Faculty & Staff
We are very proud of our entire staff, many of whom have been part of our community for over 20 years. This longevity is a testimony to the stability and growth that characterizes MICH.
Our most precious resource next to our children is our staff. Their experience, education, and attitude shape and mold our children everyday.
April Broyles
Elementary Directress
AMI Elementary Diploma from Montessori Training Center Northeast
B.S. in Sociology from University of North Carolina Pembroke
Jessica Carzon
Primary Directress
M.Ed. in Montessori Education from Loyola University Maryland
AMI Primary Diploma from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
B.S. in Business Administration from University of Maryland
Sheila Cole
Primary Directress
M.Ed. in Montessori Education from Loyola University Maryland
AMI Primary Diploma from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College
B.S. in Marketing from Boston College
Tondolia Corn
Toddler Assistant
A.A. in Liberal Arts from Chesapeake College
MSDE/OCC Certified Infant Toddler
Jennifer Farren
Primary Assistant & Extended Day Assistant
AMI Primary Assistants Course from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
MSDE/OCC Certified Infant Toddler
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool
MSDE/OCC Certified School Age
Joanne Goodman
Lower Elementary Assistant
AMI Elementary Assistants Course from Montessori Institute of Denver
Completion of the Great Books Foundation Shared Inquiry Training
Janet Huang
Office Assistant
MPH in Biometrics from School of Public Health at University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ
B.A. in Biology from Rutgers College
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool Director
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool
MSDE/OCC Certified Infant Toddler
Janelle Humes
Extended Day Director & Upper Elementary Assistant
AMI Primary Diploma from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
B.A. in Journalism from University of Connecticut
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool Director
MSDE/OCC Certified School Age
Liliya Kasimova
Extended Day Assistant Director & Music Instructor
B.A. in Music Education from Kazan State Pedagogical Institute, Russia
MSDE/OCC Certified School Age
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool Director
Chris Kelly
Primary Assistant &
Computer Instructor
AMS Primary Diploma from Montessori Education Center of the Rockies
B.S. in Political Science from University of Colorado
Jamie Kirk
Toddler Directress
AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma from The Montessori Training and Research Center of Dallas
B.S. in Psychology from University of the State of New York
Marge Lohmann
Office Manager
Pamela Mitra
Primary Directress
AMI Primary Diploma from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Washington
B.A. in Business Administration from Janki Devi College, Delhi University
Sylvia Provencher
Primary Assistant & Extended Day Assistant
AMI Toddler Diploma from
The Montessori Institute, Denver Colorado
B.A. in Sociology from University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Karina Rospigliosi
Spanish Instructor
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool
Jenifer Scurto
Lower Elementary Directress
M.Ed. in Montessori Education from Loyola University Maryland
AMI Elementary Diploma from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
B.S. in Design from University of Cincinnati
Susan Sughrue
Librarian
CPA and B.S. in Accounting from University of Maryland
B.A. in English from North Carolina State University
Julie Svendsen
Elementary Assistant, AM Extended Day Assistant
MPA from Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Administration
M.A. in Teaching from Simmons College, with Distinction
Emphasis on Middle School Social Studies & Mathematics
B.A. in Economics from Mills College
Completion of the Great Books Foundation Shared Inquiry Training
Lisa Tomlinson
Primary Directress & AM Extended Day Assistant
AMI Primary Diploma from International Montessori Training Institute
AMI Primary Assistants Course from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool Teacher
MSDE/OCC Certified Infant Toddler Teacher
Elizabeth Whitaker
Head of School
M.B.A. from University of Illinois
B.A. in French from Grinnell College, IA.
Leslie Wilson
Primary Assistant
AMI Primary Assistants Course from Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University Maryland
MSDE/OCC Certified Preschool
Katherine Woods
Extended Day Assistant
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