Our faculty
Meet Our Montessori Teacher Instructors
Our Montessori teacher instructors are experienced, credentialed Montessori educators. Each brings years of classroom and leadership experience, so every adult learner gets personal mentorship.
Our programs are accredited by the American Montessori Society and the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE).
Adela Corrales
Executive Director and InstructorMs. Corrales holds an NCME (AMS) Early Childhood (ages 3–6) Montessori teaching credential and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services. With over 36 years in Montessori education, she is passionate about sharing her love for the Montessori Method.
Karin Osterberg
Program Director, Early Childhood InstructorMs. Osterberg holds an NCME (AMS) Early Childhood (ages 3–6) Montessori teaching credential and has over 25 years of experience in Montessori education. karino@countrymontessori.org
Vicki Rehkopf
Field Consultant, Elementary I and II InstructorMs. Rehkopf holds AMS Lower Elementary (ages 6–9) and Upper Elementary (ages 9–12) Montessori teaching credentials, as well as an AMI Early Childhood (ages 3–6) credential. She has over 30 years of experience in Montessori education.
Wendy West
Early Childhood InstructorMs. West holds an NCME (AMS) Early Childhood (ages 3–6) Montessori teaching credential and has over 30 years of experience in Montessori education.
Erika Dukes
Field Consultant, Elementary I InstructorMs. Dukes holds an NCME (AMS) Early Childhood (ages 3–6) Montessori teaching credential, an Elementary (ages 6–9) Montessori teaching credential and a California Single Subject Credential. She has over 15 years of experience in Montessori education.
Mandy Odenwalder
Elementary I InstructorMs. Odenwalder holds an AMS Lower Elementary (ages 6–9) Montessori teaching credential and has over 24 years of experience in Montessori education.
Kathy Rader
Elementary I and I-II InstructorDr. Rader holds an AMS Elementary I-II (ages 6–12) Montessori teaching credential, a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences. She has over 14 years of experience in Montessori education.
Nadia Salas
Early Childhood InstructorMs. Salas holds an AMS Early Childhood (ages 3–6) Montessori teaching credential and has over 8 years of experience in Montessori education.
Train with us
Our programs
Early Childhood
About 300 hours of summer coursework and a 540-hour practicum.
Early Childhood Montessori teacher training →Elementary I
About 325 hours over two summers and a 1,080-hour practicum.
Elementary I Montessori teacher training →Elementary I–II
500 hours of coursework covering lower and upper elementary.
Elementary I–II Montessori teacher training →Learn from experienced Montessori educators
Ask Program Director Karin Osterberg about our instructors, courses and the next cohort.