Trainers

Meet our international team of dedicated AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing trainers and auxiliary trainers. MDDA trainers have undertaken a rigorous Training of Trainers Programme with AMI and are certified to deliver AMI MDDA training.

Jennifer Brush

Jennifer Brush

Jennifer Brush, MA, CCC/SLP is a Fulbright Specialist, and an award-winning dementia care author and consultant. Jennifer also serves as the Director, Brush Development, USA and Program Director, Montessori Education for Dementia St. Nicholas Montessori College, Ireland. With her nearly three decad...

Anne Kelly

Anne Kelly

Anne Kelly is a registered nurse and Head of Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Ageing for the Association Montessori Internationale. She is also the Director of Montessori Consulting in Australia. Anne also holds qualifications in Post Graduate Dementia Management, Assessment and Workplace Tra...

Mandy Cheskis

Mandy Cheskis

Mandy Cheskis, M.S., CCC/SLP, is passionate about providing quality healthcare to people living with dementia. She has over 30 years of professional experience working as a speech language pathologist with elders living in their homes, in skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living and personal ...

Julia Ballesteros Sentíes

Julia Ballesteros Sentíes

Julia Ballesteros Sentíes, founder of Nuúp honra.conecta, Licensed Therapist in Human Communication, has worked with adults for more than 20 years, specialising in cognitive neurorehabilitation. Julia's current clinical practice focuses on providing language therapy, counselling, workshops and Monte...

Margaret Jarrell

Margaret Jarrell

Margaret Jarrell, is a Montessori teacher and consultant with over 15 years of experience working with students, families, and educators. In her various roles as a Montessori student, teacher, and parent, she has seen firsthand how Maria Montessori’s philosophy and methods nurture and support the ch...

Stéphanie Etievant

Stéphanie Etievant

Stéphanie Etievant has been a nurse since 2004. She has worked in the sectors of psychiatry, psychogeriatrics and geriatrics, having held a position of Head of Day Care Center for the Elderly for 9 years. This is how she encountered the Montessori approach for dementia and ageing that she quickly in...

Rodrigo Núñez Caicedo

Rodrigo Núñez Caicedo

Rodrigo Núñez Caicedo, born and raised in Madrid Spain, is a registered nurse and father of three children. He began his professional career in international cooperation and humanitarian aid, mostly linked to the emergency health services. In 2017 he made a career shift to caring for the elderly, me...