Meet Our WOLO Team

Meet our team of talents consisting of committed, passionate and experienced teachers!

Monica W.

Centre Director

Monica is a Reggio Emilia-inspired Learning Advocate and Early Childhood Educator who has worked with children for over 20 years. As the vice-chair of a non-profit organization and mom of two, she is also a philanthropist as well as a supporter of sustainable living.

​Monica loves animals and enjoys giving back for such causes.  With her background in business and previously being a Shop Steward for a union, she decided to build WOLO to be a space teachers wake up excited to work at. She believes in teaching children to have a sense of humanity and compassion to make the world a better place.  Our children are our future!

Anne H.

Head Educator

Anne has been working with children for fifteen years. She is a certified ECE and has worked and taught at several children’s institutions and top private schools in the Philippines.

Anne has experience with toddlers to grade school aged children. She also ran her own toddler class and tutorial centre before moving to Canada. She has worked with children in Vancouver for five years before joining WOLO. Her passion and sincerity for the development, well being, and happiness of young children makes her a dedicated teacher to this day.

Ashley G.

Head Piano Teacher & Educator

Ashley is an optimistic teacher whose goal is to help her students discover a love and passion for music. She began teaching voice and piano lessons in 2013 and has discovered a love for helping her students reach their musical goals. Music has always been an integral part of Ashley’s life. She began music lessons at the age of 4 and went on to pursue a Bachelors of Music degree with a major in Vocal Performance from the University of British Columbia School of Music. She is currently working towards a degree in Education.

Solmaz M.

Kindergarten Prep & Arts Educator​

Solmaz has been working with children for eight years. She received her Master's in Education in 2020 at the university of British Columbia and has a focus on early childhood art education.
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Solmaz started her teaching career as a university instructor in 2011 when she was completing her Masters of fine arts degree. At the same time she started working with young children in multiple art workshops and projects.

The amazing experience of working closely with young children inspired the shift in her teaching career and she's been working with children since 2015. Her teaching philosophy is based on theorist, Jean Piaget and inspired by Reggio Emilia approach. Her goal as a teacher is to provide children with a rich environment where they feel safe to explore, initiate learning, and feel free to express themselves.

Cara L.

Community Outreach & Educator

​​Cara has a great passion for teaching and stimulating young minds to feel inspired to learn in their everyday lives. ​She received her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at the University of British Columbia and has a focus on working with youth and families. 

Cara has worked with a wide range of youths, from toddlers to high schoolers, for over 7 years in various settings, such as in day camps, musical therapies and in the classroom.

She believes in the importance of empowering young minds and instilling confidence and independence in all children, and hopes to support them in striving to reach their fullest potential.

Faye R.

Administrator

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Karen H.

Educator

Karen has been working with children for nine years. She has taught and been supervisor at various levels in children's institutions, and at private kindergartens in Taiwan.

Karen started her teaching career in 2014 and has experience with toddlers to school aged children. She is patient and always gives children an opportunity to speak to express themselves. She believes every child has their own unique skills, and as a teacher, she aims to motivate and assist kids in building their self confidence to explore their interest as they grow up.

Shyane H.

Educator

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Angela C.

Operations Coordinator

​​Angela has been with WOLO since its opening in 2017 and has worked closely with parents and students alike. She has a Bachelors of Arts from Simon Fraser University, and enjoys taking her dog out on hikes and working out in her spare time.

Her favourite quote is "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead.

Brandon C.

Educator

Brandon is an enthusiastic educator with a passion for inspiring children and watching them grow in their learning. Brandon has worked closely with many students, creating opportunities for students to develop skills and build their potentials through his experience as an educator, day camp counsellor, and sports coach.

Working towards a Bachelor’s of Education at Simon Fraser University, Brandon looks forward to a career in education filled with learning and laughter. Prior to teaching with WOLO, Brandon found inspiration through the great teachers he built relationships with throughout his life.

Growing up, Brandon participated in a multitude of badminton tournaments and has been awarded many awards for his achievements. Through these experiences, both the good and bad, Brandon developed a deep understanding of the importance of instilling motivation and hard work within childhood education. As today’s children are the leaders of the future, he believes in the importance of promoting empathy and kindness within his teaching plans.

Preet T.

Educator​

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Emily L.

Piano Teacher

Emily began playing piano at a very young age and has studied with master pianists from both China and Canada. With their expert guidance, she has completed her ARCT piano studies, theory music and has participated in an array of music festivals such as the Kiwanis festivals. She also actively performs in various community recitals and concerts and has won various trophies and awards from her performances.  ​

Eileen L.

Piano Teacher 

Eileen began playing piano at the age of six and has participated in numerous music festivals such as Kiwanis festivals in Vancouver and Richmond. In 2008, she completed her ARCT with a high mark of 90 and subsequently won the ARCT trophy for piano for highest mark in Richmond branch. Following this achievement, she was invited by the chairperson of Trophy to perform at the honours recital for BCRMTA. Eileen continued her musical education with Professor Arthur Rowe for her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Victoria and graduated with honours. She also holds a Master’s degree from University of Ottawa for piano performance under the guidance of Professor Andrew Tunis.
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She has performed actively in concerts as a trio group and soloist, and has played for pianists such as Jamie Parker and Shoko Inoue in Master classes. 

Matt Y.

Piano Teacher

Matt is a passionate and skilled multi-instrumentalist, specializing in piano. He is dedicated to building a strong musical foundation for his students. He began teaching piano and guitar lessons in 2019. With a patient and supportive teaching style, lessons are tailored to his students' needs.

​Matt loves recreational swimming, and sometimes you can spot him playing board games at a dog park with his friends.

Anny S.

Cantonese Class Head Teacher

Anny came to Canada from Hong Kong in 1997 with her family and grew up learning English as her second language, and continually spoke in Cantonese with her friends and family. She has dedicated her entire career to Early Childhood Education, working with children from infant to preschool age and she enjoys doing it everyday.  She has two children of her own.

Anny has been a Licensed Early Childhood Educator for more than 10 years and currently holds the ECE, Infant & Toddler, and Special Needs Licenses. She also hold a Montessori certificate from NAMC. She has been a Cantonese Teacher since 2012.

From being a ECE teacher, she learned that each child is unique and talented in their own different way. Her goal is to provide a non-traditional and age appropriate Cantonese learning experience to cultivate the attitudes, habits, and appreciations that will enable the child to explore, question, and discover the Chinese culture. The goal of our program is to provide the basic knowledge of the Chinese culture which inspire their interest to pursuit on their own.