Meet Our Trustees
Our Advisors

Professor Catherine McTamaney
Academic Advisor
Catherine McTamaney is an international writer, lecturer and advocate for children and their families. Montessori-educated as a child, Dr. McTamaney has been a Montessori teacher, teacher-educator, school director and parent for over twenty-five years. She serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, Nashville, TN, where she teaches coursework on the political and social influences on education, children’s development in the arts and early childhood development.
Our Ambassadors

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Chair of the International Montessori Ambassadors
The Montessori Group welcomes Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, as the Chair of the International Montessori Ambassadors group. The appointment of the Duchess of York as Chair follows her philanthropic work with families and commitment to supporting a wide range of children’s charities throughout her life. She is a strong advocate for the Montessori approach, with her daughter Princess Eugenie beginning her education at a Montessori nursery in Windsor in 1992.