Staff Directory

Holly Senaga has been working in the education field since 1996. She attended Eastern Washington University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Special Education with an emphasis on Early Childhood Education, a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership, and a Master’s degree in Creative Arts and Learning.  Holly enjoys spending time with her husband, John, and their three daughters, Hayden, Kennedy, and Peyton. As a family, they enjoy boating, golfing, reading, and traveling across Washington State to visit friends and family.

This is Jeena’s 4th year at CHA in the Language Arts Department, and 2nd year as Lighthouse Coordinator. Before that she spent 5 years working at international schools in the United Arab Emirates. In her free time, Jeena enjoys traveling, eating out, shopping online and watching Netflix. She and her husband Shaffiq, love trying out new things and spending time with their dog Valentine, aka Vallie. Jeena earned her Masters Degree in Elementary Education at the University of Puget Sound, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations from Pepperdine University.

Originally from Washington, D.C., Jessica relocated to Washington State this summer. Previously, she taught Language Arts, developed an extracurricular science program for a bilingual school, and home schooled her own children for several years. Her goal this year is to challenge her students academically through exploratory learning. On school breaks, she likes to spend time with her three kids (6,10, and 14) and husband, exploring their new hometown of Bellevue.

Monique has worked for Bright Horizons since 2004, in both San Diego and in Seattle. She graduated from Seattle University with her B.S. in the Humanities with a Pre-Med Area of Concentration, as well as a B.S. in Psychology. She went on to complete her M.S. in Child and Family Development at San Diego State University, which cemented her desire to work with collaboratively with families and to promote a passion for lifelong learning. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, reading, cooking, crafting, and taking classes.