HEAD OF SCHOOL & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Bethany’s love for learning and desire to create opportunities in her community led her to form the steering committee that founded Hillside Montessori of LaGrange in 2011.

Bethany holds a B.A. in English and M.A. in Teaching from LaGrange College and a Certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard. She earned her Montessori credential from North American Montessori center. She is a graduate of the 2018 Leadership Troup class and 2022 cohort of West Ga Health Insiders. She was recognized as one of LaGrange’s Top 20 under 40 in the program’s inaugural year. Bethany has served on the Advisory Committee for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper/WPL Floating Classroom and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lafayette Society for Performing Arts.

She is the mother of two sons and two daughters, all current or former Montessori students.