Our Team

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Anita Hanks is the Program Director of North Texas Montessori Institute. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with a B.B.A. in Management Information Sciences and went on to Texas Women’s University to achieve a Master’s In Education. Ms. Hanks completed her AMS Early Childhood Diploma from the Dallas Montessori Teacher Training Center in 1998 and her AMS Administrator’s Diploma for the Center for Montessori Education in 2017. She currently serves as Head of School at Starwood Academy of Frisco while serving as the President of the Board of Directors for the American Montessori Society.

ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Amber Walker is the Assistant Program Director for North Texas Montessori Institute. She graduated from Ashford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a minor in Psychology. She received her AMI Primary Diploma from the Texas Montessori Education Center in 2000 and worked in a Montessori classroom for 15 years. She currently serves as Assistant Head of School of Starwood Academy of Frisco.

ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Michelle Amaya is the Marketing and Communications Director for the North Texas Montessori Institute. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and minors in Marketing and International Studies. She has worked in Montessori education for the past five years and currently serves as the Marketing and Communications Director for Starwood Academy of Frisco.