Rhonda and her husband of 32 years are from Michigan. For the past 24 years, they have called Brooklyn Park “home”. They live with their 2 children, 3 cats, and a dog. Rhonda enjoys glamping, genealogy, scrapbooking, thrifting, knitting, reading, fostering cats, and traveling. Rhonda began her Montessori journey as a Teacher’s Assistant in Children’s House in Kalamazoo, MI. After moving to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1997, she attended Houston Montessori Training Center, and was certified with a Lower Elementary (E1) Credential. She served as a Lead Elementary Guide in both private and public charter Montessori schools. Rhonda later received an International Montessori Teaching Diploma from NAMC’s Montessori Early Childhood Teacher Training Program and has been a Lead Teacher in Children’s House since then. Guiding children toward independence and observing their evolution into proficient readers are her greatest joys as a teacher.