The Montessori Academy faculty and staff work together to address the academic, social-emotional, and physical development of the whole child. All lead teachers have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and are Montessori-certified. They pledge to work in partnership with each family and to be dedicated to every student’s development. Additionally, they pledge to:
- Honor the principles of the Montessori philosophy and method.
- Cultivate the child’s intellect with a challenging and engaging curriculum that engenders creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and academic skills.
- Offer a safe, secure learning environment with an inquiring, cooperative, and nurturing atmosphere.
- Create an environment where students learn to work as a team and to value each member’s contribution.
- Emphasize self-motivation and independent thinking so that each child becomes confident and self-assured.
- Instill responsibility by providing a learning atmosphere that fosters positive work habits and commitment to others.
- Build a relationship of trust and support between home and school.
STAFF
Randy Kelly
Head of School rkelly@tma-el.org |
Susan Finster
Assistant Head of School for Finance & Operations sfinster@tma-el.org |
Kim Bosworth
Director of Admissions kbosworth@tma-el.org |
Colleen Spano
Director of Student Services cspano@tma-el.org |
Hannah Couch
Director of Advancement hcouch@tma-el.org |
Deb Kletka
Front Desk Receptionist frontdesk@tma-el.org |
FACULTY
Melissa Baldwin
Toddler Teacher mbaldwin@tma-el.org |
Dan Chapman
Art Teacher dchapman@tma-el.org |
Amy Cousins
Lower Elementary Assistant acousins@tma-el.org |
Jennifer Culp
Early Childhood Assistant jculp@tma-el.org |
Sarah Culp
Early Childhood After Care Assistant sculp@tma-el.org |
Pamela DeCocker
Early Childhood Assistant pdecocker@tma-el.org |
Janine Faini
Early Childhood Assistant jfaini@tma-el.org |
Angela Flenar
Lower Elementary Assistant aflenar@tma-el.org |
Terri Foley
Upper Elementary Assistant tfoley@tma-el.org |
Aliya Franco
Elementary Before Care, Lunch Server, Sub Coordinator afranco@tma-el.org |
Julie Gabrielse
Early Childhood Teacher MTA Director jgabrielse@tma-el.org |
Carol Griffin
Elementary After Care Coordinator cgiffin@tma-el.org |
William Hammer
Science Teacher whammer@tma-el.org |
Barb Harvey
Early Childhood Teacher bharvey@tma-el.org |
Ashley Kenney
Early Childhood Teacher at CFH akenney@tma-el.org |
Karen Klingel
Early Childhood Assistant kklingel@tma-el.org |
Kathy Kolata
Upper Elementary Teacher Division Chair kkolata@tma-el.org |
Rachel Lankford
Toddler Assistant rlankford@tma-el.org |
Kate Ludick
Junior High Teacher kludick@tma-el.org |
Becky Ludwick
Toddler Teacher bludwick@tma-el.org |
Dana McDorman-Kolata
Elementary After Care Assistant dmcdorman@tma-el.org |
Chandler Miller
Upper Elementary Assistant Athletic Director cmiller@tma-el.org |
Helen Muffoletto
Upper Elementary Teacher hmuffoletto@tma-el.org |
Carolyn Owens
Lower Elementary Teacher cowens@tma-el.org |
Michael Poole
Upper Elementary and Junior High Math Teacher mpoole@tma-el.org |
Jodi Price
Early Childhood Teacher jprice@tma-el.org |
Rhonda Reynolds
Lower Elementary Teacher rreynolds@tma-el.org |
Bailey Ritsema
Early Childhood Assistant britsema@tma-el.org |
Donna Rockafellow
Toddler Assistant drockafellow@tma-el.org |
Jayme Russell
Librarian jrussell@tma-el.org |
Patrick Sweeney
Music Teacher Spanish Teacher psweeney@tma-el.org |
Lindsay Turner
Early Childhood Teacher lturner@tma-el.org |
Drew Vance
Early Childhood After Care Coordinator dvance@tma-el.org |
