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Meet Our Administrative Team

Theresa Fox

Theresa Fox

Principal 
  • This is my fourth year at Mariposa, and my twenty-seventh year as an educator. Throughout my entire career, 3rd-5th grade has been my sweet spot. I spent twelve years teaching in this grade span, and spent an additional seven years mentoring, coaching and leading upper elementary educators. Before coming to San Carlos, I was a K-5 principal in Menlo Park City School District. 
 
  • I am particularly passionate about designing learning experiences that engage students and foster ownership, creativity, and collaboration. This aligns perfectly with the new Learner Profile for San Carlos Schools, part of our Strategic Plan, so I'm looking forward to bringing that focus to Mariposa in the 24-25 school year.
 
  • In addition to being a principal and lifelong learner, I am also a mom. My two boys are in 7th grade and 11th grade, so I understand the parent side of this age span, too! We live on the Peninsula and enjoy lots of baseball, hiking/biking, reading, cooking and family game nights.  

School Secretary

Maryann Eteaki-Taufoou

Office Manager
  • This is my third year as Administrative Assistant at Mariposa Upper Elementary and I can honestly say, I love it here! The staff come from different backgrounds but collectively make Mariposa the place to be. I was in the medical field for 7 years before coming to the San Carlos School District. Helping others has always been a passion of mine. Which is why I went into the medical field to help those in need feel and find comfort.
 
  • My favorite thing about being in the school system is being able to see amazing people making a change for our future generations and I get to be a little part of that.
 
  • My husband Lopeti and I met back in college and have been married for 15 years. We are proud parents of tfour beautiful children. Malakai is a sophomore at Serra High School, Nanise is a freshman at Sacred Heart High School, Lopeti Jr. is a 6th grader at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and we have 4-month old daughter, MJ. We are a sports family. Our children play sports all year long and we enjoy watching and going to sporting events.
 
  • Our favorite thing to do is definitely family time. Playing board games, making smores, binge watching shows, movies or jamming out on the Uke.
 

I always look forward to a great year!