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Meet Melody's Pond Staff
Mirna Bymaster
Program Director
Program Director
Meet Mirna Bymaster. She owns and operates her own Preschool named Melody’s Pond. She loves working with children and helping them expand their horizons.
“I love helping children explore and discover their inner confidence and enthusiasm. One of my many goals is for them to have a strong foundation for furthering their academic and social success in Kindergarten”
Leila Melara
Leila Melara
Assistant
Meet Leila Melara. She is a retired grandmother of eight beautiful kiddos. She loves spending time with her grand kids and continues to be part of their daily lives and does after school pick ups. At melody’s Pond, Leila loves spending time with the infant and toddler children in our care.
Daniela Melara
Daniela Melara
On-call Assistant
On-call Assistant
Meet Daniela Melara. She graduated from El Cerrito High School in 2017. She currently attends Berkeley City College where she is an English major. Previous teaching experience include working at Little Dream Chasers Academy from 2017-2018 and Melody’s Pond from 2016-current. Daniela is CPR and First Aid certify.
“It makes me so happy to know that working with children I am making a personal difference in their lives.”
Maria Ruano
Maria Ruano
Assistant
Assistant
All Melody's Pond Preschool Employees and Volunteers are required to meet CA licensing requirements before employment.
They are all CA background screen, fingerprinted, CPR and First Aid Certified. For additional certification inquiries, please make an appointment.
Staff Community Contributions
Staff Community Contributions
Our staff at Melody's Pond Preschool are more than just childcare workers and teachers. They contribute their time and efforts for the growth of their communities. They hold leadership positions and oversee different committees within their volunteer work.
Mirna Bymaster
Mirna Bymaster
Mirna currently is active with The Boys Scouts of America as a Lion Den leader, Pack Chaplain, and has recently taken on the role as Cubmaster for Pack 134 in El Sobrante.
Leila Melara
Leila Melara
Leila currently holds a deacon position at her local church. She is also the church's treasurer and is involved in the women’s ministry helping to organize monthly outreaches to their community.