Children's House offers an unparalled staff and faculty, with experience and dedication to each child's full potential. We invite you to find out more about our employment opportunities.

The Children’s House shall not discriminate against any employee on the basis of age. race, disability, religious denomination, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or veteran status.  Furthermore, the Children’s House shall make every effort to promote diversity as a value and to overcome the effects of societal discrimination in the make up of its students and employees and in its own decision making processes. 

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Programs & Curriculum
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Board of Directors

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Anne Colley, Director, 1991
M. Ed. Peabody College of Vanderbilt University,

Early Childhood Education
B.S. University of Memphis, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
anne.colley@childrenshousenashville.org

Sandra Mason, Assistant Director, 1991
B.S. Middle Tennessee State University, Early Childhood Education
office@childrenshousenashville.org

CLASSROOM FACULTY

Juanita Collier, Teacher Classroom A, 1982
B.S. Tennessee State University, Child Development
Center for Montessori Teacher Education, NY, AMS Credential

Diana Rocha*, Teacher Classroom A, 2012
M.A.T. Belmont University, Early Childhood Education/ Montessori
B.F.A. Universidad de los Andes

Belmont University Montessori Teacher Certification, AMS Credential

Kelly McGonigal, Teacher Classroom B, 2004
B. S. Villa Julie College, Business Communications

Graduate Studies David Lipscomb University
Maryland Center for Montessori Studies, AMS Credential

Michele Owsley, Teacher Classroom B, 1996
B.S. Vanderbilt University, Early Childhood Education and Language & Literacy Studies
Memphis Montessori Institute, AMS Credential

Claire Buchanan, Intern, Classroom B 2012

Montessori Educators International, Knoxville, TN

Nancy Los, Teacher Classroom C, 2001
M. Ed. Vanderbilt University, Early Childhood Education
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Fine Arts
AERCO Montessori Center at Cornell University, AMS Credential

Jessica Tinnesz , Teacher part time Classroom C, 2009
M.A. Belmont University, Early Childhood Education
B. A. Belmont University, English
Belmont University Montessori Teacher Certification, AMS Credential

Megan Gibson, Teacher part time Classroom C, 2012

M.A. Belmont University

Belmont University Montessori Teacher Certification, AMS Credential

 

AUXILLIARY FACULTY

Carolyn Billings, Kindergarten Club, 2005
B.A. Maryville University, Major English; Minor Education
Graduate studies Stanford University- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in the Department of English

Antoinette Haitas, Art, 1988
B.A. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Languges

Katie Kennedy, Extended Care Coordinator & Kindergarten Club, 2005
B.S. Ball State University, Family and Consumer Science

Graduate Studies (Distance) Early Childhood North Dakota State University

North American Montessori Center distance program, Primary Credential

*Diana Rocha, Kindergarten Club Spanish Teacher, since 2010

B.F.A. Universidad de los Andes

Belmont University Montessori Teacher Certification, AMS Credential

Autumn Harper, Extended Care Assistant, 2012

Student David Lipscomb University

Ellie Lentz, Extended Care Assistant, 2012

B.A. Art History, Birmingham Southern University

Year after employee's name indicates starting date at Children's House.