Sandra's Montessori journey began as many, being a parent to a Montessori child. Professionally, she started as Course Administrator at London's Maria Montessori Institute in 2006, then joined the inaugural team of the Australian national body, the Montessori Australia Foundation (MAF) in 2007. She worked as Group Operations Manager & Events Manager for three organisations - the Montessori Australia Foundation; the AMI training centre and RTO, the Australian Centre for Montessori Studies (ACMS); and the Montessori Children's Foundation (MCF) charity, before taking a break in 2014.
After some time providing adminstrative services for the Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Broken Bay, Sandra returned to Montessori Australia in January 2016 as Group Administrator & Events Manager. During this time she was also the Course Administrator for the Australian Centre for Montessori Studies. In mid 2019, prior to the wind up of these organisations, Sandra left to work on a contract basis as Digital Administrator for the Association Montessori Internationale, a role she continues to date.
In September 2019, Sandra joined the new incarnation of Montessori Australia, working as Administration Manager for the Montessori Australia Group where she continues to provide customer service, marketing and publications, website administration, membership administration and digital content support.
Sandra has a background in customer service, administration, hospitality and IT, holding an Associate Diploma in Hospitality Management and AMI Montessori 3-6 Assistants Certificate.
