Mel Farris

Mel first got involved at Hilltop Montessori School as a volunteer for Mountain Days, enthusiastically supporting students as they learned to ski and snowboard. That connection and involvement quickly grew into something deeper: now, as both a staff member and a Montessori parent to a daughter in the Children’s House, Mel is proud to support a school community that reflects her family’s values of independence, curiosity, and care.

Mel brings a unique blend of structure, adaptability, and warmth to her role as Operations Manager at Hilltop. With professional experience as a paralegal, a construction project manager, a procurement specialist for a fire apparatus manufacturer, and a small business owner/operator, Mel has built a career around problem-solving, systems thinking, and keeping things running smoothly — even when no two days look the same.