Alcuin Montessori Faculty and Staff

​Our teachers are a dedicated, well-educated group of individuals who empower and facilitate students, partner with parents, and are role models in the larger community.

Infant

SHARON DIAZ: Completing her 0-3 AMS Certification from Seton Montessori Institute. Undergrad: Northeastern Illinois University.

MICHELLE MURRAY: 0-3 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. 0-3 Certification, WellSpring Montessori Teacher Training. BA in Communications, National Louis University.

Toddler

ANNIE BORGE: 0-3 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. BA in Psychology with an Art minor, University of Denver.

ZAIRA BORUCKI: 0-3 AMS Certification from Seton Montessori Institute. Undergrad: Morton College.

LILIANA GARCIA: 3-6 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. Completing her 0-3 AMS Certification from Seton Montessori Institute. BA in Social Communication, Universidad Javeriana.

ELIZABETH GUITRON: 0-3 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. BS in Communication Science, WES, Mexico City.

Primary/AYM Primary

LYDIA LEWIS-BRANDT: 3-6 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. BS in Psychology, McGill University.

JASMINE LLENAS: 3-6 PMI/MACTE Montessori Primary Teacher Certification. BS in Marine Biology from Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Child Development Certificate from Truman College.

MIKE NEVILLE: 3-6 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. BA in Communications, Grand Valley State University.

AMY PRICE: 3-6 AMI Diploma from the Montessori Institute of Milwaukee. BA in Industrial Design and Painting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. M.Ed. from Loyola University Maryland.

LETICIA RAMOS: 3-6 AMS Certification, Seton Montessori Institute. AAS in Early Childhood Education, Triton College. Pursuing BA from National Louis University in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in Special Education and ESL/Bilingual Education.

Junior Elementary

NICOLE COCHRANE: 6-9 AMS Certification, Xavier University. BS in Criminal Justice, Illinois State University. MAED, Xavier University.

HEATHER RIVERA: 6-9 AMS Certification, Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center. BA in Environmental Studies, Northeastern Illinois University. MA in Educational Psychology, National Lewis University.

Senior Elementary

PHOENIX HOLT: 3-6 and 6-12 Montessori Certification, Barry University; 12-15 AMI/NAMTA Certification. BA in Psychology and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts. MS in Early Childhood Montessori Education, Barry University.

​Middle School

GUS BUESSER: BA from Evergreen State College. MA in Teaching from National-Louis University.

JOHANNA KENNEY: 12-18 AMI Certification, AMI Cleveland. BA in English, minor in art history, Boston University. MAED, Goddard College.

JEFF PETERS: 6-12 AMI Certification, Washington Montessori Institute. BA in English with a Spanish minor, Earlham College.

Enrichment

TERRAISA EICHWALD: Gym Teacher. BA in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Western Illinois University.

SOPHIA LYMAN: Art Teacher. BA in Art History, Emory University. MA in Teaching Art Education, Columbia College.

AARON SMITH: Music and Theater Teacher. BA in English with a music minor, Ohio University.