Nathalie Ruello, was born in Brittany in the west of France. She studied to become a specialized educator before working with multi-handicapped children for 8 years. She moved to San Diego in 2014 and lived there for 5 years before leaving for Porto in Portugal in 2019 and trained to be a crepe maker so she can work all over the world. Joining SDFAS allowed her to return to San Diego as an associate teacher and work with preschoolers.