My love for working with children started at a very young age. I was teaching music lessons at age 12 and opened my own Music Studio in 2011. While in college, I worked at Boys and Girls Club where I met my husband, Kyle. He had the same passion for working with kids and vision of creating a children's success center that I had. In 2017 we opened TNT Kidz Center and expanded beyond running other people's programs to bring our dream to life! Our licensed TNT Kidz Center Childcare department in Rocklin offers care for Infants-Preschool. TNT Enrichment Center LLC in Loomis offers a Music Program, Mixed Martial Arts Self Defense Program and Homeschool Enrichment Program for TK-Adults! We love all of our students and are passionate about creating an atmosphere of success and growth for all of our staff and students! We believe in family inclusion and individual choice. We are here to support each family and student to reach their full potential! Come check us out!

I have been working with children in many different roles for over 16 years now. I love challenging and supporting children along their journey to reach their full potential. I believe in todays world it is important to empower children from a young age with the tools to face and overcome adversity. I believe one of the best ways to do this is through activities such as Martial Arts, Music, Dance and Athletic training. The situations and life lessons learned on the mat, playing field or piano, can be directly applied to everyday life with amazing results. 

I have been around children almost my whole life. Growing up in a big family as one of the oldest gave me many opportunities to babysit, take care of, and teach, which I am incredibly grateful for. My passion for children’s education flourished through college, where I obtained my Child Development Associates at Sierra. I wanted to further my education through Sacramento State, where I am currently working towards my Bachelors in Elementary Education. Children are our future, and I believe it is so important for them to have a solid foundation they can build on. It is our job as teachers/educators to offer ways that each child can explore the world through their own creative lens, which is one of the main reasons I believe in TNT so much. 
When it comes to my personal life, I enjoy things like hiking, working out, traveling, and cuddling my two cats, Leon and Baku.

Hi! My name is Ms. Ashley, and I am an Admin member and TK/Kindergarten Teacher. I have always loved working with children and creating a fun, nurturing environment where they feel comfortable learning, growing, and being themselves. I have experience working with children through my time at several preschools, as well as volunteering at my local church, where I led the youth summer camp. These experiences, especially those I had from a young age, helped me discover how much I enjoy teaching and working with young children. I have attended Chico State and Saddleback College, where I have studied Liberal Studies and Child Development. I love building meaningful relationships with my students and watching them learn, grow, and become more confident each day. I feel very fortunate to be able to do something I truly enjoy and to be a part of each child’s learning journey!

I have been teaching school age children for over 20 years. It has been my pleasure to work with children who are full of imagination and creativity. During art lessons students learn to orchestrate colors, illuminations, depth of field and other techniques as they express their thoughts and images. These wonderful paintings and art work have their own stories and have become a form of speech to them and to us. 

My name is Leonardo Botelho, and I have studied classical piano since the age of six. I began at Olga’s Piano in Castro Valley, California, later studied under renowned Bay Area pianist Mrs. Bobby Hunter, and currently study with Maestro Francis Knoll in Lincoln, California, who continues performing at age 77. My training includes scales, arpeggios, classical theory, technique, sight-reading, and works by Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt. I have also played in a mariachi group for 2 years and studied fingerstyle guitar for 3 years.

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I have experience teaching young students and strive to make lessons fun, energetic, encouraging, and patient. I want every student to feel comfortable making mistakes,

asking questions, and learning at their own pace while building strong technique &

musical knowledge. My goal is not only to teach children how to play piano, but to help

them develop confidence, discipline, creativity, and a lifelong appreciation for music. Piano has been an important part of my life since I was six, and I am excited to pass that passion on to the next generation

With over 25 years of experience in music education and performance, Inna Gontsa is a passionate and accomplished educator specializing in piano, voice, and choral direction. Her formal music training began at the prestigious Moscow Conservatory of Music (2008–14) and continued with a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from California State University, Sacramento (2014–20).

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From 2000 to 2025, Inna has worked as a music and vocal teacher, choir director, & music program director, inspiring students across a wide range of ages and skill levels. She is also an experienced performer, both as a solo pianist and vocalist, and as an accompanist for choirs & soloists.

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Whether leading an ensemble, developing a school music program, or coaching individual students, Inna brings dedication, artistry, and a student-centered approach to all aspects of her work. She believes music is not just a discipline, but a lifelong language of expression, connection, and growth.