Meet Our Staff

  • Jen Silver

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/OWNER

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  • Olga Avalos

    PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR

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  • Maritsa Salazar

    DAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR

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  • Vanessa Morales

    TINY GIANTS, TOO! DIRECTOR

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  • Janice Calonico

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TINY GIANTS, TOO!

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Tiny Giants Preschool & Day School

  • Alyssa

    LEAD DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    2s and 3s class

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Mama, Do You Love Me?
    by Barbara M. Joose

  • Ana

    PRESCHOOL TEACHER
    2s, 3s and Pre-K classes

    Hometown:
    Santa Ana, El Salvador

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Giving Tree
    by Shel Silverstein

  • Annie

    PRESCHOOL TEACHER
    2s, 3s and Pre-K classes

    Hometown:
    Mexico City, Mexico

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Good Egg
    by Jory John

  • Sienna

    PRESCHOOL/DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    2s and 3s Class

    Hometown:
    Redwood City, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Pete the Cat
    by Dean, Litwin, & Dean

  • Deisy

    DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    2s and 3s classes

    Hometown:
    Sonsonate, El Salvador

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Brown Bear, Brown Bear
    by Eric Carle

  • Erica

    DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    Pre-K class

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Pout-Pout Fish
    by Deborah Diesen

  • Francesca

    LEAD PRESCHOOL TEACHER
    2s, 3s and T-K class lead teacher

    Hometown:
    Barnstable, MA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
    by William Steig

  • Sofia

    DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    2s and 3s Class

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Bread and Jam for Frances
    by Russell Hoban

  • Daisy J

    DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    Pre-K Class

    Hometown:
    Los Angeles, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Hugman Makes a Friend
    by Nathan Sawaya and Maarten Lenoir

Tiny Giants, Too! Infant Center

  • Emilie

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars, Lady Bugs and Butterflies

    Hometown:
    Oakland, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Love You Forever
    by Robert Munsch

  • Eva

    TEACHER
    Butterflies

    Hometown:
    El Salvador

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Winnie the Pooh
    by A. A. Milne

  • Janet

    TEACHER
    Lady Bugs

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Where the Wild Things Are
    by Maurice Sendak

  • Rosaura

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Chrysanthemum
    by Kevin Henkes

  • Sofia K

    TEACHER
    Butterflies

    Hometown:
    Walnut Creek, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Rainbow Fish
    by Marcus Pfister

  • Stefani

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Llama Llama Red Pajama
    by Anna Dewdney

  • Veronica

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    Pinkalicious
    by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann

  • Veronica

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars, Butterflies

    Hometown:
    Suchitoto, El Salvador

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Farm
    by Jan Pfloog

  • Alex

    TEACHER
    Lady Bugs and Butterflies

    Hometown:
    Walnut Creek, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar
    by Eric Carle


  • Karen

    TEACHER
    Butterflies

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
    by Laura Numeroff