The Association Montessori Internationale is proud to be working with the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the International Training Centre of Montessori Education of China to further Montessori education in China.  The Provincial Government has invited a delegation from AMI to attend the conference and to share their expertise with conference participants.  To facilitate this each member of the AMI Delegation will be available to meet with participants over lunch on the Monday and Tuesday of the conference.  Members of the AMI Delegation will also hold meetings with Government representatives and other dignitaries.

	Farida Akbar Mrs Akbar begain her teaching career in county schools in London in 1962. In 1975 she began work with the Pakistan Montessori Association and in 1999 has been the Director of Training for the Montessori Teachers Training Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. She holds a BA, B.Ed. M.A. Psychology and M.A,, in Educational Psychology, and completed the AMI 0-3 and 3-6 Diplomas, as well as being an AMI Trainer for the 3-6 level. Mrs Akbar has established a model school attached to the training centre, and conducts many Parent-Teacher Meetings and Workshops on the Montessori method. She is fluent in English, Urdu and Hindi, and has an interest in Special Education.
	Sandra Allen Sandra Allen is Office Manager for the Montessori Australia Foundation (MAF). She joins MAF after spending the past two years working with Lynne Lawrence, at AMI's London UK training centre, the Maria Montessori Institute. Whilst there, she completed her AMI Montessori Assistants Certificate. Initially working in hospitality and customer service after completing an Associate Diploma in Hospitality Management, Sandra worked for 10 years in Information Technology, predominately in project management.
	Dr Kay Baker Kay M. Baker is currently the Director of AMI Training for the 6-12 year old child (Elementary) at the Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola College in Maryland. She holds AMI diplomas for the child up to age seven and the child ages six to twelve. She has a B.A. in mathematics, an M.A. in mathematics education, and a Ph.D. in mathematics education. Her dissertation was entitled “Children’s Solution Strategies for Multiplication Word Problems.” She is a school consultant for AMI/USA, author of journal articles for the North American Montessori Teacher’s Association and AMI Communications, and a keynote speaker at Montessori conferences. Dr Baker has a particular interest in enhancing the development of thinking in children.
	Victoria Barrès Victoria Barrès has worked in international development for many years, with the national rural development service (Niger), participatory training and implementation strategies for women and girls and as a research associate on gender, girls' education, adult literacy, and early childhood development. She sat on the Commission, Museum of Science and Industry (Paris), to study the feasibility of a permanent exhibit/workshop area for 3-6 year olds, representing the Montessori Movement. Today it is one of museum's most highly successful permanent exhibits. Victoria was Program Chair of the 24th International Montessori Congress, UNESCO headquarters, Paris and participant of Educateurs sans Frontières (1999/2004). She is an AMI board member, (Financial Resources Committee); and is currently the AMI representative to UNESCO and International Coordination Board of the NGO for UN Decade for Peace and Non-Violence for Children of the World.
	Joen Bettmann Joen Bettmann is a Primary (ages 3-6) Trainer, Examiner, and Consultant with the Association Montessori Internationale, and has nearly thirty years of Montessori experience. She has served as the Director of Training at various AMI training centres in the USA, and also Australia. Ms Bettmann has extensive classroom experience in both private and public Montessori schools, especially in central city locations. She has participated in a US Government-sponsored Montessori project in South Africa, and is an adjunct professor at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland.
	Sue Birdsall Sue Birdsall is married with three grown up children who attended Montessori schools at the preschool and elementary levels. She is an AMI trained Montessori teacher at the 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 levels with more than 17 years experience as a Montessori teacher. Sue also holds a Masters degree in Education. Sue is a founding member of two Montessori schools and two AMI Montessori Teacher Training Institutes in Australia. She has also been involved in Montessori administration at the Board level in Australia and more recently as a Principal of a Montessori school catering for children aged from 3 to 12 years. Sue participated in the first AMI Educateurs sans Frontières assembly in Italy in 1999 and is currently a member of the AMI Board.
	Lilian Bryan Lilian Bryan’s has almost 45 years of expertise in working with children and adults. She holds an AMI diploma at the 0-3 and 3-6 level. Lilian Bryan has earned worldwide recognition for her work as founder and director of the Montessori Institute of Atlanta, and is presently Co-Director of the Montessori Institute of San Diego and Co-Director of the Elementary Foundation Course in Yokahama, Japan. She has also directed AMI courses in other areas of USA as well as South Africa and Sweden, and lectures in Germany. In 2002, Mrs. Bryan was invited to Beijing to help establish a model Montessori school, The Family Learning House. She spent 3 intensive weeks lecturing to parents and educators, both Chinese and English speaking.
