Teachers & Staff

Michele Parker (Miss Michele)

Michele is the Owner/Director of our school. She graduated from Sienna Heights University with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science. She then attended the New England Montessori Teacher Education Center in Boston for her Preprimary Montessori Certification and did a year internship under Sister Anthonita Porta in Adrian, MI.

After graduation she moved to Midland and has taught Montessori for over 34 years including 15 years at a local Montessori before opening her own school in 1999. During this tenure she has also trained and monitored dozens of Montessori interns as they worked toward becoming Montessori teachers. In addition to her work with interns, she has also been a Montessori consultant helping some Mid-Michigan Montessori area schools as they prepared to open their doors.

She continues to attend conferences, meetings and seminars to keep current in the Montessori method and Early Childhood Education.

Kelly Peck (Miss Kelly)

Kelly is starting her 6th year at Michele's Montessori. She is currently the Assistant Director and has 9 years of experience working with children, one year which was spent in Shanghai, China teaching English at an international preschool. Kelly graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelors of Science, majoring in Child Development with an Early Childhood concentration. She is energetic and enjoys encouraging children to try new things and be creative!

Roxana Stevens (Miss Rox)

Roxana has been teaching at Michele's Montessori for 17 years. She routinely pursues educational research by attending conferences and lectures. Roxana adds a special flare to the School. She has a love for cooking as well as reading to the children

Bev Koster (Miss Bev)

Bev has 34 years of experience working with young children. She studied elementary education at Calvin College. While living in Ann Arbor, Bev developed her own in-home childcare business. After raising four children of her own, she has worked in a Montessori environment for over 20 years. She has worked nine of those years as an assistant Montessori teacher. During that time, she has attended several Montessori training courses in Chicago. Bev is in her fifth year of bringing creativity, knowledge and love of children to our school.

Pam Wolfgang (Miss Pam)

Before starting at Michele's Montessori Pam worked in the Merrill School District in the preschool and summer programs. She was also a Nanny for 18 years working with two different families during that time frame. Pam looks forward to sharing each day with the children as she starts her 7th year adventure here at Michele's Montessori.

Melissa Rothhaar (Miss Melissa)

This is Melissa's third year teaching at Michele's Montessori. Melissa received her Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University and moved to Houston, Texas for two years to work as an event planner at an oil and gas company. Melissa has completed her Montessori education and internship and is now a Certified Montessori Teacher. She loves working with children and is excited to use her knowledge of Montessori within the classroom.

Nancy Grubich (Miss Nancy)

Nancy joined our staff 7 years ago and works in the office here at the school. Educated in Child Development at Montana State University, she has teaching and administrative background in Preschool, Childcare and Montessori School settings. Nancy has been involved in the education and care of young children for 38 years. She enjoys helping the families of Michele's Montessori within her position.

Kerri Graham (Miss Kerri)

Miss Kerri has been involved in Montessori education for over 20 years. She started as a high school sophomore working in Miss Michele's class for a high school assignment. She then continued as an assistant for the next 12 years in Midland and Indianapolis. Kerri received her 3-6 Primary Montessori Certification from the MMTEC in Rochester Hills in 2006, and has been leading her own classroom in a Montessori school in Southgate, MI. She decided to return to Midland this year with her family and accepted a teaching position this Fall at our school. Kerri is both a member of the American Montessori Society and the Michigan Montessori Society. She enjoys continuing her education and passion for the Montessori philosophy by attending workshops and conferences.

Kylie Ball (Miss Kylie)

Joining our staff this school year, Kylie comes from Phoenix, Arizona where she started working in her first Childcare in 2015. She brings with her two years of experience and a desire to continue to work with children as she is currently working toward a degree in Library Informatics with the hope of one day being a Children's Librarian. Not only does she want to be a librarian, she would also like to own a home and become a Foster Mother.
Kylie says that children mean the world to her as it makes her heart full and gives her the opportunity to be able to have an impact on their lives.

Brooke Fetterolf (Miss Brooke)

    Brooke is new to our school this year and before coming to Michele's had been a Nanny for four years, working with multiple families with children ranging in ages from 6 months to 13 years.
     She is currently pursuing a degree in Wildlife Biology, with hopes of dual majoring in Early Childhood Education as well.
     She has always loved working with children because of the great joy they bring her and hopes that she can bring happiness to their lives as well. She is enjoying working in the Montessori Environment, finding it a very beneficial and caring atmosphere for children to grow in.

Staff Professional Development

Miss Michele along with Miss Rox, Miss Pam, Miss Bev, Miss Kelly and Miss Nancy attended a Montessori Seminar in Howell, MI

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