I have been teaching for 14 years in the Stanwood/Camano and Mukilteo School districts. I have taught Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 4th grade. I have lived in Snohomish County my whole life and love all of the beautiful mountains and water where we live. I graduated from Northwest University in Kirkland, WA. I am thankful to get to work with Kindergartners every day. I try to make learning fun yet targeted in order to help students achieve high academic growth. 

I support math and reading in the Grasshopper pod. I also work as an instructional coach for teachers in our school.  

Hello, my name is Sukanya Sengupta, and I have joined the amazing support services team at Pathfinder in the 2025 – 2026 school year. I support students at Ladybug and Caterpillar pods. I am originally from India and have been residing in the United States for the last 29 years. I have always been associated with Mukilteo School district. My 2 children were educated in this district and graduated from Kamiak High school. I have a Master’s degree in English lit from India. I have an endorsement in elementary education and ELL from City University.

I have always loved teaching, but aside from that, I love theater, gardening, reading, and cooking for friends and family. I am a part of an amateur theater group and love staging, directing plays.

My name is JoAnn Tallmadge and I have been teaching in the Mukilteo School District for 29 years. The first 19 of those years were spent in first grade and this is my tenth year in kindergarten. Currently I am a support teacher in bumblebee pod here at Pathfinder. The teaching team in this building is amazing and I feel lukcy to be a part of it.

Away from work I enjoy reading, game nights with my family, and walking the dog.

Hello! This is my 15th year teaching in the Mukilteo School District. The majority of my career was spent teaching grades K-2 at Odyssey Elementary. I am currently a Bumblebee Support Teacher at Pathfinder. I love working with kindergartners and seeing how much academic and social growth each child makes during our year together. Helping build strong educational foundations for young minds is personally rewarding. Outside of school, I enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends. 

Hello! My name is Kelly Reinertsen and I am a Caterpillar Support Teacher at Pathfinder! This is my 21st year teaching in the Mukilteo School District. I feel very honored to be a part of such an incredible school community! Here is a little about me... I grew up in the Puget Sound area with my parents and three younger siblings. After graduating from Mariner High School, I completed my BA in Special Education K-12 and Elementary K-8 at Western Washington University. I later obtained my Master's in Reading and Literacy from City University. I am married to Chris, who I met in high school, and we live in the Mukilteo area. We have two wonderful adult children, Brandon and Brienna. Outside of school, I enjoy the beach, walks, and spending time with my family and friends. 

I have been teaching for 15+ years in the Mukilteo School District, Kindergarten - 8th grade. I began my career teaching kindergarten and 8th grade Spanish. The majority of my career has been teaching K - 5 English as a Second Language.  Besides teaching, I enjoy coaching and mentoring teachers. A few years ago, I took a 3-year break from teaching students to coach and mentor teachers in the Mukilteo School District. Currently, I am coaching teachers at Pathfinder as well as supporting students in the Ladybug pod. I enjoy traveling and learning about other cultures around the world. I have lived in Mexico and Spain for various years throughout my adult life.