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

    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

  • Cata

    DAY SCHOOL TEACHER
    Pre-K class

    Hometown:
    Puebla, Mexico

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "My Brain is Magic"
    by Prasha Sooful

  • 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

  • Katie

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars, Lady Bugs and Butterflies and preschool 2s and 3s classes

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "Eloise at the Plaza"
    by Kay Thompson

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

  • Esperanza

    TEACHER
    Lady Bugs

    Hometown:
    Nicaragua

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "Baby Beluga"
    by Rafii

  • 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

  • Lily

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars, Lad Bugs and Butterflies

    Hometown:
    San Mateo, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "The Kissing Hand"
    by Audrey Penn

  • Martha

    TEACHER
    Lady Bugs

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "Fancy Nancy"
    by Jane O'Connor

  • Paige

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars, Lady Bugs and Butterflies

    Hometown:
    Huntington Beach, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "Corduroy"
    by Don Freeman

  • Rosaura

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "Chrysanthemum"
    by Kevin Henkes

  • Sofia D

    TEACHER
    Lady Bugs

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

    Favorite Children's Book:
    "Madeline"
    by Ludwig Bemelmans

  • Sofia K

    TEACHER
    Butterflies

    Hometown:
    Walnut Creek, CA

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

  • Veronica

    TEACHER
    Caterpillars

    Hometown:
    San Francisco, CA

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