Fifth Grade Team
Ms. Finneran, Mr. Garza, Mr. Nguyen
Name: Eric Belanger
Email: eric.belanger@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Northeastern University (1998); Alternate Certficiation Program from Texas Teachers (2017)
Certifications: Generalist (Grades 4-8)
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2021-Present, 2017-2018), Sharpstown International (2018-2021)
Hobbies - Interests: Eating, traveling, triathlon
Name: Briana Finneran
Email: briana.finneran@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Education from State University of New York - Stony Brook (2016); Alternate Certficiation Program from A+ Teachers (2021)
Certifications: English-Language Arts (Grades 4-8), Social Studies (Grades 4-8), TEFL certified (2018)
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2021-Present), 51Talk Online School (2019-2020), Parker Jewish Institute (2020-2021) Sun View Elementary (2019)
Hobbies - Interests: Hiking, museums, true crime podcast & television
Name: Eloy Garza
Email: egarza2@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Science in Education from Pan-Americana Unversity (1992)
Certifications: Bilingual (Grades 1-6), Self-Contained (Grades 1-6)
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (1995-Present)
Hobbies - Interests: Sports, golf
Name: Timmy Nguyen
Email: timmy.nguyen@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston (2015)
Certifications: Generalist (Grades EC-6)
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2021-Present)
Hobbies - Interests: Traveling, eating, working out