	Virginia Buckley Virginia Buckley holds a B. Science and M.A. as well as AMI diplomas at the 0-3 and 3-6 level. She is a a consultant and examiner for both the 0-3 and 3-6 levels. She has more than 30 years experience training teachers in the USA, Canada and Ireland, and working with children from infancy through to high school. Ms Buckley has extensive classroom experience in both private and public schools as a teacher, prior to Montessori training. She was head teacher in a Montessori demonstration class for the Hartford, Connecticut Public School system, USA. She is currently lecturing at the Montessori College Dublin, Ireland.
	Eduardo Cuevas Eduardo Cuevas completed the AMI 3-6 diploma in 1973 in Mexico. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Primary Education from Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Mr Cuevas has extensive experience as a classroom director as well as school administrator. In 1987 Mr Cuevas completed the AMI training programme and founded the Centro De Estudios Montessori En Puerto Rico Y El Caribe. Eduardo Cuevas has directed the AMI 3-6 course in Hartford, Connecticut, USA and in Spain, and is currently the Director of Training at the Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has lectured in Mexico, and at the University of Uppsala, Sweden and has extensive experience as a Montessori School Consultant. Mr Cuevas also recently completed six years as a member of the Board of Directors of AMI.
	Peter Davidson Peter Davidson has a BA Washington and Lee University 1972 and AMI 3-6 Diploma Edgecliff College 1975. Peter has headed a Montessori school in suburban Portland, Oregon for the past 26 years. The school has achieved remarkable success (long waiting lists, beautiful well-designed buildings on 6-acre wooded campus, long teacher tenure, financial sustainability, regional and national reputation for excellence) while maintaining the very highest standards of AMI pedagogy. Peter has been central to the effort to organize and unify the administrators of AMI-recognized schools in the US and recently organized and hosted a retreat for Montessori administrators that drew participants from across the US.
	Dr Silvia Dubovoy Dr. Silvia C. Dubovoy holds a B.A., M.A. And Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Barcelona, Spain. She also holds the AMI 0-3 and 3-6 diplomas and an AMI special education diploma. Dr Dubovoy has worked as a Montessori trainer and lecturer in Mexico, Canada, Spain and the USA. Dr Dubovoy is the Director of Training at the Montessori Institute of San Diego, California, USA, which also includes a model school. She is an AMI board member, and worked with Dr Carl. R. Rogers, a humanistic psychologist, for many years.
	Ann Dunne Ann Dunne is a 6-12 (Elementary) Trainer for the Association Montessori Internationale and is currently Director of 6-12 Training in Dublin, Ireland, and London, England. She has been involved in the field of Montessori education since 1977. Anne Dunne holds the AMI 3-6 and 6-12 diplomas, graduating in 1980. She has eight years teaching experience at the 6-12 level. She enjoys training Montessori teachers as well as contributing to the spread of Montessori ideas through lectures and talk to parents and classroom teachers.
	Cheryl Ferreira Cheryl Ferreira holds a B.A. Hons and M.A. in History, as well as the AMI 3-6 and 0-3 diplomas. She has worked with children for many years, becoming interested in Montessori whilst assisting in a Montessori school. In 1998 Cheryl entered the AMI Training of Trainers Programme, and has been an AMI trainer since 2000. Cheryl Ferreira is a senior member of staff at the Maria Montessori Training Organisation, London, UK, and will be the Director of Training for the AMI 3-6 Diploma course to be held in New Zealand in 2008.
	Takako Fukatsu Takako Fukatsu is a 3-6 trained AMI teacher and official translator for the AMI Training College in Tokyo. Born Osaka Japan, Takako grew up in New York and studied Visual Arts and Communications. Before becoming a Montessori teacher, Takako was involved in the relief activities in Indochinese refugee camps in Thailand. She taught eleven years at St. Irena Montessori school in Tokyo, run by her trainer, Maria Matsumoto. She is a Board member of “Caring for Young Refugees” and of the Association Montessori Internationale and a member of the Educateurs sans Frontieres. Takako is also a qualified Feldenkrais practitioner with physically challenged children.
	Peter Gebhardt-Seele Peter Gebhardt-Seele was born, grew up and studied in Germany. Married to Adelheid, they have 5 children and 4 grandchildren. After several years of engineering work programming computers (in the 60s) Peter went back to school and became a highschool teacher spending 12 years as a teacher and then school principal in a private highschool in Munich. He trained as a Montessori teacher, for 3-6 year olds in the AMI course in Munich, and for 6-12-year olds at WMI, Washington, DC. After working as a Montessori teacher Peter entered the AMI training of trainers programme at WMI and Dublin, Ireland. He spent several years as assistant and then teacher trainer at the AMI elementary courses in Washington, Cleveland and Kansas City. He is currently Director of Training at the AMI elementary summer courses in Munich, Germany and Baldegg, Switzerland. He has presented at AMI and NAMTA conferences, and in workshops in USA, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Switzerland; and given school consultations in Germany. Publications include the book “The Computer and the Child, a Montessori Approach”, and numerous articles in the “AMI Communications”, “NAMTA Journal”, “Das Kind”, “Montessori Zeitschrift”, etc.
