About TRCNB
The Teacher Resource Center of the North Bay (TRCNB) was established in 2010 as a non-profit to provide FREE classroom supplies to public school students throughout the North Bay. Founder, Kathleen Montgomery, started the organization with the belief that students should not have to depend on their teachers buying supplies for them to prosper in the classroom. To date, TRCNB has been able to serve on average 400 teachers annually, with a ripple effect to an estimated 9,600 number of students per year (about 24 students per teacher).
TRCNB is a volunteer, community based non-profit organization. We offer FREE classroom supplies to public school students throughout Napa County to include Pope Valley, Howell Mountain, Calistoga, St. Helena and Napa Unified School Districts.
Teachers are invited to shop at our FREE store once each semester for needed supplies. This helps to lift the the financial burden on teachers, who spend personal funds averaging at minimum $500. Having the necessary classroom materials helps teachers and creates an equal playing field for all students.
We thrive because of the generosity of individuals, small businesses and large corporations who believe that our children are our future and deserve the best learning environment we can provide them. We need both monetary and in-kind donations to keep our shelves stocked with pencils, copy paper, glue sticks, crayons and more.
Board of Directors
JENNA JACKSON, Marketing Director
Jenna is a Napa native, having attended elementary, middle, and high school in her hometown. She is now a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Art in Health Education. Jenna works for the California Poison Control System as a Health Education Specialist, where she plans and develops curriculums, conducts public presentations and outreach, and leads communication efforts to effectively disseminate poison prevention education throughout California. She is a devoted mother of two young girls, and loves to teach yoga in her spare time.
KELLY MADIGAN, Teacher Representative/Director
MICHELLE ARROYO, Outreach Director
PATRICIA MAGRO, Director
RAFAEL GARCIA AVILA, Teacher Representative/Director
Rafael Garcia Avila was born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco up to age 12. Moved to the US and now is a mathematics teacher at Valley Oak High School in the Napa Valley Unified School District. He graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelor's in Mathematics in June 1999. Subsequently, he started teaching at Napa High School as he attended Sonoma State University’s teaching credential program. Sixteen years later, he transferred to Valley Oak High School. After realizing that he needed to change the way he taught he decided to go back to school to earn my Master’s of Education in Innovative Learning at Touro University of California. Lastly, Rafael has been a member of the Napa Valley Legal Aid BOD, Napa County Hispanic Network BOD and currently for Fair Housing Napa Valley BOD and Teacher Resource Center of the North Bay BOD.
ROBIN LaBRIE-JACKSON, Financial Director
Robin, owner of Mira and Associates, Inc. Accountant and Treasurer for the Teacher Resource Center since 2012. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration, is an Enrolled Agent, and Business Coach. Her strengths are business management, tax strategy and integrating business/career with life goals. She has started and owned several companies, founded a non-profit organization and has consulted and continues to work with many non-profit organizations.
SARAH VREEBURG, Director
An Orange County native, Sarah received her BS in Human Biology from University of Southern California and her Masters in Education from Southern Methodist University in Texas. While in Dallas, Sarah taught high school Physics, Environmental Systems, and a hospitality/culinary arts career prep program as a Corps Member of Teach for America. Upon moving to Napa, Sarah enjoyed several years working in winery hospitality and marketing before finding her way to pharmacy school at Touro University California, where she gained her PharmD degree. When she's not working as a clinical pharmacist for Kaiser Permanente, Sarah is busy enjoying life with her twin babies, husband, and pet corgi.
SUE HILL, Warehouse and Tin Foil Recycling Project Director