Staff Profiles Ingrid Weland – School director and pre-school teacher. Ingrid obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University with a degree in Elementary Education and specializations in early childhood and reading. Upon graduation from Purdue she taught in Houston, Texas at a public school. A few years later she moved to Dallas, Texas to teach Kindergarten in a very low income area. Nebraska was the next professional stop for Ingrid. She began teaching in the public Montessori program in Omaha, NE. After a year of teaching lower elementary she returned to Houston to get her American Montessori Society (AMS) training from the Houston Montessori Center. She continued to teach lower elementary for the next several years and received certification from AMS in lower and upper elementary. In 2001 Ingrid took the 3-6 AMS training at the Mid-America Montessori Teacher Training Institute. Ingrid spent the Summer of 2006 in infant and toddler training. She received her infant and toddler certification in 2007. Currently she teaches the morning pre-school class and uses the remainder of the day taking care of administrative tasks. Ingrid also has her Master of Science in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Susan Gray - Toddler Directress Mrs. Gray is the toddler teacher and took her Montessori Infant and Toddler training in the Summer of 2006. The American Montessori Society granted her Infant and Toddler certification in the Summer of 2007 after she completed her internship. She holds an Associate's Degree.    Geneva Broomfield-Primary (3-6 years) Ms. Broomfield joined the MCA staff in 2008. She has an Elementary Education degree from Wayne State College. She is a welcome addition to the staff and particularly enjoys creative endeavors, such as writing songs, with the children. Mrs. Sheila Coleman: Primary (3-6 years) Directress Mrs. Coleman started her second career in teaching after acquiring her Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Nebraska - Omaha. She is the Directress in one of the 3-6 year old classes. Mrs. Christine Seggerman: Elementary Summer School Teacher. Mrs. Seggerman joined the MCA staff this summer. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Morningside College. Mrs. Jessica (Irwin) McGee : Infant Room Mrs. McGee completed her infant and toddler training in 2008. She is currently working on her CDA at Metro College. She is a positive influence on the children in her care as well as the staff. Ms. Stacy Garcia: Toddler Room Ms. Garcia joined our school initially as a toddler assistant. In the summer of 2008 she attended Montessori teacher training. She is currently the toddler teacher. She has an associate's degree in business. Ms. Garcia always has a smile on her face and a kind word to all who enter our school. Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Weltmer: Physical Education Mrs. Weltmer joined the staff at MCA in the Fall of 2008. She has a degree in physical education from Mid-America Nazarene University. The children love all of the fun, active movement they get to do when she is in the building!   Brandi Carter: School Secretary Stephanie Murphy: School Secretary Assistant Teachers: Bev Day: Infant Assistant Karen Komasincki: Infant Assistant Michelle Morrison: Infant Assistant Melissa Curran: Toddler Assistant Patrice Johnson: Toddler Assistant Kathy Forsythe: Assistant Jeanne Tiehen: 3-6 class Assistant Erin Coleman: Assistant when she is home from college. Karissa McDowell: Classroom Assistant