Faculty & Staff
Our highly qualified, experienced, and passionate faculty support and nurture each child, preparing students for academic and social success.
This community of teachers models integrity, curiosity, responsibility, and creativity, as well as respect for the individual and their unique needs. Focusing on our goal of helping each child discover, develop, and thrive in the classroom and beyond, our exceptional teachers are committed to best practices of progressive and specialized teaching methods.
Main Contact Details
658 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, ON. M4K 2P1
Telephone: 416-469-2008
Attendance: 416-469-2008 ext. 5001
General Inquiries & School Office: info@montcrest.ca
Faculty & Staff Contact List
Below you can find a full list of our Faculty & Staff organized by school division or team. Please use this link to see an alphabetical list of all Faculty & Staff.
Leadership
Senior Leadership Team
Patti MacDonald, Head of School
pmacdonald@montcrest.ca – ext. 5190
Matthew Barry, Head, Education Program
mbarry@montcrest.ca – ext. 5171
Gerry De Fazio, Head, Learning, Strategy & Innovation
gdefazio@montcrest.ca – ext. 5183
Natalie Hollinshead, Head, Community Relations
nhollinshead@montcrest.ca – ext. 5178
Dawn Marshall, Head, Finance & School Operations
dmarshall@montcrest.ca – ext. 5155
Leadership Team
Ajla Bilajbegovic, Director of Advancement
abilajbegovic@montcrest.ca – ext. 5187
Eugene Calvez, Director of IT
ecalvez@montcrest.ca – ext. 5188
Michael Dilworth, Director of Marketing & Communications
mdilworth@montcrest.ca – ext. 5018
Lisa McMeans, Director of Student Success
lmcmeans@montcrest.ca – ext. 5078
Andrea Mercer, Director of Enrolment Management
amercer@montcrest.ca – ext. 5191
Sarah Nelles, Director of Wellness & School Life
snelles@montcrest.ca – ext. 5170
Greg Reynolds, Director of Facilities
greynolds@montcrest.ca – ext. 5071
Maggie Zegas-Tepper, Assistant to the Head of School
mzegas@montcrest.ca – ext. 6201
Education Program
Primary Faculty - JK to Grade 3
Homeroom Teachers
Zane Mersky, Junior Kindergarten
zmersky@montrest.ca – ext. 5214
Hannah Nitefor, Junior Kindergarten
hnitefor@montcrest.ca – ext. 5193
Kristie Cairns, Senior Kindergarten
kcairns@montcrest.ca – ext. 5216
Christine Dewhurst, Senior Kindergarten
cdewhurst@montcrest.ca – ext. 5128
Jay Prichard, JK & SK Student Success
jprichard@montcrest.ca – ext. 5176
Liz Kingstone, Grade 1
Thomas Waite, Grade 1
twaite@montcrest.ca – ext. 5015
Mara Berzins, Grade 1 Student Success
mberzins@montcrest.ca – ext. 5111
Carley Page, Grade 2
cpage@montcrest.ca – ext. 5122
Laurie Arseneau, Grade 3
larseneau@montcrest.ca – ext. 5023
Beth Histed, Grade 3
bhisted@montcrest.ca – ext. 5167
Marysia Robins, Grade 3
mrobins@montcrest.ca – ext. 5060
Nicola Daykin, Grade 3 Student Success
ndaykin@montcrest.ca – ext. 5080
Specialty Teachers
Kerry-Ann Grant, Primary Physical Education
kgrant@montcrest.ca – ext. 5034
Kathleen Grzybowski, JK – Grade 5 Visual Arts
Carol Macfarlane, Primary/Junior Music
cmacfarlane@montcrest.ca – ext. 5093
Sean Mitchell, Grade 3-6 Health & Physical Education
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Chelsea O’Brien, Primary French
cobrien@montcrest.ca – ext. 5173
Gordon Trites, Drama
gtrites@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
Lisa Yorke, JK – Grade 6 Music
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Visual Arts
On Leave
Stephanie Curtis, Student Success
On Leave
Junior Faculty - Grade 4 to Grade 6
Homeroom Teachers
Miriam John, Grade 4
mjohn@montcrest.ca – ext. 5057
Emily Woolner, Grade 4
ewoolner@montcrest.ca – ext. 5055
Jasmine Yeung, Grade 4
jyeung@montcrest.ca – ext. 5010
Krista Cobham, Grade 5
kcobham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5092
Michele Du Maresq, Grade 5
mdumaresq@montcrest.ca – ext. 5223
Karen Tanod, Grade 5
ktanod@montcrest.ca – ext. 5053
David Wichman, Grade 5
dwichman@montcrest.ca – ext. 5148
Mufridah Nolan, Grade 4 & 5 Student Success
mnolan@montcrest.ca – ext. 5112
Marcin Ciesielski, Grade 6
mciesielski@montcrest.ca – ext. 5025
Sarah Cox, Grade 6
Blair Livingstone, Grade 6
