Jess grew up on a small island in Maine. After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology from the University of Southern Maine, she spent a few years teaching Elementary Special Education and in early childcare centers. Jess completed her Montessori training through the Northeast Montessori Institute in 2018. She currently co-teaches in a 3-6 classroom at Wellan. When Jess isn’t at Wellan, she can usually be found at her home-away-from-home, Fenway Park! She and her husband, Thom, enjoy traveling to watch baseball games at new ballparks and stadiums. Jess is a retired roller derby skater, who still loves to cheer on her former teammates! She loves to crochet and spend time with her daughter Ripley.

Amanda grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. She received her B.S. in Criminal Justice, Psychology and Spanish from Roger Williams University and her M.Ed. in Education and Administration from Champlain College. She trained with the Montessori Institute of New England for her 3–6 certification and with the Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative for her 6–9 certification. Amanda started at Wellan in 2016 and taught in both the Primary (ages 3-6) and Lower Elementary (ages 6-9) divisions. In 2023, she joined the administrative team as Assistant Director for Admissions. Outside of school, Amanda loves to spend time gardening, swimming and hanging out at the beach. 

Sandra was born and raised in India. She first earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, then received her Montessori training from the Northeast Montessori Institute. Prior to becoming a Primary co-teacher at Wellan, Sandra taught for 17 years at the Montessori School of Leesburg, Virginia. One of her lifelong passions is working with children and guiding them to discover, develop, and enhance their unique gifts.

Sandra has two daughters who are in college. She loves reading, traveling, going to museums, playing board games, walking and the beach.

Sachié Karmacharya is a Primary co-teacher at Wellan. She also leads the Kindergarten Health Safety Wellness and Community workshop where her goal is to integrate important topics to create awareness, curiosity, and compassion. Sachié was born in San Diego, CA., and spent her childhood years in Springfield, IL, moving to Massachusetts as a nanny before receiving her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education and her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a focus on Children and Families. Sachié obtained her ABAR (Anti Bias Anti Racism) Certificate after attending AMS' 12-week course in 2022. Sachié is passionate about human rights and social justice and was one of Wellan's 2023 Travel Grant Recipients; She used the grant to travel along a portion of the Civil Rights Trail from South Carolina to Alabama. Sachié has played an instrumental role in Wellan's DEI initiatives, actively participating in Wellan's Affinity Task Force group, chairing the annual Pride events, and assisting the PA (Parent Association) in a Peace Walk and Solidarity Walk around the local lake. Sachié is AMS certified through NEMTEC.

In her spare time, Sachié enjoys hot yoga, running along the Charles River, and reading and collecting books - including but not limited to children's and nonfiction books about history and education. Sachié can also be found traveling the world with her husband, Santosh - originally from Nepal - and their two active Montessori-educated kids, Ashwin and Syrus. 

Ana is originally from Spain, and grew up in Belgium. She returned to Spain as a young adult to complete her LLB and Masters in tax law from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. When she first moved to the United States, she lived in New York City and eventually moved to Boston to complete an LLM in American law from Boston University. Ana worked in international trade and business development until she discovered and fell in love with the Montessori philosophy of education. Ana began teaching Montessori primary students in 2017 and received her certification from the New England Montessori Teacher Training Collaborative (NEMTEC) in 2018. Ana was drawn to Montessori because of the child-centered approach. She enjoys the process of preparing the environment to enable children to find and follow their interests and move at the right pace.
 
Ana lives in East Boston with her husband and son, who attends Wellan. Ana loves to travel and is lucky to have visited over 30 countries in 5 continents. Ana loves the ocean and spending summers with her family in Spain!

Kayla grew up in Methuen and moved to Boston after earning her BS in Elementary Education at Framingham State University. She later completed her graduate studies at the same university and earned her M.Ed in Literacy and Language. Kayla trained in Montessori education with the Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative and received her 6–9 credentials. Before working at Wellan, she worked in public schools as well as other Montessori schools in the Greater Boston area. Kayla is an administrator at Wellan. As Lower Elementary Division Leader, she supervises teachers and oversees daily activities.

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​When she is not in the classroom, Kayla enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two daughters, both of whom attend Wellan.