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Our Faculty | Kathy Jo Williams - Administrator
Kathy earned a BA in Elementary Education from St. Mary of the Woods College. While teaching first grade, she became intrigued by the Montessori approach to education. She later attended MECA-Seton American Montessori School in Hinsdale and received her pre-primary certificate and Administrator's credential. Since 1980, Kathy has served on the faculty here at Southwest, first as a teacher and now as Administrator.
Kathy holds her Illinois Director's Credential from National Louis University. She has completed leadership training as a Professional Growth Advisor and acts as a coach and mentor to others working toward attaining the Illinois Director's Credential. Kathy is a NAEYC validator and an American Montessori Consultant. In a mentoring role, she welcomes students from Moraine Valley Community College, Trinity College and MECA-Seton and supervises their internships. |
| | | | | Hoo Kyung Oh - Preschool Directress
Hoo received her Bachelor's degree in Occidental Painting (Fiine Arts) from the Ewha Womans University and completion of course work in towards a Master's degree in History of Art from The Graduate School of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. Hoo has completed the Print Academy, National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at the Institute de Touraine in France and worked as a painting tutor in Korea. She holds a teachers license for the secondary level in Fine Arts from the Ministry of Education in Korea and a Certificat de Langue Francaise Secretaire, Certificat Pratique de Francais Commercial et Economique. Ms. Hoo is currently Montessori credentialed to work with children aged 3 to 6 and is working on her infant/toddler certification. | | | Mary Lou Parsons - Preschool and Kindergarten Directress
Mary Lou has a BA from the University of Illinois and obtained her Montessori credentials from the Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center in Evanston. She began her Montessori career at the Downer's Grove Montessori School in Westmont before moving to Forest Park Montessori in 1990 and then to Creative World Montessori School in LaGrange. Mary Lou joined our staff in 2000. She has twice been nominated for the Legacy Award that recognizes exceptional teachers and caregivers of young children. She has been Directress for our East morning environment and a Kindergarten teacher for the afternoon class since she joined our faculty. | | | Nancy Segal - Toddler Directress
Nancy graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in elementary education and previously worked in the Chicago Public school system and at a private day care working with three-year-old children. After time away from the classroom, Nancy decided to follow her heart and go back to the classroom. Seeing first hand the success of the Montessori education with her daughter, she pursued her Montessori training degree. Nancy joined SWSM in January 2008 as the Toddler III aide and is currently the Toddler Directress. | | | Sonoe Sullivan - Preschool and Kindergarten Directress
Sonoe earned an Associate's Degree in English literature from Yamanashi Eiwa College in Japan. She has a second Associate's Degree from Moraine Valley Community College, where she also worked at The Learning Center. Upon joining the faculty at SWSMS, she worked as a classroom aide while completing her American Montessori Credential. Sonoe has been a Directress for the East afternoon environment since 2003 and for the morning Kindergarten beginning in 2008. |
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