	Dr Annette Haines Dr Annette M. Haines is an internationally recognized AMI lecturer, examiner, and trainer. She has been involved in the field of Montessori education since 1972 and has extensive background in the Children’s House Classroom. She holds both AMI Primary and Elementary Diplomas, a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, an M. Ed. from Cleveland State, and an Ed. D. from S.I.U. Edwardsville. She is Associate Director of NAMATA (North American Montessori Teachers Association), chairperson of the AMI Scientific Pedagogy Committee, and a member of the Executive Committee and Board of the AMI.
	Liz Hall Elizabeth G. Hall, M.A., Trainer Emeritus, holds AMI diplomas for the 0-3, 3-6, and 6-12 age levels. She has over 35 years experience training teachers in the U.S., the Philippines and Australia and has trained over 90 Taiwanese students who travelled to Denver (Colorado, USA) for training. She has Montessori teaching and administration experience in both the public and private sectors. She is qualified as an AMI examiner, school consultant, an international seminar presenter and also serves as an adjunct faculty member of Loyola College in Maryland. Ms. Hall has recently accepted an invitation to be a member of the Advisory Board of the AMI.
	Shannon Helfrich M. Shannon Helfrich is a primary level trainer, lecturer, consultant and examiner for the Association Montessori Internationale. She has been involved in Montessori Education since 1971. Shannon holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees and the AMI Primary Diploma. She served as the Director of Training of the Montessori Institute Northwest Portland, USA from 1988 to 2003, the Australian Montessori Teacher Education Foundation in 1999 and 2002 and is the founding Director of Training for the Montessori Training Center of New England in Hartford, CT, USA. Shannon is an Adjunct Professor for Loyola College in Maryland. Shannon will be the Director of Training for the inaugural AMI 3-6 course to be held in Hangzhou, China.
	Alexander Henny Alexander Mario Henny is married and has four children. He graduated in 1975 in Business Economics, worked 6 years in New Zealand, 3 years in the United States of America and in the Netherlands for different multinational companies as a financial manager. He has been raised in the Montessori tradition as the great-grandson of Maria Montessori, joined the AMI Board six years ago, is a member of the Executive Board for the last five years and chair of the Communications Committee of the AMI Board responsible for the archives, publishing, the newsletter AMI Bulletin, the journal Communications, the Centenary Committee and general communication matters.
	Barbara Herrewijn Barbara Herrewijn is a former journalist in the UK. On relocation to the Netherlands she worked for the pharmaceutical division of an international aid relief agency, before joining the staff of AMI in 1990. Her responsibilities include: Secretary to the Scientific Pedagogy Committee, contact with AMI affiliated training centres in collaboration with the AMI General Secretary covering Course Administration and Agreements, Course Handbooks and Manuals, Examination Arrangements, Graduate Database, and Coordinating Secretary for Educateurs sans Frontières.
	Steve Huffman Steve Huffman is currently an educational consultant. His work includes directing a post-graduate program for the Milwaukee Teachers Education Center that enables Montessori teachers to procure a teaching license from the state of Wisconsin. Additionally, he is a consultant to both private and public Montessori schools. Previously, he worked for the Milwaukee Public Schools as a teacher and an administrator. Part of that experience included being the founding principal of Greenfield Montessori School and later being responsible for Administrative and Leadership Services for the district. Mr. Huffman is a past chairperson of the AMI/USA Board of Directors and past board member of AMI. He is currently serving again on the AMI/USA Board and also represents the Membership and Partnership Committee on AMI’s Executive Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from DePauw University and a Masters of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Later studies include course work at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard University.
	Nikki Hughes Nikki Hughes is currently Director of Primary Training at the Montessori College, Dublin. She also serves as an international examiner for AMI and as a national school consultant for AMI/USA. She lives with her husband in Atlanta, Georgia. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.
	Salma Imtiaz Salma Imtiaz is an AMI 3-6 Auxiliary Trainer. She worked as Directress at the Children’s House of the Pakistan Montessori Association from 1975 to 1999. She established and has been in charge of the Children’s House including an Infant Community of the Montessori Teachers Training Centre since 2000 and has helped in establishing Montessori environments in the Northern areas of Pakistan. Salma has conducted workshops on Assistants to Infancy, parent teacher meetings and workshops to provide awareness of the Montessori Philosophy. Salma was a participant at the 1999 Educateurs sans Frontières Assembly in 1999 and has attended Montessori Conferences and Congresses in India, Washington, Paris, Australia and Italy. She is also a member of the AMI Board.
	David Kahn David Kahn is Executive Director of the North American Montessori Teachers’ Association, and was the founding Program Director of the Hershey Montessori Farm School, an Erdkinder prototype in Huntsburg, Ohio. He is now establishing an International Centre for Adolescent Studies dedicated not only to the development of the Montessori third plane, but to the integration of the Montessori adolescent preparation with that of early childhood as well as the elementary years. Mr. Kahn has produced extensive media works, both print and video, and is sought internationally as a speaker and consultant in the Montessori work with the Adolescent.
