Melissa Forey is the owner and operator of Bricks Bots & Beakers San Antonio East (Whole Child Learning Company).  She has a degree in Chemical Engineering from UT Austin.  She worked for many years as an environmental engineer.  She eventually decided to start her own company providing STEM educational opportunities for children.  Melissa is originally from San Antonio and, along with her husband, is raising 3 amazing kids.

Iria Mendez received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education with a specialty in Special Education from the Pontifica University of Puerto Rico. Originally from Puerto Rico, Ms. Iria has been teaching in the United States and Puerto Rico for over 30 years. She currently lives in San Antonio and has three adult children and one grandson on the way. Ms. Iria's hobbies include dancing, teaching dance, playing tennis, and spending time with her children.

Angie Longoria has a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Purdue University in Indiana, where she was born and raised. She has lived in San Antonio the past 17 years with her husband Herman, and they have two older boys, three dogs, one cat, and a turtle and Koi fish in their backyard pond.(: Ms. Angie has had lots of experience working with kids from teaching in various preschools, working as a nanny for 5 children, as well as  substitute teaching in elementary and middle schools. She also enjoyed 10 years as a very active volunteer working with children in schools while having the privilege to stay home and raise her boys. Her free time is spent hanging out with her boys, her husband and all of their pets, and visiting her extended family up North as much as possible.