Experience

Houston Montessori Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Houston, TX

• Faculty - Montessori Secondary I/II

  • Sep 2000 - Present

  Houston, Texas Area Instructor and Field Consultant of Montessori middle and high school teachers/adult learners for private and public schools nationwide and in Prague, Czech Republic. Relevant Montessori experience: 9 years founding and teaching in Montessori middle school; 5 years teaching in Montessori high school (after sixteen years teaching adolescents in conventional public schools).



American International College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2020 - May 2022

  Springfield, Massachusetts, United States Working with EdD students in Blackboard forum containing several individual doctoral level courses in School of Education. Responsible for creating various syllabi, reviewing assignments, and coordinating Blackboard discussions.



School of the Woods, Houston, TX

• Faculty Woods Montessori High School

  • Aug 2010 - May 2015

  School of the Woods 1321 Wirt Rd Houston, TX 77055 Taught Economics, Government, U.S. History, and Theory of Knowledge (part of the high school's unique 'self-construction' strand' at the junior level). Also, Personal Finance and Business Entrepreneurship on rotating years to juniors and seniors. As with all faculty members, I served as advisor to one grade level (from their entry as Freshmen through their senior year). Other responsibilities include serving as faculty adviser for seniors working on their senior thesis and facilitating… Show more Taught Economics, Government, U.S. History, and Theory of Knowledge (part of the high school's unique 'self-construction' strand' at the junior level). Also, Personal Finance and Business Entrepreneurship on rotating years to juniors and seniors. As with all faculty members, I served as advisor to one grade level (from their entry as Freshmen through their senior year). Other responsibilities include serving as faculty adviser for seniors working on their senior thesis and facilitating intersession experiences (three a year - students take the lead in determining the plan, etc). Show less



Ann McGee Cooper and Associates

• Project Manager and Personal Coach

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2010

  Worked directly with Ann on an on-going basis and then with the whole team in establishing a 5 year strategic plan for their organization. Additionally, I supported servant leadership workshops and Dallas SLLC and was project manager for Virtual SLLC (Servant Leader Learning Community).