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Montessori School of Denver
1460 South Holly Street
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: (720) 606-4321
Fax: (303) 757-6145
Schedule a tour,
and general inquiries: info@msd-co.org
RSVP for Events: events@msd-co.org
Business Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Julie Bragdon, Head of School
jbragdon@msd-co.org
Jesse Aerni, Director of Finance & Operations
jaerni@msd-co.org
Amy Carr, Director of Enrollment Management & Tuition Assistance
acarr@msd-co.org
Jane Connard, Associate Director of Admission
jconnard@msd-co.org
Lydia Desmarais, Director of Human Resources
ldesmarais@msd-co.org
Kindra Headrick, Director of Auxiliary Programming
kheadrick@msd-co.org
Anne Hewetson, Dean of Programs & Student Life
ahewetson@msd-co.org
Danny Kang, Executive Assistant to the Head of School
dkang@msd-co.org
Tara Keene, Director of Development
tkeene@msd-co.org
Michelle Mayagoitia, Receptionist
mmayagoitia@msd-co.org
Ashley Randle, Communications Manager
arandle@msd-co.org
Brent Toler, Assistant Business Manager
btoler@msd-co.org
Jennifer Wettstein, Director of Marketing
jwettstein@msd-co.org
Educational Leadership Team (Ed Team)
Julie Bragdon, Head of School
jbragdon@msd-co.org
Anne Hewetson, Dean of Programs and Student Life
ahewetson@msd-co.org
Rachel Northrop, Director of Early Childhood Education
rnorthrop@msd-co.org
Magdalena Ortega-Neri, Director of Specials
mortega-neri@msd-co.org
Carrie Ross, Director of Middle School Education
cross@msd-co.org
Annie Springer, Director of Elementary Education
aspringer@msd-co.org
Facilities & Security
Mike Parnofiello, Facilities Manager
mparnofiello@msd-co.org
Paul Rose, Campus Safety & Security Associate
prose@msd-co.org
Johnny Wallace, Assistant Facilities Manager
jwallace@msd-co.org
Tori Virlee, Director of Student Support
tvirlee@msd-co.org
Tia Gamelin, Occupational Therapist
tgamelin@msd-co.org
Marissa McCullough, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Coordinator
mmcullough@msd-co.org
Chelsea McKinlay, Learning Specialist
cmckinlay@msd-co.org
Janel Wade, Learning Specialist
jwade@msd-co.org
Specials Team
Magdalena Ortega-Neri, Director of Specials and
UE-MS Spanish Teacher
mortega-neri@msd-co.org
Chris Bangs, Physical Education Teacher
cbangs@msd-co.org
Serge Fedorowsky, Librarian
sfedorowsky@msd-co.org
Lexi Fickenscher, Handcraft Teacher
lfickenscher@msd-co.org
Laura Goodman, Music and Theater Teacher
lgoodman@msd-co.org
Elaina Pignolet, Art Teacher
epignolet@msd-co.org
Molly Tronco, Toddler-LE Spanish Teacher
mtronco@msd-co.org
Jackie Vay, Urban Farm Manager
jvay@msd-co.org
Toddler Team
Rachel Northrop, Director of Early Childhood Education
rnorthrop@msd-co.org
Mary Broeckling, Toddler Teacher
mbroeckling@msd-co.org
Erin Murphy, Toddler Teacher
emurphy@msd-co.org
Valene Rodriguez, Toddler Teacher
vrodriguez@msd-co.org
Primary Team
Rachel Northrop, Director of Early Childhood Education
rnorthrop@msd-co.org
Christina Graham, Primary Teacher
cgraham@msd-co.org
Ayme Houston, Primary Teacher
ahouston@msd-co.org
Megan Korell, Primary Teacher
​mkorell@msd-co.org
Aura Padilla, Primary Teacher
apadilla@msd-co.org
Caitlin Tuminello, Primary Teacher
ctuminello@msd-co.org
Elementary Team
Annie Springer, Director of Elementary Education
aspringer@msd-co.org
Jasmine Manislovich, Lower Elementary Teacher
jmanislovich@msd-co.org
Lauren McFall, Upper Elementary Teacher
lmcfall@msd-co.org
Kate Powell, Upper Elementary Teacher
kpowell@msd-co.org
Candice Rudasill, Lower Elementary Teacher
crudasill@msd-co.org
Middle School Team
Carrie Ross, Director of Middle School Education
cross@msd-co.org
Cole Jones, Middle School Teacher
cjones@msd-co.org
Joel Richardson, Middle School Teacher
jrichardson@msd-co.org
Beth Shepard, Middle School Teacher
bshepard@msd-co.org
Alexandra Swann, Middle School Teacher
aswann@msd-co.org
Before & After School Program
Kindra Headrick, Before & After School Supervisor
kheadrick@msd-co.org
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