Ms. Kristin Edwards
Administration
Ms. Kristin Edwards has always had a lifelong love of children and a desire to take care of them. Starting at age eleven, she was a mommy’s helper and...
Staff
Ms. Kimbra Whitted
Administration
Ms. Kimbra Whitted is a native Californian and the new Administrative Assistant at Lifetime Montessori. Ms. Kimbra has managed as many as 14 sites and...
Ms. Lauren Caster
Administration
Born and raised in San Diego, Ms. Lauren's passion for children's education, success, and advocacy started as a teenager. She absolutely adored spendi...
Ms. Cristina Barragan
Toddler Teacher
Ms. Cristina Barragan graduated from the Montessori Institute of San Diego in 2005 and worked at a local Montessori school for 7 years. In 2012, she m...
Ms. Faride Assad
Toddler Teacher
Ms. Faride has been a Toddler Teacher since 2015. She completed her Associates Degree in Child Development in 2011 and then her AMI Training, Assistan...
Ms. Valerie Golden
Toddler Teacher
Ms. Valerie was born and raised in California and has always been extremely passionate about working with children. After working in Special Education...
Ms. Iliana Gochicoa
Toddler Teacher
Ms. Iliana has been a Montessori Guide since 2004. She was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, and received her Montessori Primary training at Centro...
Ms. Cristina Galvan
Primary Teacher
Ms. Cristina Galvan was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. She started her professional studies in psychology and later completed the Montessori AMI ...
Ms. Vicki McQueen
Primary Teacher
Ms. Vicki McQueen has been a Primary teacher at Lifetime since 2011. She received her 0 to 6 Montessori Certification from St. Nicholas Montessori Ce...
Ms. Shaminee Keenawinna
Primary Teacher
Ms. Shaminee Keenawinna's school experience in the United States started when she immigrated here at the age of ten. She went on to pursue her Bachelo...
Ms. Michelle Christensen
Primary Teacher
Ms. Michelle Christensen moved from the East Coast at an early age and is happy to call San Diego her home. She earned a BA in Communication from Cal...
Ms. Iana Startseva
Primary Teacher
Ms. Iana grew up in snowy and beautiful Russia and loves to go home and visit her family on holidays, go skiing and have a great time with her grandma...
Ms. Mayra Salvador
Primary Teacher
Ms. Mayra was born in México City and raised in San Diego, California. She attended Palomar College to obtain ECE Child Development Credits. Then she ...
Ms. Karina Reynoso
Primary Teacher
Ms. Karina Reynoso was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, where she attended University, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in International Busines...
Ms. Shanshan Xie
Primary Teacher
Ms. Shanshan Xie grew up in China’s Fujian province in a family of teachers. She began teaching college courses almost immediately upon her graduation...
Mr. Daniel Yang
Primary Teacher
Mr. Daniel Yang was born and raised in Nanjing, China, where he majored in biotechnology in college. He later obtained a master's degree from the Nati...
Ms. Esmeralda Del Rio
Primary Teacher
Ms. Esmeralda is super passionate and dedicated. She brings her rich cultural background and Spanish language skills into her educational approach. Ms...
Ms. Vicky Huang
Primary Teacher
Ms. Vicky Huang is a Montessori educator in the Caterpillar classroom at Lifetime Montessori School in San Diego. She holds Montessori certifications ...
Ms. Areli Carrillo
Elementary Teacher
After completing her bachelor's degree in Spanish Literary and Cultural Studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, Ms. Areli made her way to Ch...
Ms. Hannah Engelke
Elementary Teacher
Ms. Hannah holds a M.Ed in Montessori Education and received her AMI Elementary Diploma from the Washington Montessori Institute. Since 2017, she has ...
Ms. Coriander Lopez
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Coriander Lopez moved to San Diego in 2000 at the age of five, and has always enjoyed working with children. She started babysitting in high schoo...
Ms. Bita Khakbiz
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Bita Khakbiz was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. She attended IAU University in Tehran, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with...
Ms. Huda Alali
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Huda Alali was born and grew up in Iraq. She moved to the US in 2007 and to San Diego in 2015, after living in St. Thomas, USVI and Kurdistan, Ira...
Ms. Mona Ariss
Assistant Teacher
Mona Ariss was raised in Lebanon and came to the United States when she got married in 1991. Her interest in child development started with volunteeri...
Ms. Nicole Anderson
Assistant Teacher
Nicole has 20 years of experience as an early childhood educator. She is passionate about shaping the minds and hearts of young children. Her journey ...
Ms. Rubina Bhatti
Assistant Teacher
Rubina Bhatti has been with Lifetime since 2010. She graduated with a Bachelors in Economics and Statistics in Pakistan, moving to San Diego soon aft...
Ms. Lujain Erras
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Lujain Erras has been working in the field of child development in San Diego since 2019. She earned her Associate's and Bachelor's degrees in Chil...
Ms. Melissa Meyer
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Melissa Meyer grew up in Los Angeles, California, one of six children. She began babysitting at age twelve, sometimes committing to four jobs in a...
Ms. Natalie Selis
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Natalie discovered her love for connecting with others at a young age. Growing up in Poway on a cul-de-sac of eight kids, she quickly found her em...
Ms. Vanesa Escalona-Bojorges
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Vanesa Escalona-Bojorges was born in Mexico City. She moved to San Diego, California, at the age of 4 and graduated from Mt Carmel. Ms. Vanesa ha...
