With a collaborative and unified voice, we promote, support, and advocate for Montessori education in North Carolina.
MANC BOARD MEMBERS
Committed to the Cause

President
BOBBE SPINK
Founder and Head of School of several Montessori Schools in Tennessee​
Montessori Primary/Elementary Certified Teacher
Montessori Consultant

Board Member
BRIDGET DICKERSON
Lower Elementary Lead Teacher, Heartwood Montessori School
Montessori Certified, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Montessori Field Consultant, Center for Guided Montessori Studies, Florida

Board Member
KAREN FLETCHER
Upper Elementary Lead Teacher, Chantilly Montessori, Charlotte, NC
Lower and Upper Elementary Montessori Certified
National Board Certified Teacher

Board Member
KATHERINE PERRETTA
Director of Finance and Operations, Montessori Community School
Member of the North Carolina State Bar

Board Member
AMBER ELDER
Director of Primary Programs, Omni Montessori School
Montessori Early Childhood Certified
Master of Arts in Education, Montessori Concentration, St. Catherine’s University

Board Member
SHARON VANELLA
Head of Early School, Charlotte Preparatory School
AMS Montessori Certification - Primary - CMTE/NY
BS Elementary Education/BA Spanish - Miami University

MANC Founder
KATERI CARVER
Former Director of Education, International Montessori School, Durham
Montessori Primary/Elementary Certified Teacher
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Montessori Teacher Education Programs, University of Wisconsin River Falls

Justin Tosco
Emeritus Board Member
Director of Middle School, Sterling Montessori School
Montessori Elementary and Secondary Certified Teacher
