Suzanne Amanor-Wilks, Learning Specialist

Suzanne, born in Ghana and raised in England, received her B.A. in International Relations and French at Sussex University in the U.K. After working in Senegal and Saudi Arabia, she returned to the U.K. for Montessori and public school teacher training. Suzanne came to the U.S. to work in a Montessori school, where she was trained in Brain Gym and other useful modalities. Suzanne is excited about being at Oak Hill Montessori, where "learning is a process,not a product."

Kim MacKenzie, Learning Specialist

Kim MacKenzie is our new learning support teacher. Kim is a Montessori trained teacher wit a B.A. in linguistics. She also has her Orton-Gillingham certification and has over 20 years experience working with learning disabilities and as a reading therapist. She will cover the program that Anne Wussler taught last year.

Gema Nelson, Spanish Teacher

Originally from Madrid Spain, Gema is the Spanish teacher at Oak Hill Montessori. She is married and has one daughter (Rebeca) who is in Lower Elementary. Gema came to the live in the U.S. in the summer of 1996. She holds a degree in early elementary education from Spain, and worked for 2 years in a Montessori Day Care Center teaching Spanish when she first arrived in the U.S. Gema truly enjoys being here at Oak Hill Montessori: giving lessons, teaching songs, playing games, and cooking different Spanish meals.

Rene Block, Arts Resource Director

Rene Block comes to Oak Hill with many years of teaching experience in public and private schools. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a degree in K-12 Art Education. Rene found her way to Oak Hill by way of her former student Ms. Alison Stern, who attended Lake County Montessori where Rene worked for 11 years. Rene and her husband Jim live in Southwest Minneapolis and she has two grown children Alex and Greta. Besides having a passion for teaching Art and working with students Rene enjoys collecting antiques / junk and outdoor activities.

Karen Mueller, Music Specialist

Karen is an internationally-known performer and educator, and has been with Oak Hill since 1998. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas, with additional training in the Orff method of music education from the University of St. Thomas. You may visit her website at http://www.karenmueller.com

Katie Sala, Children's House After-School Coordinator and Learning Support

Dave Seymour, Custodian / Handyman

Joan Willis, Physical Education Specialist and Elementary After-School Coordinator