Kyle first began working with the Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center in 2005 as a program leader before becoming the Program Coordinator for the after-school program at Ulloa Elementary in 2007. Kyle grew up in the scorching deserts of Arizona and moved to California to complete a B.A. in English Literature at Humboldt State University. He found his passion for teaching and working with youth after a two-year stint teaching English to elementary and junior high kids in rural Japan. He is currently working on his Masters Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at San Francisco State University. Kyle’s hobbies include kayaking, baking bread, and Super 8 movies.