The mission of Sterling Montessori is to create a diverse educational community, grounded in the Montessori philosophy and teaching practices, that fosters curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in its students. We strive to empower each student to become life-long learners who respect themselves, others and their environment.

Faculty and Staff

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CHILDREN'S HOUSE LOWER ELEMENTARY UPPER ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SPECIALS SPECIALISTS/ SUPPORT ADMIN GENERAL

CHILDREN'S HOUSE

NAME EMAIL

Rudra Acharya

CH Teacher Assistant

Suma Chavadi

CH Teacher Assistant

schavadi@sterlingmontessori.org

Gabriele DePriest

CH Teacher Assistant

gdepriest@sterlingmontessori.org

Candice Devito

CH Teacher Assistant

cdevito@sterlingmontessori.org

Patricia Dover

CH Teacher Assistant

pdover@sterlingmontessori.org

Diane Hefter

CH Lead Teacher

dhefter@sterlingmontessori.org

Talyn Edwards

CH Lead Teacher

tedwards@sterlingmontessori.org

Karen Kirby

CH Floater

kkirby@sterlingmontessori.org

Bhuvana Prabu

CH Teacher Assistant

bprabu@sterlingmontessori.org

Sheri Rummage

CH Lead Teacher

srummage@sterlingmontessori.org

Olga Senin

CH Teacher Assistant

osenin@sterlingmontessori.org

Ellie Shameli

CH Lead Teacher

eshameli@sterlingmontessori.org

Andrea Shapiro

CH Lead Teacher

ashapiro@sterlingmontessori.org

Rasmi Subudhi

CH Teacher Assistant

rsubudhi@sterlingmontessori.org

Selena Swayngim

CH Lead Teacher

sswayngim@sterlingmontessori.org

Tiffany Swindell

CH Lead Teacher

tswindell@sterlingmontessori.org

Jessica Weiser

CH Lead Teacher

jweiser@sterlingmontessori.org

Rhonda Williamson

CH Floater; AfterCare Coordinator

rwilliamson@sterlingmontessori.org

LOWER ELEMENTARY

NAME EMAIL

Priyadarsini Asokan

LE Teacher Assistant

pasokan@sterlingmontessori.org

Vaish Balaji

LE Lead Teacher

vbalaji@sterlingmontessori.org

Lauren Bateman

LE Lead Teacher

lbateman@sterlingmontessori.org

Nur Bazzari

LE Lead Teacher

nbazzari@sterlingmontessori.org

Gauri Borkar

LE Teacher Assistant

gborkar@sterlingmontessori.org

Ayomi Dissanayake

LE Lead Teacher

adissanayake@sterlingmontessori.org

Joela D'Souza

LE Teacher Assistant

jdsouza@sterlingmontessori.org

Jarrett Evans

LE Floater

jevans@sterlingmontessori.org

Rashmi Ghimire

LE Teacher Assistant

rghimire@sterlingmontessori.org

Ginger Harris

LE Teacher Assistant

gharris@sterlingmontessori.org

Carroll Krause

LE Lead Teacher

ckrause@sterlingmontessori.org

Julie Lee

LE Teacher Assistant

jlee@sterlingmontessori.org

Britiney McMillan

LE Lead Teacher

bmcmillan@sterlingmontessori.org

Puja Mitchell

LE Lead Teacher

pmitchell@sterlingmontessori.org

Bhuvana Ramamoorthy

LE Teacher Assistant

bramamoorthy@sterlingmontessori.org

Lili Villafuerte

LE Lead Teacher

lvillafuerte@sterlingmontessori.org

Jasmine Wright

LE Teacher Assistant

jwright@sterlingmontessori.org

UPPER ELEMENTARY

Insaf Abdulla

UE Teacher Assistant

iabdulla@sterlingmontessori.org

Cheryl Blackwelder

UE Teacher Assistant

cblackwelder@sterlingmontessori.org

Jenny Blair

UE Lead Teacher

jblair@sterlingmontessori.org

Mike Blouin

UE Lead Teacher 

mblouin@sterlingmontessori.org

Mecos Davis

UE Teacher Assistant

mdavis@sterlingmontessori.org

Mary Deans

UE Lead Teacher

mdeans@sterlingmontessori.org

A.J. Haddad

UE Lead Teacher

ajhaddad@sterlingmontessori.org

Lara Hamblen

UE Lead Teacher

lhamblen@sterlingmontessori.org

Beth Hensley

UE Lead Teacher

bhensley@sterlingmontessori.org

Elsie Hutt

UE Teacher Assistant

ehutt@sterlingmontessori.org

Martyna Kowalska

UE Teacher Assistant

mkowalska@sterlingmontessori.org

Maria Ram

UE Teacher Assistant

mram@sterlingmontessori.org

Evangeline Richardson

UE Teacher Assistant

erichardson@sterlingmontessori.org

Anu Venkat

UE Lead Teacher

avenkat@sterlingmontessori.org

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Chelsea Barlow

MS Science Teacher

cbarlow@sterlingmontessori.org

Tom Keeler

MS Math Specialist

tkeeler@sterlingmontessori.org

Jen McMurray

MS Humanities Teacher

jmcmurray@sterlingmontessori.org

Rashiea Riggsbee

MS Resource Teacher

rriggsbee@sterlingmontessori.org

Desteana Rouser

MS Associate Teacher

drouser@sterlingmontessori.org

Derek Starkenburg

MS Science Teacher

dstarkenburg@sterlingmontessori.org

Sara Stinnette

MS Humanities Teacher

sstinnette@sterlingmontessori.org

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

Shannon Kirk

UE Resource Teacher

skirk@sterlingmontessori.org

Jeff Strobl

Behavioral Specialist

jstrobl@sterlingmontessori.org

Kendra Walters

EC Program Assistant

kwalters@sterlingmontessori.org

Alexis Williams

EC Program Assistant

awilliams@sterlingmontessori.org

Sheila Williams Gorrell

EC Program Assistant

swilliams@sterlingmontessori.org

Kim Wright

Speech-Language Therapist

kwright@sterlingmontessori.org

SPECIALS

Sonia DiFranco

Spanish Teacher

sdifranco@sterlingmontessori.org

David Helwig

P.E. Teacher

dhelwig@sterlingmontessori.org

Christine Holton

Art Teacher

cholton@sterlingmontessori.org

Pam Narayana

Art Teacher Assistant

pnarayana@sterlingmontessori.org

Daniel Stevenson

P.E. Teacher Assistant

dstevenson@sterlingmontessori.org

Jaidyn Strange

Music Assistant

jstrange@sterlingmontessori.org

Sue Ann Wright

Music Teacher

swright@sterlingmontessori.org

SPECIALISTS/ SUPPORT

Mary Williams

School Counselor

mwilliams@sterlingmontessori.org

Kelli Alvater

UE/MS Floater

kalvater@sterlingmontessori.org

Diarra Phillip

Interventionist

dphillip@sterlingmontessori.org

Shenes Ray

Elementary & MS Staff Care

sray@sterlingmontessori.org