blivingstone@montcrest.ca – ext. 5083
Katie Willis, Grade 6
kwillis@montcrest.ca – ext. 5086
Specialty Teachers
Melody Barclay, Grade 6 & 7, French
mbarclay@montcrest.ca – ext. 5041
Kathleen Grzybowski, JK – Grade 5 Visual Arts
Charline Heyd, Grade 4 & 5 French
Michael Luchka, Grade 5-8 Drama
mluchka@montcrest.ca – ext. 5227
Katie MacDonald, Design Technology & Maker Space Coordinator
kmacdonald@montcrest.ca – ext. 5169
Carol Macfarlane, Primary/Junior Music
cmacfarlane@montcrest.ca – ext. 5093
Sean Mitchell, Grade 3-6 Health & Physical Education
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Gordon Trites, Drama
gtrites@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
Lisa Yorke, JK – Grade 6 Music
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Arts
On Leave
Megan Smith, Grade 5
On Leave
Middle School Faculty - Grade 7 & 8
Melody Barclay, Grade 6 & 7, French
mbarclay@montcrest.ca – ext. 5041
Yvonne Boyd, Grade 7 & 8, Science
yboyd@montcrest.ca – ext. 5056
Ryan Coutts, Grade 7 & 8, Social Studies & Science
rcoutts@montcrest.ca – ext. 5087
Edward Griffith, Grade 7 & 8, Social Studies & Visual Arts
egriffith@montcrest.ca – ext. 5144
Priya Jindal, Grade 7 & 8, Math
pjindal@montcrest.ca – ext. 5027
Dani Klein, Grade 7 & 8, English & Social Studies
dklein@montcrest.ca – ext. 5125
Maliaka Longmore, Student Success
mlongmore@montcrest.ca – ext. 5224
Michael Luchka, Grade 7 & 8, English / Middle School Drama
mluchka@montcrest.ca – ext. 5227
Katie MacDonald, Design Technology & Maker Space Coordinator
kmacdonald@montcrest.ca – ext. 5169
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Michaela Prendergast, Middle School French
mprendergast@montcrest.ca – ext. 5229
Joey Redican, Grade 7 & 8, Math
jredican@montcrest.ca – ext. 5174
Tricia Smith, Grade 7 & 8, English & Science
tsmith@montcrest.ca – ext. 5050
Nick Spence, Middle School Physical Education
nspence@montcrest.ca – ext. 5177
Jennifer Vincent, Middle School Music
jvincent@montcrest.ca – ext. 5038
Education Program Leadership & Support
Matthew Barry, Head, Education Program
mbarry@montcrest.ca – ext. 5171
Gerry De Fazio, Head, Learning, Strategy & Innovation
gdefazio@montcrest.ca– ext. 5183
Lisa McMeans, Director of Student Success
lmcmeans@montcrest.ca – ext. 5078
Sarah Nelles, Director of Wellness & School Life
snelles@montcrest.ca – ext. 5170
Emma Stewart, Interim Counsellor
estewart@montcrest.ca – ext. 5126
Daniela Aptowitzer, Social Worker
On Leave
Community Relations & Operations
Administrative Assistants
Maggie Zegas-Tepper, Assistant to the Head of School
mzegas@montcrest.ca – ext. 6201
Martha Mansfield, Administrative Assistant
mmansfield@montcrest.ca – ext. 5192
Allison Morley, Coverage Coordinator / Administrative Assistant
amorley@montcrest.ca – ext. 5185
Community Relations (Admissions, Communications & Advancement)
Natalie Hollinshead, Head, Community Relations
nhollinshead@montcrest.ca – ext. 5178
Admissions
Andrea Mercer, Director of Enrolment Management
amercer@montcrest.ca – ext. 5191
Communications
Michael Dilworth, Director of Marketing & Communications
mdilworth@montcrest.ca – ext. 5018
Natalia Franco, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
nfranco@montcrest.ca – ext. 6203
Advancement & MPA
Ajla Bilajbegovic, Director of Advancement
abilajbegovic@montcrest.ca – ext. 5187
Carrie Weston, Community Relations Coordinator
cweston@montcrest.ca – ext. 6202
Operations (Finance, Facilities & IT)
Dawn Marshall, Head, Finance & School Operations
dmarshall@montcrest.ca – ext. 5155
Julia Zhou, Accounting Clerk
On Leave
Facilities
Greg Reynolds, Director of Facilities
greynolds@montcrest.ca – ext. 5071
Malcolm Anderson, Facilities
manderson@montcrest.ca – ext. 5231
Darcy Doone, Facilities
ddoone@montcrest.ca – ext. 5058
Shannon McEwen, Facilities
smcewen@montcrest.ca – ext. 5141
IT Department
Eugene Calvez, Director of IT
ecalvez@montcrest.ca – ext. 5188
Ryan Tam, Coordinator of Data System
rtam@montcrest.ca
Sanjevan Vasanthakumar, IT Support Specialist
svasanthakumar@montcrest.ca – ext. 1000
Aftercare
Sarah Nelles, Director of Wellness & School Life
snelles@montcrest.ca – ext. 5170
