CMS FACULTY
Meet Our Faculty
"The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, the children are now working as if I did not exist". -Maria Montessori
Toddler Program
Rachell Felder
Toddler Directress
Stark State College
Joined CMS in 2015
Krista Harp
Toddler Assistant
Perry High School
Joined CMS in 2018
Carla Turpin
Toddler Directress
North American Montessori Center, Infant Toddler Montessori Certification
Stark State College
Joined CMS in 2005
Tanya Barremore
Toddler Assistant
McKinley High School
Joined CMS in 2010
Pre-Primary Program
Bridget Ranalli-Friend
Pre-Primary Directress, Early Childhood Division Coordinator
Afternoon Kindergarten Directress, and Summer Directress
Xavier University, BA, Pre-K and K-3
AMS Pre-Primary Certification
IMSLEC Orton-Gillingham Certification & Certified Practitioner 2
Joined CMS in 2004
Jordan Jefferson
Pre-Primary Assistant
Joined CMS in 2023
Molly Zerrer
Pre-Primary Directress
University of Richmond, American Studies, BA
The Barrie School, AMS Pre-Primary Certification, Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies
Joined CMS in 2019
Samantha Moore
Pre-Primary Assistant
Stark State College
Joined CMS in 2014
Michelle Humble
Pre-Primary Directress
Cedarville University, BA
Joined CMS in 2023
Isaac Covington
Pre-Primary Assistant, Elementary Morning Care Supervisor
Hoover High School
Joined CMS in 2022
Kylie Rose-Lautzenheiser
Pre-Primary Assistant
Joined CMS in 2023
Kiran Badola
Pre-Primary Assistant
Penn Foster College, AZ; AS
National Institute of Fashion Technology, India; MA
ONGC Polytechnic, India; Diploma
Garhwal University, India; BS
Joined CMS in 2022
Elementary Program
Stephanie Liotti
Lower Elementary Directress, Elementary Division Coordinator
Kent State University, BA, Art Education
North American Montessori Center, Lower & Upper Elementary Montessori Certifications
Joined CMS in 2010
Kim White
Upper Elementary Directress
Barry University, MS, Montessori Elementary Education, AMS Elementary I & II Certification
Bowling Green State University, BS, Elementary Education
Joined CMS in 2019
Kelly Chandler
Lower Elementary Co-Directress
Kent State University, MA, Therapeutic Recreation/Special Populations
Kent State University, BA, Exercise, Leisure, and Sport
North American Montessori Center, Early Childhood & Lower Elementary Certifications
Joined CMS in 2015
Ami Adams
Intervention Specialist
Muskingum University, MA, Intervention Specialist
Malone University, BA, Middle Childhood Education
Joined CMS in 2022
Co-Curricular Program
Charlotte Engohang
French Language and Culture Instructor
Kent State University, BA, French Literature, Culture and Translation
Joined CMS in 2019
Taylor Bond
Musical Theater Instructor
Kent State University, Communications
Joined CMS in 2017