https://www.steponeschool.org/teachers daily 0.75 2026-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724262222817-Y6G62U1H9DX6VFZZL279/SOSTA-SusanaCasher.jpg Teachers + Staff - Susana (She/Her) Executive Director Susana joined the Step One team in 2013. She holds a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. She has worked as a Play Therapist for children in the Head Start program, at Habitot Children’s Museum developing parent education programs, as well as, Life is Good Playmakers supporting preschool teachers in implementing therapeutic play into their classrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724262222817-Y6G62U1H9DX6VFZZL279/SOSTA-SusanaCasher.jpg Teachers + Staff - Susana (She/Her) Executive Director Susana joined the Step One team in 2013. She holds a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. She has worked as a Play Therapist for children in the Head Start program, at Habitot Children’s Museum developing parent education programs, as well as, Life is Good Playmakers supporting preschool teachers in implementing therapeutic play into their classrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724434883184-9IK4N03XV5F7QA2QPV1Q/SOSTA-Angie.jpg Teachers + Staff - Angie (She/Her) Program Director Angie has worked at Step One full-time since 1999 first as a teacher and then assuming an administrative role in 2024. “Step One is a very special place to me. It’s a supportive, talented, diverse group of people who ooze with commitment to teaching young children. I knew this was the place where I wanted to stay for a long time.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724260052840-EILYPYELZ3Z2DOULFIB8/SOSTA-Alexis.jpg Teachers + Staff - Aaron (He/Him) Teacher Aaron began teaching at Step One in 2000 and has been an early childhood educator since 1996. Aaron enjoys playing music for and with the children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724260087290-0VE95N4UYC2KZAHWSIO9/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Alyssa (She/Her) Teacher Alyssa has been a teacher at Step One on and off starting in 1998. Alyssa’s two children are also Step One alums. In her time away from Step One, Alyssa was a second grade teacher and also studied storytelling at The Moth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1661371212431-0HGY0YL7ZPXQFC4M0RJG/SOSTA-Amalie.jpg Teachers + Staff - Amalie (She/Her) Teacher Amalie began teaching at age 18 at the same preschool she attended as a child. Her tenure at Step One started in 1991 as a substitute teacher and she has been teaching in Room 2 for nearly 30 years. She is a talented artist and brings her enthusiasm for drawing to the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1686068299143-X4JHTFJ89B7E7NEFQGZU/SOSTA-Anthony.jpg Teachers + Staff - Anthony (He/Him) Teacher Anthony began working in Early Childhood Education in 1991 and worked at several large and small child development programs before joining Step One in 2005. He dedicates many extra hours to enriching the outside environment at Step One and is also passionate about our work in anti-bias education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1623264776588-GHHO2P0LML05Z8TJH5XX/SOSTA-AaronCalvert.jpg Teachers + Staff - Aaron Head Teacher, Preschool Program Teaching at Step One since 2000, Aaron has been an Early Childhood Educator since 1996. He engages deeply with children through literature and music, and he sings and plays guitar with them daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724259793200-7K8ESR9RBTDXFB97ZGH5/SOSTA-ChristinaCooper.jpg Teachers + Staff - Christina (She/Her) Teacher Christina studied Early Childhood Education at Solano Community College and has had over 15 years of experience working with young children. She brings a wonderfully positive and compassionate spirit to her teaching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1560791187506-YFSA9M4J2N10550O6NR6/SOSTA-Daniel.jpg Teachers + Staff - Daniel (He/Him) Administrative Assistant Daniel has worked in the front office since 2001 and has a successful private practice as an acupuncturist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773943444600-B4CPEUQ0MD4YE62DBZR1/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Daniela (She/Her) Teacher Daniela has taught pre-K through 8th grade in various capacities with a focus on visual arts, play and exploration of the natural world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773947260076-GCD2K957D4EEBTKEIJIW/SOSTA-ElenaMontano-2164+%281%29.jpg Teachers + Staff - Elena (She/Her) Teacher Elena was born and raised in the Bay Area and was a student at Step One in Rooms 1 and 5. She has been working with young children since 2017. She has a B.S. in Child and Adolescent Psychology from Saint Mary’s College of California. She loves gardening and taking care of her cats and dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724259765597-5NYD854GXE18VF2BTHYW/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Emily (She/Her) Teacher Emily received her Masters in Early Childhood Education at the University of Texas at Austin. A Bay Area native, Emily is a deep lover of sports, music and animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724259938706-4XTIHBSHFYOMCFYWGTTF/SOSTA-Ika.jpg Teachers + Staff - Ika (She/Her) Teacher Ika has been a teacher at Step One since 1991. She has over 40 years’ of teaching experience, both in her native Brazil and in the U.S. She has