We Look Forward to Meeting You!
The Hillside Montessori teaching and administrative staff is composed of dedicated life-long learners who are trained to recognize the potential in each individual.
Collectively, we have over 100 years of experience working in Montessori schools! Many of us have backgrounds in areas other than education, and came to Montessori after experiencing its profound potential to transform lives.
Bethany Headrick
HEAD OF SCHOOL & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Bethany's love for learning and desire to create opportunities in her community led her to form the steering committee [...]
Elizabeth Moore
ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR: Elizabeth is a homegrown local to LaGrange, who has traveled extensively since 2006 with her husband due to his military career. During her [...]
Laura Smith
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MARKETING COORDINATOR: Laura joined the Hillside community in the summer of 2024. Although she has resided in other places she was [...]
Ashlan Toles
BUSINESS MANAGER: Ashlan joined Hillside Montessori as the Business Manager in Summer 2025. Raised in the rolling foothills of Northeast Georgia, she was homeschooled [...]
Pat Headrick
SUPPORT STAFF: Pat brings over 40 years of Montessori experience to Hillside, twelve of which she served as both director of a First Presbyterian Montessori [...]
Sallie Glisman
TODDLER ASSISTANT GUIDE: Sallie’s love of Montessori started at an early age. She was a Montessori student in Pat Headrick and Terri CodlinsÂ’ Primary [...]
Michele Stanley
PRIMARY LEAD GUIDE: Michele joined the Hillside community in 2019 as the Early Stay Guide and has served in both the Upper Elementary and [...]
Pamela Cooper
PRIMARY ASSISTANT GUIDE:Pamela is a native of Lima Peru. She has lived in LaGrange since 2005. She completed her undergraduate studies in Economics in Peru [...]
Kersten Brown
TODDLER LEAD GUIDE:Kersten has always had a love for children, learning, and teaching. She has three daughters, Adalyn, Audrey, and Ansley. In her free time, [...]
Miranda Smith
LOWER ELEMENTARY LEAD GUIDE:Miranda joined Hillside Montessori of LaGrange at the beginning of 2018 as an assistant in the Upper Elementary Community. Miranda fell in [...]
Lindsey Howell
LOWER ELEMENTARY LEAD GUIDE AND MUSIC INSTRUCTOR:Lindsey received her B.A. in Music Education from Columbus State University at the Schwob School of music in 2019. [...]
Bonnie-Joy Allen
UPPER ELEMENTARY LEAD GUIDE:Bonnie-joy Allen joined the Hillside community in 2023 as a Lower Elementary Assistant Guide, while she completed her Montessori certification training program. [...]
Marquis Chatman
LOWER ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT: Marquis Chatman has been working alongside the amazing staff at Hillside Montessori, with a heavy focus in the Lower Elementary community since [...]
Erik Kozma
ADOLESCENT MATH GUIDE: Erik grew up in a military family and has lived throughout the world, experiencing many cultures. He has lived abroad for twelve [...]
Malley Pendergrass
ADOLESCENT LEAD GUIDE:Malley joined Hillside Montessori of Lagrange in 2019 as an adolescent guide. Malley was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and moved to Destin, [...]
Matt Whitten
BAND INSTRUCTOR: Matt is a native of LaGrange. He and his wife Sheena have four wonderful children, Gardner and Magnolia who attend Hillside Montessori, Josie [...]
Heather Hoats
UPPER ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT GUIDE:Heather joined the Hillside community in October of 2024 as a Toddler Assistant Guide. She is currently working as the Upper Elementary [...]
Jane Godfrey
LEAD TODDLER GUIDE:Jane joined the Hillside Community as a parent in the Fall of 2023. After witnessing the positive impact Montessori Education had on her [...]
Adriana Washington
PRIMARY ASSISTANT GUIDE: Adriana was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, where she completed her studies as an Accounting Assistant and Executive Secretary. In 2006, she moved [...]
