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Meet Our Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the policy-making body of the American Montessori Society. Learn more about this passionate group.

AMS board directors work to advance our mission and Montessori as a whole. They are dedicated professionals representing different constituencies and communities, and their diverse experiences and expertise help further our success and growth.

Each spring, new directors are elected by AMS members, organizations, administrators, and schools.

Executive Committee

Anita Hanks

President of the Board

Head of School, Starwood Academy of Frisco, Frisco, TX; Executive Director, North Texas Montessori Institute, Frisco, TX

Geoffrey E. Bishop

Vice President of the Board

Executive Director/Founder, Nature’s Classroom Institute and Montessori School, Mukwonago, WI

Candace Proctor

Secretary of the Board, Chair of the Teachers Section

Lower Elementary Curriculum Coordinator, The Montessori Academy of Arlington, Arlington, TX

Debbie Senoff-Langford

Treasurer of the Board & Chair of the Heads of School Section

Head of School, Jarrow Montessori School, Boulder, CO

Laura Saylor

Member at Large & Professional Director

Dean & Associate Professor, Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, OH

Munir Shivji

Executive Director

Board Members

Gulzar Babool

Chair of the Teacher Education Action Commission (TEAC)

Director of Shelton Montessori Training, Dallas, TX

Sabrina Binkley

Professional Director

Head of School, Spruce Tree Montessori School, Fairbanks, AK

Robyn Breiman

Chair of the Teacher Educators Section

Co-Director and Program and Practicum Coordinator, Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative

Margarita Diaz

Professional Director

Bilingual Montessori Consultant, Washington, DC

Saloni Mathur

Chair of the Regional Action Commission (RAC)

Founder/Director, Vistor Montessori School, Basking Ridge, NJ

Michelle Morrison

Professional Director

School Consultant and Leadership Coach

Mary Beth Ricks

Professional Director

Head of School, Bowman School, Palo Alto, CA

Michelle Seyller

Chair of the School Accreditation Commission (SAC)

Head of School, Thacher Montessori School, Milton, MA

“When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ‘I want to do it!’ But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs, they say, ‘Help me to do it alone.”

Dr. Maria Montessori, The Secret of Childhood

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