Karen Chetwynd, CEO, Montessori Global Education
Karen has worked extensively in the education sector supporting charitable NGO and commercial success for over 20 years. Consistently focused on achieving high-quality sustainable outcomes, Karen has worked with a variety of education providers across the UK and internationally – navigating the ever-changing teaching and learning landscape.
Karen is passionate about setting the tone of Montessori as an accessible, beneficial and attractive educational pedagogy for everyone, everywhere; able to present learning opportunities that are supportive and nurturing to all our young people.
As a powerful champion for showing how following Montessori principles can expand the thinking capacity of children, Karen advocates for increasing self- confidence, guiding and encouraging learners to enjoy rather than avoid challenges they may face in life.
Karen continues to be hands-on with educational programme delivery and assessment, believing that practical, contemporary experience in industry is essential in understanding learners’ needs for today and the future. Karen is also an author of “Led by the Child”.
Hayley Sully, Home-Start West Somerset Lead and Baby-Start Co-ordinator, Service Provider, Montessori Global Education
Hayley’s background is in Early Years, SEND and family support. She has been part of the early support service in West Somerset for the last 10 years. Hayley began working for Home Start in September 2021, starting out as a volunteer in 2012. Hayley promotes all activities with families, such as sensory play-encouraging secure parental child attachment supporting parents’ confidence as their child’s first educator.
Andrea Garcia Herrera, Communications and Brand Marketing Coordinator, Montessori Global Education
Andrea is a graduate in International Business, a certified Montessori guide for ages 3–6, and an experienced coach with a background in marketing and entrepreneurship across diverse industries and countries. Having attended Montessori school until the age of 12 and later guiding in Montessori environments in different parts of the world, Andrea developed a significant understanding of the method in practice. She now works with Montessori Global Education, contributing to communications and marketing.
Andrea’s work brings together her creative, educational, and entrepreneurial backgrounds to support meaningful communication in the field of Montessori education.
