Jamey Jaramillo – Instructor
Having two children of her own, she understands the importance of learning to swim for a child’s enjoyment and a parent’s peace of mind. Through her experience over the last 20+ years, she has taught infants, special needs children, and children/adults with extreme fear of water. Through her fun loving nature, she significantly reduces anxiety and passes on her love for the pool to everyone. She has 13 years experience as a classroom teacher and 10 years as a school administrator. Due to her school principal job, she teaches in a very limited capacity.
Donovan Jaramillo – Instructor
Donovan Jaramillo has grown up with KicknSwim. As a swim assistant during the 2021 season, he had the opportunity to learn from all our experienced instructors. He is skilled in settling resistant swimmers through patience and play. He also brings his experience from high school swim team to support swimmers in the transition from backyard fun to competitive potential. Donovan’s spirited nature brings enjoyment to swim lessons resulting in confident and safe swimmers.
Taylor Splettstoesser – Instructor
Taylor is returning for her third season with KicknSwim. Taylor was one of the first KicknSwimmers so she learned to swim from Jamey AND she learned to teach swim from Jamey as well. In the pool she has a kind loving nature that is encouraging to all swimmers. Out of the pool she is a competitive soccer player.
Reagan Waggoner – Instructor
Reagan is returning to KicknSwim for her second season. As the oldest of five kids she has a good balance of being patient and firm. Reagan has babysat for local Tierrasanta families for five years and enjoys working with kids. She is excited to be a part of the KicknSwim team as she hopes to share her love for swimming with others while teaching them the importance of swim safety.
Marco Jaramillo – Instructor
Marco has been promoted from assistant to instructor this year. He earned his WSI certification in February 2024. He has a strong knowledge of the competitive strokes and enjoys integrating safety and fun. His hobbies include competitive soccer and fashion design.
Siena Umberg – Assistant
We are excited to bring Siena on board as this year‘s kick n swim assistant. Siena took swim lessons from KicknSwim when she was younger and then went on to participate in Junior Lifeguard for several years reaching Captain status. She is excited to share her love for both the pool and the ocean with our swimmers. Siena will be attending UC Santa Cruz in the fall fall of 2024.