Now retired, Paul was Hilltop’s Middle School Director and Humanities Teacher from 2001 – 2022. These days he has the great privilege of continuing his connection with the Middle School through singing songs with students that deepen and enrich the humanities curriculum, a long standing Middle School tradition. He also assists musically with the...Read More

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

Akari grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. and moved up to Vermont in 2021 to join the Hilltop community. Akari studied political science, education, and gender studies at Bates College for undergrad and completed AMI’s 6-12 Elementary training program with the Montessori Training Center Northeast in August 2024. They are currently a co-teacher in the Lower Elementary...Read More

From a reading tutor to a ski instructor, Environment Educator at Nature Camps to teaching English as Another Language in Taiwan, Ashlyn has a passion for working with children in any capacity. Ashlyn completed her BS in Environmental Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and her MA in Education at Loyola University in Baltimore....Read More

Miranda grew up in Northern Virginia and moved to Colorado in 2008. She lived there until her husband and two kids moved to Vermont, in August 2023, to be closer to her East Coast family. Miranda studied Early Childhood Education and started working with toddlers at a Montessori school in 2013. She worked in this environment...Read More

Jessica grew up in Southern New Hampshire and moved to the area in October of 2022. Jessica developed a passion for working with children during the Covid-19 pandemic as a nanny. During her time as a nanny Jessica learned about the Montessori philosophy and strongly agreed with its principles. After leaving that job to move...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

Born on a commune in Guilford, Vermont, and raised in Marlboro and Bennington, Ani attended a constructivist alternative school as a child, eventually going to Sarah Lawrence College. She then moved to New York City, where she lived for thirteen years, to pursue a full career as a conceptual choreographer and dancer. After traveling extensively...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

Liv grew up in the Brattleboro area attending local schools and eventually went to San Diego for college where she majored in Psychology with a focus on Child and Family Development. Her studies evoked a passion and goal of working with children. In 2020, both the pandemic and the arrival of her oldest son, Luca,...Read More