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 readings, snowboarding, and spending quality time with his family.

Holly ten Haaf

Operations Lead

Holly is a senior Gymboree Vancouver teacher; she teaches Play & Learn, Music, Art, 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.

Zoe Lin

Teacher

Zoe teaches 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 for design and love will help little one gains better understanding in architecture and fine arts. She love reading books in her free time.

Ani Tanwar

Teacher

Ani teaches Play and Learn lessons, primarily focusing on our younger batch of Crawlers classes. 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 loves to be creative in her endeavors. In her free time, she enjoys film analysis, music and reading.

Chantel Wan

Teacher

Chantel teaches Play & Learn, Babies and Music classes. Chantel leads social media graphics designing and creates content for our Spotify podcast, 'Everything About Kids'!

Chantel is pursuing a Psychology and Special Education degree at the University of British Columbia. She is passionate about music, dance and photography - and enjoys going on walks on the beach.

Vinya Nadimpalli

Teacher

Vinya teaches Play and Learn classes, mainly focusing on a wider age group in our Family classes.

She is pursuing a degree in Bioeconomy Sciences, Technology  and Commerce. She is passionate about sustainability, and in her free time, she enjoys volunteering, playing basketball, being outdoors and meditating!