Tanya Gilmore is the Lead Teacher of one of our Preparatory classrooms and has been with MES for 10 years. She has a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Arizona and is Montessori certified through Collin County Community College.

Tanya has three wonderful children, all MES alumni, and a loving husband, TJ Gilmore who is an active Lewisville city councilman. In her spare time, she enjoys being active in her children’s education and activities including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, orchestra and marching band.

Pixie Power has been a member of our Montessori Episcopal School family for 8 years. She is the Lead Teacher in one of our Preparatory classrooms and also helps maintain our 8,000+ book library.

Her interest in the Montessori Method began while her 2 children attended MES. She was so inspired by the atmosphere of respect and joy that she became a certified Montessori teacher and has been with us ever since.

Mrs. Power is originally from Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in zoology. She has lived in Texas for the past 17 years with her husband, two daughters and various pets that seem to always come her way.

Ashley Lieberenz is a Lead Teacher in one of our Preparatory classrooms and this is her 6th year with MES. She began her educational career teaching 5th Grade English and Science and throughout the years has taught various subjects from Pre-K up to adult education.

Ashley and her husband live in Flower Mound with their daughter, who is also an MES alumna. In fact, it was her daughter’s Montessori education that ignited her passion for the Montessori Method and she began substitute teaching at MES and then became an assistant teacher. Ashley will finish her Montessori certification in February.

My favorite thing about teaching is seeing the smiles on the children’s faces when they are learning something new or when they have been given a new work and they finally understand and complete the work correctly.

Melissa McCurdy is an Associate Teacher in one of our Preparatory classrooms and also serves as our Physical Education teacher. This is her first year with MES. She’s worked with children for approximately 16 years now through both employment and volunteering. Whatever her role, her goal is to help nurture a child’s love of learning.

Melissa and her husband Tony are proud parents of two wonderful daughters and one precious fur baby. She was honored to be an Army wife for six years while my husband, proudly, served his country and her family recently moved to the great state of Texas.

“I was lucky enough to find Montessori Episcopal and become part of this wonderful community. I look forward to my time here at Montessori Episcopal and I’m honored to be a part of your children’s lives.”