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Kindergarten students working with a teacher during a Montessori classroom activity.

Our Staff

Our staff encompasses all the amazing qualities of Maria Montessori’s lessons. They lead with their hearts and ensure your children are in a safe and loving environment every day.
 

A Village Green Montessori has the unique advantage of all staff having been Montessori trained.
 

While it may seem like it should be this way at every Montessori school, this is not the case. We ensure that all our lead teachers go through the rigorous training to be fully-licensed Montessori educators, including a year-long internship, to provide your children with the very best educational experience. In addition, each of our assistant teachers has completed an AMS paraprofessional training course to ensure that everyone at VGM is able to effectively implement the Montessori philosophy.
 

Experience and Patience in the Classroom
 

Our Montessori school was founded in 2002 and is still in the capable hands of our Head of School, Ann Phillips. She and her dedicated team of educators and office staff have extensive experience working with children. Visit the individual pages at the links below to learn about the wonderful teachers at VGM.

Ann Phillips

Ann Phillips

School Director / Head of School and Founder

Sarah Sparrowgrove

Sarah Sparrowgrove

Rainbow Room Lead Teacher

Maggie Gelfand

Maggie Gelfand

Rainbow Room 2 Lead Teacher, Rainbow Room 1 Co-teacher

Toni Vargas

Toni Vargas

VGM School Support Teacher

Maya Kosar

Maya Kosar

Yellow and Rainbow Room Assistant Teacher

Shelly Sisk

Shelly Sisk

Office Manager

Kathy Olson

Kathy Olson

Yellow Room Directress, VGM Assistant Director, Science Instructor

Amber Dzajkich

Amber Dzajkich

Green Room Co-Directress, After School Club Lead, Music Instructor

Jocelyne Jamie

Jocelyne Jamie

Yellow Room Assistant Teacher and Spanish Instructor

Roxana Marginean (Ms. Roxy)

Roxana Marginean (Ms. Roxy)

Blue Room Assistant Teacher

Margaret Webb

Margaret Webb

VGM Support Teacher

Gigi Yam-Amenuvor

Gigi Yam-Amenuvor

Office Manager

Abbey Olson

Abbey Olson

Blue Room Directress and Program Operations Coordinator

Bekah Farmakis

Bekah Farmakis

Green Room Co-Directress

Heather Brett-Giles

Heather Brett-Giles

Green Room Assistant Teacher

Jessi Haramis

Jessi Haramis

Rainbow Room 2 Assistant Teacher

Lauren Cooke

Lauren Cooke

Yellow Room Support Teacher

Michelle Noll

Michelle Noll

Orange Room Directress

Ivonne Kellogg

Ivonne Kellogg

Rainbow Room Partner Teacher, Lead Nap Room Teacher, Co-lead After School Club

Lakshmi Krishnan

Lakshmi Krishnan

Rainbow Room Tots Assistant Teacher and Nap Room Teacher

Kristin Fein

Kristin Fein

Orange and Green Room Assistant Teacher

Jennifer Zelkovich

Jennifer Zelkovich

Green and Orange Room Support Teacher, Yoga Instructor

Interested in learning more about us?

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