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The Kenosha
Montessori School, Inc Staff
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Jo Ann Cole |
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Our
Kindergarten Directress and Administrator, graduated from
the University of Wisconsin – Parkside in 1977. She
completed her Montessori Academy training at the MECA-SETON
training center in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, under the
direction of well-known educators, Celma and Desmond Perry.
This is Jo’s 32nd year at the Kenosha Montessori School. Jo
also worked at the Barrington Montessori Summer Camp in
Barrington, IL, during her internship period. Jo is
certified and a member of the American Montessori Society.
She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and will instruct the
students in Spanish as well as Art History. Jo is a member of the Kenosha Exotic
Bird Club, and The American Federation of Aviculture. She
is also a breeder of exotic birds and owner of Jo’s Exotic
Birds, Ltd., here in Kenosha. |
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Gloria Arneson |
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Our
Pre-School Directress and Assistant Administrator, graduated
in 1982 from Clarke College in Dubuque, IA with B.A. degrees
in Computer Science and Mathematics. Gloria completed
her Montessori Education in the Pre-Primary Level at the
Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center in Evanston, IL.
She is a certified member of the American Montessori
Society. This is her 17th year at KMS. Gloria has four
children, three having graduated from the KMS Kindergarten
Program and Paul, who graduated from our elementary program
in 2006. |
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Marianne Giannis |
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Our Upper
Level Teacher, graduated in 1986 from the University of
Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, with a B.A. in Music Education.
She has also attended Carthage College for classes in
Special Education Licensure. Marianne attended the Midwest
Montessori Teacher Training Center in Evanston, IL and
completed her Montessori training in the summer of 2005.
This is Marianne’s 8th year at KMS. She has two children who
graduated from our elementary program, Zach in 2005 and Alex
in 2009. |
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Dorothy Olson |
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Our Upper Level Assistant, became a certified
Montessori Assistant after completing training in Hinsdale,
IL, at the MECA-SETON Training Center in July of 1990.
Dorothy has two grown children, Louis and Katie, both
graduates from KMS Kindergarten. |
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Barbara (Bobbie) Poppie |
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Bobbie received her AMS certification as a
Pre-Primary Directress from the Midwest Montessori Teacher
Training Center in Evanston, IL, this summer. She will be
working in the AM Pre-School and PM Kindergarten programs.
She graduated from Carthage College with a B.A. in Art and
Graphic Design. Bobbie attended Alverno College for classes
in Art Education. She also has a certificate from GTC in
Desktop Publishing. Bobbie has two daughters, Jessie, in
our 4th Grade, and Courtnie who attended our
Pre-school. |
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Carol Istvanek |
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Our PM Pre-School Program Assistant and PM
Extended Day Assistant, completed her Montessori Assistant
training in the summer of 1999 at the Midwest Montessori
Teacher Training Center in Evanston, IL. She also serves as
our KMS Librarian and KMS Website Administrator. Carol has
three children, Steven, Robin, and Ashley. Robin and
Ashley graduated from our Upper Level Program in 2006 and
2008 respectively. |
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Elizabeth (Megan) Kinsella |
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Our
PM Enrichment Program Coordinator, received her BA in
History from Denison University and her Law Degree from St.
Louis University. Megan has worked as a substitute
educational assistant for the Kenosha Unified District and
as a teacher’s assistant and substitute teacher at St.
Mary’s Pre-School and Day Care. She is married to David and
has three children, Culley, Alyson, and Murphy, who is a
former KMS pre-school student. |
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Mary Ann Roiniotis |
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Our
AM Enrichment Program Coordinator, earned her Bachelor’s
Degree in Finance from UW-Whitewater and her MBA from
Marquette University. She and her husband, Jim, have two
sons. Tommy is in our 1st Grade and Jimmy in our
AM Pre-School. |
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Judy Upmann |
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Our
Montessori Assistant, will be helping out during lunch,
recess and in the classrooms. Judy completed the Childcare
Services Program at Blackhawk Technical College and is
looking forward to pursuing this interest here at KMS. Judy
has two daughters, Janet who is attending her first year of
college in Michigan and Cheryl, a Junior at Bradford High
School. |
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rev. 9/4/09 |
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