	Monte Kenison Monte Kenison received his AMI diploma in 1973 from The Montessori Education Center in Palo Alto, California, directed by Miss Lena Wikramaratne. He is a founding director of Nienhuis Montessori USA, which opened in 1975. In 1992, Nienhuis Montessori created the Montessori Resource Center MRC), where Mr Kenison served as National Director until June of 2000. Mr Kenison is currently AMI Director of Training of the Montessori Teacher Training Center of Northern California. Monte Kenison was a member of the 2001 - 2004 AMI Ad-Hoc Strategic Planning Committee, is a member of AMI’s Board of Directors and serves the Montessori community as a private consultant and lecturer.
	Amy Kirkham Amy Kirkham has been involved in the Early Childhood Education sector since 1988. She has worked with young children in a variety of different settings including Early Childhood Centres, Montessori Children's Houses, services for children with hearing impairment and in the Haematology/Oncology ward at the Royal Childrens' Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Amy is actively involved in the provision of professional development for Montessori staff as well as parent and community education. She is a 3-6 AMI teacher trainer for the Australian Montessori Teacher Education Foundation. In 2008 Amy will be the Director of Training in Melbourne. Amy is a board member of several Montessori organisations and is also a member of the Australian Quality Assurance Working Party.
	Lakshmi Krishnakumar Lakshmi Krishnakumar took AMI Primary Training in 1979 with Mr. Joosten and Mr. Swamy. And has 12 years of experience of directing classrooms and school administration. In 1990, she commenced her Trainer’s Training and had the opportunity to work with Meenakshi Sivaramakrishnan, Zarin Malva, and Hildegarde Solzbacher. On completion of her training, Lakshmi Krishnakumar established AMI primary Training centre at Hyderabad and is currently doing her tenth course. She also started the Montessori Alumni Association, Hyderabad (MAAH) in 1998. In the past 10 years, she has trained about 450 directresses and helped in establishing 18 schools in and around Hyderabad. She has lectured in various parts of India both in English and Indian languages and also serves as the Chief Examiner at both Mumbai and Chennai centres.
	Baiba Krumins Grazzini Baiba Krumins Grazzini is Director of Training at the International Centre for Montessori Studies foundation. She has been involved with Bergamo’s AMI Elementary Training Course since 1975 and first became an AMI Elementary Trainer in 1986. In 1992 she joined Camillo Grazzini as Director of Training. Baiba holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in economics from the University of London. As the late Camillo Grazzini’s closest collaborator, Baiba has co-researched papers and projects with respect to Montessori history, planes of education, cosmic education, the elementary materials, geometry, and many other aspects of the Bergamo elementary course.
	Ruby Lau Ruby Lau took the AMI Course (3-6) in London in 1985. Since then she has been completely involved in Montessori work at many levels. She worked in the Maria Montessori Children’s House run by the MMTO in London from the time she completed her course. She also began to assist with the Training Course. In 1990 she left to establish a school Little Acorns which she ran successfully for 16 years with her colleague Jean Nugent. She continued to work with the MMTO as a lecturer and assisted with all aspects bringing her experience with children to the students. Ruby was formerly in advertising, and worked with the Montessori Society (AMI) UK since 1986 in various capacities. She served the Society as the Chairman and set up many awareness programmes and fundraising projects. Ruby received her AMI Trainers Certificate (3-6 age level) in 2006. She is now based in India closely associated with the Navadisha Montessori Institute in Chennai, where she brings her expertise to both students as a trainer and to the mentoring of school staff. She is still attached to the Maria Montessori Institute in London where she serves as a lecturer.
	Lynne Lawrence Lynne Lawrence is Director of Training and Schools at the Maria Montessori Training Organisation London, the International Training Centre in Britain of the Association Montessori Internationale. The MMTO also runs 3 Children’s Houses and an Elementary school and Lynne oversees the running of these schools in addition to running the MMI courses. Lynne took the AMI training course in London in 1974, training under Hilla Patell and worked with Muriel Dwyer on the ‘Help the Children’ project in Kenya between 1978 and 1985. Since 1990 Lynne has been Director of Training of the 3 - 6 AMI Course at the Maria Montessori Training Organisation, now known as the Maria Montessori Institute. Lynne is an AMI Board Member and General Secretary (ad interim) of AMI.
	Jeong Kyu Lee Mr Jeong Kyu Lee has been an AMI Montessori teacher trainer for 15 years. He holds an AMI 3-6 diploma and is an AMI trainer for the 3-6 course at the Korea Montessori Institute.
