Welcome Faculty and Staff Please welcome the following staff members to our community!
Kathy Ellwood Kathy is originally from Southern California but identifies more with the Pacific Northwest. She started her education career first as a parent of four children, then moving into a Paraprofessional position at a local elementary school. Kathy enjoys working with all age groups, but her passion is in lower elementary education. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, gardening, and spontaneous road trips.
Jana Huang Jana has lived in Washington almost her whole life, except for a two-year stay in Beijing. She graduated from the University of Washington, Bothell, with an Interdisciplinary Studies degree and went on to get her K-8 certification from there in 2009. While getting her K-8 certification, she discovered that traditional education was not a good fit for her. She worked at a Montessori preschool and fell in love with the philosophy. She stayed home with her newborn son for a number of years, using a lot of what she had learned from Montessori in her parenting of him. Her family moved to Beijing for a couple of years, where she had her daughter. After they moved back, she got a job at the same Montessori school where she had previously worked. Her daughter also attended there for a few years until the pandemic hit. Staying at home while her children attended remote schooling allowed Jana to reexamine where she was at. She decided to go back to school, get her lower elementary Montessori certification, and begin working with elementary-aged students again. She is so excited for the opportunity to do her internship at Eton School. Jana enjoys playing board games with her children, learning languages, listening to podcasts about Montessori, and cooking in her spare time.
Cassie Jones Cassie was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska Omaha, where she studied art and art history. She found her passion for education while working at the child development center on campus during her undergrad. After graduating from UNO, she taught preschool for almost eight years before relocating to Denver, Colorado. While living in Denver, she worked for Denver Public Schools as a Behavioral Paraprofessional. She relocated to the Seattle area in June of 2021. When she is not at work, you can find her running, hiking, skiing, exploring, and hanging out with her husband, Vaughn, and their dogs, Kiyoshi and Georgia.
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Fall 2021
