SunGarden Board of Directors

About us

SunGarden Montessori Center, Inc. was established as a nonprofit corporation in 1983. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and the appointed Administrator. The Board oversees the fiscal soundness and transparency of SunGarden as a non-profit, as well as ensuring the pedagogical  integrity at the heart of the program remains intact. The Board of Directors meet on the second Wednesday of each month and can be reached at SunGardenBoard@gmail.com.

Board Officers and Directors

President, Sabrina Whitman- Parent of one current SunGarden Student and one Sungarden alum. Attended Montessori school as a child. Expertise in Business Management and Leadership. 

Secretary, Cathy Elliott (formerly Newman) - AMI representative; Head of School Sun Stone Montessori.  Former SunGarden Guide and parent of two SunGarden alums.

Treasurer, Taylor Nemecek- Parent of two current SunGarden students. Expertise in Finance. 

Board Member, Mary Hicks, M.Ed - Grandparent of one current SunGarden student and one SunGarden alum, 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, Callan Laster - SunGarden alum, parent of one current SunGarden student. Expertise in Accounting.

Board Member, Ann Messick - Former SunGarden Head of School and former Lead Guide at SunGarden.

Board Member, Nicole Stroup, LPC - Parent of one current SunGarden Student. Expertise in Leadership and Mental Health.

Ex Officio, Dianna Redmond, M.Ed.- Parent of one current SunGarden student and one SunGarden alum; Head of School