Alyssa is a Bay Area native who graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Psychology. After college she practiced behavioral therapy with children for 5 years working at GLMS Kensington. She then helped open the GLMS Lafayette campus in 2017 and has been a teacher with GLMS since then. Alyssa has completed her Assistant Montessori Teacher coursework from Montessori Teacher Education Center which is affiliated with the American Montessori Society (AMS) and accredited by the Montessori Council for Teacher Education (MACTE). Alyssa has two young children and lives in Moraga. Her favorite areas of teaching children are social and emotional skills while watching the children grow and learn. In her free time she enjoys traveling to different countries and learning about new cultures. Alyssa loves to cook and spend time with her family.