Ellen Lebitz

ELLEN LEBITZ
Director of 6-12 Training
Spokane, WA
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  • Joined MNW in 2016

  • AMI Primary Diploma, MTCM, 1993

  • AMI Elementary Diploma, WMI 1996

  • 17 years administrative experience

  • 18 years in the classroom at Primary & Elementary levels

  • Over 20 years of nonprofit board experiences at schools, training centers, and other community organizations

  • Founded two small rural Montessori schools

What I do at MNW
I am a director of Elementary (6-12) training.

What I like about MNW
The amazing people!

Commitment to ABAR Work
I believe it is important to reflect on the historic and current examples of racism, socioeconomic inequalities, and discrimination based on disability, ethnicity, language, age, gender expression and identity, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation.

I am personally committed to cultivating a culture within the training cohort that seeks to understand the systems that reinforce these inequities and, in doing so, learn to disrupt them so as to positively transform the experiences of the children for whom we are preparing ourselves.

A Favorite Destination
Iceland – I love exciting geology!

A Hobby
I’m a compulsive knitter and maker – I love to make things!

A Favorite Food
Yes! Food is a favorite! I love to grow it, prepare it, and eat it!

Coast or Mountain
Both! Where I live in Whatcom County, Washington, I get to be right between the North Cascades and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

A Surprising Skill
Laying floor tile as well as many other construction skills

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Ellen Lebitz is an AMI elementary trainer as well as mentor and support to schools and teachers throughout the US and the world. She earned her AMI primary diploma in 1993 and elementary diploma in 1996. Ellen has 18 years of classroom experience at both the primary and elementary levels as well as 17 years administrative experience as an education director. She has served on the boards of schools, training centers, as well as several community nonprofit organizations. She holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Studio Art from the University at Albany (NY). Ellen enjoys exploring the arts and human creativity in regards to handcrafts and cookery. She lives with her family in rural northwest Washington State.