Board of Trustees

Born and raised in the South Puget Sound region, Victoria moved north after high school to attend Seattle University where she earned her B.A. in English Literature and History. After a barista stint at Starbucks, she attended Western Washington University to earn her Masters in Education and has spent over 20 years working in the classroom. When it came time to send their older daughter to Kindergarten in 2015, Victoria and her husband chose WMS, and they have been active in the school community since.  Victoria served for three years on the Family Alliance executive committee—one year as secretary and two years as VP. As a member of the WMS Board of Trustees, she looks forward to sharing her expertise in the education field to support the school’s mission while gaining experience in a new facet of school operations and connecting with the broader WMS community.

Brandon D'Ewart attended Woodinville Montessori from preschool through sixth grade, and was part of the expansion of WMS from the Woodinville site to the current North Creek campus. He went on to attend the Overlake School and then achieved a bachelor's degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College. He has worked in data science and analytics in data center construction, civil engineering, and residential tech, while currently working at Meta.

Brandon has been a volunteer on the Finance committee since 2016, and this is his first term as a full board member. For this term, he hopes to help shepherd WMS into further growth and stability by driving capital projects and increasing inclusivity and equity via work in DEIB.

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Amer Karim became a WMS parent when his daughter was enrolled in Fig. His son followed soon after and they are both in Upper Elementary now. He started volunteering as a Parent Ambassador and segued into serving on the WMS Board of Trustees, where he served for 5 years before taking a leave of absence due to health issues.

Amer lived in several different countries as a child and experienced different education systems across Asia, Europe, and North America. The core lesson Amer learned from his experiences was that traditional mainstream education systems were sorely lacking in many ways. When he came across the Montessori method, he was immediately drawn to its focus on helping develop the whole child. With all the challenges our children are inheriting, the world needs a different perspective, and perception, of how to deal with these challenges. He believes WMS does an excellent job of helping its students to develop the skills needed to face those challenges.

Professionally, Amer's background is in Cybersecurity and Privacy and he has been working in the technology industry for over 3 decades. He currently serves as an advisor to the Fred Hutch Patient Engagement Program and on its Patient and Family Advisory Council.

Ross is an experienced investment and wealth advisor and has previous experience as a cybersecurity consultant and naval officer. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2006 with a B.S. in Information Technology, and a specialization in National Security Affairs.

Ross discovered his passion for nonprofit support with Music Center of the Northwest, where he participated in launching a capital campaign, search and hiring of an Executive Director, grant writing, and board recruitment. Ross and his family joined Woodinville Montessori in the fall of 2020 at the recommendation of his oldest daughter's Early Childhood teacher at West Seattle Montessori School.

Sabrina Moss began her journey with WMS when her eldest son joined as a toddler and became a “Figlet” in the Fig class. Her younger son also adopted the same title when he joined the school as a toddler, and both have thrived at WMS. Having taken a two-year leave to move abroad, her family returned to the area to continue at WMS where her sons are now in Upper Elementary and High School.
 
Sabrina has worked at colleges and universities in Admissions and International Education, and worked with educational systems around the globe. She believes in comprehensive education and distinctive methodology and finds that WMS equips students for the future with progressive approaches and a supportive culture. Sabrina has a double bachelor’s degree in International Business and French, and a master’s degree in Education; she now runs her own consulting company.

Reilly Ochs is a WMS parent of a daughter in Maple class. Reilly volunteered on the WMS Auction Committee in 2023-24 and is thrilled to now serve as a Board member. Reilly looks forward to bringing socioeconomic perspective to the Board through her career in residential real estate and education in Political Science. Reilly was born and raised in the PNW and attended The Overlake School. In addition to professional life and parenthood, Reilly is an amateur competitive showjumper and enjoys equestrian sports and the outdoors with her husband, Miguel, and their daughter.

A passionate educator and community leader, Yuanfang holds a Master’s degree in Education and an EMBA in Economics Management. She began her professional journey as an elementary school teacher after college. After transitioning to the real estate industry she assumed an executive management role,  working on strategic planning and financial management in the Greater China region.

Soon after moving to PNW in 2008, Yuanfang embraced the opportunity to engage with the local Chinese community and the education associations as a volunteer. She joined the WMS community when her elder son enrolled in EC program, and quickly found alignment in her family values with school's mission. She became even more involved when her younger boy started in the toddler program.  Since then, Yuanfang has been actively contributing to family alliance, event planning, and connecting WMS with the local Chinese community. Yuanfang is passionate about the Montessori philosophy and wishes to bring her diverse experiences and her commitment to education to the WMS board.