Preprimary Teachers
Preprimary Classroom I
Kathleen Frericks, M.Ed. (Montessori Education), Xavier University; BS (Business Administration), Xavier University. Kathleen holds an American Montessori Society (3-6) Certification. This is Kathleen's twelfth year with us; she is responsible for the oldest students in the morning class.
Souad Karaman, Montessori Teaching Certification (3-6), Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Ed; BFA, New York Institute of Technology. This is Souad's tenth year with us as a Montessori Teacher. Prior to that, she worked in our Extended Care Program for a year and was also our Elementary Art Teacher for a year. She is responsible for the middle group in the morning class and for the oldest students in the afternoon class.
Mina Patel, AMS (3-6) Certification, Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education. She has a BS (Accounting and Marketing), University of Texas. This is Mina's fifth year teaching at MAC. She is responsible for the youngest group in the morning class.
Nina Rubin, AMS Montessori Teaching Certification (3-6), Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Ed. This is Nina's second year at MAC, and she has worked at The Child's Place for the past seven years. Prior to that, she worked as a Montessori Teacher at another school in the Cincinnati area. She is responsible for the middle group in the afternoon class.
Preprimary Classroom II
Lisa Emery, BS (Montessori Education), Xavier University. She has an AMS 3-6 Certification. This is Lisa's fourteenth year with us, and she will be responsible for the oldest group in both the morning and afternoon classes and for the middle group in the afternoon class.
Kathleen Kehling, Montessori Teaching Certification (3-6), Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education; she also attended University of Cincinnati. This is Kathleen's eleventh year with us; she had several years experience in preschool programs prior to joining us. She is responsible for the middle group in the morning class.
Laura Shary, Montessori Teaching Certification (3-6), Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education. Child Development Associate Certification. This is Laura's eighth year at MAC. For six years prior to joining MAC, Laura was the Infant/Toddler Director of The Children's Center in Blue Ash (also owned by the Elder family). Laura is responsible for the youngest group.
Kindergarten Enrichment
Brandy Sovak, BS (Early Childhood Education), University of Cincinnati. Brandy had worked with preschool/ kindergarten students for four years and as a fifth grade teacher for one year before coming to MAC. After taking a year off for the birth of her first child, Brandy re-joined us for this, her fifth year teaching with us.
Laura Ewing, BA (French), Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is working on her MS in Early Childhood Education. This is Laura’s first year at MAC. She brought to us extensive experience working as a caretaker and live-in nanny.