Meet Our WOLO Team

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

Monica W.

Anne H.

Fiona Y.

Centre Director

Head Educator

Head Piano Teacher

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 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.

​Fiona is a piano teacher, preschool teacher and Behaviour Interventionist who has worked with children for over 5 years. Through teaching children with autism, she believes that every child is unique and born with numerous potential. She is patient, caring and passionate about teaching piano and music.

​Fiona strives to create an engaging and fun musical experience for children and inspire them to develop their strengths and interests. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and minors in Education from Simon Fraser University and is a certified ECEA.

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.

Cara L.

Dani S.

Community Outreach & Educator

Administration

​​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.

Dani is an experienced administrative assistant.  Prior to joining WOLO, she worked as the administrative assistant to the Director of the Institute for European Studies at UBC.  Dani also studied Political Science with a focus in International Relations at UBC and received her B.A. in 2019.  She believes in the importance of self-driven education and instilling a love of learning in young minds. 

Michelle H.

Educator

Michelle has been working with children in several different capacities, and has specialized in diverse abilities. Through her training in behaviour intervention, she has learned to appreciate all children’s skills and ability to grow. She has her Psychology degree with an honours focus on happiness and habits.

Michelle knows that children are our future and  that we need to instill a curiosity about the world. Kindness, empathy, and acceptance are key values she believes in that she tries to encourage in the classroom. Working with children gives Michelle hope about our future and she hopes that the children she works with  will have a lasting impact on the world.

Solmaz M.

Kindergarten Prep & Arts Educator​

Solmaz is a resourceful and imaginative Art educator and artist, highly trained in a wide array of artistic mediums and styles. She has experience working with students from different ages and different styles of learning. She explores modes of instruction inspired by Reggio Emilia's philosophy and pedagogy, fostering creativity.

Solmaz started her teaching career as a college instructor in 2011, she loves being around children, her love and care for early childhood education was the main reason she shifted to teaching children, she has been teaching art to children since 2015.  

Solmaz graduated with a Bachelor of fine arts (BFA) with a major in painting and sculpture, and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines where she received the best thesis award of the year in 2010. She has recently graduated with her second Master in Art Education, with a focus on early childhood art education from the University of British Columbia.

Ashley G.

Educator & Piano Teacher

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.

Matthew C.

Educator

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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. Ms.Liu 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. 

Cathy M.

Piano Teacher

Cathy is an experienced music teacher from Hong Kong. She began teaching piano lessons in 2008 and taught music in elementary schools for seven years. She loves working with children and is passionate about providing a welcoming environment for students to learn music and grow. She
believes that creating a playful environment for students to learn music will inspire them creativity.

Cathy graduated with a Bachelor of Education with a major in Music Education (Primary school). She obtained her first Master of Arts in Music degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2017 and went on to pursue her second Master of Arts in Music degree with a major in Musicology at the University of York in 2019. She is currently working on a Master of Education in Music Education at the University of British Columbia.

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.