Meet the Staff

AMS Certified for Early Childhood Education
Office Administrator

Subie grew up on a farm in Hartland, Vermont and her parents now reside in Quechee, Vermont. She attended the University of Vermont for 3 years and was an avid field hockey player & skier. With Olympic dreams in sight, Subie found her way out West to pursue a talent in freestyle mogul competition in 1992. Subie finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development. While working with young children, she discovered Maria Montessori and was fascinated by her philosophy. From that moment on she knew that she would eventually open a Montessori school. After completing a two-year Early Childhood Montessori program in California she fulfilled her dream and opened Little Miners in the fall of 2001. Subie is the proud parent of Bryce and Daisy Stone.

Subie@littleminers.org

Office Administrator

Josie was born and raised in Brazil. She is a certified Business Administrative from Senac Santo Andre college in Brazil with a background in Accounting and HR. Josie is passionate about kids’ education, especially Montessori and had her childcare facility in Brazil called Pintores da Alegria ( Painters of Joy). Josie moved to the United States in 2012 and in August 2018 she relocated from Mississippi to Utah with her two teenage boys, Felipe and Davi. Josie loves hiking, dancing, Crossfit, reading, dancing, socializing with friends as well as spending quality time with her two sons.

josie@littleminers.org

Keiko Ito (Miss K) was born and raised in Japan, matriculated through international schools. Miss K grew up bilingual (English, Japanese, and Spanish came while in middle school). Her favorite countries right now are South Africa and Italy. She has lived in America for 34 years and Miss K. has dedicated four decades to teaching Spanish, Japanese, and English as a second language. She has a BA in Comparative Culture / Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. She believes foreign language acquisition is the first step in a child’s global journey. “Learning a foreign language widens horizons and will eventually encourage a curious mind to find similarities amongst differences in world cultures.”  Miss K. is passionate about guiding the young generations in creating a better world for themselves!  She is the mother of two bilingual adult children.
Miss K has lived in Park City since 2000. The last stint was at PS-8th private school in Park City as a Spanish teacher. Miss K also loves yoga and has been practicing it for twenty years. She loves gardening and hiking the trails in Park City. Traveling is another one of her passions. Miss K. has traveled around the world exploring new cultures and often accompanies her students overseas.

Toddler Education
Co-Teacher in Aspen Toddler Classroom

Alejandra was born and raised in Mexico City, She moved to park city.  She has been working in childcare for the past fifteen years, and currently is our infant care giver for Miss Liza’s son Henry. Alex loves the park city community! She loves music, dance and watching movies. Alex has two daughters of her own, Alexa and Angie.

AMS Certified for Early Childhood
Co-Teacher Birch Toddler Classroom

Jules has spent the majority of her life in Park City, UT, moving to town in 1987 as a child and leaving only to earn a BA in Literature from Chapman University in California. She fell in love with Montessori philosophy after answering an ad in the Park Record for an Early Childhood Assistant position at a local Montessori school, earning her Early Childhood Teaching Credential in 2009. When Jules’ own children, Henry and Alice, were old enough to attend school she found Little Miners Montessori and knew she wanted to be there too! After being hired as an Art Teacher Jules is happy to now be a member of the Toddler Class teaching team. When not at school Jules loves to get outside with her children and her husband Michael; biking, hiking or skiing, depending on the season.

Birchclassroom@littleminers.org

AMS Certified for Early Childhood Education
Co-Teacher Poplar Classroom

Karen grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Business Management. She has spent 20 years training, teaching, and counseling adults. She finds teaching at Little Miners much more rewarding and loves spending her days with the children. Her hobbies include spending time with her family – especially her two darling grandsons, taking care of her pets, gardening, and knitting.

Poplarclassroom@littleminers.org

AMS Certified for Early Childhood Education
Co-Teacher Willow Classroom

Emily spent most of her childhood in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and developed a deep passion for the outdoors. This passion led her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at Plymouth State University.  About two years ago, while working as an assistant in a Montessori toddler classroom, she found her devotion to the Montessori philosophy. Emily attended Montessori training in the summer of 2021, to graduate and receive a Montessori Credential in Early Childhood Education. She is excited to be reunited with her brother John, who currently resides in Park City. Emily enjoys hiking, kayaking, traveling, reading, and looking forward to skiing, “The Greatest Snow on Earth!”

AMS Certified for Early Childhood Education
Co-Teacher Maple Classroom

Alicia grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico the land of hot weather and spicy food!  She graduated from New Mexico State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.  Alicia first learned about Montessori while working as an au pair in Italy.  She was fascinated by the philosophy and found working with children to be engaging and rewarding.  In August of 2018, Alicia moved to Salt Lake City where she decided to pursue a teaching career.  Alicia plans to attend the Westminster Montessori program in the summer of 2020 to complete the training for Early Childhood Montessori Education.  In her free time, Alicia enjoys traveling, cooking, yoga, and hiking.

AMS Certified for Lower Elementary &  Early Childhood Education
Lower Elementary Teacher/ Redwood Classroom

Hillary grew up in Salt Lake City and attended the University of Utah, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.  She completed her Montessori training in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been teaching Early Childhood Montessori Education since 2000.  Hillary ran the LMM Art Program for 3 years before attending the Montessori Institute at Westminster College, where she graduated with her lower elementary certificate in 2018.  She and her husband Anthony have 2 sons, Kelston and Parker.

Redwoodclassroom@littleminers.org

Lower Elementary Education
Co-Teacher Redwood Classroom

Erika grew up in Salt Lake City and attended the University of Utah, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. She also received a Master’s Degree in Community Leadership at Westminster College.  After working with families at a school in Rose Park, Erika discovered her love for teaching. She began teaching Montessori in the Upper Elementary classroom at Elizabeth Academy in Salt Lake for three years before joining the Little Miners Lower Elementary program. When Erika is not spending time with her family, she enjoys swimming, snowboarding, and camping.

Art, Music & Enrichment Teacher

Camille loves art, music, and kids! She grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelors of art degree in elementary education. Camille owned her own preschool for 12 years, taught 3rd grade, as well as operated a Kindermusik/Musikgarden studio for 14 years. From 2015-2016 she taught upper elementary at Mountain West Montessori Academy.  Camille also worked with the Dyslexia Center of Utah. She is the proud mother of five grown children and looks forward to being a grandmother! Camille and her husband Clint live in Park City and enjoy hiking, skiing, cooking, gardening and playing the guitar!