Ms. Heather Richey

Heather Richey has been an integral part of Mill Creek Academy since 1999.  A popular and respected teacher of middle and high school students, she has proven her ability to help them hone their writing skills and increase their grammar knowledge. Many of her SAT Writing students find her passion for English contagious and even report that they found the SAT’s "easy" after taking her class.  In fact, Mrs. Richey has been credited not only with helping her students do better in school, but also with helping them gain entrance into the nation’s top universities. 

Mrs. Richey’s respect for and love of language is anchored in her education:  She earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communication at CSU Hayward and her TESOL certificate from UC Berkeley.  Her extensive experiences in writing and in teaching others to speak English combined in her to form a deep appreciation for the empowering nature of language and an understanding that any idea we have -- be it small or grand -- is virtually useless if we cannot express it clearly to others.  This belief fuels her passion to help her students become the articulate adults today’s world requires.

Along with being a cornerstone of Mill Creek’s writing and SAT program, Mrs. Richey is also part of the Mill Creek leadership team. A long time Pleasanton resident, wife of a Foothill English teacher, and mother of three, Mrs. Richey looks forward to extending Mill Creek’s quality programs to the students in and around her own home town.