	Louise Livingston Louise Livingston first developed an interest in understanding children through her work as a counsellor to abused children with the UK charity Childline. She gained her Montessori diploma at primary level at the Maria Montessori Institute AMI in London. She has worked for some years in Children’s Houses latterly running one of the Maria Montessori Institute’s own schools. Louise is presently working on the Montessori training course in London where she is following the Training of Trainer’s programme. She is on the organising committee of the UK Affiliated Society and is responsible for editing publications and organising conferences and seminars. She is also on the council of Montessori Education UK, the body responsible for running the UK Montessori schools accreditation scheme. In July 2005 Louise was invited to be part of the AMI Centenary Steering Committee and has played a key role in co-ordinating the Centenary activities around the world.
	Zarin Malva Zarin Malva obtained her AMI 3-6 Diploma and taught for many years in India, Canada and the US. With these years of work with children behind her she then became an AMI 3-6 trainer and returned to her native city as an AMI trainer in 1988. The RTI Montessori Training Course in Mumbai was established in 1995 when Ms. Zarin Malva was invited to run the AMI training course at the prestigious location. Ms. Malva had worked abroad under senior AMI trainers - Ms. Estela Palmieri, Ms. Hilla Patell. She also worked for a year under Mr. S. R. Swamy then AMI Trainer of the Indian Montessori Training Course. Ms. Malva brings to her work her rich and varied experience with children. Besides her excellent work in the field of teacher education she also guides and supports the staff of the Montessori schools in the city.
	Maria Matsumoto Maria, S. Matsumoto is Director of the Montessori Institute of Tokyo. She was trained at Centro Internazionale Montessori di Perugia under Ms. Antonietta Paolini, Institute Professionale Femminile Armando Diaz di Roma, and Fondazione Centro Internazionale Studi Montessori di Bergamo. After completing her Montessori diplomas, she was appointed as a trainer at the Montessori Institute of Los Angeles Inc. She is the only trainer resident in Japan and has been conducting the AMI primary course for 30 years, training approximately 1,500 Montessorians. Maria S. Matsumoto has also run 2 Montessori Children’s Houses for children aged 2 1/2 to 6 years old.
	Janet McDonell Janet McDonell is the Director of Primary Training at the Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola College in Maryland. She is a lecturer, consultant and examiner for AMI.  She holds a Master’s degree in education from Loyola College as well as AMI diplomas in Elementary and Special Education.  Janet has over 20 years’ experience in teaching and administration. She currently serves as the coordinator for the Training Group.
	Virginia McHugh Goodwin Virginia McHugh Goodwin was appointed Executive Director of AMI/USA, the United States branch office of the Association Montessori Internationale, in August 1988. Initially serving in a part-time capacity, she has taken on this role full-time since 1996. During her tenure the office staff and operations of the corporation have grown dramatically, as has AMI membership and school recognition in the United States. Virginia received her AMI primary diploma from the Maria Montessori Training Organization in London following her undergraduate degree from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), and the Selection Board for the Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.
	Lucie Meijer Lucie Meijer holds a degree in Education from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands and has worked in religious and interreligious organisations, notably on international social service projects.  She joined the staff of AMI in August 1992.  Her tasks include: secretary to the Executive Committee and Board, organisation of Board meetings and the Annual General Meeting; Board Manual; responsible for membership administration, financial administration, personnel administration and general house-keeping.
	Dr Jean Miller Dr Jean Miller received her Doctorate of Education from Case Western University in 1981. Her Doctorate dissertation is titled “The Montessori Music Curriculum for Children Up to the Age of Six.” Trained in Bergamo, Italy, she holds an AMI 6-12 Diploma. She received an AMI 3-6 Diploma from the Montessori Institute in Cleveland. Dr Miller has over 40 years of experience working with children in both private and public Montessori schools. She has given lectures and workshops to colleges and Montessori groups throughout the world. Dr Miller is an AMI certified consultant, examiner, and Primary (6-12) teacher trainer. She has been the music lecturer at training centres in both North America and Europe.
	Pamela Nunn Pamela Nunn has worked in the field of education for young children for 30 years and is an AMI 3 – 6 Teacher Trainer for AMTEF. She holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Education (South Australia) and gained her AMI (3 - 6) Diploma at the Sydney Montessori Teachers College in 1990. For ten years Pam held the position of Directress and authorised supervisor with the Sydney Montessori Society at Lindfield. Pam has been involved with professional development of Montessori teachers through workshops and national conferences. She is a convening group member of the Australian AMI Alumni Association and a board member of both the Montessori Children’s Foundation and Montessori Australia Foundation.
	Molly O’Shaughnessy Molly O'Shaughnessy is an AMI trainer, lecturer, consultant and national and international speaker. Since 1996, she has served as Director of Training at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota (MTCM) and as an adjunct professor for Loyola College in Maryland, as well as Community Faculty for Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul. Ms. O'Shaughnessy earned her AMI Primary (3-6) diploma from the MTCM in 1976 and holds an M.Ed. from Loyola College in Maryland. She most recently was appointed to the board of the Association Montessori International in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and is a member of the AMI Trainers Group. Ms. O'Shaughnessy has dedicated her life to education and children having served as a founding board member for the Minnesota Children's Museum and currently serving on a number of school and community boards.
