Emily Grunt

Director of Early Childhood and Field Team Support

Emily has over 18 years of experience in education, including teaching in TK and Kindergarten classrooms, coaching and training for SEEDS of Learning™, and serving as Program Director for FluentSeeds, which became part of the Collaborative Classroom family of resources in 2024.
Emily participated in the 2022 Promising Ventures Fellowship and is currently a 2022-2024 Dial Ee Fellow, with a focus on continuous improvement and program quality in the TK early childhood environment.

She has been a SIPPS-certified trainer since 2018, holds an administrative credential from Reach Institute for School Leadership, and a K-8 BCLAD credential from Cal State University Long Beach. Emily resides in the Bay Area with her husband, two children, and rescue pup, Meggie.