Second Grade Teaching Assistant

charlotte gjested

Charlotte Gjested (of Danish heritage) grew up in San Francisco, and attended Live Oak School and Claire Lilienthal Elementary. She went to Lick-Wilmerding High School and graduated in 2006. At Lick-Wilmerding, Charlotte sharpened her Spanish skills which led her to spend time abroad working with Spanish-speaking immigrants. In 2009, she graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in philosophy. Charlotte got involved in early childhood education in college, and worked with ROCK, a nonprofit in Visitacion Valley that provides after-school enrichment programs for high-risk elementary and middle schools. When she’s not working, she enjoys yoga, long distance running (completing her fourth marathon last year), reading, and painting.