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
4000 Terman Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-813-9131
Montessori Administrators’ Council of San Diego
Candy Young
15010 Pomerado Road
Poway, CA 92064
Phone: 858-883-2985
Montessori Teachers Network
Rev. Ronnie Binczewski, MEd
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
2500 Curtis St.
Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 303-322-0972
Connecticut
Montessori Schools of Connecticut
Patrice Champagne
Montessori Discovery School
218 Dudley Street
Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-889-0340
Delaware
Montessori Teacher's Association of Delaware
Linda Zankowsky
Wilmington Montessori School
1400 Harvey Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 302-475-0555
Florida
Montessori Organization of Dade
Eleanor Winhold
17555 South Dixie Highway
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
Phone: 305-253-3225
Montessori Teachers’ Association
Susan Haines
2551 Gertrude Drive
Lantana, FL 33462
Phone: 561-964-1995
Illinois
Association of Illinois Montessori Schools
Debbie Senoff-Langford
1800 W. Balmoral Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-271-1700
Indiana
United Montessori Schools of Indiana
Sandy Strantz
11340 E. 200 South
Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: 317-354-5667
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
Chip DeLorenzo
93 Center Street
Nobleboro, ME 04555
Phone: 207-563-2168
Maryland
Montessori Schools of Maryland
Josh Oboler
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 260
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
Missouri
Missouri Montessori Association
Cheryl Xing
1100 White Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: 314-469-6622 x245
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Montessori Association
Laura Mammarelli
P.O. Box 618
Plymouth, NH 03264
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 South 11th Street
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Phone: 631-226-3066; 631-283-2223
NYC Montessori Network
Kathy Roemer
c/o Park West Montessori School
435 Central Park West, Suite 225
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 212-678-6072
Ohio
Cincinnati Montessori Society
Jill Wilson
c/o North Kentucky Montessori Society
2625 Anderson Road
Crescent Springs, KY 41017
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
Joanne Schreiber
Mt. Lebanon Montessori School
550 Sleepy Hollow Road
Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228
Phone: 412-563-2858
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
2242 Warner Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
Phone: 610-584-4194
Texas
Montessori Alliance of Texas
Betsy Coe
15 Hilshire Grove Lane
Houston, Texas 77055
Phone: 832-748-8262
Utah
Utah Montessori Council
Duna Strachan
P.O. Box 682384
Park City, Utah 84068
Phone: 435-640-4858
Virginia
Virginia Montessorians
Shanna Honan
2013 Scenic Pkwy
Chesapeake, VA 23323
Phone: 757-547-7673
Washington
Pacific Northwest Montessori Association
Dee Hirsch
603 N. 60 Street
Seattle, WA 98103
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
Nancy Schaitel
6945 Feather Avenue
Sparta WI 54656
Phone: 608-269-1387
INTERNATIONAL
Canada
Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators
Katherine Poyntz
4953 Dundas Street West, Suite 102
Toronto, ON, Canada
M9A 1B6
Phone: 416-239-1166
Germany
Montessori Europe
Anja Kohrs
Postfach 1272
53582 Bad Honnef
Germany
Phone: 004-2224-90-15-701
Fax: 0049-2224-93-25-25
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
Ana Pickering
P.O. Box 2305
Stoke, Nelson
New Zealand
Phone: 64-4-475-5532