Our Board of Directors
Anne Schollenberger, President
Anne began her Montessori journey in 2003, while looking for a preschool option for her oldest child. She was delighted to discover this method that honored children developmentally—from an emotional and academic perspective. Her children attended Children's Habitat Montessori and Rousseau McClellan IPS #91Montessori Magnet school. During her children's time at school, Anne was an active volunteer--serving on the board of directors/PTA, helping in the classroom and welcoming new families to the community. Anne watched with pride as her friends opened Village Montessori in 2008. From 2016 to 2021 Anne worked at Village Montessori as the Director of Admissions and Operations and from 2023 to 2024 as Head of School. She is delighted to now be serving as the President of the Board of Directors.
Lauren Gillott, Secretary
Megan Wilder, Treasurer
Megan found Village Montessori when she relocated from San Francisco to Indianapolis in 2021. Her daughter attended Village for three years, creating stability and community for her family during a time of major transitions. The caring staff at Village helped her daughter flourish academically and emotionally. Montessori's focus on practical life skills, natural materials, and child-led learning resonated deeply with Megan and she is dedicated to ensuring other families benefit from the high-quality childcare and supportive environment that Village Montessori provides. Megan earned her CPA license after completing her B.S. in Business Management and Communications and her A.A.S. in Accounting. She brings a diverse professional background, including product management, innovation coaching, and nonprofit work. In her spare time, she enjoys sharing her love for thrifting, crocheting, traveling, painting, cooking, and outdoor activities with her daughter and friends.
Lynn Valinetz
Lynn Valinetz spent her 36-year teaching career as a public Montessori teacher at IPS Rousseau McClellan School #91 and retired in 2016. Lynn completed her undergraduate and graduate work at Indiana University, but she considers her Montessori Certification work at Xavier University as the highlight of her education. She now spends her time tutoring children through the Orton-Gillingham method and supporting teachers who are going through Montessori certification training.
Jeff Berebitsky
Jeff's son was a member of Village Montessori's inaugural class in 2010. Jeff's son spent three wonderful years at Village before matriculating on to kindergarten. Jeff has been a part of the Indianapolis community since 2010. Jeff serves as an Insurance Archaeologist for his company, Restorical Research, LLC. To learn more about Jeff and his family, feel free to pick up the book written by his late wife, Jenni Berebitsky, called "ALS Saved My Life" or rent her award winning short documentary, "Grateful: The Jenni Berebitsky Story." Jeff is currently working on his next movie centered around building community, caregiving, physical well being and loss.
David Alan Brown
David Alan Brown has been part of the Montessori community since his children began pre-K (many years ago). A graduate of New York University, David returned to Indiana to work in youth leadership development and non-profit management. David delivers training, facilitation, organizational development consulting and keynote presentations to organizations across the country. He has presented at several national conferences, including the International Association of Facilitators, the National Association of Teen Institutes and the Association for Humanistic Psychology and teaches leadership and facilitation to corporate executives as an affiliate of Interaction Associates. Recently he has developed and implemented programs to help progressive congregations welcome LGBTQ people into their space. Previously, David sponsored several of his own events, inviting the public to invest in developing a stronger self awareness of their personal potential. He is also the author of three books and several stage plays.
Liz Cleary
Luis Alcarez
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