Chloe has been with Wave of the Future since November 2022. She completed her AMI Primary (3-6) Teacher training with Montessori Northwest in 2025. Prior to her leadership role at Wave, Chloe co-founded and led an elementary arts education organization based in Astoria called Art Room. When she is not in the classroom or taking a nature walk with the preschoolers, Chloe spends her time sewing, gardening, or experimenting in the kitchen with cooking and fermentation. Chloe is honored to be a part of this learning community that nurtures holistic development and supports invaluable life skills to children in their most formative years. 

Heather joined the Wave team in June 2024. She is an experienced Montessori Assistant Guide, having worked for 5 years at a Montessori school in Minnesota before moving out west and another year at a Montessori school in Spokane. Heather is enrolled in the AMI 3-6 Guide program starting May 2025 at Montessori Northwest! Heather and her partner have a sweet medium hound mix and a new English golden retriever puppy. They enjoy traveling and pet sitting/house sitting.

Alicia (ah-lee-see-a) is a Long Beach local and currently lives with her partner and Australian Shepherd puppy dog named Kevin! Alicia has always wanted to work with children and started at Wave of the Future Preschool in June 2024. Alicia completed her AMI 3-6 Orientation certification (60 hours) through Montessori Northwest in April 2025. She loves art and when she’s not working at the preschool you can find her at Adrift Spa in her 2nd job as a nail tech.

Audrey is an outdoor enthusiast with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Outdoor Adventure Leadership. She’s been fortunate to turn her passion for nature into a career. She’s worked as a naturalist with the Forest Service, taught ski and swim lessons to little adventurers aged 3-6, and led nonprofit outdoor school programs. Through each role, she loved inspiring kids to connect with the outdoors, fostering curiosity, respect, and excitement for the natural world! A fun fact about her is that she has road-tripped across the whole United States 5 times!

Emily joined the WAVE team in June of 2025 just after moving to Seaview. Originally from Utah, she traded desert living for the coast a few years ago and defintitely prefers it. Emily worked as a photographer since 2000, and has owned her own portrait business for the past 21 years. She returned to college as a newly single mom of teenagers and earned her Bachelor of Science in Sociology with an emphasis on Psychology in May of 2023. Emily is passionate about helping others connect their emotions with their behavior, and loves all the opportunities there are to practice that skill as a preschool assistant guide. When she’s away from the classroom you’d most likely find Emily biking around town or wandering the beach collecting rocks. 

Maia has been with Wave of the Future since July 2025, She is a Long Beach Peninsula native. With deep roots here, she hopes to help grow the Wave of the Future Preschool in the community she loves. When she isn't helping behind the scenes, she is enjoying time with her two littles and husband, as well as their three cats. She enjoys creating art, reading and gaming.

Amber's educational background is wide mostly education arts and humanities.  All her life she has loved learning and teaching.  Amber has enjoyed living here for going on ten years with her little family. She enjoy the outdoors nature mostly trees and flowers and birds,  music arts and travel. Amber loves seeing little learners make new connections and build skills. She has worked in a variety of roles such as educational aide, camp counselor, instructor, program coordinator planning fun and educational trips for special groups of students. Amber has a MA in Leadership Studies BA from CSU Monterey Bay Integrated studies combined of education, liberal arts, visual and performing arts as well as minor in human movement and disability studies.  Amber also has an AA degree liberal arts and has taken several child development courses. Amber has also studied and taken workshops for sensory integration and neurological impairments. She is credentialed special education teaching cert with reading endorsement.