AMS Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the policy-making body of the American Montessori Society. It is empowered to formulate policies and to amend the bylaws as needed to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities and to ensure a vigorous future for the organization.
Elections
New directors are elected annually by AMS membership, helping to ensure that their voice is heard in the governance of our organization.
Read about our elections and meet the candidates running for office. Voting is open now through April 13.
Meet Our Board
The AMS Board is comprised of dedicated professionals representing different constituencies and communities within the Montessori family. Their diverse experiences and expertise ensure that they play a vital role in the success and growth of the American Montessori Society.
Executive Committee Directors
Munir Shivji
President of the Board
Director of School Success, Higher Ground Education, Lake Forest, CA
Amira D. Mogaji
Vice President of the Board
Chief Academic Officer, City Garden Montessori School, St. Louis, MO
Susan Kambrich
Treasurer of the Board
Head of School, Woodland Hill Montessori School, Rensselaer, NY
E. McCrae Harrison
Secretary of the Board, School Accreditation Commission
Assistant to the Principal for Montessori, Montessori Academy at Christina, Wilmington, DE
Sandra Marie Stevenson
Member-at-Large
Assistant Editor, Photography Department, the New York Times, New York, NY
Richard A. Ungerer
AMS Interim Executive Director
Ex Officio
Board Member Directors
Janet H. Bagby
Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Psychology, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Geoffrey E. Bishop
Executive Director/Founder, Nature’s Classroom Institute and Montessori School, Mukwonago, WI
Gary Bowman
Former Executive Director/Superintendent of California Montessori Project, Carmichael, CA (2004 – 2019)
Sharon Damore
Montessori Consultant and Adjunct Faculty, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Hilary Green
Chair of the Teacher Educators Section
Director, Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies, Silver Spring, MD
Anita Hanks
Head of School, Starwood Montessori School, Frisco, TX
Luz Casquejo Johnson
Assistant Professor/Director of the Montessori Teacher Education Program, Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA
Nancy Lindeman
Director/Assistant Professor, Institute for Montessori Innovation, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT
Pauline Novak
Montessori Learning Specialist, Montessori School of Northern Virginia, Annandale, VA
Candace Proctor
Chair of the Teachers Section
Lower Elementary Curriculum Coordinator, The Montessori Academy of Arlington, Arlington, TX
Debbie Senoff-Langford
Chair of the Heads of Schools Section
Head of School, Jarrow Montessori School, Boulder, CO