Kristy Roos-Taylor:
(School Director, Monday - Thursday Pre-K and Friday Parent-Toddler Class Teacher)

Kristy began teaching at the Menlo-Atherton Co-op in 1999, and was hired as the school's director in 2000. Along with running the school, Kristy teaches the Pre-kindergarten class, the Friday Parent-Toddler class, and parent education. Prior to coming to the co-op, she spent 2 years teaching at Woodside Parents Nursery School, and 5 years as a teacher at Bing School at Stanford. Kristy lives in Menlo Park with her husband, son and two dogs. Her daughter is in college at Cal Poly, SLO. When not teaching at the co-op, Kristy loves to run, read, and spend time with family and friends.

Anne Horgan:
(Monday / Wednesday / Friday PreSchool Class Teacher)

Anne began teaching the MWF class here at the co-op in 2003. Before that she was a parent educator and teacher at Preschool Family in Palo Alto for three years. She also taught parent education for one year at Bellevue College in Washington State. Anne lives in Palo Alto with her husband and three children. When she's not busy with her kid's soccer and volleyball games she enjoys walking with her dog Rani or reading a good book.

Rachael Boldero:
(Tuesday / Thursday Young Preschool Class Teacher)

Rachael, our new T/Th teacher, has lived in several European countries and now lives with her husband, three children and a dog, in Menlo Park, just minutes from the Menlo-Atherton Co-Operative. Before giving up full time teaching to be at home with her children, Rachael was a Kindergarten teacher in London, England, having completed both her first degree and post graduate teaching studies at the University of London, England. She has done considerable study relating to early years teaching, here in California and previously. Rachael loves to travel, hike, swim and spend time with her family both here and further afield.