Our Team

Renée has pioneered innovative learning and entrepreneurship education in Hong Kong for over a decade. She taught as a secondary school IB teacher before founding Baker and Bloom, a K-12 organization that fosters creativity and helps students achieve academic and admissions success. Renée holds a BA in English from Harvard, an MPhil from Cambridge, and a PGDE from HKU. Before launching Bloom KKCA Academy, a bilingual primary school of innovation , Renee completed training at Harvard's The Principals’ Center.  She co-chaired the Harvard Book Prize Scholarship and served on the Board of the Harvard Club of Hong Kong. Renée is on the Asia Council and Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH.

Yvette has always been committed to transforming young lives. She has served on numerous charity boards, including Diocesan Girls’ School (Council Member and PTA Chairman) and Changing Young Lives Foundation (Co-Chairman). Yvette graduated from Brown University and serves on its President’s Leadership Council. She is an honorary fellow of Oxford University St. Hugh’s College. Yvette is also on the Hospital Governing Committee for Tuen Mun Hospital, a trustee at Design Trust, and a council member of HK Breast Cancer Foundation.

As someone who brings a balanced outlook to life, Joyce appreciates Bloom’s unique bilingual, global, and holistic approach to education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford. After starting her career as a Management Consultant working with Fortune 500 companies in South East Asia, she was drawn to education and since worked for a range of educational companies from offering teachers professional development in leading petagologies, providing overseas university admissions advice and supporting schools in their resources. Joyce embraces Bloom’s future-centered vision for cultivating positive innovators. She believes Bloom’s creative, bilingual approach is particularly timely for students in this period of rapid change.

Mei is an accomplished scientist and engineer who has over a decade of industry experience at Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, and NASA. Mei is also a Google Certified Educator with over 15 years of teaching experience. She completed her BS in Computer Science at UCLA and MA in Software Engineering & Management at Carnegie Mellon University.

Levent has extensive experience in numerous disciplines of digital technologies, both as an industry expert and as an educator. He is passionate about creating cross-curricular learning opportunities in disciplines such as NFT Design, Film Production and Metaverse Design, bringing digital innovation and implementation to education. Levent holds an MA in Learning, Design and Technology, Diploma in Music Production and Engineering, BA Hons in Arts, Kinesiology & Health Sciences, along with his Bachelor in Education from York University. Levent is also an Apple Distinguished Educator.

Sybil is an experienced teacher, having taught both mathematics and science at all levels since 2014. In pursuit of an innovative and interactive classroom teaching style that can articulate the intricate knowledge to students in an easily understandable manner, Sybil has relentlessly been focusing her efforts on a practical and efficient pedagogy allowing her students to fulfil their potential while enjoying the learning process. She understands that every student is unique in terms of interest and aspiration, and therefore develops lesson plans that help each and every student to excel. With a Master degree in Education from the University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, the strong academic background in cross-disciplinary research has equipped Sybil with the capability and thinking to understand every step that students need to take for success.