School Life 
Faculty and Staff
Arbor requires that all lead teachers and Education Administrators are certified by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI).
| Head of School | Jan Deason |
|---|---|
| Business Manager | Marti Wooff |
| Elementary Coordinator | Alison Sherrill |
| Primary Coordinator | Anu Chandra |
| adolescent program coordinator | Annie Frazer |
| Director of Auxiliary Programs | Mickey Phillips-Black |
| Director of Communications/pr | Leslie Richardson |
| Director of Development/Parent Involvement | Martha Addison |
| Administrative Assistant | Cheryl Rogers |
| front desk assistant | Liticia Weissinger |
| Bookkeeper | Cheryl Howard |
Academic Staff
Jan Deason, Head of School, BA and Secondary Teaching Certificate, Western Michigan University; AMI Elementary Diploma, Washington Montessori Institute, 1986
Anu Chandra, Primary Coordinator, BA Bangalore University, AMI Primary Diploma, Atlanta, 1999
Annie Frazer, Adolescent Program Coordinator
Mickey Phillips-Black, Director of Auxiliary Programs, BS University of Akron, Elementary Teaching Certificate, Kennesaw State University, AMI Infant and Toddler Training, San Diego, CA, 2002
Alison Sherrill, Elementary Coordinator, BS University of Georgia; AMI Elementary Diploma, Washington Montessori Institute, 1996
Lead Primary Teachers
Marian Cooper, BS Early Childhood Education; AMI Primary Diploma, Atlanta, 1999
Myesha Green, Ph.d Emory University, BS Hampton University, AMI Primary Diploma, Atlanta, 2007; M.Ed Loyola College, Baltimore, MD.
Deedee Murphy, BA St. Andrew's Presbyterian College; AMI Primary Diploma, Washington Montessori Institute, 1978
Shiela Pereira-Scruggs, DeKalb College; Georgia State University; AMI Primary Diploma, Montessori Institute of Atlanta, 1985
Lead Elementary Teachers
Becca Carlton-Fernandez, BA New College of the University of South Florida, AMI Primary Diploma, Montessori Institute of Atlanta, AMI Elementary Diploma and M.Ed Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
Nancy Fernandez, BA Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA; NAMTA Orientation to Adolescent Studies, Hiram, OH
Betty Litsey, BS State University of New York; Diploma, Institute of Children's Literature; AMI Primary Diploma, Montessori Institute of Atlanta; AMI Elementary Diploma, International Center for Montessori Studies, Bergamo, Italy
Kate Ramsey, BA, MEd, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT; AMI Elementary Diploma, Washington Montessori Institute
Cindy Ragozzine, BA, University of Georgia; MA Georgia State, Atlalnta, GA; AMI Elementary Diploma Washington Montessori Institute
Steve Thorpe, MEd Loyola College, Maryland; AMI Elementary Diploma, Milwaukee, 1999, BA University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Lead Middle School Teachers
Nate Ewert-Krocker, BA Kenyon College, Ohio. NAMTA Orientation to Adolescent Studies, Hiram, OH
Barbara Fox, BA University of South Florida, AMI Primary Diploma, AMI Teacher Training Center, Atlanta, GA
Jacqui Miller, BA, University of Pennsylvania; AMI Elementary Diploma, Washington Montessori Institute,1993
Assistant Teachers
Lora Boyd, BA Berry College, Rome, GA
Nicole Doxie, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Emily Ghiz, BA Sweet Briar College, Amherst, VA
Rebecca Giddens, Brewton-Parker College, Mount Vernon, GA; MA Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Jodi Dunn, BA Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Marlene Murray, BA, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Kathleen O’Connell, BA Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI; MECA-Seton Teacher Training Program
Becky Roberts, BS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; MBA Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Asya Yordanova, CDA Atlanta, 2004, MEd University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Specialty Teachers
Reading
Kamilah Scales, Language Specialist
Spanish
Maria Sanz, Primary and Lower Elementary Spanish Teacher, BA CEIPA University, Medellin, Columbia; MEd Gran Columbia University, Bogota, Columbia.
Susana Walker, Upper Elementary Spanish and Middle School Teacher, BFA University of Tennessee 1994, MS University of Tennessee, TN
Art
Patty O'Keefe-Hutton, Elementary and Middle School Art Teacher, BFA, BAE Eastern Michigan University, MI
Music
Brenda Strickland, Elementary and Middle School Music Teacher, BME, MME, Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Training, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO