Marco joined Hilltop in 2015 as an After Care and Children’s House assistant, after seeing what a positive effect Hilltop had on his two children, one a Hilltop graduate and one currently in the Upper Elementary program. He moved to Brattleboro in 2014 from his home country of Ecuador. In Ecuador he taught language through...Read More

    Lisa has worked with children from one to fourteen years of age in a variety of settings over 30+ years. Most recently, Lisa has spent the last five years as a Lead Primary teacher in Keene, NH where she has lived for the past 16 years. Lisa began her Montessori journey as a...Read More

Megan grew up in Southern Vermont and is rejoining the community by way of Rhode Island. She originally left the state to volunteer with AmeriCorps in a service learning program at a charter high school in Austin, Texas. There, she started taking classes at community college with an eye toward education. She completed her associate...Read More

Chloe earned her Bachelor’s degree in Photography and Fine Arts from Purdue University. Throughout college she nannied for two young boys from the age of two until they were five. She quickly realized her love for working with young children during this time.  Shortly after college, she joined her family who had relocated to North Carolina,...Read More

Jill Malin brings years of experience as both a Montessori educator and a children’s music and movement specialist to Hilltop. She directed Blue Hills Music Together for 15 years before earning her Early Childhood Montessori certification from the New England Montessori Teacher Education Center – a transition inspired by witnessing the beauty and deep respect...Read More

Violet (she/her) was born and raised in Florida, where she was homeschooled and attended a Montessori school for pre-school. After that, she attended both public and magnet schools, but the Montessori values of independence and intrinsic learning continued to shape her educational journey, creativity, and personal growth. Violet earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and a...Read More

Jennifer brings diverse experience and a love of both teaching and music making to her roles at Hilltop. She holds M.A.’s in Latin American Studies and Education, and she completed her Montessori AMI elementary training at the Washington Montessori Institute prior to moving from the DC area with her family almost 25 years ago. Jen...Read More

  Haley loves seeing our young students become part of our community! She grew up locally in Jamaica, VT and has always wanted to work with children and stay in Southern Vermont. She’s settled in Westminster West now. In her spare time you can find Haley hiking, reading a good book, writing or spending time...Read More