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


Lindsey Patterson
Marketing/SOCIAL Media
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 7
Kindergarten Teacher



Katie Benishek
Student Accounts
Early Childhood


Donna Rose
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 2


Sianny Schira
Assistant Primary
Teacher Room 2


Jyoti Kanitkar
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 3


Tyn Tyn Aye
Assistant Primary
Teacher Room 3


Genny Jackson
Lead Primary Teacher
Room 4


Lia Revollo
Assistant Primary
Teacher Room 4


Cleide Burton
Assistant Primary Teacher Room 4


Lindsey Patterson
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 7
Kindergarten Teacher



Katie Benishek
Assistant Primary
Teacher Room 7


Carrie Lentz
Lead Primary
Teacher Room 8
Kindergarten Teacher


Kathy Benishek
Assistant Primary
Teacher Room 8


Hung Klemens
Assistant Primary
Teacher Room 8


Veronica Zangeneh
Primary Floater
Lower Elementary


Lucyann Shortess
Lead Lower Elementary
Teacher Room 1
Toddlers


Shazia Abbasi
Lead Toddler
Teacher Room 10


Olivia McMenamin
Assistant Toddler
Teacher Room 10


Orbelina Gomez
Assistant Toddler
Teacher Room 10


Zar Amin
Lead Toddler Teacher
Room 11


Marcela Vasquez
Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 11



ZeeZee Ayazi
Afternoon Assistant Toddler Teacher
Room 11


Kathy Darsh
Toddler Floater
Infants


Nazli Siddiki
Lead Infant Teacher


Fozia Saeed
Assistant Infant
Teacher



Fariba Sarzestani Yazdani
Assistant Infant
Teacher


Marzia Popal
Assistant Infant
Teacher


Luz Garcia
Assistant Infant
Teacher





Abegail Dahal
Assistant Infant
Teacher
Enrichment


Yasmin Ponte-Trujillo
Spanish/Yoga/ Toddler Zumbini


Lisa Li
Mandarin Teacher


Genny Jackson
Computer Teacher


Elizabeth Leach
Art Teacher
Extended Day


Nishi Mathur



Fariba Sarzestani Yazdani





Deicy Lopez


Cleide Burton


Elif Tuncyurek



ZeeZee Ayazi





Safia Nezam


Jennifer Choque-Cruz





Huria Aryan
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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