Meet Our Teachers

Eyas Montessori Lead Teacher Chiti Kompella

Chiti Kompella, Lead Teacher

Chiti attended a Montessori school for her early childhood education and later received her Bachelor’s degree in Business in India. She moved to the United States in 1997 with her husband, Srinivas, and then a one-year-old daughter, Priyanka.

When her children went to Montessori schools in Bellevue, she decided to assist in the classroom to see if she would like to pursue a teaching career. She completely found her passion and took the Early Childhood Montessori certification in 2005 from MEIPN, Montessori Education Institute of the Pacific Northwest, which the American Montessori Society accredits. She has been teaching ever since. She has mentored several student teachers and has traveled to China to train Montessori teachers. She also teaches Positive Discipline parenting classes at Eyas.

Chiti lives in Bellevue, Washington, along with her husband and their third child. The other two are adults and are pursuing careers in Los Angeles. When she is not at school, Chiti can be found dancing, hiking, cooking, spending time with her family, or teaching yoga and meditation. She incorporates yoga in her classroom.

Chiti is always happy to speak with anyone about the benefits of Montessori Education and what makes Eyas Global Montessori a unique and successful educational experience.

Marilou Carlson, Lead Teacher

Growing up, Marilou Carlson always loved learning and school and got interested in Montessori when her aunt, a Montessori teacher trainer, lent her a book by Maria Montessori. Montessori’s respect for children and scientific approach to education really rang true to her. She took her Montessori training for 3-6 year olds at Bellevue Montessori School and has been working as a Montessori preschool guide ever since. She’s worked in various Montessori schools, from small to large, east side to Seattle, and full care to school day schools.

She continued her education at North Seattle College in 2014, earning a BA in Early Childhood Education. She loves the Positive Discipline method for understanding children’s behavior and meeting their needs. She enjoys the possibilities for building community in a small school such as Eyas as well as the global representation here. She was born and raised until age six in Ethiopia, where her parents worked in public health. Marilou lives in Seattle now, where she enjoys walking in nature, doing yoga and Pilates, spending time with family, and cooking delicious and healthy food.

Eyas Montessori Lead Teacher Jackie Dealy

Jackie Dealy, Teacher

Jackie Dealy was introduced to Montessori while attending high school and working part time as an afternoon helper. After graduation, she worked full time assisting in the classroom while completing her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Washington in 2006. During her college years while balancing school and work it became apparent to Jackie that teaching children is what brought her the most joy in life. She then completed her Early Childhood Montessori Teaching Credential through the Montessori Education Institution of the Pacific Northwest (MEIPN) in 2008. Jackie resides in Issaquah with her husband and two children: Wesley (born in 2013) and Riley (born in 2017). When Jackie is not at school she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening and fitness.

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Maggie Pan, Piano Specialist, Chinese Teacher

Maggie was born in Shanghai, China. In the year 2016, she moved to the United States. She has Elementary Teacher Certification and taught 6th grade in Utah for 2 years before moving to Bellevue, Washington. Here, she became interested in Montessori pedagogy and completed her Early Childhood Montessori Teaching Credential through the Montessori Education Institution of the Pacific Northwest (MEIPN) in 2020. She interned at Eyas and joined the Eyas faculty. In 2023, she completed her Master of Arts in Education. She teaches piano and Chinese language at Eyas. When not teaching, she likes to spend time with her daughter, sew, cook, hike, and play drama.