Lucia Lucas

1st and 2nd Supervisor

"My focus and goal is to graduate with an AA in Social/Behavioral Sciences and transfer to SJSU by the end of 2019. I love listening to music, dancing, reading, coloring and being a big kid in an adult world. I chose to work here because I have a passion (for) and dedication to kids. My goal everyday is to be an adult figure they can connect with, to be themselves and be successful."

Tommy Gaerlan

1st and 2nd Lead Teacher

"I am a graduating senior at SJSU in Child and Adolescent Development. I have been working with children in an after school setting for three years. In my spare time I enjoy training in urban dance, practicing yoga with friends, playing with my dog at the park, and traveling to new places. I work with children because I believe that I can be a positive role model for them to look up to."

Mavelyn Arreola

Master Teacher
​(Spanish Teacher)

"I have been working with children for the past four years. I enjoy taking naps and shopping.  I choose to work with children because ever since I was little I pretended to be a teacher. I would use teddy bears as students. Growing up I was surrounded with kids and volunteered at church taking care of kids."

Ernie Chivara

Teacher's Aide

"I volunteered with youth in high school. I started working at the Children's Discovery Museum in 2011. i work on the floor of the Museum and help run and develop the youth programs that they provide there. I enjoy listening to music and some of my hobbies include photography, painting and drawing and I also like Pokemon! I The reason I chose to work with children is because I didn't  have a good experience in school and lacked a real support system, so I became the person I always wanted and needed around for other youth!"

Jayleen Leodones

Master Teacher

"I graduated from Sacramento State in December 2017 with a Bachelors of Arts: Child Development with a concentration in Early Development in Child Education. I worked at ASI Children’s Center located in Sacramento State as a student teacher for one semester before moving back to San Jose. I love to dance hula and Tahitian, I am a Certified Nursing Assistant, I love to play with my 2 dogs at home, I love to help my mom party plan, and I am a philanthropist for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. I chose to work with kids because I want to be a role model and a positive influence in their lives. I went to an after school program when I was younger and loved how much those teachers have positively impacted me through out my life. I wanted to give back to the community and hope to make a difference in these children’s lives as much as my after school program teachers’ had done for me."