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
Vice President
PATRICE BRITZ
MPPI Board Member
NC Licensed Elementary Teacher
National Board Certified Teacher
Montessori Primary/Elementary Certified Teacher
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
Board Member
JUSTIN TOSCO
Director of Middle School, Sterling Montessori School
Montessori Elementary and Secondary Certified Teacher
Board Member
KATHERINE PERRETTA
Director of Finance and Operations, Montessori Community School
Member of the North Carolina State Bar
Board Member
KATHERINE RUCKER
Founder and Head of School at Moore Montessori
Master of Economics, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City
Master of Education, Loyola University Maryland
Credentialed as a Primary Montessori guide through Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
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, Park Road Montessori, Charlotte, NC
Lower and Upper Elementary Montessori Certified
National Board Certified Teacher
Board Member
PAM WILSON
Master’s Degree in Child Development from Iowa State University
Montessori Primary Certified Teacher
NC Licensed Pre-K--6th Grade Teacher
Retired Public School Kindergarten Teacher
National Board Certified Teacher
Early Childhood Education Consultant
Board Member
SHARON VANELLA
Head of Early School, Charlotte Preparatory School
AMS Montessori Certification - Primary - CMTE/NY
BS Elementary Education/BA Spanish - Miami University
Board Member
MCKEEBA LINDO
Program Director of Lancaster County First Steps Early Head Start Child Care Partnership
Early Childhood Education Professional Development Trainer
Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment Consultant
MScEd
Proud Montessori Mom
Board Member
AMBER ELDER
Primary Lead Teacher, Park Road Montessori
Montessori Early Childhood Certified
Master of Arts in Education, Montessori Concentration, St. Catherine’s University
Board Member
LATONYA SPIVEY
Director of Enrollment Management, Follow the Child Montessori School, Raleigh, NC
Advisory Board Member, Black Montessori Education Fund
Montessori Mom