Board of Trustees

Welcome from the Chair

Greenspring Montessori School is a community built by a community that cares. The Trustees believe that what our world needs is more Greenspring Montessori in it.  The creative, innovative, caring leaders of tomorrow should, and will be, our students of today. Our mission as the Greenspring Board is “To champion, resource, and nurture the Greenspring Montessori community and mission.”

Mark Berman
Chair of the Greenspring Montessori School Board

Board of Trustees

Welcome from the Chair

Short Blurb here from Mark.. We are the board. Our mission as the Greenspring Board is “To champion, resource, and nurture the Greenspring Montessori community and mission.”

Mark Berman
Chair of the Greenspring Montessori School Board

Meet our Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is an integral part of our team at Greenspring Montessori School. As a nonprofit organization, Greenspring Montessori School is governed by a Board of Trustees responsible for setting the school policies and overseeing its management. The Board works closely with the school’s leadership to ensure Greenspring remains a thriving school community for years to come. Get to know the members of our Board below.

Mark Berman

Chair of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member
Joined the Greenspring Community in 2012

Mark Berman is the CEO and Founder of FutureFeed, a modern compliance platform focused on NIST and other compliance standards.  Design thinking, innovation, and decision-making are principles driving impact in each organization where Mark has been able to have influence. Mark supports the Baltimore community in which he lives and supports education initiatives. Mark strives to inject innovation into education to ignite creativity in every child.

Lori Baylin

Vice Chair and Executive Committee Member
Greenspring Alumni Parent
Joined the Greenspring Community in 2014

Lori helps to guide people on their healthy living journey to live their healthiest, fullest, and longest life. Lori holds a background in social work and child and family studies. Having two children grow up at Greenspring Montessori School, Lori saw firsthand the unique gifts that a Greenspring education provides to children.

Nigel Sequeira

Executive Committee Member
Joined the Greenspring Community in 2020

Nigel is an Executive Function Coach who works with children and adults to help individuals use their strengths to navigate their challenges. He was drawn to Greenspring by the magnetism of what is happening here. The school philosophy is very much what he aspires to and he loves the magic that happens on campus. Nigel is passionate about supporting the mission of the school and look forward to many fruitful years on the board.

Terri Kellogg

Greenspring Parent
Joined the Greenspring Community in 2014
Terri is a writing professional with a focus on copyediting. She has two children – one a graduate of our Adolescent Community and one enrolled in Upper Elementary. As a graduate of the public school system, Terri is drawn to the progressive model that Greenspring offers children.

Jacia Smith

Joined the Greenspring Community in 2020
Jacia is a Human Resources and labor relations specialist. She has a deep passion for youth and supporting the leaders of the next generation.

Siamack Gharanfoli

Joined the Greenspring Community in 2021
Siamack is a  retirement and health plan investment specialist. He has a strong desire to contribute to the next generation of society through volunteering as a member of the Board.

Mick Scott

Greenspring Alumni Parent
Joined the Board in 2022

Mick is an educator who has taught at three very different schools over the last 17 years and won leadership, mentoring, and technology awards and grants. He strongly believes we each have an innate capacity for ease, enjoyment, and effectiveness no matter the circumstances of life, but most of us never learn to access it. His mission is to fill that well-being gap for all people. 

Shawna Trader

Greenspring Parent
Joined the Greenspring Community in 2014

Shawna has been a health and safety consultant for the past 18 years, traveling all over the continental United States. She has two children at Greenspring  in Lower Elementary and our Adolescent Community. She spends much of her time coaching soccer and lacrosse. 

Taryn Montoya

Joined the Greenspring Community in 2023
Taryn is an accountant with over ten years of experience. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Maryland. Taryn and her family live in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore where they recently welcomed a baby boy!

Patrick Sheridan

Joined the Greenspring Community in 2023
Patrick is a litigator in the Higher Education Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. He is a former Jesuit Volunteer who taught middle school for two years in Micronesia. Patrick became involved with Greenspring Montessori School because he is interested in an organization where education is valued and celebrated. He is passionate about city living and he loves biking.

Cameron Denton

Joined the Greenspring Community in 2023
Cameron is a senior real estate acquisition, finance, and development professional with over 25 years of experience. He is a product of Montessori education and look forward to serving Greenspring Montessori School as a Board member.