Local Groups
Independent of the American Montessori Society, regional and international Montessori groups support and strengthen the Montessori Movement and provide valuable networking opportunities with colleagues around the world. To find out more about any of the groups listed below, please contact the group directly. Note that many of the groups offer professional development events that qualify for the AMS Professional Development Requirement.
If you would like your Montessori group listed, or to update your group’s information, contact Carla Hofland, AMS director of member services.
Alabama
Montessori Educators of Alabama
Dama Nichols
6 Abbot Square
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: 205-437-9343
California
Bay Area Montessori Association
Mary Beth Ricks
1880 Los Altos Dr.
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650-813-9131
Montessori Administrators’ Council of San Diego
Dena Stoneman
4544 Pocahontas Ave
San Diego, CA 92117-3710
Phone: 858-270-9350
Montessori Council of California
99 Callan Avenue
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: 510-278-1115
Montessori Teachers Network
Rev. Ronnie Binczewski,
Nautilus Montessori School
100 Hibiscus Court
Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: 916-771-3889
Colorado
Colorado Association of Montessori Schools (CoAMS)
Abigail Miller & Kerry Merkel
PO Box 1456
Longmont, CO 80502
Phone: 303-776-8173
Colorado Montessori Association
Kathryn Ross
P.O Box 631
Denver, CO 80202
Connecticut
Montessori Schools of Connecticut
Mary Lou Cobb
The Cobb School
112 Sand Hill Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone: 860-658-1144
Delaware
Montessori Teacher's Association of Delaware
Cathy A. Lopez-Cooling, Head of School
Children's House Montessori School
2848 Grubb Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 302-529-9259
Florida
Florida Coalition for the Advancement of Montessori Education
Kimberly Vertreese
Phone: 407-241-9916
Illinois
Association of Illinois Montessori Schools
Denise Monnier
1800 W. Balmoral Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-271-1700
Indiana
United Montessori Schools of Indiana
Brenda Huth, M.E.d.
UMSI Secretary
416 Mabry Cove
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-497-0920
Louisiana
Louisiana Montessori Association
Karleen Wyble
Good Shepherd Montessori School
P.O. Box 547
Port Barre, LA 70577
Phone: 337-585-9914
Maine
Maine Montessori Association
Alicia Johnson-Grafe
32 Foreside Road, Route 88
Falmouth, ME 04105
Phone: 207-351-2700
Maryland
Montessori Schools of Maryland
Josh Oboler
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-230-0901
Massachusetts
Montessori Schools of Massachusetts
Donna Milani Luther
46 Watch Hill Dr.
Scituate, MA 02066
Phone: 781-545-5544
Michigan
Michigan Montessori Society
mmsocorg@mmsoc.org
466 North John Daley Road
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone: 800-308-4899
Minnesota
Minnesota Montessori Network
Syneva Barrett
Missouri
Missouri Montessori Association
Molly Burkot
Chesterfield Day School
1100 White Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-469-6622
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Montessori Association
Laura Mammarelli
2445 Main Street
Bethlehem, NH 03574
New Jersey
New Jersey Montessori Administrators Council (NJMAC)
Ann Wilson
487 Cherry Vally Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
New York
Long Island Montessori Directors Association
Marianne Chasen
MSL 175 S. 11th Street
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Phone: 631-226-3066; 631-283-2223
NYC Montessori Network
Kathy Roemer
c/o Central Park Montessori School
1 West St.
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212-678-6072
North Carolina
Montessori Association of North Carolina
Kateri Carver-Akers
3001 Academy R.
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-401-4343
Ohio
Cincinnati Montessori Society
Kristen Patterson
P.O. Box 6282
Ft. Cincinnati, OH 45206
The Ohio Montessori Alliance
Laureen Golden
979 South James Rd.
Columbus, OH 43227
814-327-5371
Oregon
Oregon Montessori Association
Jennifer Ryznar
P.O. Box 82932
Portland, OR 97282
Phone: 503-688-0526
Pennsylvania
Greater Pittsburgh Montessori Society
Susy Moran
The Glen Montessori School
950 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15210
Montessori Heads Group
Area served: Philadelphia and surrounding counties
Diane Force
The Bala House Montessori School
27 Conshohocken State Road
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: 610-664-6767
Montessori Teachers Association of Pennsylvania, (MT-PA Inc.)
Joan Raiti
P.O. Box 428
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Phone: 610-800-9135
Pennsylvania Montessori Alliance
Angela Minahan
466 Ryndwood Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-330-9305
South Carolina
South Carolina Montessori Alliance
Jody Swaingan
843-813-1055
Tennessee
Montessori Alliance of Tennessee
c/o Jaime Yeager, Executive Director
407 East Coy Circle
Clarksville, TN 37043
Phone: 931-338-0791
Texas
Dallas Forth Worth Montessori Association
Kathy Cash
602 Dogwood Trail
McKinney, TX 75070
Phone: 972-740-9679
Montessori Alliance of Texas
Betsy Coe
15 Hilshire Grove Lane
Houston, Texas 77055
Phone: 832-748-8262
Utah
Utah Montessori Council
Duna Strachan
2083 Equestrian Ct.
Park City, Utah 84060
Phone: 435-200-8246
Virginia
Virginia Montessori Association
Trisha Willingham
1418 Sunderland Lane,
Keswick, VA 22947
Washington
Pacific Northwest Montessori Association
Dee Hirsch
Phone: 206-387-6844
Wisconsin
Madison Montessori Coalition
Jane Robinson
Harmony Montessori
4937 E. Buckeye Road
Madison, WI 53716
Phone: 608-223-1216
Wisconsin Montessori Association
Geoffrey Bishop, President
P.O. Box 34665
Milwaukee, WI 53234
Phone: 262-363-6820
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Canada
Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators
Katherine Poyntz
4953 Dundas Street West, Suite 102
Toronto, ON, Canada
M9A 1B6
Phone: 416-239-1166
Canadian Association of Montessori Teachers
Carol Ford
312 Oakwood Ct.
Newmarket, ON L3Y 3C8
Canada
Germany
Montessori Europe
Mirjam Stefels
Latin America
Consejo Interamericano Montessori
Susan Turof
416 Beringer Circle
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217-649-8525
India
Indian Montessori AssociationK.R. Meerabai
2nd Floor, SS Arcade, 7, BTS Main Road, Wilson Gardens
Bangalore 5600030, Karnataka State
India
Phone: 91-080-22484416
New Zealand
Montessori Aotearoa of New Zealand
Cathy Wilson
P.O. Box 31-461
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Phone: 02-7-448-5525