President: Tracy Hucke
Vice President: Jeremy Gross
Treasurer: Seth Davidson
Secretary: TERI CASSIDY
Board Members: Ashlee Martindale, Caroline Shanor, Shaina Case
Contact MSC Board: boardmsc@googlegroups.com
Abby
Audrey
Cyan
Georgie Johnson, BA, AMS-EC - Executive Director And Kindergarten Teacher
Ms. Georgie graduated with a BA in Elementary Education from the University of Wyoming in 2016. She has worked with a wide range of children, spanning from 6 weeks of age to 3rd grade. Ms. Georgie moved to Cheyenne in 2019 and immediately fell in love with the school's culture and the Montessori Philosophy. She earned her Montessori Early Childhood credential from the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in May 2021. Following the child, cultivating a peaceful and caring community, and fostering independence are some of her favorite aspects of Montessori education. Outside of school, Ms. Georgie enjoys supporting local businesses, experiencing music, and spending time with her husband and daughter.
Contact Ms. Georgie: director@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Faculty and Staff
Primary Lead Teachers
Ms. Hannah, Primary Four
Carol
Janely
Lex
Luz
Karla Nelson, AA, AMS-IT, Lead Teacher - Toddler Two Classroom
Ms. Karla has been with the Montessori School of Cheyenne since 2002. She began as a sub and quickly realized she loved working with the toddlers. Her favorite part of Montessori is watching each child's unique personality blossom.
In her spare time, she likes to hike, read, listen to music and paint. She has three children- two adult sons and an 8 year old daughter.
Contact Ms. Karla: toddler.two@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Estelle
Afternoon Assistant: Ms. Audrey
Kaitlin Steege, BA, Lead Teacher - Toddler Three Classroom
Miss Kaitlin started working at MSC in February 2023, but has been working with infants and toddlers for over 10 years. She has worked in Early Childhood Education centers and as a private nanny. She received her bachelor degree in Family Consumer Sciences with a minor in Early Childhood Education from the University of Wyoming in 2021. She will be completing her Montessori training specializing in infants and toddlers in February 2024. Her favorite part of Montessori is the love of learning in the classrooms and watching the children become their own unique individual. In her free time, she enjoys going to the movies, watching live music, and relaxing at home with her husband, cat, and dog.
Contact Kaitlin: toddler.three@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Haley
Afternoon Assistant: Ms. Samantha J.
parent Board of directors
Spencer Kelly, BA, AMS-IT
Spencer first joined MSC in 2009 as an afternoon assistant. Since then, they have worked in a few other preschool environments, however MSC is the place they call home. In prior preschools they have been in the position as afternoon assistant, lead assistant and lead teacher. They got their Bachelor's of Science in Human Development of Family Science in 2015 from the University of Wyoming and finished their Montessori training specializing in infants and toddlers in February of 2023. Their favorite part of the Montessori Method is to foster independence. In their personal time, Spencer enjoys spending time with their dogs, Reina and Kenai, hiking and watching scary movies.
Ms. Amber, Primary One
Ms. Nicole, Primary Five
Denisha White, Lead Teacher - Primary Five Classroom
Contact Ms. Denisha: primary.five@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Nicole
Afternoon Assistant: Ms. Gracie G.
Angela Weigel, BA, AMS-EC - Lead Teacher - Primary Four Classroom
Angela began working at MSC in 2018. She believes that Maria Montessori is right when she says "it’s not enough to love a child." Angela's is thrilled to love, nurture and watch the children in her classroom grow. Angela has been a part of the teaching community for 32 years and is Montessori Certified. She loves teaching the Montessori work to all her students and anyone else who wants to learn!
Contact Ms. Angela: primary.four@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistants: Ms. Hannah
Afternoon Assistant: Luz
administration
Ms. Jordan, Primary Two
Faith Barnes - Lead Teacher - Primary One Classroom
Faith has been at MSC since February 2020. She worked as a lead assistant in Primary One for 3 years and is now taking over the lead position! At MSC, she has found a love for learning, teaching, and watching the children grow into independent members of a caring community. She is passionate about introducing children to the Montessori philosophy and preparing them for life through a self-paced learning environment.
