Faculty & Staff

Kristen found MSNV as a parent and was inspired to become a Montessori teacher at MSNV.  She is excited to be part of the Upper Elementary team after spending several years substitute teaching at MSNV across all program levels. Before teaching, Kristen worked as a corporate attorney and spent several years at home with her two boys (now MSNV students). She is pursuing her Elementary I-II certificate at the Center for Guided Montessori Studies and holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Masters in English from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Kristen enjoys hiking, volunteering as a Virginia Master Naturalist, and cheering on her sons at their latest favorite activity.

MK earned her Masters in Teaching at UVA in 2006 and spent more than a decade teaching high school math in Fairfax County. She came to MSNV as a parent during the pandemic and started subbing in classes throughout the school when her youngest started in Primary. With the opening of the Middle School, MK brings her experience as a high school teacher to help the students transition from Montessori to their next adventure.

Ms. Stacey is a dynamic member of the performing arts faculty at the Montessori School of Northern Virginia and thrilled to have yet another opportunity to harness the transformative power of the arts to make a positive impact and change in the world. Ms. Stacey is also the proud Founder and CEO of C4 Performing Arts in Fairfax, VA and Artistic Director of the Claytor Company. Stacey is a passionate and dedicated performing artist, arts educator and arts advocate. She studied at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and Dance from James Madison University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from The George Washington University. As a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Stacey always seeks opportunities to serve in her community and she is constantly working with her students to not only fill them with a love and appreciation for the arts, but to cultivate in them, a strong sense of family and social responsibility as well
as empower them to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Giulia has worked with children of all ages for several years. As a mainstay in MSNV’s extended day program, students gravitate to her warm and caring nature. This fall, Giulia will take her talents to Valleybrook's Preprimary program.