ECC Teacher Bonnie Baruch is going on her 30th year as an Early Childhood Professional. This is her 1st year as the ECC teacher at MUSE. Bonnie has her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and is very passionate about working with young children.
Grace Plascencia joined the MUSE family in 2016. As the eldest of four, Grace exhibits the utmost motherly, caring, and nurturing instinct towards children.
Stephanie is going on her third year at MUSE as an EK teacher! She has been teaching in Early Childhood Education for the past 8 years. She received an Associates Degree in General Sociology from Pierce College and studied Early Childhood Education through UCLA Extension.
Early Kindergarten Teacher and ECC Aftercare Erin has been in the Education field for 7 years.She taught Pre K primarily, but has experience in Pre K through 12th grade.She is proud to hold a Bachelor’s degree in Child and Adolescent Development and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education.
Ashley Garretson has been working and volunteering for over 10 years in Early Education. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Early Childhood Studies at California State University, Channel Islands.
Lauren Lee joined the MUSE community in 2016. Originally from Oakland, she loves how the MUSE community reminds her of the creativity, diversity, and openness of the Bay Area she grew up with. She has been working in schools for the past six yearsafter getting her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from California State University Northridge.
1st Grade Teacher Originally from New York, Denise received her degree in Psychology and Special Education at Marist College in 2008. Upon graduation she discovered that NYC Public Schools were in the midst of a hiring freeze and relocated across a country and an ocean to teach in the Hawaii Public School System.
Katelyn Patterson was drawn to working with children and the arts at a very young age. Katelyn pursued degrees in Elementary Education, Counseling and Psychology from the University of Alabama.
Yvette was born and raised in Southern California. She has spent the last ten years working with children in many capacities, including tutor, mentor, behavioral therapist, and teacher.
Karen's motto is "Life's a Journey." Her journey has taken her to live in ten states and the country of Japan. Karen most recently came from Honolulu, Hawaii where she taught at Punahou School on the island of Oahu.
A dedicated middle school teacher since 2007, Tressa joined the MUSE community in the summer of 2015. She obtained her K-8 teaching license, as well as her BA in psychology, from Hamline University in Minnesota.
Originally from north east, Edra is familiar with the Los Angeles area, having come often to visit family while growing up. She has lived a nomadic life staying in places such as New York, Turkey, Miami, and now L.A.
This is Haven’s first year as MUSE’s dedicated Math Specialist. Haven graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in Economics and a special concentration in Medieval History.
Rick Perillo is the MUSE Garden Educator. Since graduating from California State University, Northridge in 2006, Rick has been working with youth and exploring sustainable gardening practices.
Chris is excited to be a part of the MUSE team for a second year! Chris was born and raised in Ventura County. He has been working with children in different capacities by teaching skateboarding, swimming and rock climbing, for almost fifteen years.
Eve was born and raised in San Francisco, where she graduated from the prestigious San Francisco School of the Arts with a concentration in Music. Eve moved to LA in 2006 to attend UCLA, where she majored in Flute Performance and minored in Music History.
Kitchen Staff Hello! My name is Alberto Alcazar, I am the pastry chef here at MUSE. I started my culinary journey when I was 15 years old where I started my own cake business!
Kitchen Staff What up, it's the kitchens golden boy Hilton here. I've been in the culinary game since senior year of high-school and have worked/ been to school learning different styles of cooking & baking.
Robin has been cooking plant based food for over 30 years.In 1995, she and her husband bought Manna Restaurant, one of Europes oldest vegetarian and now vegan restaurant.
Charles has an AA in Fashion Textile from CSUN and he worked for a Knitting & Yarn Company as a sample maker and knitwear designer before coming to MUSE.
Jimmy manages the MUSE Facilities Team and is our School Bus Driver. He is a California Certified School Bus Instructor. In all, Jimmy has over 15 years of transportation experience. In his free time, Jimmy enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Francisco Argueta
Security and Facilities
Francisco has been working at MUSE since 2013. He is part of the Facilities/Security team at MUSE.