Wilco Montessori Partners is
proud to introduce its Board of Directors. With backgrounds in Montessori
philosophy and practice, these individuals are guiding the process to develop a
charter Montessori school in Williamson County, Texas.
Kate McSpadden, President
Kate has been a Montessori
parent for seven years, and served on the Board of Directors of Community
Montessori School in Georgetown, Texas, where she was president and marketing committee
chair. Other community service includes Ride On Center for Kids and Seeds
of Strength. Professionally, Kate has been a real estate agent with Keller
Williams Realty, representing properties in Georgetown and Round Rock. Earlier,
she worked in the entertainment industry in New York and Los Angeles for 18
years, including positions with NBC's cable division (providers of MSNBC and
CNBC), FOX Sports Networks, and the on-demand entertainment network,
Intertainer.
Mary Evelyn Bowling,
Secretary
Mary Evelyn Bowling holds a
bachelors degree from Vanderbilt University in Education. She enrolled her twin
toddlers in Community Montessori School, knowing that they would thrive in the
community. She served the school as a board member and led several committees
including fundraising, community events, and classroom support. She soon joined
a lower elementary classroom as the guides’ assistant. After three years in the
classroom, Mary Evelyn joined the administrative staff as Associate Director,
where she worked for four years. Prior to working in the Montessori
environment, Mary Evelyn worked for the YMCA for nearly 20 years. She began in
Program Development and Management, worked in Volunteer Development, worked as
Associate Director and as Director of a satellite branch. She served as a board
member and president of the Austin YMCA for several years. She is a substitute
teacher and volunteer at Meridian School. She is also involved in USA Swimming
as a club coach and team volunteer.
Angela Washburn, Treasurer
Angela began her Montessori
journey 15 years ago when her oldest child entered the Toddler program at
Community Montessori School. Her three children all attended CMS and are now in
public schools in Georgetown. She served on the CMS board as treasurer. Angela
is the owner of a small CPA accounting and tax firm in Georgetown. She has been practicing as a Certified Public
Accountant for more than 25 years and as a business owner for 17 years. Prior
to venturing out on her own and establishing her accounting practice, she
worked in the audit department of Ernst & Young and then as a Corporate
Accounting Manager at a Fortune 500 company. Angela received a BBA degree with
a major in Accounting and a minor in Marketing from The University of Texas,
Austin. Angela is committed to community service, especially to those causes that
serve women and children. She has worked with numerous non-profit
organizations, including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Junior Achievement,
Wellspring United Methodist Church Preschool, Empowering Women as Leaders, and
Habitat for Humanity. She is a graduate of the Leadership Georgetown program
sponsored by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce.
Trevor Eissler, Member
Trevor is the author of Montessori
Madness! A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education, as well as
three Montessori-themed children's books: 4,962,571, That 17th Hat, and N is
for North Korea. He has traveled in the U.S. and internationally, speaking with
parent groups about Montessori education. Trevor is the co-founder of the
Montessori Madmen, an advocacy group composed of dads around the country. He is
a business jet pilot and flight instructor at Netjets, and owner of Georgetown
Paintball. Trevor is married and has three children who attended Community
Montessori School in Georgetown.
Elaine Steinbeck, Member
Elaine is a Montessori guide
certified by the Association Montessori International, and is owner of Best
Start Birth 2 Three, a Montessori home resource for parents, located in
Georgetown. For 17 years, she was an infancy guide at Community Montessori
School where she was also a parent, board member, and volunteer. She assisted
in the design of Casita environments and in developing Transition to Primary
guidelines, and led successful parent education sessions several times per
year. Elaine also is an Integral Hatha Yoga instructor.
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