Meet The Faculty Archive - Soaring Wings Montessori

Faculty

Our faculty is a brilliant collection of people from many parts of the world who all have one thing in common – a love for children and education. Teachers hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and a Montessori teaching credential from AMS, AMI or CGMS. 65% hold, or are working on, master’s degrees. 18% are working on doctoral programs.

The faculty participates in at least two professional conferences each year as well opportunities to attend national and global Montessori conferences. We host specialty speakers about once each month to deepen our practice on every level.

We enjoy contributing to Peace House, Adopt-a-Native Elder, Recycle Utah, Summit County Library and Swaner Nature Preserve through school projects.

Every member of our faculty brings something treasured to our school. We meet daily to share our gratitude, insights and inspirations.

Emily Squadroni, BS MS IMC MACTE Upper School Director

Emily was born in Tennessee and raised in Virginia deep in the coal mining…

Eden Day, BS IMC MACTE Upper Elementary Teacher

Eden is from Minnesota and has a BS in Elementary Education from the University…

Agnes Scott, BA IMC MACTE Lower Elementary Teacher

Agnes has a BA in Elementary Education from the University of the Virgin Islands….

Audrey Marshall, BS AMS MACTE Upper School Teacher

Audrey was born and raised in Salt Lake City and grew up skiing and…

Laura Kemper, BS AMI Lead Early Childhood Teacher

Laura grew up in Portland, Oregon. After attaining her Bachelor of Science from Oregon…

Grace Cawley, BA Teaching Assistant

Grace attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts…

Kassidy Waddell, BS IMC MACTE Early Childhood Teacher

Kassidy was born and raised in Gilbert, Arizona, she attended Dixie State University and…

Arielle Gordon-Rowe, BA Teaching Assistant

Arielle has a BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College. She has experience working…

Annie Hays, BS IMC MACTE Early Childhood Teacher

Annie Hays has been working with young children in Montessori since 2015. She holds…

Hollis Esposito, BA IMC MACTE Early Childhood Intern

Hollis was adopted from China when she was two years old and grew up…

Richelle Gaines, BS MMA IMC MACTE Toddler Teacher

Richelle is a graduate of Cal State University of Fullerton with a bachelor’s in…

Jillian Cain, BS Teaching Assistant

Jillian graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in…

Paulina Perkins, BS MAEd Teaching Assistant

Paulina has a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education including TESOL from Jan Kochanowski…

Amanda Engebretsen, BA IMC MACTE Toddler Teacher

Amanda grew up in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Provo, UT when she was…

Jade Wilson, BS Teaching Assistant

Jade graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology…

Isabelle Greenstreet, BS Teaching Assistant

Isabelle grew up in Charleston, SC, and moved to Logan, UT when she was…

Rosa (Nathy) Van, BS AMS Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher

Nathy (Natty) is from Arequipa, Peru and has a BA in Advertising & Media…

Franzi Ritzinger, BS Teaching Assistant

Franzi graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Family…

Rosa Uribe Teaching Assistant

Rosa Uribe was born in the city of Pisco, Peru. She studied Secretariat and…

Carol Janes, BA IMC MACTE Toddler Teacher

Carol was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and has a BA in Social Communications…

Shayna Farkas, BS Teaching Assistant

Shayna grew up in the Chicago suburbs and moved to Park City when she…

Katherine (Katie) Bavasi, BS MMA IMC MACTE Infant Teacher

Katie was born and raised in Park City and after attending school in both…

Eliana Sarmiento, BS Teaching Assistant

Eliana (Eli) was born in Bogota, Colombia, received a BS in Hospitality and Tourism…

Megan Chapin, AS Teaching Assistant

Megan currently has an associate in Elementary education and is attending the University of…

Ashton Powers, BS Auxiliary Faculty

Ashton grew up wandering the back country of Utah where she was born and…

Makaela Rodeback, BA Teaching Assistant

Makaela graduated from BYU-Idaho with a Bachelor’s of Arts in English. Her lifelong passion…

Erika Hoecherl, BS Auxiliary Faculty

Erika has an extensive history with childcare within the education setting. She is a…

Summer Haynes, BA Auxiliary Faculty

Summer was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She graduated from the University…

Duna Strachan, BS AMS MMEd Founder/Executive Director

Duna founded Soaring Wings in 1987. She received a BS in Wildlife Biology from…

Leah Linebarger, BS AMS MMEd School Director

Leah has a BS degree in Social Science from Westminster College. She holds an…

Bruce W King, BS AMS MEd Chief Financial Officer & Project Manager & Gardener

Leith Strachan, BS IMC MACTE Administrator

Leith grew up in Park City, attending Soaring Wings through 6th grade. He holds…

Meet The Faculty

Faculty

Emily Squadroni, BS MS IMC MACTE

Eden Day, BS IMC MACTE

Agnes Scott, BA IMC MACTE

Audrey Marshall, BS AMS MACTE

Laura Kemper, BS AMI

Grace Cawley, BA

Kassidy Waddell, BS IMC MACTE

Arielle Gordon-Rowe, BA

Annie Hays, BS IMC MACTE

Hollis Esposito, BA IMC MACTE

Richelle Gaines, BS MMA IMC MACTE

Jillian Cain, BS

Paulina Perkins, BS MAEd

Amanda Engebretsen, BA IMC MACTE

Jade Wilson, BS

Isabelle Greenstreet, BS

Rosa (Nathy) Van, BS AMS

Franzi Ritzinger, BS

Rosa Uribe

Carol Janes, BA IMC MACTE

Shayna Farkas, BS

Katherine (Katie) Bavasi, BS MMA IMC MACTE

Eliana Sarmiento, BS

Megan Chapin, AS

Ashton Powers, BS

Makaela Rodeback, BA

Erika Hoecherl, BS

Summer Haynes, BA

Duna Strachan, BS AMS MMEd

Leah Linebarger, BS AMS MMEd

Bruce W King, BS AMS MEd

Leith Strachan, BS IMC MACTE

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