At Laurel Hill, our dedicated staff are passionate educators who believe in the magic of play and the power of community. They nurture each child’s growth while building strong, lasting connections with families.

Meet the Team

  • Director

    Director Sabrina joined Laurel Hill in 2015, bringing with her a passion for early childhood education and a background in Montessori teaching. Before joining the Laurel Hill community, she spent four years teaching at a Montessori preschool in San Francisco’s Sunset District.

    Originally from the Los Angeles area, Sabrina moved to San Francisco after earning her degree in psychology and criminology from UC Irvine. Her lifelong love of working with children began early—babysitting in middle school, leading day camps in high school, and teaching after college. She’s never had a job that didn’t involve caring for and learning from young people.

    Outside the classroom, Sabrina enjoys curling up with a good book, revisiting her favorite shows on Netflix, and exploring watercolor painting as a creative outlet.

  • Office Manager/Admissions Coordinator

    A proud mama of two, Jessica first fell in love with Laurel Hill when she toured for her eldest daughter. During her five years as a Laurel Hill parent, she knew she always wanted to find a way back to this special place where she learned so much. A native San Franciscan, Jessica received her BA in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Ethnic Studies at SFSU, and certification in Early Childhood Development at City College. When not at Laurel Hill, you’re likely to see Jessica going for a long walk or playing soccer with her kiddos.

  • Assistant Director

    Justin has worked with children of all ages for many years, but was particularly drawn to early education through his experiences observing and teaching at Stanford’s Bing Nursery School while pursuing his undergraduate degree in child and adolescent development. After taking a quick break to pursue a legal career, he was delighted to return in 2015 to an inspiring play-based school supported by an amazing community

  • Teacher

    Sally earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies at UC Santa Cruz before moving to San Francisco in 2005 to study Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State. She promptly stumbled upon Laurel Hill and has been a part of the community ever since. She has over 20 years of teaching experience, having earned ECE credits at Cabrillo College and at San Francisco City College. She enjoys travel, camping, and spending time with her family and friends (during non-pandemic years).

  • Teacher

    Lori entered early childhood education when her daughter started Laurel Hill in 2014. Lori holds an art degree from Sacramento State and is working on a certificate in child development at City College, San Francisco. She was mentored by Anne Randall and inspired by Bev Bos. Presently, Lori's favorite activities are digging/diverting rivers and reading.

  • Teacher

    Nuria was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Her love of music and dance led her to study physical education, and later she served as an aerobics instructor at ORTHOS, Barcelona Sports. After moving to San Francisco, she began studying early childhood education at San Francisco City College. In 2015, her son attended Laurel Hill, and the experience of connecting with the kids strengthened her interest in the field of education. Nuria loves all of the activities she engages in with the kids, but her favorites include obstacle courses, slime and reading. Nuria believes in bilingual education as a benefit of increasing cognitive development and as  enrichment of cultural appreciation. She enjoys supporting Spanish language to children into the play-based program through interactions and songs.

    She also is Co-founder of Spanish4Fun, teaching Spanish as a second language for after school enrichment program to K-5.

  • Teacher

    Heidi was raised in the Bay Area and moved to San Francisco in 1995. She was immersed in the costume and vintage clothing world until entering motherhood- which soon led her to the magical Laurel HIll. Heidi looked forward to her parent work days and the opportunity to learn about child development from the wise and warm staff- and so, after 5 ½ years in the Laurel Hill community and 3 years away, she was thrilled to return to our sweet school as a Teachers’ Aide, where she draws on her experience as a camp counselor, babysitter, and mother. Once she’s dumped the sand from her shoes, Heidi enjoys spending her time making jewelry, seeing live music, thrifting, taking ECE classes at SF City College, and goofing off with her family.