MM75 Board of Trustees

The MM75 Board of Trustees oversees the Mario Montessori 75 Fund and meets twice a year.

Molly O’Shaughnessy (Chair)
Nico Vasseur (Secretary and Administration)
Cherry Worthington (Treasurer)
Judi Orion (Trustee)
Heidi Philippart (Trustee)

Molly O'Shaughnessy

Molly O'Shaughnessy

Molly O'Shaughnessy is an AMI primary trainer, lecturer, consultant, and national and international speaker. Since 1996, she has served as Director of Training at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota (MTCM) and as an adjunct professor for Loyola College in Maryland, as well as Community Facul...

Nico Vasseur

Nico Vasseur

Nico Vasseur joined AMI as Chief of Staff in 2017. Before joining AMI he was a naval officer in the Royal Netherlands Navy for 38 years where he commanded several ships and flotillas. The Navy has taken him all over the world. He has seen both incredible wealth and deprivation. All too often it is t...

Cherry Worthington

Cherry Worthington

Cherry Worthington holds a BA Hons and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales. The financial records of AMI and its directly funded projects are managed by its Chief Finance Officer; Cherry Worthington, a UK Chartered Accountant, with more than 30 years experience o...

Judi Orion

Judi Orion

Judith A. Orion, M.A., Director of Training, holds the AMI Early Childhood (3-6) diploma and received her Assistants to Infancy (0-3) diploma at the first AMI training for that level, given in Rome. Judi has conducted Primary and Infancy Montessori classes and is a trainer, examiner, and consultant ...

Heidi Philippart

Heidi Philippart

Heidi Philippart is the founder of two small Montessori Bilingual Preschools and the 2Voices Montessori Study Room for adult education in Amsterdam. Her specialty is helping parents in the application of Montessori principles and bilingualism in the home environment. Heidi has spoken extensively aro...

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