	Judi Orion Judith A. Orion, M.A., Director of Training, holds the AMI Early Childhood (3-6) diploma and received her Assistants to Infancy (0-3) diploma at the first AMI training for that level, given in Rome. Judi has conducted Primary and Infancy Montessori classes, and is a trainer, examiner, and consultant at both levels. She conducts teacher training internationally and is an adjunct faculty member of Loyola College in Maryland. Judi was also Director of Training for the first 0-6 AMI Diploma course.
	Andrew Parker Andrew Parker was introduced to Montessori in 2004 and was quickly involved in the site relocation and development of the Farmhouse Montessori School in Sydney. He provides accounting support and advice to the Montessori Association of Australia on an ongoing basis and has provided support in the development of the Montessori philosophy and program in China during the workshops in 2005 and 2006.
	Carmen Parker Carmen Parker discovered Montessori during her teaching training for primary education. She soon found herself developing her knowledge of Montessori and learning about the materials alongside her own two sons, completing her AMI training in 1984. She initially used her Montessori training to assist children with learning difficulties in primary school, later taking up a position at the Hills Montessori School as teacher and then principal. Carmen is currently principal of Farmhouse Montessori School, president of NSW Montessori Association, treasurer of Montessori Association of Australia and editor of Montessori Matters national magazine. She has been involved in the development of a state curriculum of early childhood education in NSW and is on the committee of the NSW Children’s Forum. Her involvement in the development of Montessori in China has led to her position on the board of the International Montessori Teachers Exchange Centre of China.
	Hilla Patell Mrs Hilla Patell began her professional career as a music teacher. The holder of an AMI 3-6 Diploma, and the AMI Primary Trainers Certificate, Mrs Patell joined the training staff of the Maria Montessori Training Organisation in London in 1962. Subsequently, she co-directed the course with Miss M. Dwyer, and later accepted the appointment as Director of Training, which position she held until the end of the academic year 1988-89. Mrs Patell is a member of the panel of AMI Examiners, and has travelled extensively conducting oral examinations at AMI affiliated training centres on all four continents where the Association Montessori Internationale is active. She has been a member of the AMI Board, chairperson of the AMI Executive Committee, a member of the Pedagogical Committee, member of the Sponsoring Committee, and trustee of the Foundation Mario Montessori 75 Fund. Alongside her career in the field of education, Mrs Patell has been actively involved in social welfare work and community service. Between 1952 and 1958 she worked as a social worker in hospitals in Mumbai, which was instrumental in the Montessori work she would become involved in, and in England she worked as a youth counsellor in teenage drug abuse. Furthermore, she has been a board member of the World Education Fellowship, and the International Women’s Council.
	Phyllis Pottish-Lewis Phyllis Pottish-Lewis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master’s Degree in Education from Loyola College in Maryland. She received the AMI Primary Diploma from the Montessori Institute of Los Angeles in 1971 and the AMI Elementary Diploma from the Washington Montessori Institute in 1977. Ms. Pottish-Lewis has been teaching children from three to twelve years of age since 1971 to the present. She has lectured consistently on AMI elementary teacher training courses since 1980 and has been the Director of Training of elementary courses since 2000 in San Diego and St. Paul. She is an AMI school consultant, as well as the past chair of AMI elementary Alumni Association.
	Rukmini Ramachandran Rukmini Ramachandran took the AMI course for the 3-6 age level in Mumbai in 1991. She established Supraja Montessori School in 1992 which she served as the Principal since its inception. She subsequently founded Navadisha Montessori School in 1997 and presently serves as Director. After completing the AMI training of trainers programme in 2004 in London and Toronto she established Navadisha Montessori Institute in 2004 and is currently Director of Training. Rukmini came into Montessori education with a background in journalism. She started her career as Assistant Editor of a children's monthly. She is interested in the years that the Montessoris spent in India. She edited Creative Development in the Child – in two volumes which are the 1939 Montessori lectures in Chennai. She is interested the food habits of young children in urban societies and has addressed parent groups regularly in this context. She has undertaken staff training and mentorship in various schools in Chennai, helping teachers to secure the principles in their daily work.
	Mary Raudonis Loew Mary Raudonis Loew has been working in the field of Montessori education since 1963 when she received AMI primary training in Washington, DC. She has 23 years of classroom experience and has established primary training courses in 3 different cities. Mary has assisted in the start up of numerous schools and has 11 years experience as a School Director. She has offered workshops in all areas of Montessori pedagogy, and serves as a consultant and examiner of the AMI. She has a special interest in the development of programs for adolescents. She has a BA degree with a focus in education, psychology and creative writing. Mary currently works as a Montessori classroom guide and serves as the Executive Director and Primary Director of Training of the Montessori Institute of Texas which offers summer format training at all three levels.
