Donna Compagna, founded the Derry Montessori School in 1982.  Her first two students were her daughter Monicca and son Nathan.  As they grew so did the school and its roster of students.  Donna has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, a specialty in Early Childhood Education, a 3 to 6 year and a 6-9  Teacher Certification through the American Montessori Society.  She holds numerous Certificates in Environmental Education, & Business Management.  Her work with children began in 1967 and she has administrated and taught at the school since its inception in 1982.  

Donna's interests include Homeopathic Medicine.  She recently completed a three year degree with Dr. Luc De Schepper.  Donna also enjoys stained glass art, calligraphy and studying Native American Culture.  She also enjoys visiting her children and her three grand-daughters. 

Muriel Mikulewicz
 
Muriel was born and raised in Quebec, Canada.  Muriel is a veteran to the French language.  She did all of her studies in French and obtained a diploma and graduated Magna Cum Laude, French 1972, from Notre Dame College in Manchester, NH.  She also has a minor in voice and secondary education.  She served as department head for the Foreign Languages program at Trinity High School.  During this time Muriel gained experience in coordinating programs for various languages, supervised teachers and wrote curriculum for foreign languages.  Muriel has been teaching French and Spanish for the past 35 years.  We are very excited to have her join our learning community.

Sheila Perry
 

Sheila completed her Montessori Certification at the CMTE (Center for Montessori Teacher Education Program) satellite program in Lexington, Ma. in 2006.  
Sheila has a strong interest in science and environmental studies.  She lives in Derry with her husband and two children. 

Sheila Perry has been teaching for 23+ years.  She has experience in education in Elementary Ed., Special Ed., and Early Childhood Ed.  Her experience includes Directing  Early Childhood Programs as well as teaching in them.  She also ran her own preschool for four years.
 
Sheila is the Elementary teacher at Derry Montessori and feels that she gets to learn and explore right along with her students.

Sue Duval

Sue Duval is a Derry resident and a mother of three.  Her three children are graduates of Derry Montessori.  Sue received her Montessori certification in 2001-2002.  She also has a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Nursing.  She has found her true calling to be working with children at Derry Montessori.

Trupti Shah

Trupti Shah was born and brought up in Kenya.  She moved to England when she got married 18 Years ago. She has three daughters. Trupti moved to America in 2000.  Her hobbies include reading and making crafts.

Trupti completed her undergraduate work and Montessori Certification Training  in England.  She has her Kindergarten Teacher's Certification from Kenya and a Montessori (3-6 years) Certificate from England. She has been working with children since 1979.  She has been working at Derry Montessori since 2000.

Melissa has a B.A. in Psychology and in the Fall of 2005 she became a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher.  Melissa especially enjoys sharing yoga and creative movement with children.  In her free time, Melissa enjoys reading, taking hikes, doing yoga, dancing, and taking motorcycle rides with her husband.  She lives in Manchester. 

Melissa was formerly a Special Education Preschool Teacher.  After several years working as a Social Worker, she felt a calling to return to working with children.  Melissa is working toward her Montessori 3-6 Certification and recently completed a week of Montessori Teacher Training.