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Administration

Tamara Mount // Head of School, Montessori Certification: 6-9

  • 802.257.0500 ext 2
  • tmount@hilltopmontessori.org

Desi Plumley //  Administrative Coordinator & Front Desk

  • 802.257.0500 ext 0
  • frontdesk@hilltopmontessori.org

Zoe Proctor // Admissions & Enrollment Director 

  • 802.257.0500 ext 1
  • zproctor@hilltopmontessori.org

Cristina Piergentili // Development Director

  • 802.257.0500 ext 3
  • cpiergentili@hilltopmontessori.org

Barbara Beckwith // Business Manager

  • 802.257.0500 ext 4
  • busadmin@hilltopmontessori.org

Laura Gypson // Early Education Program Partnership Director

  • lgypson@hilltopmontessori.org

Travis Thiele // Facility Manager & Fitness Teacher

  • 802.490.9999 (Facilities Phone)
  • tthiele@hilltopmontessori.org

Facilities Team

Travis Thiele // Facility Manager & Fitness Teacher

  •  802.490.9999 (Facilities Phone)
  • facilities@hilltopmontessori.org

Trudy Vandertuin // Facilities Staff

  • tvandertuin@hilltopmontessori.org

Daniel Muller // Facilities Staff

  • dmuller@hilltopmontessori.org

Toddler Program

Miranda Sherman // Toddler Program Director, Montessori Certification: 0-3

  • msherman@hilltopmontessori.org

Jessica Shelby // Toddler Program Teacher

  • jshelby@hilltopmontessori.org

Jade Newton // Toddler Program Teacher

  • jnewton@hilltopmontessori.org

Children's House

SAPLINGS PROGRAM

Lily Enchin// Saplings Program Director, Montessori Certifications: 0-3 & 3-6

  • lenchin@hilltopmontessori.org
BIRCH ROOM

Chloe Nordgren // Birch Room Director, Montessori Certification: 3-6

  • cnordgren@hilltopmontessori.org

Haley Hopkins // Birch Room Teacher

  • hhopkins@hilltopmontessori.org
WILLOW ROOM

Lisa Scott // Willow Room Director, Montessori Certification: 3-6

  • lscott@hilltopmontessori.org

Megan Schrull // Willow Room Teacher 

  • mschrull@hilltopmontessori.org
CH Assistants 

Vicky Senni // Children’s House Assistant

  • vsenni@hilltopmontessori.org

Ali Crivelli // Children’s House Assistant 

  • acrivelli@hilltopmontessori.org

Violet McLaren// Children’s House Assistant 

  • vmclaren@hilltopmontessori.org

Dusa Heller// Childrens House Assistant and CH Extended Day

  • dheller@hilltopmontessori.org

Abbey Kropp// Childrens House Assistant

  • akropp@hilltopmontessori.org

 

Lower Elementary

Kerstin Kjellberg // Lower Elementary Director, Montessori Certification: 6-9

  • kkjellberg@hilltopmontessori.org

Akari Stimler // Lower Elementary Teacher, Montessori Certification: 6-9 & 9-12

  • astimler@hilltopmontessori.org

Malindi Chesnut-Tangerman // Lower Elementary Teacher & Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator

  • mchesnuttangerman@hilltopmontessori.org

Corina Price // Lower Elementary Aide & EL Extended Day

  • cprice@hilltopmontessori.org

Upper Elementary

Lifei Osborne // Upper Elementary Director, Montessori Certifications: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, & 9-12

  • losborne@hilltopmontessori.org

Ashlyn Stephens // Upper Elementary Teacher, Montessori Certifications: 6-9 & 9-12

  • astephens@hilltopmontessori.org

Kathy Leone // Upper Elementary Teacher

  • kelone@hilltopmontessori.org

Izzy Snyder // Upper Elementary Teacher

  • isnyder@hilltopmontessori.org

Jade Harmon // Upper Elementary Health Teacher

  • jharmon@hilltopmontessori.org

Middle School

Becky Eisenhandler // Middle School Director: Math & Health

  • beisenhandler@hilltopmontessori.org

Finn Campman // Middle School Teacher: Language Arts & Fine Arts

  • fcampman@hilltopmontessori.org

Ani Schaeffer // Middle School Teacher: Humanities, Montessori Certification: 12-18

  • aschaeffer@hilltopmontessori.org

Nora Gordon // Middle School Teacher: Math & Science 

  • ngordon@hilltopmontessori.org

Specials

Wendy Lynde // Learning Specialist Director

  • wlynde@hilltopmontessori.org

Rebecca Baldini // Learning Specialist Teacher, Montessori Certification: 3-6

  • rbaldini@hilltopmontessori.org

Catherine Flannery // Learning Specialist Teacher

  • cflannery@hilltopmontessori.org

Jade Harmon // Elementary Art Teacher & UE Health Teacher

  • jharmon@hilltopmontessori.org

Jennifer Hed // Music Program Director, Montessori Certifications: 6-9 & 9-12 

  • jhed@hilltopmontessori.org

Paul Dedell // Middle School Music Support

  • pdedell@hilltopmontessori.org

Travis Thiele // Fitness Teacher & Facilities Manager

  • fitness@hilltopmontessori.org

Marco Yunga Tacuri // Children’s House Spanish & PE “Marco Time” Teacher

  • myunga@hilltopmontessori.org

All Faculty and Staff Directory

Staff listed alphabetically by last name
Rebecca Baldini
Learning Specialist Teacher
Barbara Beckwith
Business Manager
Finn Campman
Middle School Teacher
Malindi Chesnut-Tangerman
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator & LE Teacher
Ali Crivelli
Children's House Assistant
Paul Dedell
Middle School Music Support
Becky Eisenhandler
Middle School Director
Lily Enchin
Saplings Program Director
Catherine Flannery
Learning Specialist Teacher
Laura Gypson
Early Education Program Partnership Director
Jade Harmon
Elementary Art Teacher & UE Health Teacher
Nora Gordon
Middle School Teacher
Jennifer Hed
Music Program Director
Haley Hopkins
Birch Room Teacher
Kerstin Kjellberg
Lower Elementary Director
Kathy Leone
Upper Elementary Teacher
Wendy Lynde
Learning Specialist Director
Violet McLaren
Children's House Assistant and CH Extended Day
Tamara Mount
Head of School
Jade Newton
Toddler Program Teacher
Chloe Nordgren
Birch Room Director
Lifei Osborne
Upper Elementary Director
Cristina Piergentili
Development Director
Corina Price
Lower Elementary Aide & EL Extended Day
Desi Plumley
Administrative Coordinator
Zoe Proctor
Admissions Director
Megan Schrull
Willow Room Teacher
Ani Schaeffer
Middle School Teacher
Lisa Scott
Willow Room Director
Jessica Shelby
Toddler Program Teacher
Vicky Senni
Children's House Assistant
Miranda Sherman
Toddler Program Director
Izzy Snyder
Upper Elementary Teacher
Ashlyn Stephens
Upper Elementary Teacher
Akari Stimler
Lower Elementary Teacher
Travis Thiele
Facility Manager & Fitness Teacher
Marco Yunga Tacuri
Children's House Spanish & PE "Marco Time" Teacher