Santa Barbara Montessori School Staff
Administration
Jim Fitzpatrick Co-Founder, Head of School (HOS)
- AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma, Bergamo, Italy, 1972
Frances Fitzpatrick Co-Founder, Elementary Program Directress, Sequoia Class
- AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma, Bergamo, Italy, 1972
- ECE Director's Certificate, UCLA, 1989
Frances has been directing AMI Montessori classrooms ever since receiving her diploma in 1972. Beginning in San Francisco, then Whittier, continuing in Santa Monica, and, since 1977, here in Santa Barbara, she has worked with children at the Primary, Elementary, and Erdkinder levels. Frances also assisted in conducting classes and lectures at UCLA's classes for ECE certification. She and Jim Fitzpatrick (HOS) have three children--all SBMS alumni, their two daughters are now AMI-trained Montessori teachers at SBMS.
Trudy Bergerson Administrative Assistant
Kim Davis Administrative Support
Toddler Staff
Rosa Hopkins Toddler Community Directress, Eucalyptus Class
- AMI Assistants to Infancy Diploma, La Jolla, CA, 2005
Primary Staff
Aran Klingensmith Primary Directress, Willow Class
- AMI Primary Diploma, La Jolla, CA, 1998
Juniper Dwight Primary Directress, Sycamore Class
- AMI Primary Diploma, Denver, CO, 2003
Alejandra Carta Primary Directress, Maple Class
- AMI Primary Diploma, La Jolla, CA, 2007
Elementary Staff
Jane Angell Elementary Directress, Oak Class
- AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma, Bergamo, Italy, 1972.
Craig Angell Elementary Director, Oak Class
- AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma, Bergamo, Italy, 1972
Brian Sperling Elementary Director, Redwood Class
- AMI Primary Diploma, Cleveland, OH, 1999
- AMI Elementary Diploma, St. Paul, MN, 2006
Erdkinder Staff
Allwyn Fitzpatrick Erdkinder Adolescent Program Directress
- AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma, La Jolla, CA, 2002
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Support Staff
Lyzkey Jimenez Primary assistant, Maple Class
Melinda Cremeen Upper Elementary Assistant
Eva Vega Toddler Level Assistant
- AMI Primary Diploma, La Jolla, CA, 2007
- M.Ed., Loyola University Maryland, 2009
Thea Colton Primary Assistant, Willow Class