SunGarden Board of Trustees
About us
SunGarden Montessori Center, Inc. was established as a nonprofit corporation in 1983. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and the appointed Administrator (Head of School). The Board oversees the fiscal soundness and transparency of SunGarden as a non-profit, oversees the Head of School as their lone employee, and authors and guides the Strategic Plan for the School. The Board of Trustees meets monthly and can be reached at SunGardenBoard@gmail.com.
Board Officers and Trustees
President, Sabrina Whitman - Parent of two SunGarden alumni. Attended Montessori school as a child. Expertise in Business Management and Leadership.
Vice President Nicole Stroup, LPC - Parent of one current SunGarden Student. Expertise in Leadership and Mental Health.
Secretary, Callan Laster - SunGarden alum, parent of two current SunGarden students. Expertise in Accounting.
Treasurer, Taylor Nemecek - Parent of two current SunGarden students. Expertise in Finance.
Board Member, Mary Hicks, M.Ed - Grandparent of two SunGarden alumni, AMI representative, former President of the Board of Directors at Oregon Montessori Association, and former Head of School at the Portland Montessori School.
Board Member, Chase Meyers - SunGarden alum. Expertise in Accounting.
Board Member, Ann Messick - Former SunGarden Head of School and former Lead Guide at SunGarden.
Ex Officio (non-voting), Regina Feldman, Ph.D. - Head of School. OMA member, AMI Adolescent Diploma holder.