OUR FACULTY
Hawley Hoggard
Allyson Creel
Ali Mullins
Daiana
Meara Phelps
Grecia Lucero
HAWLEY HOGGARD
Head of School
Education
B.A. in Botany - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A.M.I Primary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (DC)
Experience
A.M.I. Primary Teacher, Charlotte, NC 1994 – 2017
A.M.I. Primary Teacher, Newport, KY 1990 – 1994
Professional Presentations and Teacher Workshops
Early Language in the Children's House, 2016
The Language Materials in the Montessori Primary Classroom, 2006
Responsibilities of the Primary Assistant, 2002
The Logic of Montessori, 2002
Exploring the Language Curriculum of the Primary Classroom, 1998
Service
A.M.I. Refresher Course Primary Level Liaison, 2006
Association Memberships
Member of the Association of Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Member of the North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA)
Member of the Montessori Administrators Association (AMI-MAA)
Education
B.A. in Art - Wittenberg University (OH)
M.S.Ed. in Art Therapy - Nazareth College of Rochester (NY)
A.M.I. Elementary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (MD)
Experience
A.M.I Elementary Teacher, Charlotte, NC 2004-present
Elementary Assistant, Charlotte, NC 2002-2004
Professional Presentation
Conference Presenter, North Carolina Montessori Collective Annual Conference, 2015
Service
Chair, A.M.I. Elementary Alumni Association Board, 2014 - 2017
Conference Coordinator, A.M.I. Elementary Alumni Association Board, 2011 – 2014
Association Memberships
Member of the Association of Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Member of the Elementary Alumni Association (AMI-EAA)
LARA JACOBS
Primary Teacher
ALI MULLINS
Elementary Assistant
DAIANA GANDULLA
Primary Assistant
TRICIA RINGLEY
Administrative Assistant
Education
B.S. in Elementary Education - Plattsburgh College (NY)
M.Ed. Loyola College (MD)
A.M.I. Primary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (MD)
Experience
A.M.I Primary Teacher, 3 to 6 Year-Old Classroom, Charlotte, NC 2002 - 2008
MEARA PHELPS
Montessori All Day Assistant
Meara loves to learn and hopes to instill that passion in others through a potential career in education.
Interests
Music, reading, new experiences
GRECIA LUCERO
Montessori All Day Assistant
Education
Associate degree in Early Childhood Education - CPCC - Charlotte, NC
Experience
Early Childhood Teacher Cadet, Piney Grove Elementary, 2012 - 2014
Interests
Oil painting, basketball, reading, hiking
OUR FACULTY
Hawley Hoggard
Allyson Creel
Ali Mullins
Daiana
Daiana Gandulla
Tricia Ringley
Meara Phelps
HAWLEY HOGGARD
Head of School, Primary Teacher
Education
B.A. in Botany - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A.M.I Primary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (DC)
Experience
A.M.I. Primary Teacher, Charlotte, NC 1994 – 2017
A.M.I. Primary Teacher, Newport, KY 1990 – 1994
Professional Presentations and Teacher Workshops
Early Language in the Children's House, 2016
The Language Materials in the Montessori Primary Classroom, 2006
Responsibilities of the Primary Assistant, 2002
The Logic of Montessori, 2002
Exploring the Language Curriculum of the Primary Classroom, 1998
Service
A.M.I. Refresher Course Primary Level Liaison, 2006
Association Memberships
Member of the Association of Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Member of the North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA)
Education
B.A. in Art - Wittenberg University (OH)
M.S.Ed. in Art Therapy - Nazareth College of Rochester (NY)
A.M.I. Elementary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (MD)
Experience
A.M.I Elementary Teacher, Charlotte, NC 2004-present
Elementary Assistant, Charlotte, NC 2002-2004
Professional Presentation
Conference Presenter, North Carolina Montessori Collective Annual Conference, 2015
Service
Chair, A.M.I. Elementary Alumni Association Board, 2014 - 2017
Conference Coordinator, A.M.I. Elementary Alumni Association Board, 2011 – 2014
Association Memberships
Member of the Association of Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Member of the Elementary Alumni Association (AMI-EAA)
ALLYSON CREEL
Assistant Head of School, Elementary Teacher
LARA JACOBS
Primary Teacher
ALI MULLINS
Elementary Assistant
DAIANA GANDULLA
Primary Assistant
TERESA HANLON
Primary Assistant
TRICIA RINGLEY
Administrative Assistant
Education
B.S. in Elementary Education - Plattsburgh College (NY)
M.Ed. Loyola College (MD)
A.M.I. Primary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (MD)
Experience
A.M.I Primary Teacher, 3 to 6 Year-Old Classroom, Charlotte, NC 2002 - 2008
MEARA PHELPS
Montessori All Day Assistant
Meara loves to learn and hopes to instill that passion in others through a potential career in education.
Interests
Music, reading, new experiences
GRECIA LUCERO
Montessori All Day Assistant
Education
Associate degree in Early Childhood Education - CPCC - Charlotte, NC
Experience
Early Childhood Teacher Cadet, Piney Grove Elementary, 2012 - 2014
Interests
Oil painting, basketball, reading, hiking
Teresa Hanlon
Grecia Lucero
Education
B.A. in Psychology - Winthrop University (SC)
Undergraduate Research: Effects of Psychological Barriers on Climate Change Mitigating Behaviors, 2016
A.M.I Elementary Trainee, Montessori Northwest, Spokane, WA
Experience
Reading Teacher, Charlotte, NC 2017
Elementary Classroom Assistant, Charlotte, NC 2017 - present
Interests
Art, cycling, reading
Education
Early Childhood Education - St. Vincent College (PA)
Early Childhood Education - University of Maine
A.M.I Primary diploma - Washington Montessori Institute (DC)
Experience
A.M.I. Primary Teacher, Casper, WY 1989 - 1992
A.M.I. Primary Teacher and school owner, Casper, WY 1993 – 2001
A.M.I. Primary Teacher and school owner, Bath, ME 2005 - 2013
A.M.I. Primary Teacher, Fishers, IN 2013 - 2014
Resource Aide, Carmel, IN 2014 - 2018
Professional Development
A.M.I. Refresher Course 2000, 2012, 2015
MTIPS Conference: Classroom Management 2010; All-Day Montessori 2014
Speaking to Reading and Phonograms, presented by Shannon Helfrich 2006
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training, 1991-1992
Association Memberships
Member of the Association of Montessori Internationale (AMI)
Lara Jacobs
Education
B.A. in Psychology - Rider University (NJ)
Early Childhood Education - Penn Foster
Experience
Head Teacher, Liberty Montessori: The Place for Learning, Jersey City, NJ 2015 - 2018
Assistant Director, Early Learning Academy, Jersey City, NJ 2010 -2 015
Group Teacher, The Harmony School, Princeton, NJ 2008 - 2009
Interests
Yoga, dance, reading, sports, photography, movies, traveling, animals, and spending
time with my family and friends
Education
B.S. in Biology - Saint Francis University (PA)
M.S. in Biology - Clarion University of Pennsylvania
A.M.I. Primary Trainee, Montessori Institute of North Texas, Dallas, TX
Experience
Biology Instructor, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA (1997-2006)
Primary Classroom Assistant, Charlotte, NC (2006-2008)