Meet Our Staff
The teachers at MCHL are trained professionals who bring years of experience, as well as compassion, into the classroom every day. All of the lead teachers are Montessori certified. The entire staff is first aid and CPR certified and take classes annually to ensure they are kept abreast of current practices in the field of early childhood education. MCHL is proud of the fact that more than half of its staff of forty have been at MCHL for over ten years. Though richly diverse in their individual backgrounds, all of the staff are united in creating a nurturing and fun home away from home for the children in their care.
Administration
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Rupina Jadeja
Director/Co-Owner
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Marcia Vaughn
Office Manager
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Katie Benishek
Student Accounts
Lower Elementary
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Lucyann Shortess
Lead Lower Elementary Teacher
Room 1
Early Childhood
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Donna Rose
Lead Primary Teacher Room 2
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Sianny Schira
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 2
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Jyoti Kanitkar
Lead Primary Teacher
Room 3
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Genny Jackson
Lead Primary Teacher
Room 4
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Lia Revollo
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 4
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Lindsey Patterson
Lead Primary Teacher Room 7
Kindergarten Teacher
PTA Teacher Representative
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Katie Benishek
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 7
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Carrie Lentz
Lead Primary Teacher Room 8
Kindergarten Teacher
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Kathy Benishek
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 8
Toddlers
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Zar Amin
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 9
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Marcela Vasquez
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 9
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Luz Garcia
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 9
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ZeeZee Ayazi
Afternoon Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 9
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Shazia Abbasi
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 10
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Olivia McMenamin
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 10
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Abegail Dahal
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 10
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Fozia Saeed
Afternoon Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 10
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Molly Wilt
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 11
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Sovieth Guerrero
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 11
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Cleide Burton
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 11
Infants
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Massicilia Kasdi
Lead Infant Teacher
Room 12
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Marwa Osman
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12
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Labina Wardak
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12
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Martha Jara
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12
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Iliana Hernandez
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12
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Fariba Sarzestani Yazdani
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12
Enrichment
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Yasmin Ponte-Trujillo
Spanish/Yoga/ Toddler Zumbini
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Lisa Li
Mandarin Teacher
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Genny Jackson
Computer Teacher
Floaters
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Veronica Zangeneh
Primary Floater
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Deicy Lopez
Primary & Toddler Floater
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Kathy Darsch
Toddler Floater
Extended Day
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Nishi Mathur
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Roxana Ferrel
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Fariba Sarzestani Yazdani
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Maddie Biglari
Contact Info
Address:
880 W Church Rd
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone: (703) 421-1112
Fax: (703) 421-9356
E-mail: info@mchl.org
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