Leadership and Staff
Christa Edwards
Executive Director
Christa began a second career at BlueSkies in 2010, following five years in the publishing world. She has been a volunteer, a Teacher and Head Teacher in the Infant Toddler program, and was the Assistant Program Director 2016-2021 before leaving for a year and returning as Interim Executive Director. She was hired for the permanent position in Fall 2022. Christa holds a B.A. from Scripps College. She is fascinated by the study of how children learn, how children develop a concept of self and, on the adult side, in building teaching teams and strengthening and supporting staff.
Ameena Muhammed
Program Director, HedCo Infant Toddler Center
Ameena holds an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of Jos in Nigeria and has been at BlueSkies since 1989. She is the go-to expert for infants and toddlers as well as inclusion for children with special needs, was the Infant Toddler Program Director for more than 20 years, and has been the overall Program Director at BlueSkies since 2016, ensuring high standards of program quality through teacher coaching and support. Ameena trained in the R.I.E. philosophy with its founder, Magda Gerber and has completed four years of training at Children’s Hospital Oakland in Early Childhood Mental Health and Reflective Supervision, as well as having taught early childhood education courses with the N.A.C. through Cal State Hayward.
Selam Gebremichael
Program Director, Ellen Sherwood Nursery School
Selam has a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development with a concentration in Early Childhood Education and Development from Pacific Oaks College. She was a Co-Lead Teacher in our pop-up Kindergarten class, started in 2020 during the public school closures because of COVID-19. She was hired as Program Director in the Nursery School in early 2021, had a baby, and has been back since December of 2021. She has two prior years’ preschool experience and three years of elementary school experience working to develop educational programs for children age 6-10.
Baby House
Sandra Rodriquez
Head Teacher, Baby House
Sandra has been at BlueSkies for over 17 years. She has 27 Early Childhood Education units and working to get her A.A degree in Early Childhood Education. She has experience working in the baby house for 10+ years.
Amy Mei
Head Teacher, Baby House
Amy joined BlueSkies in August 2023. She has a BA degree in Business Management from Suffolk University. She is continuing her education to get her ECE units. She is an experienced teacher with over 7 years in the ECE field.
Maria Villanueva
Master Teacher, Baby House
Maria started at BlueSkies in 2003, left to take care of her children in 2005, and returned in 2008. She has 24 Early Childhood Education units and over 18 years’ experience working with children.
Emma Jedrzejewski
Teacher, Baby House
Emma has just graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UC Santa Barbara and she has 12 ECE units. She has experience of working with children and she loves it.
Keila Hurtado Magana
Teacher, Baby House
Keila joined BlueSkies in 2020. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Child Development and has worked with young children since 2017.
Wobbly Walkers
Michelle Dotson-Powell
Head Teacher, Wobbly Walkers
Michelle started at BlueSkies in early 2023. She has 34 ECE units and she is working to get her A.A degree in Early Childhood Education. Michelle has 20+ years of experience with all preschool ages.
Michelle Lollock
Master Teacher, Wobbly Walkers
Michelle has been at BlueSkies since 2014. She has 20+ years of experience working with children. She earned her Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology from SF State University.
Kea Seng
Master Teacher, Wobbly Walkers
Kea started in the Wobbly Walkers in 1988. She moved to Southern California in 1991 then returned to us in 1993 and has been here ever since. She has 18 ECE units.
Mu Da
Teacher, Wobbly Walkers
Mu started at BlueSkies in September of 2019 as an Assistant Teacher. She has worked as a substitute in many classrooms and has been in the Wobblies exclusively this last year. She has an AA degree in Child Development.
Kiara Kelly-Montoya
Teacher, Wobbly Walkers
Kiara started at BlueSkies in 2022. She has an A.A degree in business and teacher permit in Early Childhood Education.
Sarah Chan
Teacher, HedCo Infant Toddler Center
Sarah started at BlueSkies in 2020. She has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Saint Mary’s College, and is working on a Master’s degree in Education. She has completed 12 ECE units.
Todds
Sandy Quach
Head Teacher, Todds
Sandy started working with Blueskies in 2012. She has Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development from UC Davis and over 42 units in Early Childhood Education. She is serving as Head Teacher for the Todds for last 10 years.
Eboni Bolton
Teacher, Todds
Eboni started at BlueSkies in September 2022. She has an AA in Child Development from Merritt College and has more than ten years of experience working with young children. At BlueSkies she has worked in Wobbly Walkers, Todds, and Playroom.
Rita Gonzalez
Teacher Aide, Todds
Rita joined Blueskies in 2023. She has 6 ECE units and is enrolled in Chabot College to complete her A.A degree in early childhood education.
Playroom
Malika Tiguercha
Teacher, Playroom
Malika has graduated from Merritt College with an AA degree in Child Development and an AA degree in Business administration from Laney College. She has recently joined BlueSkies however she has prior two years of experience as preschool teacher.
Miriam “Mimi” Segalini
Master Teacher, Playroom
Mimi has been at BlueSkies since 1986! She has worked in many classrooms at the school over the years, and has been in the Playroom since 2010. She has 26 ECE units.
Moneka Ashley
Teacher, Playroom
Nicole joined BlueSkies in 2022. She has a B.A. in Collaborative Health and Human Services from California State University, Monterey Bay.
Homeroom
Brittany Hudlin
Head Teacher, Homeroom
Brittany has a Master’s degree in Education with the Early Childhood Education option from California State University, East Bay. She has been at BlueSkies since March of 2021.
Benjamin Haywood
Master Teacher, Homeroom
Benjamin has been working at BlueSkies since he was a teenager! He has worked in most of the classrooms at the school. He has 12 ECE units.
Schoolroom
Rosalia Arteaga-Romo
Head Teacher, Schoolroom
Rosalia holds a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from San Francisco State University, became a teacher in the Wobbly Walkers in 2012, and the Head Teacher in 2014. She worked in the Wobblies until 2019, at which time she shifted to be Head Teacher of our Schoolroom classroom.
Magdalena Chacon Diaz
Teacher, Schoolroom
Magdalena has graduate from San Francisco Bay Area, Montessori teacher Education center. She has an associate degree in Early Childhood, Teacher Credential and Diploma. She has experience of working with the children aged 3-6 years since 2004.
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Dyana Arteaga
Substitute Teacher, Ellen Sherwood Nursery School
Dyana started at BlueSkies in 2019. She has an A.A degree in Early Childhood Education. Her son, Alessio, is in the Homeroom.
Keneesha Fowler
Substitute Teacher, Hedco and Nursery School
Keneesha joined BlueSkies in September 2023. She holds an A.A. in early childhood studies with over 15 years of experience as a teacher.