Building Confident Learners

Joanna Pang

Director

Joanna is passionate about bringing children and families a fun and loving hub. Joanna was inspired by the teachers at one of the Gymboree Play & Music Centers in China, the classes supported her son, Winston’s early development. She decided to bring Gymboree to families in the Lower Mainland, envisioning that the professionally designed programs could benefit families and children.

Joanna holds two Master's Degrees from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of British Columbia. She oversees the center's operations, marketing, programming and training. When she is not at work, she enjoys hiking with her family, snowboarding on the mountain, and travelling.

Chang Qian

Advisory & Director

Chang is a senior management and IT consultant; he always brings a different perspective on how to run the business efficiently. With his extensive consulting experience with many large enterprises, such as Lululemon, and BC Hydro, Chang designs Gymboree Vancouver's operations, marketing, and human resources plans.

Chang holds three degrees in Finance, Mathematics, and Computer science from the University of British Columbia. He oversees the center's finance and strategic planning. Chang enjoys reading, snowboarding, and spending quality time with his family.

Holly ten Haaf

Operations Lead

Holly is a senior Gymboree Vancouver teacher; she teaches Play & Learn, Babies, Art, Explorers and Preschool Prep with HOMER classes. Holly also creates all engaging and educational events. Holly trains new teachers and writes new lesson plans when she is not teaching in the classroom.

Holly is pursuing her music degree at the University of British Columbia. And she is very passionate about music and art. She enjoys spending time with her family and making crafts when she is not at work.

Ani Tanwar

Lead Writer & Administrative Assistant

Ani teaches Play & Learn, Music and our drop-off programs. Outside of the classroom, she also leads email marketing campaigns and contributes to event execution.

She is pursuing a Psychology degree at the University of British Columbia. She has a passion for child development and in her free time, she enjoys film analysis, music & reading.

Jenny Chen

Teacher

Jenny teaches Play and Learn, which ranges from a variety of different age groups.

She is pursuing a Psychology & Interpersonal Development degree at the University of British Columbia. She is passionate about helping the little ones to learn and have fun. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, music & playing badminton.

Zoe Lin

Teacher

Zoe teaches Play & Learn along with our drop-off programs, Little Architects & Mandarin Immersion, and leads administrative work in the centre.

She holds a degree of Fine Arts and Biology from the University of British Columbia. Her passion and love for design will help little ones gain better understanding in architecture and fine arts. She loves reading books in her free time.