Corny has been a teacher at Riverside Montessori since the school opened in 1997 and is an expert at classroom design and toddler curriculum. She is a certified AMS Montessori Infant-Toddler teacher and completed her CDA (Child Development Associate) Degree at Touro College.  She is currently working towards her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. 

Mindy joined Riverside Montessori School in Fall 2017 and was previously with our Park West Montessori campus since 2008. She is an AMS Infant-Toddler Montessori Certified teacher and has a Bachelor’s Degree from John Jay College.

Jessenia is an Infant-Toddler Montessori certified teacher with over 20 years of experience. Prior to coming to Riverside, Jessenia worked at Park West Montessori. 

Sahdia joined Riverside Montessori School as an assistant teacher for the 2018 summer program.  Prior to joining she taught at the Boys and Girls Harbor Preschool, and also has experience as a volunteer for both Headstart and Public Schools.  She is fluent in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.

Vicki has been teaching at Riverside Montessori since 2000. Throughout her career as an assistant teacher, she has worked with children ranging in age from three months to 24 months. Vicki enjoys designing her Montessori home for her son.

Sae joined Riverside Montessori School in Fall 2018.  She is an AMS Montessori Certified teacher with 15 years teaching experience.  She completed her MA in Early Childhood Education from NYU and is NYS certified.  Sae is fluent in Japanese.

Sarah has been an Early Childhood teacher at Riverside since 2007. She has her Montessori certification (ages 3-6) from CMTE/NY, an MA in Educational Theatre from New York University and an MA in Early Childhood Education from The College of New Rochelle.

Dian joined Riverside Montessori School in October 2015. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Management from Trisakti University in Indonesia. Dian has several years’ experience working as a childcare provider.

Gail has been at Riverside Montessori since 1998. She Holds a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Hunter College and has experience in all age groups at Riverside Montessori. She is a certified AMI Montessori Certified Teacher.

Lauren joined Riverside Montessori in September 2012. She is an AMS Montessori Certified teacher and has her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from New England College. Lauren spent many summers as a camp counselor for different age groups. She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood education.

Astry joined Riverside Montessori School in September 2019.  She previously worked as an Assistant Teacher and Administrative Assistant at Morningside Montessori School for 10 years, and led an in-home day care for 5 years. 

Paulette joined Riverside Montessori School in 2015 and worked in both the older infant and toddler programs.  She was born in Puerto Rico where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and has lived abroad, including Spain and Mexico, where she received her Art Psychotherapist and Equine Therapy Credentials. Paulette is a certified AMS Montessori Infant-Toddler teacher and holds a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education with a specialization in Learning Disabilities.

Elika joined Riverside Montessori in 2015 and is a Certified (AMS) Montessori Early Childhood Teacher.  He holds a BA with a minor in Psychology from The Colleges of New Rochelle.  His experience includes teaching physical education for ten years at The Children’s Storefront School and a Lead Teacher role at the Ricardo O’Gorman Garden School for five years, both located in Harlem, NY.   He enjoys cooking, horticulture and poetry.   

Zoe is a senior at Sarah Lawrence College with a background in dance.  She has experience in working as a youth counselor as well as a teaching assistant in both summer and afterschool programs.  Most recently Zoe worked at B’s preschool, a Waldorf inspired school in Portland, Oregon. 

Victoria joined Riverside in January 2015 and is a certified AMS Montessori teacher.   She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College in English Language Arts with a minor in Psychology. She worked as a professional childcare provider for ten years and is fluent in both English and Spanish. Victoria enjoys creating art projects, listening to music, and spending time with her husband and family.

Carolina is a certified Infant/Toddler Montessori Certified Teacher.   She has worked at Riverside Montessori for several years, and spent time at Williamsburg Montessori as a lead teacher.  She has a BA in Early Childhood Education.  Carolina is fluent in English and Spanish. 

 Miluska has been working with children for over 15 years, and joined the Twin Parks community in 2018.  Miluska learned a lot about Early Childhood Education through her experience working in a Reggio-Emilia pre-school with infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. She enjoys traveling, dancing and spending time with friends and family. Milly was born in Peru and is fluent in both English and Spanish.