Amy Klein
Director of RiverRun Montessori
Amy is a Certified Director through the American Montessori Society. She received her Montessori 6-9 Year Certificate from the Center for Montessori Education and has been teaching Lower Elementary at RiverRun since 2010. Amy holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Adelphi University.
Amy Haworth
Primary Lead Teacher
Amy has been teaching in Montessori classrooms in the Schenectady area since 2004. She received her AMS Early Childhood certification at Northeast Montessori Institute and her Infant and Toddler training at Princeton Center for Teacher Education. She holds a BA from Gettysburg College.
Maureen Brown-Lansaw
Primary Assistant
Maureen has over fifteen years of experience as a Montessori Primary Lead Teacher. She received her Early Children Montessori Certificate from NMTE; has New York state permanent teaching credential for Pre-K through 6th grade and school psychology; and has a MS in Educational Psychology and Statistics from the University at Albany.
Hayley Carra
Primary Assistant
Haley really enjoys working with children and last summer has began to pursue her Early Children Montessori Certificate from NMTE. We welcome guiding her through her journey.
Haley is engaged, creative, kind and gracious. She graduated from the Girl Scouts as an Ambassador and shows a commitment to community service.
Anushka Jain
Assistant Teacher
With a background in biotechnology and a passion for working and interacting with children, Anushka brings a unique perspective to the field of early childhood education. In the two years she has spent teaching, she’s found immense joy in understanding and nurturing young minds.
Sarah Lansaw
Elementary Lead Teacher
Sarah has a Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Art History, with a minor in Education. She has lived and studied in both Italy and Scotland, and spent a year teaching ESL and core subjects in South Korea. A Montessori child herself, she has spent much time over the years assisting in the Primary classroom and is completing her final summer of elementary teacher trianing at Montessori Elementary Treacher Training Collaborative.
Cynthia Cramsie
Elementary Associate Teacher
Cyndy is back home from Beijing, China, where she spent four years teaching at the International Montessori School of Beijing. In addition to teaching, she has been working on her Upper Elementary Montessori credential. Cyndy will be returning to RiverRun Montessori to work in our Elementary program for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. We are so happy she will be returning to us!
Karen Roberts
Office Manager
Karen brings years of experience working as a Montessori primary and elementary classroom assistant. Karen has a wide range of knowledge and a commitment to the Montessori pedagogy that comes through in her work with children, parents and colleagues.
