Advisory Council

Mrs. K.T. Korngold, M.AExecutive Director of Montessori Education Center CME|NY

CEO of Montessori Education Center CME|NY since 2011.
Master’s degree from Columbia University, BA from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, and 12 graduate credit modules in early childhood education from the University of New Rochelle.
AMS Infant and Toddler Certificate and AMS Management (CME|NY) certificate.
Academic Award of the Poets Society of America.
Responsible for sharing leadership skills with students in CME|NY training courses, teaching in workshops on Montessori instruction for ages 0-3, leading several modules in 3-6 program and management courses.

Senior Coach of the Teacher Training Program of the International Montessori Teacher Training Center (MTPI).
Montessori Program Director at Montessori Plus Schools, Kent City, Washington State, USA.
Great Coach in the field of Languages, Arts.
Expert in the art of communicating with young children
Parent training specialist
Bachelor of Arts at Washburn University
Montessori teacher certificate for ages 2.5 – 6 certified by the MIA association.
The author of a book that is especially suitable for the Montessori program – My Phonetic Book is currently selling well on Amazon.

Coach/Teacher in Montessori teacher training courses of MTP of WA and MTPI (international branch of MTP of WA)
Montessori Program Director at MMSC Day School, Seattle, Washington State, USA.
Montessori Teachers for Children Under 5 (Pre-K) at West Seattle Montessori Schools, Seattle; Academy For Excellence, Seattle…
Montessori teacher certificate for children 2.5 – 6 years old from the Montessori Institute of America (MIA) in 1997
Graduated from the Montessori Teacher Training course under the Montessori Teacher Training program of the Montessori Teacher Preparation of Washington (MTP of WA)
Graduated with a major in Japanese from the University of California, and International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan
Certificate of Elementary and Arts Teacher issued by Washington State

Executive Director of the New England Early Childhood Association (NEECA)
Master’s degree in special education and teaching certifications from both the American Montessori Society (AMS) and the Montessori Society International (AMI).
Mentoring teachers, school systems, and local community centers
Co-founder and academic director of the Montessori Rockies Teacher Training Program and co-founder of AMS Peace Community.
CME|NY field supervisor and instructor at the Program for Management, Programs 3-6 and Infants and Toddlers Program, a level speaker during the Developmental Pathway Workshop.

Ms. Judy Joynt has been involved in Montessori education since 1979, and has 14 years of experience before joining CMTE/NY.
Taught at Hudson Country School, New Rochelle, NY and Berjan School, Mamaroneck, NY.
AMS certificate for infants and toddlers in 1991 at CMTE/NY and a member of the center since 1997.
Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education (University of Arizona) and Master’s Degree in Special Education (College of New Rochelle).
Currently, she is the Coordinator and Teacher of the Infant and Toddler program, and she is also an instructor for the program.

Master of Early Childhood Education, specializing in Montessori at New Rochelle College.
Bachelor of Psychology at Empire States University.
Coordinator of the New Jersey Early Childhood Education Center.
She has been teaching children ages 3-6 since 1988
Certificate 3-6 (CMTE/NY)
At CME|NY training courses, Ms. Ingrid Hill is in charge of the Introduction to the Montessori Method (Course 3-6) and the Assistant Workshops.

Working in Montessori education since 2008, joined CME|NY as the Infant and Toddler Program Coordinator since 2017.
Toddler teacher and Infant and Toddler Program Coordinator at Montessori Central Park School in Manhattan.
BA in Psychology from Emory and a Master’s degree in Sociology from Montclair State.
Montessori AMS Certificate at CMTE/NY.
Master of Montessori Education ages 3-6 from St. Catherine.

Join the field of Montessori Education since 1985.
She teaches 3-6 and serves as Program Director, Curriculum Coordinator, and Elementary Language Arts teacher at the Montessori school of Anderson, South Carolina.
In 2002, officially became a lecturer of CME|NY, performing field supervision and student services.
Master of Education in Curriculum Instruction and Evaluation (Walden University)
Certificate 3-6 (CMTE/NY) and Certificate of Elementary School II (CME|NY)

The International Montessori Specialist for ages 2.5-6 is certified by MACTE.
Assistant to international Montessori teacher training courses of MIA, IAPM in Vietnam.
Former Montessori Program Director of Phnom Penh Montessori International Kindergarten System.

Field supervision at the Montessori Teacher Training Center Vietnam (MTCV).
Assistant to International Montessori Professionals in MTCV courses.
The International Montessori Specialist for ages 2.5-6 is certified by the American Montessori Society.