Lily (she/her) was born and raised in Toronto, Canada and has a BA in East Asian Studies from York University with a focus on Chinese Language and Culture. Her studies of Asia have taken her to Cambodia, where she volunteered for an NGO offering free English classes to children in rural villages. She also taught English as a Second Language to children in China.

Lily started her career in Montessori education in 2017 and earned a MACTE accredited Primary diploma. She worked in a Children’s House classroom for two years, but found an almost gravitational pull towards toddlers and the extraordinary levels of independence she saw from these young children in Montessori environments. She then attended the Montessori Institute in Denver where she obtained an AMI (0-3) Assistants to Infancy diploma. Lily loves working alongside families and supporting new parents as they navigate the first few years of a child’s life, a passion that was reignited after the birth of her son in November 2024. Lily graduated with an M. Ed in Montessori Education from Loyola University Maryland in the spring of 2023. She is enthusiastic about the growing field of Montessori research and advocacy and is currently conducting academic research for the American Montessori Society.

In her free time Lily loves cooking, playing ukulele and singing, and spending time in the outdoors with her family and their dog Norm.