Staff Spotlight

Lily Ashoor– Owner and lead teacher
License number: 197407325
Owner Lily Ashoor was a pediatrician in Iran.  She currently  has a daycare license and a pre-school  principal degree, both obtained in California. 
Lily Ashoor practiced as a licensed pediatrician in Tehran, Iran. She received her daycare license and pre-school principal degrees in 1995. She is the lead teacher at Koodakestane Lily and oversees performance and training of other teachers and volunteers.

Sharzad Firooz– Performance Director and Program Consultant
Sharzad Firooz is a former school psychologist for HLPUSD.  She has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and a minor in music from UC San Diego, as well as a Masters degree in School Psychology from California State University Northridge.