ELEMENTARY FACULTY & STAFF
Administration
Meaghan A. Carr
Head of School
Mandy Rizvi
Assistant Head of School
Hilary Andaya
Director of Faculty and Curriculum
Taylor Carr
Director of Public Relations and Art
Janet Day
Project Manager
Cecilia Mitchell
Financial Coordinator
Natalie Ortega
Office Coordinator
Meaghan A. Carr
meaghan@serendipityschool.com
Education
B.S. in Business Administration — Notre Dame de Namur University
Minor in Sports & Leisure Management — Notre Dame de Namur University
E.C.E (Early Childhood Education) — 12 units
Relevant Experience
Head of School — Serendipity School: 2002 to Present
Assistant Preschool Administrator — Serendipity School – 1999 to 2002
Preschool Teacher — Serendipity School – 1997 to 1999
Mandy Rizvi
Years with Serendipity: 10
mandy@serendipityschool.com
Education
M.A. in Drama – San Francisco State University
B.F.A. in Theatre – The Hartt School of Performing Arts PTTP
Two Year Program Completion, Graphic Design, and Illustration – Hartford Art School
Relevant Experience
Assistant Head of School – Serendipity School – 2021 to Present
Director of Admissions and Outreach – Serendipity School – 2014 to 2021
Office and Admissions Coordinator – Serendipity School – 2011 to 2014
Campus Manager – The Hilldale School – 2007 to 2011
Preschool and Elementary Teaching Experience – Various Schools – 1996 to 2011
Hilary Andaya
Years with Serendipity: 1
hilary@serendipityschool.com
Education
California Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Administrative Services Credential, Certificate of Eligibility – University of San Francisco
M.A. in Education – University of the Pacific
B.A. in Communications Studies – University of Pittsburgh
Relevant Experience
Director of Faculty and Curriculum – Serendipity School – 2021 to Present
Literacy Coach – Iolani School, Honolulu – 2018 to 2021
Junior Staff Developer, The Reading and Writing Project – Columbia University, Teachers College – 2017 to 2018
4th & 5th Grade Teacher and Grade Level Head – Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Hong Kong – 2015 to 2017
Public School Core Subject Teaching Experience – San Carlos, Millbrae, and Stockton Unified School Districts – 2007 to 2015
Taylor Carr
Years with Serendipity: 5
taylor@serendipityschool.com
Education
B.S. in Fine Arts, Fashion Design – Academy of Art University
Relevant Experience
Director of Public Relations—Serendipity School—2020 to present
Summer Camp Coordinator—Serendipity School—2020 to present
Director of Art—Serendipity School—2019 to present
Fine Art Teacher—Serendipity School—2017 to 2019
Campus Coordinator—Serendipity School—2015 to Present
Design Assistant – BCBG Max Azria 2014-2015
Janet Day
Education
B.S. in Speech Pathology — San Francisco State University, California
Relevant Experience
Project Manager — Serendipity School — 2019 to Present
Human Resource and Payroll Manager — Matterport, Inc— 2011 to 2018
Director of Admissions and Operations — Serendipity School — 2007 to 2011
Office Manager — Serendipity School — 2004 to 2007
Parent Volunteer — Serendipity School — 2002 to 2004
Raising three beautiful children who are Serendipity School Alumni
Cecilia Mitchell
Years with Serendipity: 9
cecilia@serendipityschool.com
Education
Ed.D in Education – University of San Francisco
M.A. in Education – San Francisco State University
B.A. in Social Science – University of California, Berkeley
Relevant Experience
Business Manager – Facial Plastic Surgery Center, Los Altos
Program Coordinator/Assistant Professor, Medical Assisting Program – College Of San Mateo
Administrative Assistant – California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Natalie Ortega
Education
B.A. in Humanities — San Jose State University
Relevant Experience
Office Coordinator — Serendipity School — 2020 to Present
Front Desk Associate — Central YMCA of Silicon Valley — 2019 to 2020
Family Services Coordinator— Midpen Housing — 2014 to 2019
Front Counter Manager — La Patisserie — 2011 to 2014
Classroom Teachers
Annie Russell Zinzuvadia
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
Kim George
Kindergarten Teacher
Monica Molina
Kindergarten Teacher
Lisa Ratcliffe
1st Grade Teacher
Matt Mazzoni
1st Grade Teacher
Jessie Mills
2nd Grade Teacher
Courtney Gregory
3rd Grade Teacher
Jessica Haas
4th and 5th Grade Math and Science Teacher
Michelle Atno-Hall
4th and 5th Grade Humanities Teacher
Annie Russell Zinzuvadia
Years with Serendipity: 9
Education
Education
B.A. in Marketing Communications and Business Management—Notre Dame de Namur
University
Art History Courses—American University of Paris
ECE Certificate—Cañada College
Relevant Experience
Preschool Teacher—Serendipity School: 2007-2009 & 2011-present
Substitute Teacher—Bunker Hill Nursery School: 2009-2010
Preschool Teacher—Peninsula Temple Shalom Preschool: 2002-2005
Nanny Experience—various families: 1999-2006
Kim George
Years with Serendipity: 20
Education
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential — St. Mary’s College
B.A. in Sociology — California State University Hayward
E.C.E. (Early Childhood Education) — 15 units
Relevant Experience
Kindergarten Teacher — Serendipity School — 2000 to Present
Kindergarten Teacher — St. Gregory School — 1998 to 2000
Preschool Teacher — Mills Montessori Child Day School — 1991 to 1997
Monica Molina
Education
B.A. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education — Linfield College, Oregon
M.A. in Human Rights Education — University of San Francisco
E.C.E. (Early Childhood Education) — 15 units
Relevant Experience
Kindergarten Teacher — Serendipity School — 2020 to Present
Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher— Echo Shaw Elementary School, Forest Grove, Oregon— 2016 to 2018
Dual Language Pre-Kindergarten Teacher — Mission Education Center, San Francisco — 1991 to 1997
Lisa Ratcliffe
Education
B.A. in Liberal Studies — California State University, Hayward
California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential — San Francisco State University
Relevant Experience
1st Grade Teacher — Serendipity School — 2020 to Present
1st Grade Teacher — Laurel Elementary School — 2019 to 2020
Elementary School Teacher (K, 1st, 4th, and 5th) — White Oaks Elementary School, San Carlos — 1998 to 2019
1st and 2nd Grade Teacher — Parkside Elementary School, San Mateo — 1997 to 1998
Matt Mazzoni
Years with Serendipity:
matt@serendipityschool.com
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Jessie Mills
Education
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Elementary) — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies; Bachelor in Marketing — University of Waikato, New Zealand
Relevant Experience
Second Grade Teacher — Serendipity School — 2021 to Present
First Grade Remote Teacher — Serendipity School — 2020 to 2021
Private Elementary Tutor — San Francisco — 2020
First Grade Teacher — St Thomas’s School, New Zealand — 2017 to 2019
Courtney Gregory
Years with Serendipity: 1
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