Philomath Montessori Staff and Board of Directors Pauline Tanaka -- Director and Co-teacher Education 1983 Association Montessori Internationale Diploma -- Montessori Education Center of Oregon, Portland, Oregon 1981 Language arts and social studies endorsement (secondary) -- Oregon State University 1974 B.Ed., Special Education -- University of Hawaii Professional Experience 1999 - present Director and Co-Teacher of Philomath Montessori School -- Philomath, Oregon 1984 - 1999 Director and Teacher of Philomath Montessori School -- Philomath, Oregon 1978 - 1983 Substitute Teacher at Alsea School District - Alsea, Oregon February 1975 - 1977 Special Education Teacher at Ilima Intermediate School -- Ewa Beach, Hawaii Doni Manning-Cyrus -- Co-teacher Education 1988 Association Montessori Internationale Diploma -- Montessori Education Center of Oregon, Portland, Oregon 1985 - 1987 Clark College, Vancouver, Washington Experience 1999 - present Co-Teacher at Philomath Montessori School, Philomath, Oregon 1988 - 1999 Teacher at Corvallis Montessori School, Corvallis, Oregon Leslie Cohen -- Office and Classroom Assistant Education 1981 B.S. Education, Special Education, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 1976 - 1978 Education major, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 1972 - 1973 Education major, Stockton College, Pamona, New Jersey Experience 2000 - present Office and Classroom Assistant at Philomath Montessori School, Philomath, Oregon 1999 - 2000 SubstituteTeacher - Classified at Corvallis School District, Corvallis, Oregon 1997 - 1998 SubstituteTeacher - Classified at Corvallis School District, Corvallis, Oregon 1992 - 1999 Child Care Provider 1985 - 1986 Assistant Special Education Resource Room Teacher, Grades 6 - 8at Cache La Poudre Junior High, Fort Collins, Colorado 1984 Elementary Teacher, Grades 1 - 2 at Caribbean American school, Petionville, Haiti 1982 - 1984 Special Education Resource Room Teacher, Grades 5 - 8 at Newport Schools, Newport, Maine 1981 - 1982 Special Education Resource Room Teacher, Grades 3 - 5 at Silsbee Elementary School, Silsbee, Texas 1980 Substitute Teacher, School bus driver at Silsbee School district, Texas 1979 - 1980 Preschool Teacher, Candy Royal Day Care Center at Lufkin, Texas   Board of Directors Board of Directors Betty Malone, President Sha Sifford Pauline Tanaka Ed Durrenberger, Treasurer Joan Extrom, Secretary Meredith Howell Lorri Hendon