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
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
Emma Stewart, Interim Counsellor
estewart@montcrest.ca – ext. 5126
Maggie Zegas-Tepper, Assistant to the Head of School
mzegas@montcrest.ca – ext. 6201
Education Program
Primary Faculty - JK to Grade 2
Homeroom Teachers
Zane Mersky, Junior Kindergarten
zmersky@montrest.ca – ext. 5214
Carley Page, Junior Kindergarten
cpage@montcrest.ca – ext. 5122
Kristie Cairns, Senior Kindergarten
kcairns@montcrest.ca – ext. 5216
Hannah Nitefor, Senior Kindergarten
hnitefor@montcrest.ca – ext. 5193
Jay Prichard, JK & SK Student Success
jprichard@montcrest.ca – ext. 5176
Thomas Waite, Grade 1
twaite@montcrest.ca – ext. 5015
Emily Woolner, Grade 1
ewoolner@montcrest.ca – ext. 5055
Mara Berzins, Grade 1 Student Success
mberzins@montcrest.ca – ext. 5111
Krista Cobham, Grade 2
kcobham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5092
Michele Du Maresq, Grade 2
mdumaresq@montcrest.ca – ext. 5223
Stephanie Curtis, Grade 2 Student Success
scurtis@montcrest.ca – ext. 5164
Specialty Teachers
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Arts
scharbonneau@montcrest.ca – ext. 5163
Kerry-Ann Grant, Primary Physical Education
kgrant@montcrest.ca – ext. 5034
Carol Macfarlane, Primary/Junior Music
cmacfarlane@montcrest.ca – ext. 5093
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Grant Nix, Primary/Junior Physical Education, Director of Athletics
gnix@montcrest.ca – ext. 5020
Chelsea O’Brien, Primary French
cobrien@montcrest.ca – ext. 5173
Gordon Trites, Drama
gtrites@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
Jackie MacPherson, On Leave – Student Success
jmacpherson@montcrest.ca
Junior Faculty - Grade 3 to Grade 6
Homeroom Teachers
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
Christine Dewhurst, Grade 4
cdewhurst@montcrest.ca – ext. 5128
Miriam John, Grade 4
mjohn@montcrest.ca – ext. 5057
Jasmine Yeung, Grade 4
jyeung@montcrest.ca – ext. 5010
David Wichman, Grade 4/5
dwichman@montcrest.ca – ext. 5148
Karen Tanod, Grade 5
ktanod@montcrest.ca – ext. 5053
Megan Smith, Grade 5
msmith@montcrest.ca – ext. 5127
Mufridah Nolan, Grade 4 & 5 Student Success
mnolan@montcrest.ca – ext. 5112
Marcin Ciesielski, Grade 6
mciesielski@montcrest.ca – ext. 5025
Blair Livingstone, Grade 6
blivingstone@montcrest.ca – ext. 5083
Katie Willis, Grade 6
kwillis@montcrest.ca – ext. 5086
Tricia Smith, Grade 6, 7 & 8 Student Success
tsmith@montcrest.ca – ext. 5050
Chelsea Jensen, On Leave – Grade 6
cjensen@montcrest.ca
Specialty Teachers
Melody Barclay, Grade 6 & 7, French
mbarclay@montcrest.ca – ext. 5041
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Arts
scharbonneau@montcrest.ca – ext. 5163
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
Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian
sneesham@montcrest.ca – ext. 5085
Grant Nix, Director of Athletics & Primary / Junior Physical Education
gnix@montcrest.ca – ext. 5020
Francois-Xavier Quincy, Grade 4 & 5 French
fquincy@montcrest.ca – ext. 5014
Gordon Trites, Drama
gtrites@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
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
Dawn Cohen, Grade 7 & 8, Math
dcohen@montcrest.ca – ext. 5033
Ryan Coutts, Grade 7 & 8, Social Studies
rcoutts@montcrest.ca – ext. 5087
Priya Jindal, Grade 7 & 8, Math & Science
pjindal@montcrest.ca – ext. 5027
Dani Klein, Grade 7 & 8, English
dklein@montcrest.ca – ext. 5125
Maliaka Longmore, Grade 7 & 8, English
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
mprendergrast@montcrest.ca – ext. 5229
Joey Redican, Grade 7 & 8, Math
jredican@montcrest.ca – ext. 5174
Tricia Smith, Grade 7 & 8 Student Success
tsmith@montcrest.ca – ext. 5050
Nick Spence, Middle School Physical Education
nspence@montcrest.ca – ext. 5177
Gordon Trites, Drama
gtrites@montcrest.ca – ext. 5150
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, On Leave – Social Worker
daptowitzer@montcrest.ca
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
Ajla Bilajbegovic, Enrolment Management Coordinator / Co-Curricular Coordinator
abilajbegovic@montcrest.ca – ext. 5187
Communications
Michael Dilworth, Director of Marketing & Communications
mdilworth@montcrest.ca – ext. 5018
Natalia Franco, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
nfranco@montcrest.ca – ext. 6203
Advancement & MPA
Carrie Weston, Community Relations Coordinator
cweston@montcrest.ca – ext. 6202
Geneva Dalley, On Leave – MPA Liaison, Advancement & Community Relations
gdalley@montcrest.ca
Operations (Finance, Facilities & IT)
Dawn Marshall, Head, Finance & School Operations
dmarshall@montcrest.ca – ext. 5155
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
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
Lara Taggart, Aftercare Coordinator
ltaggart@montcrest.ca
