Local Montessori Groups
Learn how to connect with a Montessori group in your area.
Independent of the American Montessori Society, regional, national, and international Montessori groups support and strengthen the Montessori Movement and provide valuable networking opportunities with colleagues around the world. To find out more about any of the groups listed below, please contact the group directly. Note that many of the groups offer professional development events that qualify for the AMS Professional Development Requirement.
For state advocacy updates and for information on starting a state advocacy group or state Montessori school validation program, contact Montessori Public Policy Initiative.
If you would like your Montessori group listed, or to update your group’s information, contact us at ams@amshq.org.
California
Bay Area Montessori Association
Mary Beth Ricks
c/o Bowman School
4000 Terman Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-813-9131
California Montessori Alliance
camontessorialliance@gmail.com
Montessori Administrators’ Council of San Diego
Dena Stoneman
4544 Pocahontas Ave
San Diego, CA 92117-3710
Phone: 858-270-9350
Montessori Council of California
99 Callan Avenue
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: 510-278-1115
Montessori Teachers Network
Rev. Ronnie Binczewski
Nautilus Montessori School
100 Hibiscus Court
Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: 916-771-3889
Colorado
Colorado Montessori Association
info@coloradomontessoriassociation.org
Martha Teien, President
P.O. Box 473541
Denver, CO 80047
Phone: 970-390-3941
Connecticut
Montessori Schools of Connecticut
Sue Angelides
The Cobb School
112 Sand Hill Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone: 860-658-1144
Delaware
Montessori Teachers' Association of Delaware
Cathy A. Lopez-Cooling, Head of School
Children's House Montessori School
2848 Grubb Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 302-529-9259
Florida
Florida Montessori Coalition
Heidy Lilchin Simon
Phone: 305-333-4671
Florida Montessori Partnerships
Lorna Cohen
floridamontessoripartnerships@gmail.com
Georgia
The Montessori Administrators of Georgia
Carey Logan, President
Montessori Partnerships for Georgia
Annie Frazer, Executive Director
Hawaii
Montessori Association of Hawaii
Marjie Carroll
Montessori Association of Hawaii
1239 Nehoa Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: 808-522-0244
Illinois
Association of Illinois Montessori Schools
Denise Monnier
301 South Ridgeland Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60302
Phone: 630-460-7836
Indiana
United Montessori Schools of Indiana
Jessica Davis
UMSI President
Kentucky
Kentucky Montessori Alliance
Jana Morgan Herman, President
Ali Guagliardo
480 Pinckard Pk,
Versailles, KY 40383
Phone: 859-873-1998
Louisiana
Louisiana Montessori Association
Joelle Flaherty
43283 South Range Rd.
Hammond, LA 70403
Maine
Maine Montessori Association
Alica Johnson-Grafe
32 Foreside Road, Route 88
Falmouth, ME 04105
Phone: 207-351-2700
Maryland
Montessori Schools of Maryland
Nancy Anselm
11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 230
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-230-0901
Massachusetts
Montessori Schools of Massachusetts
Martha Torrence
Summit Montessori School
283 Pleasant St.
Framingham, MA 01701
Phone: 508-872-3630
Michigan
Michigan Montessori Society
mmsocorg@mmsoc.org
466 North John Daly Road
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone: 800-308-4899
Minnesota
Minnesota Montessori Network
Shawna Maryanovich
Mississippi
Mississippi Montessori Alliance
Aimee Cole
PO Box 14183
Jackson, MS 39236
601-832-1862
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Montessori Association
Laura Mammarelli
2445 Main Street
Bethlehem, NH 03574
New Jersey
New Jersey Montessori Association Corporation
Saloni Mathur, President
(201) 213-1907
The Westmont Montessori School
Amanda Fink, Vice President
577 Rt. 24
Mendham, NJ, 07945
908-879-6355
New York
New York State Montessori Alliance
Diane Lanci
c/o Central Park Montessori School
1 West 91st Street
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212-595-2000
North Carolina
Montessori Association of North Carolina
Kateri Carver-Akers
3001 Academy R.
Durham, NC 27707
Triangle Montessori Schools Association
Janet Weed
112 Byrum Street
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-465-2113
Ohio
Cincinnati Montessori Society
Meri Fox
P.O. Box 6283
Ft. Cincinnati, OH 45206
The Ohio Montessori Alliance
Laureen Golden
979 South James Rd.
Columbus, OH 43227
814-327-5371
Oregon
Oregon Montessori Association
Francesca Lowes
P.O. Box 23352
Portland, OR 97281
Phone: 503-740-8773
Pennsylvania
Greater Pittsburgh Montessori Society
Becky Musial
Montessori Children's Community
474 Chadwick St
Sewickley, PA 15143-1849
Montessori Heads Group
Area served: Philadelphia and surrounding counties
Diane Force
The Bala House Montessori School
27 Conshohocken State Road
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: 610-664-6767
Montessori Teachers Association of Pennsylvania, (MT-PA Inc.)
Joan Raiti
P.O. Box 428
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Phone: 610-800-9135
Pennsylvania Montessori Alliance
Marie Conti
c/o The Bala House Montessori School
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-664-6767
South Carolina
South Carolina Montessori Alliance
Barbara Ervin
1121 Rifle Range Rd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 843-452-9296
Tennessee
Montessori Alliance of Tennessee
c/o Jaime Yeager, Executive Director
2415 Ashland City Road
Clarksville, TN 37043
Phone: 931-338-0791
Texas
Texas Education and Advocacy for Montessori (TEAM)
Gulzar Babool
texasmontessoricensus@gmail.com
Jai Brisbon
Utah
Utah Montessori Council
Duna Strachan
2083 Equestrian Ct.
Park City, Utah 84060
Phone: 435-200-8246
Virginia
Virginia Montessori Association
Trisha Willingham
1418 Sunderland Lane,
Keswick, VA 22947
Washington
Pacific Northwest Montessori Association
Mary Moore
Board President
Phone:425-351-9371
info@pnma.org
Wisconsin
Madison Montessori Coalition
Jane Robinson
Harmony Montessori
4937 E. Buckeye Road
Madison, WI 53716
Phone: 608-223-1216
Wisconsin Montessori Association
Elizabeth Channel, Board President
Katie Loss, Board Vice President
P.O. Box 34665
Milwaukee, WI 53234
Phone: 262-363-6820
INTERNATIONAL
Canada
Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators
Katherine Poyntz
4953 Dundas Street West, Suite 102
Toronto, ON, Canada
M9A 1B6
Phone: 416-239-1166
Canadian Association of Montessori Teachers
Carol Ford
312 Oakwood Ct.
Newmarket, ON L3Y 3C8
Canada
Germany
Montessori Europe
MirjamStefels
office@montessori-europe.net
Montessori Dachverand Deutschland (MDD)
Joerg Boysen
65830 Kriftel
0173 686 4423
Hungary
Montessori Association of Hungary
Mariann Stafán
Eva Eiler
1039 Budapest
Zipernowsky utca 2.
Gyermeksziget Montessori Óvoda
Hungary
Phone: +3670 315 5077
Alternate Phone: +3630 960 5844
Latin America
Consejo Interamericano Montessori
Susan Turof
416 Beringer Circle
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217-649-8525
New Zealand
Montessori Aotearoa of New Zealand
Cathy Wilson
P.O. Box 31-461
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Phone: 64-2744-85525