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


Rupina Jadeja
Director/Co-Owner


Marcia Vaughn
Office Manager



Katie Benishek
Student Accounts
Lower Elementary


Lucyann Shortess
Lead Lower Elementary Teacher
Room 1
Early Childhood


Donna Rose
Lead Primary Teacher Room 2


Sianny Schira
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 2


Jyoti Kanitkar
Lead Primary Teacher
Room 3


Hung Klemens
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 3


Genny Jackson
Lead Primary Teacher
Room 4


Lia Revollo
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 4


Lindsey Patterson
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 7
Kindergarten Teacher
PTA Teacher Representative



Katie Benishek
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 7


Carrie Lentz
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 8
Kindergarten Teacher


Kathy Benishek
Assistant Primary Teacher
Room 8


Veronica Zangeneh
Primary Floater



Cleide Burton
Primary FLoater
Toddlers


Zar Amin
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 9


Marcela Vasquez
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 9


Luz Garcia
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 9



ZeeZee Ayazi
Afternoon Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 9


Shazia Abbasi
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 10


Olivia McMenamin
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 10



Abegail Dahal
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 10



Fozia Saeed
Afternoon Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 10


Molly Wilt
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 11



Deicy Lopez
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 11


Kathy Darsh
Toddler Floater
Infants


Nazli Siddiki
Lead Infant Teacher
Room 12


Labina Wardak
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12



Fariba Sarzestani Yazdani
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12


Sovieth Guerrero
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12


Huria Aryan
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12



Cleide Burton
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12


Shakiba Rahimi
Assistant Infant Teacher
Room 12
Enrichment


Yasmin Ponte-Trujillo
Spanish/Yoga/ Toddler Zumbini


Lisa Li
Mandarin Teacher


Genny Jackson
Computer Teacher


Elizabeth Leach
Art Teacher
Extended Day


Nishi Mathur
Room 6


Elif Tuncyurek
Room 6


Jennifer Choque-Cruz
Room 6



Fariba Sarzestani Yazdani



Deicy Lopez
Toddler Program



ZeeZee Ayazi
Toddler Program



Abegail Dahal
Toddler Program



Fozia Saeed
Toddler Program
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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