	André Roberfroid André Roberfroid a Belgian national was the UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Programme and Strategic Planning until his retirement in 2003. He was responsible for the formulation and implementation of the UNICEF strategic objectives and programmes. From 1974 to 1996 he served as a UNICEF field officer and representative in a variety of countries including Congo, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Mali. He was particularly involved in the development and implementation of programme for children in extremely difficult circumstances like the civil war in Lebanon, the unrest in the West Bank and Gaza, the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda. From 1996 to 1999 as director of the UNICEF office in Geneva, he was in charge of the coordination with the main humanitarian agencies.
	Maria Roth Maria Roth is an AMI 3-6 Director of Training. For many years she led the integrative Montessori-Kindergarten of "Aktion Sonnenschein e.V." under the auspices of Professor Theodor Hellbrügge. As the only AMI trainer in Germany authorised to give training courses for the teaching of three to six-year-olds, Maria Roth headed the international courses in Montessori Special Education from 1976 to 1998, under the directorship of Doctor Theodor Hellbrügge. These courses offered training in the Montessori method of education for non-handicapped children and the special applications for children with a variety of different handicaps, or multiply-handicapped children. She is also an AMI examiner, active in AMI examinations in various countries.
	Ginni Sackett Ginni Sackett is Director of Training at the Montessori Institute Northwest in Portland Oregon, United States of America. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Seton Hill University, Master of Arts in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii and the Diploma of the Association Montessori Internationale for ages 3 - 6. After 12 years as a classroom teacher, she joined the staff of the Montessori Institute Northwest as course assistant in 1994, and achieved the status of AMI Director of Training in 2002. In addition to training new teachers, Ms Sackett has presented at local, national and international workshops and conferences, worked directly with teachers in numerous classrooms, and published articles in several Montessori publications.
	Patricia Spinelli Patricia Spinelli holds the AMI 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 diplomas and attended the 1999 Educateurs sans Frontières assembly. She has been an AMI trainer 3-6 since 1988 and is the Director of Training at the International Montessori Center of Paris, and the Director of the Training programme for Educators of Young Children (French National Diploma) for seven years. In addition to her training activities, Ms Spinelli is head of the Paris Children’s House, the training institute’s application school. She has more than ten year’s experience, teaching in the Children’s House. Patricia Spinelli is active in group research, observing infants in families, and taking pedagogical responsibility for the European Investment Bank Luxembourg Nursery (Creche) programme. She engages in pedagogical seminars on Montessori at French state teacher training institutes, Regional Institutes for Social Work, and Universities. Ms Spinelli has been an AMI Board member since 2000, and is also an international AMI examiner and member of the Scientific Pedagogy Committee.
	Mary Stanislaus Vas Sister Mary Stanislaus Vas completed her AMI 3-6 Diploma in 1961. She has spent many years working in Montessori Children’s Houses and assisting at the AMI Training Centre eventually becoming an AMI 3-6 teacher trainer. She is Director of Training at the Good Shepherd Maria Montessori Training Centre in Sri Lanka.
	Brenda Striegel-Fox Brenda Striegel-Fox holds an AMI Primary diploma from the Maria Montessori Training Organisation, London and has worked in Montessori classes in the UK and Ireland. She joined the staff of AMI in September 1979. Her tasks include: secretary to the Training Group; organisation of Training of Trainers programme; Training of Trainers Handbook; coordination of the publishing of Dr. Montessori’s books; joint copy editor of AMI Communications; coordinating secretary of MM75 Fund. She served on the AMI Board and the Executive Committee from 1988 until 2003.
	Allyn Travis Allyn S. Travis has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Michigan State University and a Master's Degree in Education from Loyola College of Baltimore. She also holds both Primary and Elementary Diplomas from the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and has over thirty years of experience in Montessori teaching both children and adults. Mrs. Travis is an AMI Elementary Teacher-Trainer, examiner, and school consultant. She is the full time Administrator and Director of Training at the Montessori Institute of Milwaukee, as well as being the current chairperson of the AMI/USA Board.
	Megan Tyne Megan Tyne holds the AMI 3-6 Diploma and a BA Dip Ed and has been involved in Montessori education since 1985. With a professional background in computers, finance and marketing she has assisted numerous Montessori associations and was a founding board member and project coordinator of the Montessori Association of Australia. She is currently Chairperson of the International Montessori Centenary Committee and board member of the Australian Montessori Teacher Education Foundation and the Australian AMI Alumni Association. She is website designer for several Montessori organisations including the Association Montessori Internationale. Megan also assists with Indigenous Montessori projects in Australia and attended the 2004 Educateurs sans Frontières assembly held in Burgos, Spain. She is currently Executive Director of the Montessori Children's Foundation and the Montessori Australia Foundation and Project Officer for the Association Montessori Internationale.
