Clever Endeavors
Early Care & Education, Inc.

Angela Rogers is the kindergarten teacher at Clever Endeavors Early Care & Education, Inc. and holds the distinction of being the school's first teacher. Angela grew up in Southern California, and attended Fullerton College before earning her degree in child and adolescent development at California State University, Fullerton. She is currently attending Azusa Pacific University in the graduate department.

Before she became interested in early childhood education, Angela worked as a swim instructor and lifeguard for the cities of Fullerton and Yorba Linda. In a short time, she discovered she really enjoyed working with the four, five, and six year olds. This discovery motivated Angela to pursue a teaching career.

Erica Wood began her college education at Cypress College and graduated with an associate's degree in liberal arts. She transferred to California State University, Fullerton in the spring of 2007 and is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in psychology.

Erica has a passion for working with children and helping them to explore their environment. Erica became interested in the early childhood education field while working as a substitute teacher at a childhood development center in Irvine. It was there she decided that working with young children was something she really enjoyed and wanted to pursue. In October 2008, Erica joined the staff of Clever Endeavors as a teacher in the two-year-old classroom. She hopes to continue her education through the master's level and will also continue to work with children and their families in hopes of bringing the best childhood experiences possible.

Karina Alejo is the three-year-old teacher at Clever Endeavors Early Care & Education, Inc. and has been with the school since it opened in June 2006. Karina is currently a student at California State University, Fullerton and is majoring in child and adolescent human development with an emphasis on early childhood. Karina obtained her California teaching credential in 2007, and has been working in the field for seven years. Besides teaching, Karina loves to spend time with her nephews Andrew and Eli. They love going Disneyland together and riding the Buzz Lightyear ride!

Kim Ellis is one of the pre-kindergarten / four-year-old teachers at Clever Endeavors. Kim graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT with a degree in early childhood education. Originally declared as a dance education major, Kim decided to change her major to early childhood education after taking a children's dance class. Kim was placed on the dean's list her last year of school. While attending BYU, Kim was a member of the BYU Marching Band Color guard for 2 years, and was on the summer ballroom team and one of the folk dance teams, as well.

Sarah Shawesh recently graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a bachelor's degree in child and adolescents studies, with a focus on early childhood development and a concentration on language and literacy. Sarah started working with young children in a church nursery about ten years ago. That experience led to her love of the early childhood field. Along with studying the field, Sarah has worked in classrooms of all ages; infancy through pre-kindergarten. Sarah joined the Clever Endeavors Early Care and Education, Inc. staff as the teacher of the two-year old classroom in September 2009.

Stacy Lorenz has been a teacher of the 3's and 4's at Clever Endeavors Early Care & Education, Inc. since 2006, beginning with the school's inaugural fall session in Orange. Prior to joining the staff here, Stacy was a teacher at a Montessori school in Costa Mesa for 10 years. Stacy earned her associate's degree in early child education as well as her California state teacher credential. Stacy has worked in the early childhood education field for over 17 years. Stacy is a mother of two and enjoys spending time with her family. In her spare time she likes to read, run and swim.

Tammy Hoover graduated from San Diego State University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in child development. She worked in the corporate world for a number of years in various capacities ranging from executive assistant to recruiting and training. Tammy began volunteering at Clever Endeavors Early Care & Education, Inc. in November 2006 when her son started preschool in Miss Karina's class. In February 2007, Tammy was hired part-time as a teacher for a new two-year old classroom. Tammy now works in the office on a variety of administrative projects including our NAEYC accreditation, monthly newsletters and Scholastic book orders. Tammy possesses a California state site supervisor level teaching credential and can fill in as a substitute teacher or school director as needed.