Governance
Like many other non-profit, private schools, Hilltop Montessori School is run by an administrative structure that includes a Head of School and a Director of Finance/Operations, as well as a complete administrative support team. The administration works in conjunction with the Board of Trustees to support the mission of the school which is to light the flame of learning to achieve a lifetime of success.
The Board of Trustees comprises community leaders that serve in an advisory role and hire the Head of School who is charged with overseeing the daily operations of the campus.
Administration/Office Positions:
Dave DeHarde, MSA
Head of School
Theresa Fox
Director of Business and Operations
Shiela Jones
Front Office Manager
Cindi Stehr
Director of Early Childhood Programming
Dama Nichols, M.A. Ed
Director of Elementary and Middle School Programming
Dorothy Ewing Admissions Director
Board of Trustees and Advisors include:
Eric J. Fox, CFA
MBA, University of Texas at Austin
Board President
PayRx, Inc.
Executive Vice President
Matt Brennan, CIC
Board Vice President
Development Director at the Magic City Acceptance Center
Development Director at Birmingham AIDS Outreach
Nicole Saia, J.D
Attorney at Law
Specializes in Family, Custody, Criminal and Civil Litigation
Samford University, Juris Doctor
Peggy Dupuy
Retired Director of Finance and Operations at the Altamont School
Cindi Stehr
Founder Emeritus/Advisory Role
AMS certification, Bachelor of Science in Biology
Stewart Waddell, M.D.
Mind Matters, LLC
Adolescent and Pediatric Psychiatrist
Bill Segrest, AIA, LEED AP
Principal, Vice President
Williams-Blackstock Architects
Lyndsay Gunn
Parent Representative
Montessori administration experience