Leadership
"THE CAMELOT TEAM"
ILAN, LIVINIO, DEKLAN, RENAE, MATEO
RENAE PLANT, OWNER/DIRECTOR
Handles admissions/enrollment, tuition/budget, enrichment classes, birthdays/site rental, website, building & maintenance, Department of Social Services. Renae juggles her hubby Livi & three kids, Ilan, Mateo & Deklan, her [bump] maternity clothing line www.bumpbabies.com in addition to overseeing the day to day running of Camelot.
Ms. Missy
MISSY GILL – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/OFFICE MANAGER
Missy has been working in the education field for the past 8 years, but has been around the education profession for her entire life seeing that her mother is a teacher. She has a BA in Early Childhood Education from Palm Beach Atlantic University. Her previous job was at a non-profit agency that provides parents with information about quality early childcare, school readiness programs, and out of school time solutions. As a newcomer to California, she loves spending time being active with her friends enjoying all that California has to offer.
"MISS GOHAR"
GOHAR ABRYHAM – SITE DIRECTOR/LEAD TEACHER - LITTLE DRAGON “GREEN”
Lead Teacher in the Baby Dragons “Green” classroom (3-4 yr. olds). She is also our site director and deals with DSS compliance. Gohar has been a lead teacher for Monterey Park preschool for 2 ½ years and currently holds 78 ECE units is working towards her B.S. in Early Childhood development. She enjoys spending time with her friends and families scrap booking, photography and shopping.
DEPARTMENT HEAD TEACHERS
Miss Elizabeth
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ- DEPARTMENT HEAD/LEAD TEACHER - BIG DRAGON “ORANGE”
Department Head for our Big Dragon Program and Lead Teacher in the Big Dragons “Orange” classroom (4-5 yr. olds). Miss Elizabeth has worked at Camelot for the past 3 years and currently holds 27 units in Child Development.
MISS GABY
GABY GONZALEZ- DEPARTMENT HEAD/LEAD TEACHER - LITTLE DRAGON “YELLOW”
Department Head and Lead Teacher for the Little Dragons “Yellow” classroom (3-4 yrs. old). She has been with Camelot kids for 5 years and has worked with various ages (2 ½ - 10 years of age). She has an Associate in Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education and is currently working on her BS for teaching and enjoys photography and scrap-booking.
Miss Natalie
NATALIE KESHISHIAN –DEPARTMENT HEAD/LEAD TEACHER - BABY DRAGON “BLUE”
Department Head and Lead Teacher for the Baby Dragons “Blue” classroom (2 -3 yrs. old). She has 4 years experience working with ages 2-5 years. Currently holds a B.A. in Child Development. Natalie is currently attending graduate school to acquire her M.S in rehab therapy.
Miss. Ana
ANA VALLADARES – DEPARTMENT HEAD - DISCOVERY / TEACHER - BABY DRAGON “PURPLE”
Ana currently holds 21 units in Early Childhood Education and has been working with children for the last 6 years. She is a classically trained singer and specializes in Music and Movement. She also enjoys playing the guitar and piano, which she implements in the classroom regularly. She recently worked at L.I.L.A., the prestigious French school in Pasadena and enjoys incorporating the joy of music into early childhood education.
"Mr Robert"
ROBERT SOLIS - DEPARTMENT HEAD ENRICHMENT/TEACHER ASSISTANT - BIG DRAGON “RED”
Mr Robert is the Department Head for our Enrichment Program and Teacher Assistant for the Big Dragons “Red” Classroom (4-5 yrs). He has 8 yrs. experience with children ages 2-5 years of age. He currently has 10 ECE units and is currently working towards his B.A in Psychology. He enjoys playing guitar and watching sports.
TEACHERS
"Miss Natalie"
NATALIE FORNELLI – LEAD TEACHER – BIG DRAGON “RED”
Natalie recently graduated from Cal State LA with a BA in child development. She has been working with preschool kids both general and special ed ages 2-5 for the past three years. She says “There is nothing like answering a child’s question or putting a smile on their face”. One of her passions in life is to teach children about the different languages and cultures of the world. This fall she will be receiving her TESOL certification and hopes to one day travel around the world teaching English to early language learners. In her spare time she enjoys doing photography, make-up, chasing rainbows, eating marshmallows and dog parks.
Miss Maricris
MARICRIS BENITEZ – TEACHER – LITTLE DRAGON “GREEN”
Maricris graduated from California State University Northridge with a B.A. in Liberal Studies. Her concentration in college was Children’s Art and loves to incorporate art into lesson plans whenever she can. She currently holds a multiple-subject teaching credential and continues going to school for ECE units. Maricris has been working with children for over four years. She has had experience working with children of different age ranges: from pre-school to fifth grade. Her favorite thing about children: their funny questions and their laughs!
Mr Sean
MR SEAN – TEACHER - LITTLE DRAGON “YELLOW”
Co-Teacher of the Little Dragons “Yellow” classroom (3-4 yr. olds). Mr Sean has 12 ECE units and has been working with preschool children for 5 years at SP Kinesthetic Kids in South Pasadena. He loves working with kids and brings a great energy to the program because he’s a big kid himself and the kids absolutely adore him.
Miss Kat
KATHLEEN AVILA – LEAD TEACHER/AFTERNOON CO-TEACHER - BABY DRAGON “PURPLE”
Lead Teacher in the Baby Dragons “Purple” classroom (2-3 yr. olds). Kathleen (Kat) has been working with preschool children for the last 7 years and is currently attending Pasadena City College and majoring in Child Development. She has completed 27 ECE units and is working towards her BA in Early Childhood Education. In her spare time she enjoys singing, dancing and going to music concerts. We are very happy to have Miss Kathleen in both our morning and afternoon Baby Dragons Purple programs. We have purposely placed her in this position so that she may bring consistency throughout both classroom sessions.
Miss Alicia
ALICIA WELLS – LEAD TEACHER - BABY DRAGON “PURPLE” - AFTERNOON
Lead Teacher in the Baby Dragons “Purple” Afternoon classroom (2-3 yr. olds). Alicia was born in Southern California and has lived there most of her life. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in English and loves to write poetry. Her two great passions in life are working with kids and yoga. She earned her California teaching credential in 2005 and is thrilled to bring what she knows to Camelot Kids! Alicia lives in Silver Lake with her cat Annie.
TEACHER ASSISTANTS
Ms Doris
DORIS RYAN – TEACHER ASSISTANT - BIG DRAGON “ORANGE”
Teacher Assistant in the Big Dragons “Orange” classroom (4-5 yr. olds). Doris graduated from Ithaca College in New York State with a BA in Spanish and earned a Masters from the University of Americas in Mexico City. She is certified in the Montessori Method and taught in The New World School in Paramus NJ for 8 years. She currently holds 7 ECE units. She enjoys salsa aerobics and has raised 5 children of her own.
Miss Tez
TEZETA SOLOMON –TEACHER ASSISTANT - BABY DRAGON “BLUE” / DISCOVERY
Teacher Assistant for the Baby Dragons “Blue” classroom (2-3 years) as well as in our Discovery Program. She has worked as an after school teacher at 24th Street Elementary focusing on 1st grade students. She also has experience with 2-5 year olds and has an amazing energy that kids adore.