Tiffani Jaseph is a dedicated special education professional with 15 years of teaching experience. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education and a Master of Arts in special education from the University of Arizona. Driven by her passion for children, Jaseph began her career in general education but soon realized her true calling in special education and made the transition to that field.

Throughout her career, Jaseph has worked in three school districts. At the Sunnyside Unified School District, she taught in an extended-day special education program for fourth and fifth graders. In this role, she provided specially designed instruction while also supporting students' needs in the general education environment. In Yuma, Arizona, she worked in a special education resource setting, where she facilitated intervention groups for students from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Currently, Jaseph teaches at Copper View Elementary School in Sahuarita, Arizona, where she focuses on accommodating students with higher support needs. She is committed to including her kindergarten through fifth grade students in the general education environment whenever possible while ensuring that her classroom is accessible for both academic and social-emotional development. Her classroom emphasizes inclusive, strengths-based instruction tailored to diverse learning styles.

Before being named Arizona Teacher of the Year, Jaseph received numerous other accolades, including being named teacher of the year at both the Yuma and Sahuarita sites and a finalist for Sahuarita District Teacher of the Year.