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Our Teachers
Dianna Souder, Director and Head Teacher
– Ms. Souder has been involved with Good Shepherd Montessori since 1998.
She holds a Montessori Certificate for Primary Education and a CDA (Child Development
Associate) certificate. She also has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music and
business, and taught violin and piano from her home studio for 11 years. She was
a Kindergarten substitute teacher in the Montgomery County Public Schools and
served as head counselor at Sandy Spring Friends School Summer Camp. Emmanuela Romulus, Head Teacher: Pre-Primary Class
– Mrs. Romulus joined Good Shepherd in 2003. Before that, she
was a teacher at Spring Bilingual Montessori Academy, and taught
French at Rock Creek International School and Norwood School. She
is also a French interpreter for the Prince Georges County Schools.
She earned her CDA (Child Development Associate) in 1998, and trained
as a Montessori teaching assistant at the Washington Montessori Institute.
She has a Certificate in Nursing and is currently working toward her B.A.
in Early Childhood Education. Maria Medina-Dominguez, Assistant Teacher, PM Care
– Mrs. Medina-Dominguez joined our staff in 2006 after completing
her 90-hour certificate in early childhood education in 2005. She worked
at For Kids We Care in Germantown and the Julia Brown Montessori School
in Olney. She also taught Spanish classes for elementary schools in the
Montgomery County Public Schools. Mrs. Medina-Dominguez has a B. S. in
biology and was a microbiologist before working in early childhood
education. Eunyoung Ro, Student Teacher
– Ms. Ro (Mrs. Chung) is working toward her Certificate for Primary
Education from the Montgomery Montessori Institute. She assisted in our
Pre-Primary class last year and has been a substitute teacher in the
Primary Class. Ms. Ro holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in International
Trade. Sandhya Viragi, Assistant Teacher: Pre-Primary Class
– Mrs. Viragi assisted in the Pre-Primary class last year and was a very
active parent volunteer in the Primary class. She is working toward her
Montessori Assistant Certificate from the Washington Montessori Institute.
Her background includes a degree in Finance and
Accounting. Terry Yue, Teacher
– Mrs. Yue has 30 years’ experience in pre-school and early childhood
education. She has been a teacher at KinderCare, the Wagon
Wheel Preschool (CA), and the Montessori School of Costa Mesa, CA.
She taught Kindergarten at the Montessori Internationale (CA).
She completed her 90-hour early childhood certification in Maryland in 1994,
and started working at Good Shepherd in 1999. Mrs. Yue also holds a B.S.
in Mathematics from Bloomfield University (NJ). Lili Hishmeh, Drawing
– Mrs. Hishmeh recently retired as Co-Director and Head Teacher,
but will return once a week to teach drawing to the Upper Primary (K/1)
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