Ms. Diki Bista grew up as the youngest daughter of eight children in Lo-manthang mustang, Nepal. She attended Nobel Academy for high school and also received her Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Nepal.

Growing up in Lo-manthang mustang, Nepal,  Ms. Bista saw the lack of education and poor medical facilities in her community and knew from then that she wanted to further her education in the field of Early Childhood Education. She hopes to continue to serve her community and contribute with her knowledge and experience in Early Childhood Education in the future. She has  completed her Child Development Associate (CDA) from CUNY and graduated in 2021. She is currently continuing her education by pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from CUNY.

Currently, Ms. Bista lives in Woodside, Queens New York and is enjoying life with her partner and her 2 daughters. She also enjoys traveling, hiking, nature, and spending time with her friends and family in her free time.

Fluent in English, Nepali, Tibetan and Hindi

Ms. Elizabeth was born in New York City and grew up in Astoria, Queens. She comes from a family of Mexican immigrants.

She graduated from Middle College High School at La Guardia Community College and attended Hunter College where she received her bachelor’s degree in English/Creative Writing. She is currently pursuing her Children’s Program Administrator Credential (CPAC).

Currently, Ms. Elizabeth lives in Newark, NJ with her husband and baby boy. During her free time, she enjoys writing, dancing and traveling to new places. The most important thing for her is spending time with her family and friends.

Fluent in English and Spanish

Ms. Zhane Thomas grew up in Lower Manhattan, NY, attending catholic school for most of her childhood education and graduating from St. Jean Baptiste all girls High School.

Ms. Zhane developed a love for teaching young children at an early age when she started to babysit her nieces and nephews often. From then on she knew she wanted to become a teacher and decided to further her knowledge on the development of young children after high school in 2016. In the height of the pandemic she earned her BS in Early Childhood Education, minoring in Liberal Arts from SUNY Buffalo State College in 2020. While in college Ms. Zhane worked in the Buffalo State College Daycare on campus while student teaching at the local Buffalo public schools. Ms. Zhane is well rounded with experience in working with both infants and toddlers up to Elementary School children.

Currently, Ms. Zhane lives in upper Manhattan and enjoys the life of living in New York City. Besides her love for children, she also enjoys fashion and photography, and spends time reading fashion blogs and magazines.

Fluent in English

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE-4 th grade) from Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas.

Fluent in English and Spanish