Our Staff

All teachers have Colorado credentials, have completed 15 training hours per year including CPR, First Aid and Standard Precautions. Lead teachers are Early Childhood Teacher Qualified, have at least some college education, and extensive experience working with young children. Lead Teachers have completed Montessori training for infants and toddlers.

Our staff is multicultural, coming from Asia, Europe and the Americas. But they are unified in their love of the youngest children and their dedication to each child's development.

Teachers work as a team within the classroom and as a group at Heart and Hands Montessori. They work with each other to uphold the highest standard of care.

Ongoing Staff Training

All teachers and administrators are expected to meet state standards of 15 clock training hours per year. In addition staff must keep current First Aid, CPR and Universal Precautions training. Training is offered throughout the year during Professional Development sessions or on weekends.

Director. Owner.

Marioly Gonzales is the new owner of Heart and Hands. She is the firstborn of four children and, with her husband Aaron Gonzales, now has a son, Ozias. She graduated from Northglenn High School and later learned business administration while working six years for a busy law firm. Marioly is deeply interested in early childhood education, is studying to become fully qualified.

Jesse Lotus Huang has been engaged in Montessori education since 2005. She has worked most recently in Tucson, AZ and before that in Ann Arbor, MI in Montessori infant, toddler and preschool classrooms. She is director qualified in Colorado, has a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and two Montessori diplomas: Infant/Toddler from North American Montessori Center, Surrey, BC, Canada; and Early Childhood from Montessori Education Center of the Rockies, in Denver. Jesse is grateful as both an educator and a mother to have discovered Montessori education. It is her great joy to share this profound approach with the children and families she serves. She is returning to this area with her family and they are happy to be back. When not teaching, Jesse enjoys spending time with her family, practicing yoga, making music and art, and spending time in nature.