Contact Ms. Faith: primary.one@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Amber
Afternoon Assistant: Ms. Lexi
Montessori School of Cheyenne
Where exploration fosters a love of learning
Ms. Haley, Toddler Three
Additional Faculty & staff
Ms. Estelle, Toddler Two
Ellia
Emily
Jordan
At the Montessori School of Cheyenne, we feel very lucky to have caring, highly qualified, and loyal teachers and administrators. Many of our teachers have been at the school for over five years and some staff have served the school for 10-20 years. Many of our teachers hold degrees related to children and education and all of our teachers are certified by the American Montessori Society (AMS).
Each classroom has one Montessori-certified lead teacher as well as one assistant teacher.
The strong educational backgrounds and substantial classroom experiences of our faculty make them highly trained and knowledgeable in the area of early childhood education. The Montessori School of Cheyenne supports ongoing professional development for all of our staff through internal and external staff training and other educational pursuits.
Brittaney Stewart, BS, AMS - IT - Lead Teacher - Toddler One Classroom
Brittaney has loved being a part of MSC for the past 6years! There are many things that Brittaney likes about Montessori education, but her top two reasons are fostering each child’s independence within the classroom and meeting the child’s needs where they are developmentally. When Brittaney is not in the classroom you can find her taking road trips, spending time with friends and family, or reading a book. She currently has three cat fur babies named Sophie, Rowdy, and Meeka.
Contact Ms. Brittaney: toddler.one@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Charlene
Afternoon Assistant: Ms. Christine
Taylor Keast, BA, Business Accounting & Art- Lead Teacher - Primary Three Classroom
I grew up in Colorado and moved to Cheyenne in 2015. I worked my way through three bachelor’s degrees (Studio Art, Business Administration and Accounting), graduating from Western State Colorado University in 2012. I have a wide breadth of professional experience in restaurant management, office and human resource administration, accounting and bookkeeping, designing educational and promotional materials, real estate, ceramic art, mountain living, and motherhood. I started teaching at MSC in 2021 when my childen began here and am currently working to become certified by the Authentic Institute of Montessori. I am passionate about understanding and respecting all living things. While far from fluent, I enjoy using ASL to the best of my ability with my family and classroom; I learned when I was small from my 2 deaf aunts! I love to play outside in dirt of all kinds, and believe it is our duty as humans to protect the natural world we live in. I am excited to share in childrens’ wonder and discoveries! If there is something they are interested in, we will learn together. The MSC community feels like hom and I am very happy to be a teacher here.
Contact Ms. Taylor: primary.three@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Brittany
Afternoon Assistant: Emily
Leah McGaw - Lead Teacher - Primary Two Classroom
Leah has been working in the Early Learning field for 10 years. She was born and raised in SW Colorado. She has two children and a new grandbaby that is the apple of his mama's eye.
Leah loves to learn, explore, and have new adventures every day. As a teacher, she is both a scientist and an artist. Leah loves when her students are curious, want to learn new things, and ask questions. She hopes that her students will love to take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!
Contact Ms. Leah: primary.two@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Lead Assistant: Ms. Jordan
Afternoon Assistant: Ms. Rachel
Samantha O'Dell, BA, AMS-IT - Assistant Director
Samantha O'Dell started working at MSC in 2009. Samantha has a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Early Childhood and earned her Montessori Infant/Toddler Certification in 2017. Samantha loves that Montessori focuses on the individual child and their potential, offers mixed ages in the classroom, and fosters independence. Samantha worked as an afternoon assistant, lead assistant and a lead teacher before becoming the Assistant Director. Samantha loves being outdoors, reading and spending time with friends, family and her two cats.
Contact Ms. Samantha: ADSamantha@montessorischoolofcheyenne.org
Ms. Brittany, Primary Three
Lead Assistants
Toddler Lead Teachers
Ms. Charlene Toddler One