Principal - Jessica Daniels   JDaniels@CarsonMontessori.com or JDaniels@carson.12.nv.us Office Manager - Christina Saenz CSaenz@CarsonMontessori.com Christina Saenz has been a valued member of the Carson Montessori family since its inception in 2004.  In her spare time, she is a devoted wife and mother of two, who along with running a shuttle service to local events, has found the time to serve as Carson Montessori’s PTO President.   Our Office manager carefully listens to parents’ questions, gently responds to a sick child and balances the books for the school.  Christina is fluent in Spanish and will help you with your needs or concerns.      Teacher Kindergarten: Jennifer Anderson JAnderson@CarsonMontessori.com  Jennifer has been involved in the field of education for as long as she can remember. She is the daughter of educators who owned and operated a Montessori school in Poughkeepsie, New York for 21 years. Jennifer began learning about Montessori at the age of two when she became a student in her parent's school. Since then, she has been following in their footsteps. After High School, she attended State University of New York College at Cortland and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education for Nursery school through 12th grade with a concentration in English. Post graduation she found herself drawn back to the Montessori environment. Simultaneously she began her training in the Montessori primary method at the Center for Montessori Education in New York and New Jersey, and working in schools in the Hudson Valley area of New York and New York City. After six years of educating young children, she began working at the Alzheimer's Association doing educational programs and community outreach, coordinating the helpline, assisting support groups, and helping the development team with fundraisers. Jennifer has recently taken some time for herself and was able to fulfill sortie life long dreams. She completed 2 mini, sprint triathlons, one of which was at Disney World! Because of her passion for travel and desire to see the country she was born in, she drove across the United States. This trip included visiting many of the Country's beautiful national parks, and other cities in the United States that she had only read about or saw pictures of. Last year she attended a study abroad training program for massage therapy in Portugal. After the program she was lucky enough to travel through Portugal, Spain, France, England, and Ireland.She loves the outdoors, meeting new people, and learning about new cultures. She is excited about living in the west and experiencing the beauty of its land and people. She looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for learning and her life experience with her students. This summer she plans on continuing her education as she begins a graduate degree program in Education with a concentration in Montessori Elementary. Para-professional: Doris Schmitt Teacher Grades 1-2: Fred Wilcott FWilcott@CarsonMontessori.com                                                                                                     Fred Wilcott comes to Carson Montessori from a varied educational background. He spent his high school years in the Arabian Gulf emirate of Kuwait graduating from the American School of Kuwait in 1988. He worked for a time after high school in Kuwait as an artist. He returned to the U.S. settling in the San Diego area to begin college coursework in 1990. After completing general education courses at Grossmont College and Southwestern College he moved on to Concordia University in Irvine, California for more schooling. After deciding to pursue a degree in fine art he moved up the coast to attend the California College of the Arts in Oakland. After receiving his BFA he moved to northern Nevada to attend the teacher education program at Sierra Nevada College at Incline Village. While there he absorbed the experience of his teachers and received his licensure in K-12 education. He also successfully completed his student teaching at Douglas High School in 2000 teaching courses in painting, drawing, design and construction, screen-printing and graphic design. He then began teaching at a private Montessori school for the next four years. He taught the Primary age group as well as kindergarten, first and second grades. In addition to teaching there he also began to give continuous private art instruction from his home studio. In the future Fred plans to learn more about the Montessori method and to attend Montessori training in the summer. His goals are to blend his knowledge of traditional teaching methods with the progressive, child-centered methods that were used by Maria Montessori. Para-professional 1-2: Ellen Pellant Teacher Grades 1-2: Jennifer Tetz JTetz@CarsonMontessori.com &           Teacher Grades 1-2: Cynthia Conti CConti@CarsonMontessori.com        Reading Consultant: Sharon Lane Teacher Grades 3-4: Victoria Parsons VParsons@CarsonMontessori.com          Teacher Grades 3-4: Heather Goggiano HGoggiano@CarsonMontessori.com      Para-professional 3-4: Shalena (Nikki) Godard           Teacher Grades 5-6: Gary Morrison GMorrison@CarsonMontessori.com               Teacher Grades 5-6: Sally Root SRoot@CarsonMontessori.com         Para-professional 5-6: Aja Harger Special Resource: Becca Link Speech Pathology: Sarah Billings