Primary Teacher

Malin has been with Montessori School of Novato since 1997. She holds a B.A. in History and Geography, an American Montessori Teaching Credential and California Directors Permit. Malin is also our school Director. She has one daughter who attended MSON. When not teaching, she enjoys reading, traveling, hiking, spending time with her daughter and animals, and just enjoying nature.

Primary Teacher

Amanda attended Montessori School of Novato as a child and has been back teaching here since 2018, taking over her own class in 2020. She has a B.A. in English and a IMC Primary Montessori Teaching credential. Amanda is a Montessorian at heart and absolutely loves passing on the philosophy to the next generation. When she’s not teaching, Amanda loves playing soccer, rock climbing, backpacking, and spending time with her husband and dog.

Toddler Teacher

Cindy has been with Montessori School of Novato since 2019. Cindy holds a B.A. in Psychology of Education. Cindy has worked in the education field as a teacher, nanny and consultant to teachers helping them create strategies to work with behavioral problems in the classroom. Cindy uses a holistic approach when working with children, taking into consideration their physical, cognitive and emotional development. In her spare time, Cindy enjoys traveling, being outdoors and playing sports.

Primary Assistant

Heidi grew up in Novato and has lived in Petaluma for the past 35 years. She is a wife, a mom and an Oma (grandmother). Heidi has a wealth of experience in childcare from running her own in-home daycare, nannying and subbing at various local preschools. In her spare time when not spending time with her daughters or grandkids, she loves to hike, cook and bake.

Primary Assistant

Annika is an MSON alumni and has worked at the school since 2018, first as an after care teacher and then as a Primary Assistant. Annika is attending college and is pursuing her degree in Elementary Education. In her spare time she likes to play guitar, paint and draw, hike, look for shells at the beach and spend time with her kitten and bearded dragon.

Toddler Teacher

Jessi has extensive experience working in child education. While taking courses on early childhood development she grew her passion for guiding and teaching kids of all ages. She has worked for San Rafael City Schools district with students ages Pre-K through 8th grade. She also has over 5 years experience in Montessori teaching and loves the curriculum. She has a daughter named Violet , and when Jessica is not at work she’s spending her quality time with her baby girl witnessing her reach new milestones everyday.

Daycare Teacher

Lorena has been an assitant at our school since 2019, and least year took on the role of leading our aftercare program. Born in El Salvador, she lived in Costa Rica before moving to California with her husband 17 years ago. Lorena has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. Her favorite color is purple and her hobbies are traveling, reading and hiking.

Substitute Teacher

After receiving her BS in psychology from Dominican University Poorva took some time off to travel and work which is where her love for early childhood education developed. After directing summer camps and nannying, Poorva taught PreK for 13 years. She took 4 years off to care for her two young children is enjoying being back in the classroom. Poorva is a Novato native and loves spending  time outdoors with her family.