Lisa Hinshelwood is an educational consultant, parent and social skills coach. Previous to starting her company, Optimal Parenting, Lisa worked as the lower school SEL specialist at Nueva School for 13 years where she created and taught SEL curriculum, mentored teachers, coached parents, and served as a leader and administrator. Lisa has over 30 years of experience in early childhood education, curriculum and program development, parent education, and teacher mentorship. Previous to her work at Nueva, she worked at 6 different schools developing and directing early childhood programs.  Lisa was an early employee at Google, and created their first children’s centers. Outside of work, she loves hiking, walks by the beach, playing tennis, gardening, and most of all, spending time with her two adult daughters and husband.  Lisa was born and raised in Southern California, and currently resides in Half Moon Bay. She holds her B.A. in Psychology from UC Riverside, and a M.A. and PhD in Educational Psychology from UC Berkeley.