a teaching credential from Brazil, and two additional years of study in Education and Child Development at the Federal University in Brazil. She also teaches Portuguese and Brazilian dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1692287984851-SKDM3DA7RMD6IA8HGHNH/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Isa (She/Her) Teacher Isa’s preschool career began in 2008 working at places such as the New School in Berkeley as well as the Early Childhood Mental Health Program in Richmond. As a teacher in the therapeutic preschool, Isa supported children’s emotional development and helped them build relational capacity to prepare them to succeed in mainstream classrooms. She also supported parents with home visits and parent education and facilitated Spanish speaking parent support groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1744054647782-SGZ0IQ9CV15EKK3YO6VA/SOSTA-Kevin.jpg Teachers + Staff - Kevin (He/Him) Teacher Kevin has taught at Step One since 1988. He brings an infectious love of sports and story telling to the children. Kevin received his BA in English from UC Berkeley and lives with his wife and two children in Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1744054591743-E56SZE185JWSJQBGPEGN/SOSTA-Laura.jpg Teachers + Staff - Laura (Any/All) Teacher Laura started working at Step One in 2012 and loves its encouraging and diverse community. Laura received her B.S. in Microbiology from New York University and a B.A. in Human Development with a specialty in Early Childhood Education from Pacific Oaks College. Outside of the classroom she enjoys backpacking, dancing, tennis, reading, writing, playing music and Boston sports. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1540490882427-XWEG2KBU9XHUDLLDX9FX/SOSTA-Alexis.jpg Teachers + Staff - Alexis Teacher Alexis started at Step One as a student in 1983, and happily decided to return as a teacher in 2003. She has been Head Teacher in the two year old program since 2008. She attended UCLA, studying both Political Science and African American Studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1686327485833-KG6VYQYAKE5F9HAZV6DA/SOSTA-Lolla.jpg Teachers + Staff - Lolla (She/Her) Financial Controller Lolla joined Step One in 2009 as Financial Controller, bringing years of accounting and finance experience to the school. In her “prior life” she was a Controller for software companies in Palo Alto and Oakland. Her first language is Russian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773947652443-EYUNFIXJES4WNLV4BMZ6/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Mari (She/Her) Teacher Mari has been teaching for nearly twenty years. "Exploring alongside children can become many things, and I am always interested in where their ideas will lead. I love collaborating with children to build on their curiosities while forming a strong sense of self and community." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1717012002607-CMQUM7B5FQM4EKBDCPE3/SOSTA-Lolla.jpg Teachers + Staff - Marisa (She/Her) Office and Operations Manager Marisa joined the office team in 2011 and loves being a part of the everyday magic that happens at Step One School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773943596622-Z1PDAW221MYWX4949YCO/SOSTA-MyriahRose+%281%29.jpg Teachers + Staff - Myriah (She/Her) Teacher Myriah studied early childhood at the City College of SF and Contra Costa College. “I believe in nurturing a child's innate sense of curiosity and exploration. With each experience or connection comes a better understanding of one’s self, others and their environment. I love practicing mindfulness and doing random acts of kindness and I invite children to explore their own mindfulness and kindness. Children have so much to offer us and I love to find the magic in each and every day. “ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1717012223367-96VCYV5U2Z1VWYAL082G/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Patty (She/Her) Teacher Patty began working with children in 2011 when she was inspired to go back to school and study Child Development. She has been working as a preschool teacher for several years at various schools in the Bay Area. In her free time she teaches Spanish. She also loves to cook, dance and travel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773943750427-6CDR965TSURBLZDIOZ13/SOSTA-Raquel.jpg Teachers + Staff - Raquel (She/Her) Teacher Raquel has been working in the field of Early Childhood Education since 1999. She enrolled her son at Step One in 2008 then later joined Step One’s faculty in 2012. Alongside her study of Early Childhood Education at Contra Costa College, she is very interested in diversity and inclusion issues, and she incorporates Spanish into her teaching role. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724259998443-YFLBSG79ME0CQ2AMYOI1/SOSTA-Robyn_.jpg Teachers + Staff - Robyn (She/Her) Teacher Robyn’s career in Early Childhood Education began in 1999. After 8 years of teaching, mentoring, and directing in San Francisco, she took a break from her career to raise her family of 3 boys (2 of whom attended Step One). Robyn returned to Step One in 2015 and loves connecting with children in deep and meaningful ways through art and literature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773943638084-NBFME9DKO92PJ0KWU71G/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Sofia (She/Her) Teacher Sofia holds a B.S. in Kinesiology and has experience teaching physical activity to children of diverse abilities. Her most recent work has been her volunteer experience with Outdoor Kids Occupational Therapy. Sofia is excited to apply her background in physical movement and occupational therapy to her teaching skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1744055069508-799B60CZ2CZVOSX8L8MB/image-asset.jpeg Teachers + Staff - Steve (He/Him) Teacher Steve has been teaching at Step One School since 1999 after working in several preschools and with the East Bay Conservation Corps. A Piedmont native, Steve earned his BS degree in Science, Health and Living Systems from JFK University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724281569171-QRPO3S26SSGL5KKTEQKL/SOSTA-SteveEgawa.jpg Teachers + Staff - Tina (She/Her) Administrative Assistant Tina has worked at Step One since 1983. Her children each attended Step One in the 1980s. Her daughter, Alexis, was also a long time teacher of the Two Year Old Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1540412622950-HABHOKCXKYUB3SZN3UWH/SOSTA-AaronCalvert.jpg Teachers + Staff - Aaron Head Teacher, Preschool Teaching at Step One since 2000, Aaron has been an Early Childhood Educator since 1996. He engages deeply with children through literature and music, and he sings and plays guitar with them daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1624470139200-LNNZM9HT6QJPVS857U35/SOSTA-Sue.jpg Teachers + Staff - Sue Director, Co-Founder Sue co-founded Step One in 1981 with former co-director, Lisa Sondin. She has taught classes in Child Development and Early Childhood Administration at Contra Costa College and Mills College. She continues to educate herself, and others, in progressive Early Childhood Education practices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1540412415914-UWK9T4Y9Z3P5TWMO6GPE/SOSTA-AaronCalvert.jpg Teachers + Staff https://www.steponeschool.org/board daily 0.75 2026-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724261629375-KGZFBBMLNOJ2RVFFJLGR/SOSTA-SusanaCasher.jpg Board - Susana Casher Executive Director Susana was born in San Francisco and raised in Berkeley. She received a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. As a graduate student Susana worked as a Play Therapist with preschoolers in a Boston Head Start program. Before joining the Step One team, she worked as a teacher trainer for the Life is good Playmakers, training and supporting teachers in implementing therapeutic play into their classrooms, and leading therapeutic playgroups for children dealing with trauma and stress. Susana lives in Berkeley with her husband and their two boys that both attended Step One. Board Member since 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724261629375-KGZFBBMLNOJ2RVFFJLGR/SOSTA-SusanaCasher.jpg Board - Susana Casher Executive Director Susana was born in San Francisco and raised in Berkeley. She received a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. As a graduate student Susana worked as a Play Therapist with preschoolers in a Boston Head Start program. Before joining the Step One team, she worked as a teacher trainer for the Life is good Playmakers, training and supporting teachers in implementing therapeutic play into their classrooms, and leading therapeutic playgroups for children dealing with trauma and stress. Susana lives in Berkeley with her husband and their two boys that both attended Step One. Board Member since 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1540496496512-XGI16HR2Z63AFO6QSUAC/board_jennyherbertcreek+Cropped.jpg Board - Jenny Herbert Creek Board Chair Jenny Herbert Creek is Chair of the school’s Finance Committee along with being co-chair of the board. She and her husband, Condy, are thrilled to be a part of the Step One community. Their daughter has attended Step One since 2015 and their son enrolled in 2018. Jenny has more than 15 years of experience in the educational services industry, including serving as CFO of two educational companies. She is currently a member of the Professional Faculty of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, where she teaches financial modeling and leadership communications. Jenny lives in El Cerrito and enjoys traveling with her family, reading and cooking. Board Member since 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1770066186380-8TIVFGMXMJ7AOVLTZI3L/image-asset.jpeg Board - Alison Nishiyama Young Alison was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. She brings more than two decades of experience in higher education, with expertise in academic affairs, budgeting and operations, and student support. Alison earned her B.S., M.B.A., and Doctorate in Education from the University of San Francisco and currently serves as the Director of Finance and Operations at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school). Alison is a proud Step One parent and lives in Kensington with her family. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and unwinding with British mystery series. Board Member since 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1777657934984-58F2WAVHP6PT2ELR3LAF/SOSTA-Sue.jpg Board - Althea Chia Althea and her family joined the Step One community in 2024. She is the founder of Shirrts, an AI-powered custom t-shirt design platform, and brings experience across apparel and tech startups. Althea earned her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. She serves on the Development Committee and is excited to support Step One’s growth and fundraising efforts. Althea lives in Kensington with her wife, their two young children — one currently at Step One and the other joining this fall — and a spry Labradoodle. Board Member since 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1724434935625-OJBS63VUANFW4A98ZWFS/board_Jim.jpg Board - Angie Forrest Angie has worked at Step One full-time since 1999 first as a teacher and then assuming an administrative role in 2024. “Step One is a very special place to me. It’s a supportive, talented, diverse group of people who ooze with commitment to teaching young children. I knew this was the place where I wanted to stay for a long time.” Board Member since 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1616629170456-WHFVXTEQ0YGS6V3RW1AQ/Maureen%2BProfile%2Bshot%2B%25281%2529.jpg Board - MAUREEN NANDINI MITRA Maureen Nandini Mitra is the editor of Earth Island Journal, an award-winning environmental magazine based in Berkeley. A journalism graduate from Columbia University, she started her career at The Statesman, Kolkata, and has worked with several US and Indian publications over the past two decades. In addition to her work at the Journal, Maureen occasionally writes for other magazines and online publications in the US and abroad, and co-hosts Terra Verde, an environmental issues talk show on KPFA public radio in Berkeley. Board Member since 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1695226928765-FL722T8ONFMVA7XLW05U/image-asset.jpeg Board - Mike Ouye Mike and his wife Jennifer have two children, Owen and Quinn. Mike has been in the Step One community since he was a student. He is both an alumni of Step One as well as a current parent. Mike is passionate about paying forward the help and mentorship he received to the next generation of students, teachers, and families. Professionally, Mike is an entrepreneur and executive with over 20 years of experience in technology, product design, and gaming. He has held senior leadership positions at gaming companies Playdom, Crowdstar, and FunPlus. In addition, he founded his own gaming companies Red Robot Labs and The Label. He currently serves as a board director for gaming firms Sirvo Studios and The Label. Mike earned a BS Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and a minor in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University. Mike is an avid sports fan, gamer, and an active angel investor. Board Member since 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1709576313749-X8FH7BAXOZ3PA9LFYC9W/SOSTA-Sue.jpg Board - Raquel Jacquez Sharp Raquel and her family joined the Step One community in 2022. Professionally, Raquel has spent the majority of her career promoting health equity and education, primarily in the corporate philanthropy and nonprofit spaces. She currently works at the Blue Shield of California Foundation, where she leads special projects and manages the Act Now portfolio, a rapid-response grantmaking initiative to support the health and safety of Californians most in need. Formerly, she was Deputy Director of The Charlie Cart Project, where she led its growth strategy and scaled its national operations. She began her career with the Chez Panisse Foundation, as an educator at the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA. Raquel holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in health education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Raquel and her husband, Justin, have two children, Zora and Rafael. She loves to play tennis with her family, launch weekend cooking projects, and tend to her family's herb garden. Board Member since 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1773956071860-FEZYVHFUPMOC3UHZYYRM/SOSTA-Sue.jpg Board - Raquel McKinney Raquel has been working in the field of Early Childhood Education since 1999. She enrolled her son at Step One in 2008 then later joined Step One’s faculty in 2012. Alongside her study of Early Childhood Education at Contra Costa College, she is very interested in diversity and inclusion issues, and she incorporates Spanish into her teaching role. Board Member since 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1731519974691-R5T005B2ZME3XT0VQ4SZ/image-asset.jpeg Board - Robyn Hartzell Robyn’s career in Early Childhood Education began in 1999. After 8 years of teaching, mentoring, and directing in San Francisco, she took a break from her career to raise her family of 3 boys (2 of whom attended Step One). Robyn returned to Step One in 2015 and loves connecting with children in deep and meaningful ways through art and literature. Board Member since 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bcf7c470490791f78023eac/1636047908355-Z4XLQA5G1W2731MGWDFM/SOSTA-Sue.jpg Board - Ted Kohnen Ted and his wife Dervla have 3 amazing girls and have been in the Step One community since 2015. Originally from Manhattan and now living in Berkeley, Ted is the CEO of award-winning global marketing company, Park & Battery. Over a 20+ year career, Ted has been focused on helping hyper-growth start-ups, global enterprises and non-profits activate their brands – telling their stories in meaningful and compelling ways. Ted has led engagements with Boeing, Columbia University, Oracle, The State University of New York (SUNY), US Department of State, Weight Watchers and Western Union. Ted earned his B.A from Dickinson College and his M.S. from Columbia University. 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