Our Team

Leaders & Innovators at Our Award-Winning San Francisco Schools

C5 Children’s School provides leadership in the fields of early care, learning, and development as an innovator in using and creating world-class best practices in working with children, their families, our staff, and the broad community. Learn more about the leaders and staff at our San Francisco schools.

Meet Our Board of Directors

  • Sarah Gawley, President
  • Jill Targonski, Vice President
  • David Zellhart, Secretary
  • Cathy Rivlin, Treasurer
  • Linda Delgado
  • Shanna Kim
  • Keiko Murayama
  • Yoko Takada
  • Elena Kim

Meet Our Staff

Aiwei Li

Infant Toddler Teacher

Amanda Ingleby

Site Supervisor

Amy Mak

Toddler Teacher

Asako McGee

Director of Operations

Bella Fierro

Preschool Teacher

Emily Ruan

Toddler Teacher

Hong Zhen (Flora) Liu

Toddler Teacher

Inthira Capistrant

Toddler Teacher

Isabella Hill

Curriculum Advisor

Jarrod Rondeau

Director of Organizational Development

Josh Berkowitz

Head Teacher & Site Supervisor

Lilian del Mundo

Office Manager

Liane Ngo

Preschool Teacher

Malia Ng

Kitchen & Housekeeping

Maple Wu

Infant Teacher

Noud Asaba

Substitute Teacher

Selestina Mauga

Preschool Teacher

Selestina Sautia

Kitchen & Housekeeping

Thomas Luu

Infant Head Teacher

Union Wu

Preschool Head Teacher

Van Duong

Infant Toddler Teacher

Vivian Saldana

Toddler Teacher

Support Staff

We have seasoned staff members in all key management and support positions. Our office managers and assistants are skilled in many areas. They include accounting, communications, client relations, planning, resource acquisition, supporting the instructional program, and general management practices. Our kitchen and housekeeping staff are skilled in facility maintenance and food handling. They are also trained by and certified by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Consultants and
Services to C5

Here are some other marvelous people who work closely with our program outside of our regular staff:

Chris Parsons – Of Parsons Hosting, as the Director of Engineering and Support, works with us in hosting our websites and providing expertise on Internet security and resources for ongoing development and improvements.

The Postcard Agency – With Jonathan Ochart in the lead, and his team, has helped us to develop this new Public Website beginning in the fall 2022. 

SCubed Corporation — Has helped C5 develop prototypes for our websites and other technologies and has maintained our URLs and server systems for many years.

Michelle Kemper Verplaetse — She is our Consulting Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience and specializes in early childhood assessments and interventions. She also provides services to the Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, Early Head Start in San Francisco, and the San Francisco Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools.

Kathy Wharton — She has been our program seamstress for over 15 years. She has helped us with tablecloths for the children’s dining tables, pillow covers, projection screens, divider panels, scarves for music and movement, dramatic play costumes, puppets for our Festival of Learning Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, and a wealth of other items.

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