Board of Directors

When our school obtained 501 c(3) non-profit status a Board of Directors was established under the name of  Montessori Education Trust.  This group has embraced the vision of the school and works to support and promote that vision in our community. They are charged with planning for what the school may look like in 10, 20 , or 30 years.  As one Montessorian put it, “An effective Board is working to create the school we want for our grandchildren.”  Our Board members have been very involved in the first Capital Campaign that took place in 2008-2009 and also our "Building Peace" Campaign for the addition to our Gordon Avenue school in 2017-2018. They are truly ambassadors of our school!

Corey (she/her/hers) was raised in Charlottesville and effectively grew up at our school. In 1994 she joined the staff of the Afternoon Program and found a long-time home the following year in the Butterfly Room as the toddler assistant. In 2002, Corey took her AMS Infant and Toddler training at The Center for Montessori Education under the guidance of Virginia Varga and took over the Butterfly Room as head teacher in 2004. After a lifetime of toddlers, she has moved into administration, trying to fill Parames Adie’s shoes as the Program Director. She completed the AMS Administrator Certification program, again from CME. This year, she is also back in the classroom with the toddlers in the Moonbeam Room.

Corey has also trained as a birth doula through The Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators and as a postpartum doula through Nearby Baby. She is a founding member of PANTO, an organization of Montessori infant and toddler specialists that aims to support teachers in self and community care as well as deepening their Montessori practice.

When not at school, Corey is happy to show off her excessive number of cats.

Kelly Carwile

Director

Kelly grew up in Washington DC and moved to Charlottesville after graduating from Washington College. She quickly fell in love with the area and settled in the downtown area of Charlottesville. She currently lives with her husband, Chris, and her two sons Reed and Ford, both of whom attend and love Montessori School of Charlottesville.

Lindsey Munson

MSC Administrator, Board Treasurer
Lindsey grew up in Staunton, VA. and graduated from UVA with a degree in Sociology in 1979. Lindsey came to the school as a parent of Caitlin and Jake in 1987 and worked with the original owner of the school.  She became the Administrator of the school in 1990.

Lindsey travels to Carlisle, MA as often as possible to spend time with her precious granddaughters Amelia and Lindy (and their parents!) She and her husband James also enjoy exploring Virginia State Parks in their small RV and are now branching out to other states.

Katie Shevlin

Katie is a Charlottesville native and an MSC Cutler Lane alumna from many (many) years ago. Today her oldest, Fritz, is loving his time in the Dandelion Room at Gordon Avenue. Katie works at the University of Virginia, is passionate about the local community, and loves to spend time at home with her husband, Ken, and their kids, Fritz and Clara.