Diana Chalmers (B.C.)
Karen Golas (Alberta)
Anne E. Laws (Ontario)
Dena Shlah (Alberta)
Carrie Whalen(Ontario)
Erin Higginbottom (B.C.)
Teresa Sabiston (Alberta)

Diana Chalmers

Diana Chalmers received her AMI Elementary training from Bergamo, Italy in 1993-1994. She was awarded her Masters in Education and Child Studies from Simon Fraser University in 1999. Since 1981, Diana has been involved with and held many positions at Nanaimo Montessori School on Vancouver Island. Diana began as a parent, became the secretary, then the dance and computer instructor. As her four children moved on, Diana was ready to be an elementary directress. She became the principal in 2003. Diana is currently supporting the opening of a new Montessori school in Qualicum Beach- Ocean Montessori- and holds a view of opening another school in Campbell River.

Karen Golas

Karen achieved her AMI Primary Diploma in 2006 under Nicole Marchak's instruction in Ottawa and graduated with honours from the University of Manitoba's B.Ed program in 1999. For the past seven years Karen has assumed a variety of roles at the Montessori School of Calgary beginning as an assistant to the Primary and finishing with the position of Principal. During that time she has volunteered on the organizing committee for the 2006 National Conference held in Calgary. Karen eagerly awaits the arrival of her twins this fall and looks forward to implementing the Montessori method in her home.

Anne Laws

Anne received her AMI Primary diploma in Toronto in 1984. She graduated from Queen's University with a B.A. and a B.Ed. and went on to receive a M.Ed. from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Anne worked as a Directress and Principal in several Montessori schools. While living in Vancouver she began the Trainer of Trainers' Programme and is now an Auxiliary Trainer for the AMI and a trained AMI Primary Consultant. She is currently teaching full time in the classroom while continuing some occasional work as a Consultant, Lecturer and National Examiner. She was a founding member of the Society and continues in her role as the Editor of the Society Newsletter.

Dena Shlah

Dena holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education Studies from the University of Calgary (1983). She received her AMI Primary Diploma in 2006 from the Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia. She is currently a Directress at the Montessori School of Calgary (MSOC) where she has been working since 2004. She is the mother of a nine year old girl who has attended MSOC since Primary and is now enrolled in third year elementary.

Carrie Whalen

Carrie received her AMI Primary Diploma under Renilde Montessori in Toronto in 1991. She holds a diploma in Early Childhood Education and is nearing the completion of a degree in Sociology. After teaching in Ontario and then Alberta, she returned to Ontario where she has been the Vice Principal of Kanata Montessori School for the past 8 years.

Erin Higginbottom

Erin Higginbottom has been passionate about Montessori education for the past ten years. While completing university in Toronto, Erin began working as a Primary Assistant in a Casa classroom and fell in love with Dr. Montessori’s method. She completed her Elementary training at the Montessori Institute of Milwaukee and has  been teaching in an Elementary environment for five years. She is currently teaching an Upper Elementary class at North Star Montessori School in North Vancouver and is proud to be a Montessori parent to a 2 year old boy who loves every minute of his Infant/Toddler class.