Tricia Carella has a BA in Speech Pathology and Audiology with a Masters in Early Childhood Education. Tricia taught at Mills College in the department of Education.  At Mills she trained both undergraduates and graduates to be teachers, She has taught at a number of schools and was recently a director of a local preschool. She has many years of experience working with children, staff, boards and running a business.

Donna Perham has a BS in Nursing and has worked in various nursing fields throughout her career.  In addition, for the past 9 years she has volunteered with youth programs, starting at the elementary level teaching PEP, which is a class to help reduce drug use in adolescents and increase resiliency.  She then co-developed and taught a program for Foothill Middle School, called Smart Start, which deals with drug awareness, social and emotional pressures and conflict resolution. She also co-developed and continues to teach a program on Depression Awareness for Foothill Middle School.

Both Tricia and Donna have three teens each of their own and have participated in many of their activities throughout the years.