We Look Forward to Meeting You!
The Hillside Montessori teaching and administrative staff is composed of dedicated life-long learners who are trained to recognize the potential in each individual.
Collectively, we have 140 years of experience working in Montessori schools! Many of us have backgrounds in areas other than education, and came to Montessori after experiencing its profound potential to transform lives.
Bethany Headrick
HEAD OF SCHOOL & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Bethany’s love for learning and desire to create opportunities in her community led her to form the steering [...]
Brad Morgan
OFFICE MANAGER: Brad was born and raised in LaGrange, GA. He attended Southern Union Junior College, where he received an Associates Degree in Business [...]
Elizabeth Moore
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Elizabeth is a homegrown local to LaGrange, who has traveled extensively since 2006 with her husband due to his military career. During [...]
Pat Headrick
TODDLER LEAD GUIDE: Pat brings 30+ years of Montessori experience to Hillside, twelve of which she served as both director of a First Presbyterian [...]
Sallie Glisman
TODDLER ASSISTANT GUIDE: Sallie’s love of Montessori started at an early age. She was a Montessori student in Pat Headrick and Terri Codlins’ Primary [...]
Michele Stanley
PRIMARY LEAD GUIDE: Michele joined the Hillside community in 2019 as the Early Stay Guide and has served in both the Upper Elementary and [...]
Pamela Cooper
PRIMARY ASSISTANT GUIDE: Pamela is a native of Lima Peru. She has lived in LaGrange since 2005. She completed her undergraduate studies in Economics [...]
Kristin Little
PRIMARY LEAD GUIDE: Kristin was born in rural Alabama. Her family subsistence farmed and produced a gardening magazine. Rural life provided many opportunities to [...]
Kersten Brown
PRIMARY ASSISTANT GUIDE: Kersten has always had a love for children, learning, and teaching. She has three daughters, Adalyn, Audrey, and Ansley. In her [...]
Miranda Smith
LOWER ELEMENTARY LEAD GUIDE: Miranda joined Hillside Montessori of LaGrange at the beginning of 2018 as an assistant in the Upper Elementary Community. Miranda [...]
Lindsey Howell
LOWER ELEMENTARY CO-LEAD GUIDE: Lindsey received her B.A. in Music Education from Columbus State University at the Schwob School of music in 2019. She [...]
Bonnie-Joy Allen
LOWER ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT GUIDE: Bonnie-joy Allen joined the Hillside community in 2023 as a Lower Elementary Assistant Guide, while she completed her Montessori certification [...]
Kandice Cook
UPPER ELEMENTARY GUIDE: Kandice Cook was born and raised in LaGrange, and now resides in Franklin, GA. She was homeschooled for most of her [...]
Marquis Chatman
UPPER ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT: Marquis Chatman has been working alongside the amazing staff at Hillside Montessori, with a heavy focus in the Upper Elementary community [...]
Erik Kozma
ADOLESCENT LEAD GUIDE: Erik grew up in a military family and has lived throughout the world, experiencing many cultures. He has lived abroad for [...]
Malley Pendergrass
ADOLESCENT GUIDE: Malley joined Hillside Montessori of Lagrange in 2019 as an adolescent guide. Malley was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and moved to [...]
Tim Fitz-Gerald
THEATRE ART INSTRUCTOR:Tim is an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at LaGrange College. Before coming to LaGrange, he served on the theatre faculties at both [...]
Matt Whitten
MUSIC INSTRUCTOR & MAINTENANCE MANAGER: Matt is a native of LaGrange. He and his wife Sheena have four wonderful children, Gardner and Magnolia who [...]
Nik Marshall
MUSIC INSTRUCTOR: Nik Marshall is the teacher of the Percussion Ensemble program and co-teacher of the Adolescent Band program at Hillside Montessori of LaGrange, [...]
Anna McNamee
ART INSTRUCTOR: Anna McNamee is a part-time Visual Arts Educator for lower elementary classes through the adolescent class. She joined Hillside Montessori in the [...]
