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. 6201
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
Sharda Prashad-Hartmann, Head, Finance & School Operations
sprashadhartmann@montcrest.ca – ext. 5155
Leadership Team
Mara Berzins, Director of Wellness & School Life
mberzins@montcrest.ca – ext. 5111
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
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
Kristie Cairns, Junior Kindergarten
kcairns@montcrest.ca – ext. 5216
Zane Mersky, Junior Kindergarten
zmersky@montrest.ca – ext. 5214
Christine Dewhurst, Senior Kindergarten
cdewhurst@montcrest.ca – ext. 5128
Hannah Nitefor, Senior Kindergarten
hnitefor@montcrest.ca – ext. 5193
Liz Kingstone, Grade 1
lkingstone@montcrest.ca – ext. 5016
David Wichman, Grade 1 Student Success
dwichman@montcrest.ca – ext. 5148
Carley Page, Grade 2
cpage@montcrest.ca – ext. 5122
Thomas Waite, Grade 2
twaite@montcrest.ca – ext. 5015
Stephanie Curtis, Grade 2 Student Success
scurtis@montcrest.ca – ext. 5165
Beth Histed, Grade 3
bhisted@montcrest.ca – ext. 5167
Marysia Robins, Grade 3
mrobins@montcrest.ca – ext. 5060
Specialty Teachers
Kerry-Ann Grant, Primary Physical Education
kgrant@montcrest.ca – ext. 5034
Kathleen Grzybowski, JK – Grade 5 Visual Arts
kgrzybowski@montcrest.ca – ext. 5033
Joanne Mitchell, Primary & Junior Drama
jmitchell@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
Sean Mitchell, Grade 3-6 Health & Physical Education
smitchell@montcrest.ca – ext. 5020
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Chelsea O’Brien, Primary French
cobrien@montcrest.ca – ext. 5173
Lisa Yorke, JK – Grade 6 Music
lyorke@montcrest.ca – ext. 5014
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Visual Arts
On Leave
Junior Faculty - Grade 4 to Grade 6
Homeroom Teachers
Laurie Arseneau, Grade 4
larseneau@montcrest.ca – ext. 5023
Miriam John, Grade 4 Small
mjohn@montcrest.ca – ext. 5057
Emily Woolner, Grade 4
ewoolner@montcrest.ca – ext. 5055
Mufridah Nolan, Grade 4 Student Success
mnolan@montcrest.ca – ext. 5112
Krista Cobham, Grade 5
kcobham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5092
Michele Du Maresq, Grade 5 Small
mdumaresq@montcrest.ca – ext. 5223
Katie Willis, Grade 5
kwillis@montcrest.ca – ext. 5086
Nicola Daykin, Grade 5 Student Success
ndaykin@montcrest.ca – ext. 5080
Marcin Ciesielski, Grade 6 Small
mciesielski@montcrest.ca – ext. 5025
Jessica Levy, Grade 6 Small
jlevy@montcrest.ca – ext. 5021
Blair Livingstone, Grade 6
blivingstone@montcrest.ca – ext. 5083
Karen Tanod, Grade 6
ktanod@montcrest.ca – ext. 5053
Maliaka Longmore, Grade 6 Student Success
mlongmore@montcrest.ca – ext. 5224
Specialty Teachers
Melody Barclay, Junior French
mbarclay@montcrest.ca – ext. 5041
Kathleen Grzybowski, JK – Grade 5 Visual Arts
kgrzybowski@montcrest.ca – ext. 5033
Charline Heyd, Junior French
cheyd@montcrest.ca – ext. 5164
Michael Luchka, Grade 5-8 Drama
mluchka@montcrest.ca – ext. 5227
Katie MacDonald, Design Technology & Maker Space Coordinator
kmacdonald@montcrest.ca – ext. 5169
Suzanne Martin, Junior French
smartin@montcrest.ca – ext. 5051
Joanne Mitchell, Primary & Junior Drama
jmitchell@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
