North Campus Teachers & Paraprofessionals
Preschool Program Assistant Director
Tanya Brodit
Preschool Program Assistant Director
Mrs. Tanya Brodit is the assistant director of our preschool program and the Early Kindergarten lead teacher . She is excited to continue to build an ideal early childhood program. Mrs. Tanya Brodit has been with Acorn Montessori School for over ten years and has dedicated herself to the Early Childhood Program. She’s a strong believer in fun, play-based learning! She creates amazing, engaging learning environments that all kids love! She has her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She loves spoiling her dog, spending time with her husband, and having game nights with her friends and family.
Preschool (2’s & 3’s)
Aerial Austin
Miss Aerial Austin is the lead teacher for our two and three year old preschoolers. Before joining the team, Aerial taught English at a kindergarten in Budapest, Hungary for the past five years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Georgia and a TEFL certification through the ITA academy. Miss Aerial enjoys teaching through interactive and hands-on lessons and is excited to be a part of a fun, engaging classroom. When she is not teaching she enjoys spending time with her son, traveling, hiking, and reading.
Lacey Grantham
Lacey Grantham has rejoined our Acorn team. She left us for a short while to raise her 2 beautiful boys. She has been a Certified Nursing Assistant for 11+ years. She absolutely loves working with children, watching them grow and learn everything around them is astonishing! In her off time she loves camping and riding atvs.
Caren McCarty
Mrs. Caren McCarty has been working with early childhood students at Acorn for the last 7 years. Ms. Caren loves being able to help in all of the different classrooms and getting to know each student’s personality. She can see the bright futures students have in front of them and finds it inspiring. In her free time, Ms. Caren loves to care for her four children, run, and do CrossFit.
Marci Petry
Mrs. Marci Petry is currently working on her bachelors of science degree in Elementary Education at Liberty University. This is her 3rd year as a paraprofessional and her 2nd school year at Acorn. She has a passion for teaching and watching children learn and grow. When she is not at work, she loves drawing, baking, and hanging out with her husband and family.
Pre-K (4-5)
Nick Schultz
Not only is Mr. Nick Schultz a preschool teacher here at Acorn Montessori School, he is also a former student! He’s worked here for 12 years, and he is our lead teacher for our 4-5 year old class. Mr. Nick has continued to train and learn about Early Childhood development and best practices because he loves helping children grow and learn. He also enjoys working with technology as well as dancing and choreographing dance routines.
Isabel Erickson
Kimberly Gamboa
Ms. Kimberly is a graduate of CSULB with high honors and is working toward her goal of becoming a social worker. Her favorite part of working with kids is creating that special bond but also seeing them flourish academically. She is from California and her parents are from Mexico. She enjoys baking pastries and working on trucks with her dad in her free time. She also loves the beach and hanging out with friends and family.
Jamie Cleary
Preschool Float
Charter Program Early K
Tanya Brodit
Mrs. Tanya Brodit is the assistant director of our preschool program and the Early Kindergarten lead teacher . She is excited to continue to build an ideal early childhood program. Mrs. Tanya Brodit has been with Acorn Montessori School for over ten years and has dedicated herself to the Early Childhood Program. She’s a strong believer in fun, play-based learning! She creates amazing, engaging learning environments that all kids love! She has her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She loves spoiling her dog, spending time with her husband, and having game nights with her friends and family.
Tristin Archer
Mr. Tristin Archer is in our Early Kindergarten class. He has been with Acorn for 7 years as a teacher but also attended as a student as well! Throughout his time as an educator, Mr. Tristin has completed too many trainings to list! When not working with students Mr. Tristin loves to go camping and fishing.
