Faculty & Staff Biographies - Administrative Staff

Dan Teller - Principal and Catechist
Dan received a B.A. in History from Trinity College in 1977.  After working as a teacher-naturalist at outdoor education centers, he received his Masters in Montessori Education from Xavier University in 1984.  Dan taught a 3-6 class at North Avondale Montessori School (the first such class in the Cincinnati Public Schools) from 1984-95, and then served as principal at St. Bernadette School in Amelia from 1995-98.  He founded  The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori (then called Queen of Angels Montessori) in 1998, and since that time, has been active there as a teacher, administrator, and catechist.  Dan has completed Level I (3-6), Level II (6-9), and Level III (9-12) training in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and served on the board for the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.  He is a  catechist in the Levels II and III atria.  He and his wife Maureen are the parents of seven children ages 7 to 24.  Dan enjoys woodworking, canoeing, hiking, and gardening. 

Nancy Toon – Administrative Assistant
Nancy joined The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori staff as school secretary in January of 2004. For 15 years prior to coming to GSCM, she worked as a customer service representative for Response Online, a lead handling service. Nancy and her husband Jim have three children. Nancy enjoyed volunteering in her children's classrooms as they were growing up and she finds her position at GSCM a perfect fit as she is able to combine her office skills with her love for children.

Lynette Rosati-Shim - Business Manager

Claudia Kimura - Directory of Fundraising

Susan Fisher - Director of Marketing

Ellen Stephenson - Website Coordinator
Ellen joined the GSCM staff in 2006 and manages the website maintenance.  She and her husband reside in Kennedy Heights with their four children, who also attend The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori.

Faculty & Staff Biographies:

Administrative Staff
Pre-Primary Team
Lower Elementary Team
Upper Elementary Team
Middle School Team
Special Classes Faculty
Support Staff