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West Seattle Montessori School & Academy
Fostering Independence and a Love of Learning Since 1985
Faculty & Staff
Executive Director
Angela Sears Ximenes
Program Director
Jane Egashira
Admissions Director
Heather Aquino
Finance
Becky Youman
Operations
Francisco Dias Ximenes
Summer School Director
Katie Kostova
Little Owls
Bresda Gomez
Veronica Garcia
Bailey Ormsby
Owlets
Sofia Grosskreuger
Sahnai Hill
Jasmine Romero
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Yellow Room:
Carson Rosi, Teacher | Ashley Cuellar Enamorado, Assistant
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Purple Room:
Haley Brasch, Teacher | Mindy Fujimoto, Assistant
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Red Room:
Anitha Prasad, Teacher| Hillary Kadish, Assistant
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Green Room:
Alicyn Roberge, Teacher| Mariby Romero, Assistant
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Blue Room:
Lucy Kuhn, Teacher| Breanna Crone, Assistant
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Children's House:
Kelly Costello, Teacher| Amalie Ardourel, Teacher
Samantha Lopez, Assistant
Barn Owls (1st-3rd):
Gracey Sessoms, Teacher
Denita Mora, Assistant​
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Snowy Owls (1st-3rd):
Andrea Emery, Teacher
Lisa Griffin, Assistant
Eagle Owls (4th-5th):
Sage Wegner, Teacher
Emma Rich-Tran, Teacher
Wise Owls (6th-8th):
Hilary Heinz Luthi, Humanities
Becky Youman, Mathematics
Sarah Malmstrom, Science
SPECIALISTS
Drama
Hilary Heinz Luthi
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Music and Orchestra
Sarah Malmstrom
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Teaching Support
Jonny Guadamuz
Behjat Taghizadghavdel
Shoshana Lowenthal
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