About

Faculty & Staff

Working Together to Bring Montessori Education to Life

At WMS, our dedicated faculty and staff at both campuses collaborate to fulfill our mission of delivering an authentic Montessori education to students from Toddler through High School. Every member of our teaching team is a Montessori-certified educator, committed to nurturing each child’s growth and potential.

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  • Sunita Pailoor

    Head of School

  • Liz Hoyer

    Assistant Head of School

Advancement

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  • Julie Schwarz

    Director of Admissions

  • Laureen Ng

    Director of Development

  • Emily Irwin

    Director of Communications & Marketing

  • Caitlin Remeto

    Advancement Coordinator

  • Jayme Knight

    Registrar & Admissions Coordinator

  • Janelle Na

    Bothell Campus Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

  • Carolina Juarez

    Woodinville Campus Receptionist & Assistant Registrar

Business Office

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  • Sean Kramar

    Chief Operating & Technology Officer

  • Max Koh

    Director of Finance

  • Sarita Hossain

    Controller

  • Jillian Dickson

    Human Resources & Operations Manager

  • Sabrena Awe

    Bookkeeper

  • Scott Schweitzer

    Facilities Manager

  • Winter Mathison

    Facilities Coordinator

Program Directors

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  • Carol Harshaw

    Director of Toddler & Early Childhood Programs

  • Meg Venkatachalapathy

    Assistant Director of Toddler & Early Childhood Programs

  • Robin Held

    Director of Lower Elementary Programs

  • Laila Kabani

    Director of Upper Elementary & Middle School Programs

  • Liz Hoyer

    Director of High School Programs

Toddler

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  • Nadia Mora

    Teacher, Fig Class

  • Miguel Ceballos

    Program Assistant, Fig Class & Club House

  • Sophie Cairney

    Program Assistant, Fig Class & Club House

  • Shannon Slater

    Teacher, Apricot Class

  • Savannah Steed

    Intern & Program Assistant, Apricot Class & Club House

  • Naomi Iskandar

    Program Assistant, Apricot Class & Club House

  • Corrinne Anderson

    Program Assistant & Club House

Early Childhood | Bothell Campus

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  • Monali Paranjape

    Teacher, Aspen Class

  • Nuch Wattansittichai

    Intern & Program Assistant, Aspen Class & Club House

  • Dhunitha Yelamali

    Teacher, Dogwood Class

  • Moonmoon Bhattacharjee

    Program Assistant, Dogwood Class & Club House

  • Ferdielyn Lagmay

    Pine Class

  • Poonam Saini

    Program Assistant, Pine Class & Club House

  • Kailey Lee

    Teacher, Douglas Fir Class

  • Paula Romano

    Intern & Program Assistant, Douglas Fir Class & Club House

  • Yanling Cao

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Julia Coulombe

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Kaavya Nesterenko

    Program Assistant & Club House

Early Childhood | Woodinville Campus

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  • Bhargavi Pusuluri

    Teacher, Apple Class

  • Yejin Ma

    Program Assistant, Apple Class & Club House

  • Lisa Shin

    Teacher, Elm Class

  • Zoe Dinsmore

    Program Assistant & Club House, Elm Class

  • Aneta Lasek

    Teacher, Oak Class

  • Rupa Bhattacharjee

    Program Assistant, Oak Class & Club House

  • Kristina Douglas

    Teacher, Maple Class

  • Sun Ryu

    Program Assistant, Maple Class & Club House

  • Neelu Agrawal

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Alex Besson

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Eliza Caudle

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Heidy Vargas Dulcey

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Susmita Ghosh

    Program Assistant & Club House

Lower Elementary

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  • Jessie Cobb

    Co-Teacher, Hawthorn Class

  • Gabrielle Fairbairn

    Co-Teacher, Hawthorn Class

  • Laura Ascolese

    Co-Teacher, Juniper Class

  • Aleena Khan

    Co-Teacher, Juniper Class

  • Alison Stern

    Co-Teacher, Magnolia Class

  • LeeAnn Brown

    Co-Teacher, Magnolia Class

  • Suman Kumar

    Co-Teacher, Magnolia Class

  • Hillary Brestar

    Co-Teacher, Spruce Class

  • Durga Kanjinghat

    Co-Teacher, Spruce Class

  • Amy Fujimoto

    Co-Teacher, Willow Class

  • Veronica Juarez

    Co-Teacher, Willow Class

  • Jesse Lyons

    Program Assistant & Club House

  • Sherin Rajkumar

    Elementary Program Assistant

Upper Elementary

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  • Viji Badya

    Co-Teacher, Cedar Class

  • Alyx Hodges

    Co-Teacher, Cedar Class

  • Devyn Couch

    Co-Teacher, Sequoia Class

  • Alice Pope

    Co-Teacher, Sequoia Class

  • Susan Andree

    Co-Teacher, Redwood Class

  • Chrissy Hawthorn

    Intern & Co-Teacher, Redwood Class

  • Kaitlyn McElrath

    Co-Teacher, Cypress Class

  • Laura Hughes

    Co-Teacher, Cypress Class

  • Olivia Detloff

    Program Assistant & Club House

Middle School

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  • Sarah Berry

    Co-Teacher, Ginkgo Class

  • Jordan Listo

    Co-Teacher, Ginkgo Class

  • Patty Follman Cavallerano

    Co-Teacher, Alder Class

  • Bre Loo

    Co-Teacher, Alder Class

  • Marc Cobb

    Co-Teacher, Alder Class

  • Lyla Irvine

    Student Business & Learning Support

High School

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  • Sharon Dunn

    Co-Teacher, Ash Class

  • Liz Steiner

    Co-Teacher, Ash

  • Luke Putvin

    Co-Teacher, Ash Class

  • Taylor Westphal

    Co-Teacher, Ash Class

  • Sayantani Basu Roy

    Math & Science Teacher

  • Joanna Zhang

    Advanced Math & Data Science Teacher

  • Max Koh

    Math Teacher

  • Lyla Irvine

    High School Program Coordinator & Learning Support

Program Staff & Specialists

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  • Jamie Holland

    Program Support Coordinator

  • Frances Ju

    Program & Club House Coordinator

  • Dolly Jose

    Kitchen Coordinator

  • Kaavya Nesterenko

    Kitchen Assistant

  • Emily Schlieman

    Librarian (K-HS) & PE (LE)

  • Suzy Woodley

    Cooking (MS) & Athletics & Extracurriculars Coordinator

  • Sara Brogdon

    Art (UE-HS) & STEAM (MS) Teacher

  • Shannon Marth

    Art (LE) & ID Lab Teacher (LE & UE)

  • Valerie Wheeler

    Music Teacher (TOD-HS)

  • Lupita Cardenas

    Spanish Teacher (EC-MS)

  • Amanda Freerksen

    Spanish Teacher (HS)

  • Atsuko Seckinger

    Japanese Teacher (MS & HS)

  • Laurel Swol

    Learning Support

  • Emily Murray

    Student Support Counselor

  • Megan Wanless

    Student Support Counselor