She spends many hours volunteering her time, and makes Echo Ridge a better place by her presence.
Position: Senior Pastor, Grass Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church
Email: jeff.richards@nccsda.com
Jeff Richards felt the call to serve the Lord in his teens. He graduated with his MDiv from Andrews University. He and his wife have six children and three dogs. Jeff loves to play with the students at Echo Ridge and enjoys his chapel time with them too.
Position: Youth Pastor, Grass Valley Seventh-day Adventist church
Position: Janitor
Dolores Moore has been the janitor at Echo Ridge Christian School since 2016 and has taught American Sign Language in the choir since 2019. She has five grown children who attended Echo Ridge. She loves children and has fostered 45 children over the years. Although an accountant, she likes the flexible janitor hours and being able to take care of the needs of her mom during the day.
Position: Teacher, Music
Living in Iceland, Hafdís started piano lessons at the age of 5. Having had the privilege of teaching music privately as well as in schools for over 30 years she thoroughly enjoys teaching children and seeing them grow in knowledge, confidence and self-worth. She greatly values all her students and delights in seeing them progress and, while having fun, acquire love for making music. In addition to teaching music she has had the pleasure of serving as a music minister and pianist in various churches over the years.
We love the kindness & professionalism of the teachers. They are always so understanding, informative and responsive. We appreciate how loved the children feel, how much they absolutely love going to school, how they just fit in and have immediately adjusted with such grace because so much attention and love has been given to them.
