Category: Monday Message

February 25 and 26 will be used as professional development days for our Student Support staff. No IEP services with our iLEAD staff will be taking place on those two days. Please reach out to your learner’s case manager if you have any questions.

Our school psychologists have been a huge asset to our Student Support team and have done an amazing job throughout distance learning.

Jenny Palacios

Jenny was born and raised in Orange County but moved to Los Angeles at age 18 when she started college at USC. After that, she attended grad school at Pepperdine to pursue an MA in clinical psychology and later went to Alliant to pursue an MA in school psychology. I guess you can say she really loves psychology! ????

Jenny’s hobbies include baking, yoga, traveling, and shopping. Her goal is to travel outside the country once a year. Shopping is borderline a vice. She also loves organizing her house. She is a very neat and tidy person!

Jenny now lives in Long Beach with her boyfriend and their precious corgi. They love spending time together and going to eat whenever possible. They also love lazy weekends on the couch eating junk food and watching Netflix.

Misty Cervantes

Misty was born and raised in Southern California. She has been working in special education for 20 years. Prior to becoming a school psychologist, she taught fourth grade. She lives in Santa Clarita with her husband and two teenagers. They have two dogs: a yellow labrador and a terrier mix they adopted from the shelter. She enjoys going to the beach, camping, and riding her dirt bike.

Chris Jones

Chris Jones is a licensed educational psychologist and a nationally certified school psychologist who has been practicing for 24 years. He specializes in working with learners who have autism, ADHD, anxiety and other disorders that impact socialization and learning. Chris and his wife, Wendy, moved to the Santa Clarita Valley in 2000 where they have lived and raised two fantastic children. They enjoy spending time with family and friends and are huge Dodgers and Chargers fans!

Chris was recognized by the California Association of school psychologists in 2005 with the CASP Outstanding School Psychologist award and in 2019 with the Suzanne Fisher Leadership award. He sits on the CASP Board of Directors as the LEP Committee Chair and was appointed to the Board of Behavioral Sciences as the LEP Member by Governor Gavin Newsom in July of 2020.

Jaime Clements

Jaime Clements has been serving learners and their families for 17 years as a psychologist, of which the last five have been with iLEAD. Jaime truly finds joy in working with iLEAD’s team of professionals to support the needs of our learners. Jaime and her husband have two children, a daughter (age nine) and a son (age eight), who she will tell you are her greatest teachers (and challenges).

This school year has been a challenge for many of our families and staff. For the next two newsletters, we want to recognize our amazing school psychologists who have done so much for our families during this time!

Ashley Marshall

Ashley Marshall is a school psychologist in her third year with iLEAD. From an early age, she knew that she wanted to work with students that have disabilities due to her brother’s severe autism. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children.

Cameron Moore

Cameron Moore is a school psychologist with iLEAD and is passionate about helping students succeed by understanding both their strengths and weaknesses. When he isn’t testing, Cameron enjoys playing cards or going on nature hikes with his amazing wife. He is an avid sports fan of the Los Angeles Rams and the Angels of Anaheim.

One little known fact: Cameron has been known to throw a mean bowling ball and enjoys league play.

Shannon Nguyen

Shannon Nguyen lives in Santa Clarita with her husband and two teenage boys. This is her first year at iLEAD but she has been working as a school psychologist for 20 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from San Diego State University and her master’s degree in educational psychology from Loyola Marymount University. She loves time with her family and enjoys spending most of her free time watching her boys play basketball and baseball.

Karina Lampitt

Karina Lampitt is a married mother of two school-aged children (13 years and 8 years). She was born and raised in the fabulous Golden State of California. She began her adventure with iLEAD in February 2020. This is her second school year with iLEAD.

Fun fact: She enjoys camping and anything to do with the outdoors. Oh yeah….and she also has 27 pet chickens!

Here is a fun activity you and your learners can do this holiday season! Spreading acts of kindness not only helps others who may be struggling but can also be an encouragement to you in challenging times as you put others first.