MONTESSORIUA - Key Persons


Alyona Popova

Job Titles:
  • Communication and Event Manager, Management Specialist

Anna Lavrukhina

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Translations, a Specialist in Sociology
Master's degree in sociology, Montessori assistant for ages 0-3 (AMI) with over 10 years of experience in Ukraine and Germany. Consultant on organizing a home environment for children, mother of a daughter.

Anna Volokhova - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Co - Founder
A 4th generation doctor, and Montessori teacher for ages 0-3 (Ukrainian Montessori Center - UMC) and 3-6 (Sunshine teachers learning) with experience in Europe and Asia. Activist, Red Cross volunteer during the Revolution of Dignity, Coordinator of the Early Childhood Care and Development Working Group under the Education Cluster, UN. Consultant on parenting and school management, "lifelong learner".

Eugenia Kyrychenko - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
An educator with 8 years of experience. Master's degree in quality system management in preschool education. Montessori teacher for ages 0-3 (UMC) with 4 years of experience. Founder and director of "Zernyatko" preschool in Brovary. Mother of 2 sons.

Ksenia Ryzhak

Job Titles:
  • Expert in Working With Teachers
Practicing Montessori teacher for ages 3-6 (UMC, AMI) with 9 years of experience. Consultant on the organization of the work of the Montessori center, namely teamwork, work with parents, classroom documentation, organization of the environment, and classroom management for 3-6 environment.

Maryna Losytska

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder, Parenting Expert, Music Specialist
Certified Montessori teacher for ages 3-6 (AMI) with over 10 years of experience. Orff teacher, and professional violinist. Founder of the Montessori network "World in a Pocket" in Kyiv and Bucha, developer of Montessori materials and furniture. Mother of 3 children.

Natalia Moshnyaga

Job Titles:
  • Expert in the Field of Educational Programs
Certified Montessori teacher for ages 3-6 (AMI) and 6-12 (AMI) with over 12 years of experience. Specialist in Sensory Integration in Dialogue, according to Ula Kislin. Coach of the Montessori Academy of Austria for ages 6-12. Co-owner and director of the Montessori space "UMI", Kyiv.

Natalia Prybylska

Job Titles:
  • Expert in Creating Educational Materials
Certified Montessori teacher for ages 3-6 (AMS) with 30 years of experience. Trainer of the UMC with over 20 years of experience. Author of the course "Nature and Culture", printed autodidactic materials for children aged 2-12. Consultant for parents and teachers.

Svitlana Marchishyna-Tishchenko

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Educational Programs, Translator
Certified Montessori teacher for ages 3-6 (UMC) with 6 years of experience. Trainer of the UMC. Certified specialist for ages 0-6 (Vivid Onderwij, Netherlands), student of the course for ages 6-12 (Austrian Montessori Association) with 1 year of experience in the 6-9 environment. She is a mother of three teenagers.

Violetta Kaleda

Job Titles:
  • Expert in Working With Teachers
Certified Montessori teacher for ages 3-6 (UMC) and 6-12 (Montessori-Akademie Wien, Austria) with over 10 years of experience. She is the founder of the first Ukrainian-language space "Montessori Child's World" for ages 3-12 in Kharkiv. She combines her knowledge of neuropsychology, sensory integration, and speech therapy. She is a mother of two daughters.

Yulia Yefimenko

Job Titles:
  • Communication Manager, Specialist in Psychology
Master's degree in psychology, therapist in Positive Psychotherapy. Montessori assistant for ages 3-6 with 8 years of experience. Co-founder of the project "Mommy's Club" aimed at psychological and educational support for families, and Montessori child.