Sean Mitchell, Grade 3-6 Health & Physical Education
smitchell@montcrest.ca – ext. 5020
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Lisa Yorke, JK – Grade 6 Music
lyorke@montcrest.ca – ext. 5014
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Arts
On Leave
Middle School Faculty - Grade 7 & 8
Yvonne Boyd, Grade 6 – 8, Science
yboyd@montcrest.ca – ext. 5056
Ryan Coutts, Cross-Curricular
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
dklein@montcrest.ca – ext. 5125
Michael Luchka, Grade 7 & 8 Social Studies, Middle School Drama
mluchka@montcrest.ca – ext. 5227
Katie MacDonald, Grade 6 – 8, Science, 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
Jay Prichard, Middle School Student Success
jprichard@montcrest.ca – ext. 5176
Joey Redican, Grade 7 & 8, Math
jredican@montcrest.ca – ext. 5174
Tricia Smith, Grade 7 & 8, English
tsmith@montcrest.ca – ext. 5050
Nick Spence, Middle School Physical Education
nspence@montcrest.ca – ext. 5177
Jennifer Vincent, Grade 7 & 8 Advisor, Middle School Music
jvincent@montcrest.ca – ext. 5038
Education Program Leadership & Support
Matthew Barry, Head, Education Program
mbarry@montcrest.ca – ext. 5171
Mara Berzins, Director of Wellness & School Life
mberzins@montcrest.ca – ext. 5111
Gerry De Fazio, Head, Learning, Strategy & Innovation
gdefazio@montcrest.ca– ext. 5183
Lisa McMeans, Director of Student Success
lmcmeans@montcrest.ca – ext. 5078
Emma Stewart, Counsellor
estewart@montcrest.ca – ext. 5126
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
Natasha Estey, Enrolment Management Coordinator
nestey@montcrest.ca – ext. 6204
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)
Sharda Prashad-Hartmann, Head, Finance & School Operations
sprashadhartmann@montcrest.ca – ext. 5155
Finance
Justin Yantha, Controller
jyantha@montcrest.ca – ext. 5094
Julia Zhou, Accounting Clerk
jzhou@montcrest.ca – ext. 6302
Facilities
Greg Reynolds, Director of Facilities
greynolds@montcrest.ca – ext. 5071
Malcolm Anderson, Facilities
manderson@montcrest.ca – ext. 5231
Mathias Ashaba, Evening Cleaner
mashaba@montcrest.ca
Paul Belyea, Traffic Support Coordinator
pbelyea@montcrest.ca
Peter Buzny, Custodian
pbuzny@montcrest.ca – ext. 5172
Darcy Doone, Facilities
ddoone@montcrest.ca – ext. 5058
Orby Madu, Evening Cleaner
omadu@montcrest.ca
Karla Matthews, Evening Cleaner
kmatthews@montcrest.ca
Shannon McEwen, Facilities
smcewen@montcrest.ca – ext. 5141
IT
Eugene Calvez, Director of IT
ecalvez@montcrest.ca – ext. 5188
Ryan Tam, Coordinator of Data System
rtam@montcrest.ca – ext. 5011
Sanjevan Vasanthakumar, IT Support Specialist
svasanthakumar@montcrest.ca – ext. 1000
Aftercare
Avery Holm, After School Programming Coordinator
aholm@montcrest.ca – ext. 5022
Paul Belyea, After Hours Receptionist
pbelyea@montcrest.ca
Donna Wilcox, Aftercare Lead
aftercare@montcrest.ca
Jazzmin Aivaliotis, Aftercare Assistant
aftercare@montcrest.ca
Leah Brown, Aftercare Assistant
aftercare@montcrest.ca
Charlotte D’Silva, Aftercare Assistant
aftercare@montcrest.ca
Ben, Aftercare Assistant
aftercare@montcrest.ca
Ellie Sorger, Aftercare Assistant
aftercare@montcrest.ca
Johanna Weinstein, Aftercare Assistant
aftercare@montcrest.ca
