- Founder and Program Director of Age of Montessori’s infant-toddler, early childhood and elementary teacher certification courses and pioneer in blended Montessori Teacher Education
- Mother of three grown children
- Holder of AMI certificate for 2-1/2 – 7, PAMS certificate for 6-12 and as Master Teacher, BS in Child Development and M.Ed. in Integrative education with Emphasis on Montessori
- 50 years of experience in Montessori education, as toddler, early childhood and elementary teacher, administrator and teacher educator
- Co-author of Learning to Read is Child’s Play, 2001, Author of Nurturing Your Child’s Inner Life, 2012
ageofmontessori.org/shop/nurturing-your-childs-inner-life - Creator of more than 75 webinars and 4-week virtual courses on numerous aspects of Montessori education
- International speaker and trainer, presenter on five continents, founder of Montessori early childhood training program in St. Petersburg, Russia
- 10 years as a Commissioner and Member Board of Directors, Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE)
- 2015 Recipient of MACTE’s Wisdom of the Elders award
- Currently serves as a MACTE on-site evaluator
When not working, Mary Ellen is an avid photographer and loves to read, hike, travel, collect stamps and spend time with her children and close friends