Meet Our Faculty and Staff

Melinda is a Head Teacher in the Upper El, following three years in the Lower El. Prior to joining WHMS in 2018, Melinda was an Upper Elementary Montessori teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina in a public Montessori school. Prior to her work in North Carolina, Melinda taught in New York City, at the Family School and at Brooklyn Heights Montessori. In addition to her teaching work, Melinda is a published author. She has two non-fiction children’s books and has written articles for the Public School Montessorian. Melinda has a bachelor’s degree in Russian and European Studies from Yale, and a master’s degree in elementary education from the College of St. Rose. She has (AMS) Montessori certification from CMTE in Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary.