SMPCW Staff
Suzy Granziera
Program Director, Co-op Morning Instructor and SBCC Parent Education Instructor
Suzy was born in Toronto Canada to Italian parents and has called Santa Barbara home since 1989. She did her Early childhood Education from Seneca College in Toronto Ontario and then completed her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at University of California, Santa Barbara.
She worked at the NAEYC accredited Circle of Friends Children's Center, formerly the nursery school at Marymount, where she remained for over 20 years. Suzy began as the new director at SMPCW when the school moved to its new site in Fall 2016.
Her educational focus is on creating an enriching environment that allows each individual's unique abilities to shine while fostering the excitement to learn, grow and develop both as individuals and also as part of the community at large.
director@smpcw.org
Amanda Gilbert
Assistant Director, Co-op Morning Instructor, Afternoon teacher, and SBCC Parent Education Instructor
Amanda was born in Seaside, Oregon and lived most of her life in Astoria, Oregon until moving to Carpinteria in 2011. She studied Early Childhood Education at Santa Barbara City College where she earned her A.S. and an A.A. in Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Behavioral Science emphasis. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Child Development at Antioch University Santa Barbara. Before becoming the afternoon program head teacher at SMPCW she taught at the Orfalea Early Learning Center SBCC.
ad@smpcw.org
Krista Moore
Head Afternoon Care Teacher
Krista Moore is a local to Santa Barbara and loves to be outdoors! Both of her children attended San Marcos Parent Child Workshop, and Krista holds this program and it’s philosophies near and dear to her heart.
She graduated with her B.A. in child development from Humboldt State University and has worked with children of varying ages in a variety of settings. Krista wants to help provide a positive, play-based space for children to explore and learn in ways that are meaningful to them. She believes that in order to set children up for success, you need to begin by providing them with an environment where they feel safe, known, heard, and cared for!
teacher@smpcw.org