Katie Portillo is in her first year teaching at Bethany School and is currently an English language arts teacher. She has eight years of experience in education and has earned an AA from Los Angeles City College, a BA from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and an MA from Loyola Marymount University. She enjoys the community that is built around the students and their success.

Ms. Portillo resides in Bell Gardens and attends St. Gertrude Church. She enjoys working on her 1988 Honda Civic, writing original compositions, and reading a variety of literature.

Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.