Ciara McDaniel, M.DEHS, CED, was born and raised in Austin, TX. After graduating high school, she moved to San Antonio to receive her degree in Music Education from Trinity University. During her time at Trinity, Ciara was an active classroom volunteer and tutor at Sunshine and fell in love with the school and its students. After graduating from Trinity in 2020, Ciara began the Master of Deaf Education and Hearing Science graduate program at UT Health San Antonio and became an associate teacher at Sunshine, spending one year in preschool and one year in 3rd grade. She graduated from UT Health in May of 2022, and she is ecstatic to be teaching preschool this year and to bring music and language to the lives of her students and families!