Atlanta Montessori Academy
Faculty & Staff Bios
Atlanta Montessori Academy is proud to have a group of very talented, well-educated and loving people making up its faculty & staff. Please read the
bios that follow for an initial introduction.

Deborah Dopson, Owner

Ora Wright, Toddler Program
Employment: 5 years Montessori Experience, 13 years New York City Public Schools, 13 years Early Childhood Special Education
2008 Certification AMI Assistance in the Montessori Classroom for Infants and Toddlers
AMI USA National Conference, Atlanta Georgia 2008

1985-1998     Orange County Middletown School System, NY
1995-1998     Personal Life Skills Coordinator, Special Education Rehabilitation Services

Special Interests:  Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Music, Cultural Diversity

Vanessa Templeton, Primary Program

Education:
Certified (AMI) Montessori Teacher Training, Primary 3-6+ (Montessori Institute of Atlanta)
Mt. San Antonio College 1991, Business Adminstration

Course Concentration

Math
Language
Science (Focus on Earth Science)
Art

Employment:  15 Years Montessori Experience
1994 – 1999          Montessori on the Lake – Lake Forest, California – Served as a Teacher’s Assistant
1999 - 2002           Covered Bridge Montessori, - Smyrna, GA; Teacher’s Assistant
2002 – 2008           Renaissance Montessori School – Atlanta, GA; Primary Teacher Assistant 

Special Interests: Reading, Arts & Crafts, Humanitarian Efforts Housing for Impoverished Areas