Faculty Information

Lower School:  Early Childhood
Adair, Julie
Beasley, Katie
Camp, Carriga
Christopher, David
Graby, Leah
Portillo, Marina
Salazar, Patricia
Santibañez, Claudia
Swiggart, Vanessa

Upper School:  Elementary/Middle School
Blevins-Relleva, Kim
Burke, Maria
Erwin, Jennifer
McDaniel, Jodi
Myers, Maria Asuncion
Smith, Jonell
Victoria, Andres
Wahl, Leigh

Support
C'deBaca, Claudia
Henry, Molly
Knott, Sherry L
Wood, Missy

Julie Adair
Early Childhood Support    
Montessori Education:
Infant-6 training
International Montessori Institute

Katie Beasley
Early Childhood Support    
Education:
Middle Tennessee State University – B.A. Elementary Education
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification (ages 3-6)
Memphis Montessori Institute

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Maria Burke
Upper Elementary Guide  
Education:
Lesley University – M.Ed.Curriculum Education
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification (ages 3-6)
Elementary Certification (6-9 and 9-12)
NEMTEC, Seacoast Center

Kim Blevins-Relleva    
Middle School Guide
Education:
Appalachian State University – B.A. History
University of Memphis – M.A. History
Vanderbilt University – M.Ed.
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification (ages 3-6)
North American Progressive Montessori Institute

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Claudia C'deBaca
Inclusion Specialist
Education:
University of New Mexico – B.A. Special Education
Vanderbilt University – M.A. Special Education

Carriga Camp    
Early Childhood Guide
Education:
University of Charleston – B.A. English
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification  (ages 3-6)
North American Montessori Center

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David Christopher    
Lower School Support Guide    
Education:
Texas A&M – B.A. Wildlife Science
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood and Elementary certification (ages 3-12)
Association Montessori Internationale    

Jennifer Erwin    
Lower Elementary Gudie    
Education:
Hendrix College – B.A. Psychology
Xavier University – M.Ed. Montessori Education
Montessori Education:
Elementary certification (ages 6-9)
American Montessori Society

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Leah Graby
Early Childhood Guide
Education:
Pennsylvania State University – BS Elementary and Kindergarten Education
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification  (ages 3-6)
Center for Montessori Education

Molly Henry    
Human Growth & Development/Parent Program Coordinator
Education:
Vanderbilt University - B.S. Psychology
Planned Parenthood Trained Sexuality Educator
Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood training  (ages 3-6)   

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Sherry Knott        
Executive Director
Education:
Belmont University – B.A. Secondary Educ & English
University of Georgia – M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
Barry University – Ed.S. Montessori Education
Montessori Education:
Elementary certification (ages 6-12)
American Montessori Society    
 

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Jodi McDaniel        
Middle Elementary Guide
Education:
University of New Orleans - B.G.A.
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood Montessori certification  (ages 3-6)
St. Nicholas Montessori Training Centre   
Elementary certification (ages 6-9)
Montessori World Education Institute    

Maria Asuncion Myers
Elementary and Middle School Spanish Guide        
Education:
University of Madrid – B.A. Public Relations
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification  (ages 3-6)
Montessori Teacher Education Program San Francisco, Pensacola Branch

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Marina Portillo   
Early Childhood Guide
Education:
Belmont Univeristy - M.A. Teaching and Montessori
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification    
Belmont University

Patricia Salazar    
Early Childhood Guide
Education:
Universidad del Valle (Colombia) - B.A. Business Administration
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification    
Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education

Claudia Santibañez
Early Childhood Guide 
Education:
Georgetown College – M.A. Education
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification (ages 3-6)
NEMTEC, Seacoast Center

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Jonell Smith
Upper Elementary and Science Guide
Education:
East Tennessee State University - BS Elementary Educ

Vanessa Swiggart        
Early Childhood Assistant / Music Instructor
Education:
Belmont University – B.A. Music
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood certification
North American Montessori Center

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Andres Victoria
Middle School and Math Guide
Education:
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – B.A. Business Admin
Marshall University – M.A. Adult Technical Education
Marshall University – M.A. Human Resource Mgmt
Montessori Education:
Elementary (ages 6-9) certification
North American Montessori Center    

Leigh Wahl
Lower Elementary Guide
Education:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville – B.S. Early Childhood Development
Montessori Education:
Early Childhood/Lower Elementary (ages 2.5-7) certification
Montessori Education International

Missy Wood   
Art Guide/Arts Coordinator
Education:
Meredith College - B.A. Photography
 

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