Staff / Teachers

Naoko Harada, Director
MA Early Childhood Education,San Francisco State University
MA  Teaching English as a Second Language,San Francisco University
BA English Literature, University of the Sacred Heart, Japan
Program Director Permit

 

 

Karen Villalba, Assistant Director
MA Candidate Special Education Early Intervention Santa Clara University
BA Human Development, Pacific Oaks College
AA Child Development, De Anza College
Site Supervisor Permit

 

 

Linda Koyama, Administrative Assistant
BA Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

 

 

 

Room 14  -Toddlers  2 to 2.5 Years

Karen Yamamoto
MA Human Development, Pacific Oaks College
BA Food and Nutrition, San Jose State University
Director Children Center Permit

 

 

Esther Lew
BA Home Economics with Child Development Emphasis, San Jose State University
Children Center Permit

 

 

Patti Pigg
MA candidate in Waldorf Education, Rudolf steiner college
BA American Studies, CA State University Los Angeles
AA Child Development De Anza College
Waldorf Teacher Certificate,Rudolf Steiner College
Site Supervisor Permit

 

Room 15  -Toddlers 18 months to 2 Years

Phung Bui
BA Child Development, San Jose State University
Site Supervisor

 

 

 

 

Corrine Cleaveland
BA History, University California Davis
AA Psychology, Foothill College
Standard Elementary & Early Childhood Teaching Credential, CA State University, Sacramento

 

 

Swati Rao
BA Economics, India
Associate Teacher Permit

 

 

 

Room 16  Children 3-4 Years

Kris Bricmont
BA Candidate Early Childhood Education, San Jose State University
AA Early Childhood Education, San Jose City College
Supervisor Permit

 

 

 

Cindi Kessler

MA Human Development, Pacific Oaks
AA Child Development, Liberal Arts, West Valley College
Director and Children Center Permit

 

 

Grace Chen
BA Child Development, San Jose State University
Site Supervisor

 

 

 

Room 26  -Young Preschool Children  2-3 Years

Fay O' Keefe
AA Early Childhood Eduction, De Anza College
Supervisor Permit
Adult Education Teaching Credential

 

 

Ann Lee -Yen
MS Human Development and Family Dynamics
BA Western Literature
Children Center Teacher Permi
PITC Graduate

 

 

Kay Lo
MA Engineering, Taiwan
BA Chemistry, Taiwan
AA Child Development, De Anza College
Site Supervisor

 

Room 27 Young Preschool Children 2-3 Years

Debbie Zavodnick
BA Social Science/Child Development
Supervisor Center Permit
Adult Education Teacher Permit

 

 

 

Sofia M. Varela
BA Candidate Human Development, Pacific Oaks College
AA Child Development Foothill College
Site Supervisor

 

 

Fay Faridnia
BA Social Work, Iran
AA Candidate Child Development, De Anza College
Site Supervisor

 

 

Room 31 Preschool Children 4 to 5 Years

Bill Wright
BA Human Development, Pacific Oaks College
AA Child Development, De Anza College
Early Childhood Development Permit

 

 

Linda Conroy
MA Early childhood Education, Santa Clara University
BA Behavioral Science, San Jose state University
AA Child Development, De Anza College
Children Center Permit

 

 

Ruth Jones

MA Early Childhood Education, San Jose State University
BA Early Childhood Education, San Jose State University
Program Director
PITC Graduate

 

 

Room 35  Preschool Children 4 to 5 Years

Luccila Hirata
BA Studio Art, Graphic Design,San Jose State University
AA Child Development, Skyline College
Teacher Permit

 

 

Joy Duremdes
MA Medical Qigong
BA Early Childhood Education University of Guam
Site Supervisor Permit

 

 

Lakshmi Padmanabhan
BS Mathematics, St. Stephens College
AA Child Development, De Anza College
Master Teacher Permit