Carolyn Gatzke
Parent Coach
M.A., Human Development
Carolyn Gatzke began her education in child development nearly 20 years ago when she enrolled at Long Beach City College. That education culminated in a Master of Arts degree from Pacific Oaks College in 1999, with a specialization in early childhood education and an emphasis in leadership.
Carolyn taught preschoolers for eight years in programs that required parent participation and education and focused on the development of the "whole child." She also worked with toddlers at high risk and developed and coordinated a childcare resource service for CalWorks (California's Welfare-to-Work program) through Long Beach City College, along with volunteering extensively in the Long Beach area PTA.
However, it was not Carolyn's formal education or love of children and teaching that led her to a career as a parenting coach; it was the incredible joy she experienced raising her own daughter, now a young adult, and her belief that joyful, effective, parenting is a possibility for every family and a benefit to every child.
Cathy Bailey
Parent Coach
M.A., Public Health Administration
Cathy Bailey found her passion and “true calling” nearly 30 years ago when she enrolled her daughter in a parent participation class through Long Beach City College. After returning to college to expand her education to include Child Development, she joined the Long Beach City College Child Development Center in 1988 and retired this past May after 21 years. Cathy has also worked with children and families in State-funded, school district and private preschools. Her latest venture is a parent participation/parent education preschool program called The Children’s Garden Developmental Preschool through the Long Beach Parks and Recreation Department opening September 2009.
A Masters degree in Public Health Administration also enabled her to teach curriculum classes in Child Development at Long Beach City College and to mentor countless parents, future educators, and community leaders.