Meet our Staff

Our Team 

Patty is the lead teacher and the administrator of the school.  She has been a Montessori teacher for over 20 years.  She began her career at the Milford Montessori where her children attended school.  She and her husband began the Follow the Child Montessori School thirteen years ago.   She has a B.A. in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University and she received her Montessori pre-primary AMS credential from the Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center in Rochester.  Her visions for providing a quality Montessori education are reflected in her affiliations with the Michigan Montessori Society, the American Montessori Society and as a member of the Livingston County Great Start Connect.   She is also a Parent Talk facilitator and offers Parenting classes during the school year.  Patty has been married to her husband Lee for 28 years and they have two sons Alex (27) and Nick(24).   Our school has definitely been a family creation and you will often see Lee and our boys at the school helping out with a project!

Jena has been a part of Follow the Child Montessori for the past 3 years. She is a certified Early Childhood Montessori Lead Teacher. She is a joyful and effective teacher and her enthusiasm for teaching is reflected in her dedication to the many aspects of planning and organization our lessons and materials.  Jena is also attending Eastern Michigan University working towards a B.A. in Business Administration.
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This will be Mandy DeRoy-Thames’ third year teaching at our school.  She has an elementary teaching degree with an endorsement in Early Childhood.  She is married to her wonderful husband Gary and they have three children.  Her oldest, Sydnei, attends  Eastern Michigan University and her two younger children attend Hutchings Elementary.  Their names are Noah (6th grade) and Clera (4th grade).  She is very happy to be at our school again this year and is looking forward to working with the children.