	Marja-Leena Tyrväinen Marja-Leena Tyrväinen has a traditional Finnish kindergarten teacher degree, University studies of adult education and early childhood education and received an AMI diploma for ages 3-6 in 1984 (in California). She has been working with the children over 20 years; in the Montessori schools since 1987. In 2001 Marja-Leena became an AMI Montessori Primary Teacher Trainer and was the Director of Training for the first Finnish language AMI 3-6 training course in Finland 2004-06 at the University of Helsinki and is now directing her second course.
	Pilar Ulibarri Pilar Ulibarri is married to Salvador Ulibarri and has 5 children and 4 grandchildren with twins expected in December. With 4 couples they founded a Montessori school in Mexico which has grown and now includes a highschool. Pilar worked for 13 years as Directress and then principal of the school. In 1989 Renilde Montessori and Silvia Dubovoy invited Pilar to join the AMI training of trainers programme through the Centro de Estudios de Educación Montessori, A.C., where Silvia was AMI Trainer. In 1992 Pilar completed her training and since then has been the AMI 3-6 Director of Training in Mexico. Annually they also organise conferences for Montessori teachers with around 600 to 1000 attendants.
	Pieter van der Linden Pieter van der Linden joined KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1951. He worked in internal audit department up to 1970 and stayed on New York USA in 1962 through 1967 for the audits of the KLM establishments in the USA and Canada. In 1970 he joined Deloitte in Amsterdam and became a partner in 1975 handling mainly international clients with establishments in The Netherlands. After his retirement from Deloitte in 1994 he became treasurer of the Association Montessori Internationale in Amsterdam and is a member of the AMI Executive Board and the MM75 Fund.
	Dirk van Drempt Dirk van Drempt has been involved in the growth and development of Montessori in Australia over more than two decades. He has contributed to the initial development and the ongoing success of many of Australia’s Montessori Associations including the NSW Montessori Association in publicity and advertising, the Sydney Montessori Training College as a board member, as well as a founding board member to the establishment of the Montessori Association of Australia. In his professional background as an advertising creative director, he has supported the Montessori community with conceptual and strategic design, advertising and promotion, conference marketing and support programmes. He has a deep understanding of the marketing and communication values that have underpinned the growth of Montessori in Australia and is passionate about the growth and development of Montessori education.
	Matty van Drempt Born in the Netherlands Matty van Drempt gained her Early Childhood Diploma and later moved to Australia. In 1986 Matty attended the AMI Training Course in Sydney. In the years following she gained extensive experience working in Children’s House classrooms in Sydney. In addition to her classroom work she has served on school councils as a parent, on the council of the Sydney Montessori Teacher’s College and the Teacher In-service Committee. Over the years Matty served on many conference committees and held the position of Director and Hospitality Coordinator for the 2003 Regional Conference and the 2005 International Montessori Congress, held in Sydney, July 2005. In 2004 Matty took part in the Montessori pilot program in Thailand. During 2005-2006 Matty completed the AMI 0-3 Assistant to Infancy Course in Sydney. Matty has a special interest in the parent-child relationship and has participated in many talks and workshops with parents.
	Maria Teresa Vidales Maria Teresa Vidales (Cha Cha) is Director of Training for the Assistants to Infancy Course in Dallas Texas. Cha Cha also serves as an AMI examiner, consultant, lecturer, and workshop leader. She co-directed the Assistants to Infancy courses in Japan and San Diego, and collaborated with the course in Denver. Cha Cha also holds the AMI Primary diploma, has operated a school in Mexico since 1989, and has been working with children for 24 years.
	Ulla Wikefeldt AMI Trainer Ulla Wikefeldt is the founder of the Maria Montessori Institutet in Stockholm Sweden. During 15 years, Ulla has been responsible for the AMI education of Montessori teachers for ages 3-6 for the Institution of Teacher Education, Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden. Ulla has 30 years experience within Montessori - as a teacher and manager of a Montessori preschool for ten years, as a lecturer both nationally and internationally, and as an AMI examiner in England, Germany, Pakistan, Finland, Japan, Korea and the USA. In addition to a BA in Education, and AMI Montessori teacher training, Ulla Wikefeldt has also completed AMI’s 4 year methodology teacher training for ages 3-6.
	Rita Schaefer Zener Rita Schaefer Zener, Ph.D. is a primary level Trainer, Lecturer, Consultant and Examiner for the Association Montessori Internationale. Her doctorate is in Human Development from the University of Maryland. She has been involved in Montessori Education since 1963. For over 30 years she has directed Montessori Teacher Training. These courses were in Mexico, Portland Oregon, Washington DC, Rochester NY, and in Romania. Dr. Zener worked as Coordinator for the Washington DC Public School District for nine years to train and supervise Montessori teachers in the DC public schools. She is currently Adjunct Professor at the Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola College in Maryland. She was also the appointed Director of Training for courses in the Philippines and in Thailand.