Maria Montessori School Staff and Montessori Credentials

Director
Dena Stoneman, Early Childhood – NCME, Elementary I & II – AMS

Director
Shelley Smith – Elementary I & II, Secondary, AMS

Communication and Development Coordinator
Cait Schar

Accounting Clerk
Anthony Pizzo

Office Assistant
Sara Tomlin *

Room 1 & 3 – Kindergarten & Lower Elementary

Tiffany Wass, Teacher, Early Childhood, Elementary I – AMS

Esther Kvashny, Teacher, Early Childhood – NCME

Brianna Smith, Assistant **

Leah Gibson, Teacher, Elementary I & II – AMS

Jennifer Angione, Teacher, Elementary I – AMS, California Multiple Subjects Credential

Monse Gutierrez, Intern Teacher, Early Childhood – AMI

Room 4 – Early Childhood

Jelena Kalinic, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Ginny Pearce, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Carol Kim, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Daniela Suarez, Intern *

Room 5 – Early Childhood
Yimei Cheng, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Andrea Larez, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Andrea Velazco, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Room 6 – Early Childhood
Michelle Delgado, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

Kate Moffitt, Early Childhood – AMI

TBD, Assistant *

Early Childhood Subs

Dalia Farsoudi, Teacher, Early Childhood – AMS

TBD, Floater *

Room 7 – Secondary
Shelley Smith, Teacher, Elementary I & II-AMS, Secondary – AMS

Riley Brennan, Teacher, Secondary – AMS

Room 8 – Upper Elementary
Katherine Basmagy, Teacher, Elementary I & II – AMI

Room 9 – Upper Elementary
Richard Lugli, Teacher, Elementary I & II – AMI

Marissa Ramirez, Assistant ** *

Computer
Jennifer Danzig, Teacher

Physical Education
Z. B., Teacher

Music
E. N., Teacher, Early Childhood – AMI

Art

Kenny Sexton, Teacher **

Foreign Language – Spanish
Violeta McCreary, Teacher, B.S. Cultural Anthropology, Education Credential

Foreign Language – Mandarin
Donna Cheng, Teacher, Early Childhood & Elementary I – AMS

Writing Specialist
Angie Buse, Teacher, Elementary I & II – AMS

Library 
Cindy Clevenger, Early Childhood, Elementary I & II – AMS

Child Care

Early Childhood *

Elementary/Secondary **

House Keeping 
Juana Lechuga, Cleaning Specialist

Reyna Baldenegro, Cleaning Specialist

Maintenance
Bob Hoyt