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Faculty Laura Bengel is instructor in Montessori Philosophy and Theory. Ms. Bengel assisted in the development of a Montessori pilot kingergarten class in Florida, received an AMS Early Childhood Credential from MMTEC, and has been active in the Montessori community for 20 years. She is a Head Primary Teacher at Go Like the Wind Montessori in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Brian Campbell is elementary instructor in Math, Geometry and the Sciences. He holds a B.S. from Michigan State Univesity and an M.A. in education from Wayne State University. Mr. Campbell earned a Montessori Elementary Diplomia from Washington Montessori Institute. He has 21 years of Montessori teaching experience, has been training Montessori staff since 1992, and is an elementary teacher at The Maria Montessori Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Thomas Fullam is elementary instructor in Geography. Mr. Fullam earned a B.A. in Spanish Language and literature from Oakland University, an M.A. in Teaching from Wayne State University, and an AMS Early Childhood and Elementary I Credentials from MMTEC. Mr. Fullam has 22 years of experience in the Montessori education field and is an elementary teacher at Brookfield Academy in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Julie Harrison is instructor for Music & Movement and Ethnic Diversity. Ms. Harrison completed Montessori Music & Movement training from M. Giampietro in 2008. She is the founder of One World Mind, a multicultural respect resource in August 2008, and currently is the Montessori music teacher at Mapletree Montessori in Brighton, Michigan. Debra Herron is early childhood instructor in Sciences. Ms. Herron holds a nursing diplomia, and earned an AMS Early Childhood Credential from MMTEC. A Montessori directress for 18 years, Ms. Herron has presented at state conferences and local workshops on science topics. She is an early childhood teacher at Beverly Hills Academy in Beverly Hills, Michigan. Meena Khasnabis is instructor in Language Arts. She holds a B.S. from India, an M.A. in Botany from North Carolina University, and an AMS Preprimary Credential from MMTEC. Formerly an instructor at Shaw University in Raleigh, NC and a research technician in the pharmacology department at Wayne State University Medical School, Ms. Khasnabis has been a Montessori Directress at Brookfield Academy since 1988. Emily Myers is early childhood instructor in Geography. She has a B.S. in Montessori Education/PrePrimary Level and Elementary Education K-8 from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a Michigan State Certification in Elementary and Early Childhood Education and holds a AMS certification in PrePrimary. She has taught in both private and public Montessori schools over the last twenty years. Ms. Myers is now the directress of a preprimary and extended day class at Ferndale Montessori Center in Ferndale, Michigan. Carey Wendell is elementary instructor in History, Functional Geography and the Sciences. Ms. Wendell holds a B.S. in genetics from the University of California-Davis, an M.S. in horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an AMS EII Credential from MMTEC, and an AMS Secondary I Credential from Houston Montessori Center. She is an upper elementary directress at Romeo Montessori School in Romeo, Michigan. Jean Williams is instructor in Psychology, Child Development, Math and Administration. Ms. Williams holds a B.S. from Siena Heights College, an M.A. in Special Education from Wayne State University, an M.A. in Counseling from Oakland University, and an AMS Early Childhood Credential from MMTEC. She lectured and has authored articles on parenting and child development issues, and is a licensed professional counselor with 28 years of experience as a teacher, principal and Montessori teacher trainer. Paula Wrobel is early childhood instructor in Sensorial. Ms. Wrobel received an AMS Early Childhood Credential from MMTEC in 2001. She is a trainer for adult Boy Scout leaders, a certified CPR/AED/First Aid instructor, and is training to become a 'Wilderness First Aid' instructor. A Montessori directress for nine years, Ms. Wrobel is head of school at Romeo Montessori School in Romeo, Michigan. Rachel Young is elementary instructor in Zoology. Ms Young holds a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan, an AMS Early Childhood Credential from Adrian Dominican MTEI, and an Elementary I Credential from MMTEC. She is an elementary directress at Go Like the Wind Montessori School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.