Meet Our Teachers & Staff

Pacific Crest is accredited through the AdvancedED. All of Pacific Crest’s Primary and Elementary teachers are trained through Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) training centers. Our Middle School teachers attend Montessori trainings for the adolescent level; these are offered by the North American Montessori Teachers Association (NAMTA) in partnership with AMI.

Dorrie Knapp-Guy

  • A woman with long gray hair smiling outdoors, wearing a sleeveless red top, with a blurred green and brown natural background.

    Head of School

Read Bio

Primary

  • A smiling young woman with long brown hair, wearing a beige sweater and orange top, standing indoors against a dark background.

    Elly McCarthy

    Primary Guide

  • A woman with shoulder-length dark hair and freckles sits at a table in a classroom, looking down at a craft project. A child next to her holds an orange craft item. In the background, a woman in a blue shirt is blurred, with colorful artwork on the wall.

    Lynelle Kalayko

    Primary Guide

  • A woman with short pink hair and light skin, smiling, wearing a colorful patterned shirt, in an indoor setting.

    Ruby Sparks

    Primary Guide

    Read Bio
  • Young woman with long red hair smiling indoors, with a clock on a green wall in the background.

    Dalia Tamoshunas

    Primary Guide

  • Smiling woman with long curly red hair wearing a blue floral top, with a dark background.

    Louise Reed

    Primary Guide

  • LeAnne

    LeAnne Mattingley

    Primary Level Coordinator

  • A woman smiling outdoors in front of a brown wooden fence with greenery. She has braids, wears a teal top, earrings, and a thin necklace.

    Esther Ndura

    Primary Aftercare Lead

  • A woman with glasses, a green beanie, and a patterned sweater smiling and looking down at a young girl with blonde hair in a ponytail, who is focused on working with ribbons at a table.

    Megan Griffith

    Primary Courtyard Guide

Elementary

  • A smiling woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a colorful blue blouse and beige cardigan, standing in front of a barn with a hay pile, wooden walls, and a window.

    Jacque Elder

    Lower Elementary Guide

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with brown hair, wearing a blue shirt and earrings, standing outdoors with a blurred background.

    Jen Costigan

    Lower Elementary Guide

    Read Bio
  • A woman with glasses on her head is peeking through large green leaves, holding onto branches of a leafy plant against a plain white background.

    Erin Gubelman

    Upper Elementary Guide

    Read Bio
  • Close-up portrait of a young woman smiling, wearing a turquoise patterned top, gold hoop earrings, and a necklace, with a blurred wooden background.

    Makenna Terrana

    Elementary Guide

  • Portrait of a smiling woman with long blonde hair, wearing a striped top, outdoors with a wooden structure in the background.

    Sonya Maslenikov

    Elementary Level Coordinator

  • A young woman with long dark hair, smiling outdoors with greenery in the background, wearing a blue jacket.

    Meghan Rzegocki

    Elementary Aftercare Lead and Outings

All Levels

  • A woman with curly brown hair, wearing a purple sweater and earrings, smiling outdoors against a blurred dark background.

    Inma Perez Osuna

    Middle School Guide and Spanish, all levels

    Read Bio
  • Smiling elderly man with gray hair and mustache wearing a white short-sleeve shirt with fish pattern, standing outdoors with wooden fence and trees in the background.

    Rob Kimmerer

    Art Teacher and Middle School Guide

    Read Bio
  • A woman with curly brown hair smiling at the camera inside a building.

    Katie Munger Rzegocki

    Art Teacher and Middle School Guide

  • A woman with long gray hair, wearing glasses, a beige knit sweater, and a gold necklace, smiling outdoors with green foliage in the background.

    Erika Nedderman

    Literacy Support Specialist

    Read Bio
  • Jennifer Keller

    Jennifer Keller

    Farm Manager

    Read Bio

Middle School

  • A woman with long red hair and a light gray sweater smiling outdoors with trees in the background.

    Katherine Anderson

    Middle School Guide & Level-Coordinator

    Read Bio
  • A man with light skin, brown hair, and blue eyes smiling, wearing a light-colored button-up shirt, outdoors with a blurred wooden fence and greenery in the background.

    Chuck Kilbridge

    Middle School Guide

    Read Bio

  • Peter Carty

    Middle School Guide

    Read Bio
  • A woman with long, wavy brown hair and fair skin, smiling at the camera, wearing an orange sweater, with a blurred background of a wooden structure.

    Liz Altschule

    Middle School Guide

  • A man with glasses and a beard smiling in an outdoor setting.

    Nikhil Makkar

    Middle School Guide

  • A bearded man with sunglasses leaning against a wooden fence, holding a clipboard and looking contemplative in a lush garden.

    Tom Bray

    Facilities Manager & Middle School Guide

Administration

  • Portrait of a woman with shoulder-length curly brown hair, smiling, outdoors with green blurred foliage in the background.

    Megan Sielkan

    Admissions and Operations Lead

  • A woman with long red hair, smiling, outdoors with green foliage in the background.

    Sophie Zifcak

    Front Desk and Extracurriculars Coordinator

  • A smiling woman with short dark hair and wearing a green and white striped sweater outdoors with blurred green foliage in the background.

    Vananh Tran

    Bookkeeper

  • A man with a beard and gray hair smiling outdoors, wearing a black hoodie with white drawstrings, with a blurred green and yellow background of trees and foliage.

    David Rzegocki

    Communications Coordinator and School Photographer

  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, standing outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

    Sidney Hauser

    Community Engagement and Marketing Design

  • Smiling woman with short dark hair standing against a dark blue wall, arms crossed, wearing a textured jacket and jewelry.

    Joanne Masseno

    Primary Admissions Director

Primary Aftercare

  • Group of five diverse young women standing outdoors in front of a wooden fence, smiling at the camera, with trees and greenery in the background.

Elementary Aftercare

  • Three smiling women standing outdoors in front of greenery, wearing casual clothing, with one woman wearing a medal around her neck.

Vashon Farm Team

  • Three women and two dogs sit on the grass in a garden with blooming trees.