MeettheIMAStaff
Withanaveragetenureofnearly15yearsworkingat ourschool,wearevery,veryproudofourstaff.They bringnotonlyextraordinaryexpertiseandeducational background,butalsoremarkablededicationand compassiontotheirjobseveryday.
YolandaSollitto
Founder/DirectorofIMA
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher certificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 1990.
Teacher/directoratvariousMontessori schoolsfrom1990–1996.
DirectorhereatourPasadenacampus.
YancyMartinez
AssistantDirectorofAdministration
LeadTeacher–Room4
HasworkedhereatIMAsince2000.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher certificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2012.
LaurelMerrill
AssistantDirector
LeadTeacher–Room3
HasworkedhereatIMAsince2000.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher certificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2007.
RebeccaLopez
LeadTeacher–Room2
WorkedatourClaremontcampusfrom 2002--2012.
HasworkedhereinPasadenasince2012.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher certificationbytheAssociation
MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2006.
MelissaPerez
LeadTeacher–Room5(Toddlers)
WorkedhereatIMAsince2002.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher assistant’scertificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2014.
IvyTaiHsin-Yuan
Substitute–AllRooms
WorkedhereatIMAsince2015.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher certificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2007.
KrystalCovarrubias
AssistantTeacher–Room4
WorkedhereatIMAsince2012.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher
assistant’scertificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2014.
CassieHernandez
AssistantTeacher–Room3
WorkedhereatIMAsince2019.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher
assistant’scertificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2014.
KeniaCazares
LeadTeacher–Room1
WorkedhereatIMAsince2013.
Graduatedfromandwasawardedher certificationbytheAssociation MontessoriInternationaleInstitutein 2019.
SusieMa
DaycareSupervisor/SchoolManager
WorkedhereatIMAsince2016.
GraduatedfromSanJoseStatewitha
Bachelor’sDegreeinEarlyChildhood Education.
MarianaRivera
AssistantTeacher–Daycare
WorkedhereatIMAsince2017.
IsabellaSollitto
Playgroundandteacher’sassistant.
BachelorofArtsinPsychologyfromLMU.
CEOofInternationalMontessori AcademyFoundation.
WorkedhereatIMAsince2021.
CittlallySarabia
AssistantTeacher–Room1
WorkedhereatIMAsince2021.
DaycareStaff WorkedhereatIMAsince2012
DanielaRusso
LeonorSaturria--Juarez
Room5–ToddlerRoomAssistant
30yearsofexperienceinavarietyofroles andpreschools,includingMontessori.
Room2Teacher’sAssistant
HoldsaBachelor’sDegreeinChild
DevelopmentandaMaster’sDegreein
Psychology
WorkedhereatIMAsince2024
