Co-CEO

Vicki is a career educator having commenced as a secondary teacher before moving to early childhood in the mid-’90s. Her interest is ensuring that each child is free to explore their interests and talents within the context of building responsibility and respect, making Montessori a perfect fit for her educational philosophy. Owning and operating Montessori Early Childhood services has made her keenly motivated to develop systems that train and support educators to effectively implement the best educational environment and guidance. This is best achieved without an undue burden of time-consuming documentation that doesn’t add to the child’s experience or the parent partnership but instead allows the educator to think, reflect and interact with the children to a greater extent.

Vicki is a hobby musician and writer and is pleased to be supporting the work of the Montessori Children’s Foundation.

Co-CEO

Derek has experience working across many countries and industries in a variety of roles within IT and engineering including as Software Development Manager for an international company.

His MBA from QUT has given him the background in how businesses can operate more effectively to give the customer top value.

He believes that streamlining the users IT experience can save time and allow staff to focus on what is important – the children.

Having been co-CEO of 3 Montessori Child Care centres for over 10 years, Derek has become a strong supporter of the Montessori educational philosophy, particularly since his own children have experienced it’s benefits.

Business Development Manager

Tiffany has a broad range of experiences across Operations, Learning & Development as well as Business Development across a range of industries both in Australia and Internationally. She has been involved in successful design and project management of a number of software applications.

Brought into the role as Business Development Manager, she brings her previous exposure to the Montessori philosophy as a parent to the role and has immersed herself in the early adopting centres to observe how the educators use the app.

Tiffany is practical and hands on with the app and acts as a conduit between the IT team and the centre staff. She brings a genuine desire to work with Centre Directors and Educators to ensure they are fully supported while they deliver a seamless representation of a child’s day to parents and guardians. Tiffany works with Centre administrators and staff to ensure they are engaged and sufficiently assisted throughout the onboarding process.