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Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Mission Statement

The Board of Trustees exists to establish policies and make decisions today that will ensure a continuing high-quality educational program consistent with the West Side Montessori mission now and for future generations.

The Board shall devote primary interest to planning, finance, and the hiring, support, and evaluation of the Head of School.

The Board shall focus upon actions that will have long-term impact rather than upon the daily operations of the school.

The Board shall strive to keep the school mission-driven, equipped with a strategic plan and a strategic financial plan, tuition-driven, adequately funded, appropriately marketed, and governed by qualified and dedicated Trustees.

2021-2022 Board of Trustees

List of 8 members.

Mary Breymaier

Retired
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Mary recently retired as the Adult Outreach Coordinator at Ida Rupp Public Library.

After eight years in various public school districts, Mary took a break from teaching and spent three years as assistant to the Grants Manager at The Toledo Museum of Art. When the Middle School was established at West Side, Mary found her teaching home. She taught at the Middle School from its inception, retiring in 2010 after 18 years.

Mary holds a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Liberal Studies degrees from the University of Toledo, as well as a validation for Gifted Education from Bowling Green State University. She was a Certified Praxis III Assessor for Entry Year Teachers for the State of Ohio and was awarded Honorable Mention from the BGSU Center for Archival Collections Local History Publication Awards in 2004 for her biography, GEORGE W. PEARSON, A MODEST HERO.

Volunteering for Toledo Area Metroparks included leading walks, creating living history character interpretations, participating in rare species monitoring, and coordinating programming for The Friends of Pearson Metropark. For many years, Mary also helped with the Migratory Bird Banding Project at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory.
Leslie Davis

iHeartMedia

Account Executive
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Current WSM Parent
John Kraus
Elizabeth Ononye

V Enterprises, LLC

Owner
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- Current WSM Parent
- Parent of WSM Alumni
Katelyn Oostra
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- Current WSM Parent
Lana Ridi
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Current WSM Parent
Parent of WSM Alumni
Niraj Shah

Promedica Retina

Vitreoretinal Surgeon
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Dr. Shah is a Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Vision Associates.

A native of Sylvania, Niraj is a West Side Alum (1995) and one of the first students at the original Bancroft campus. He then went on to Maumee Valley Country Day School for high school. Niraj holds a BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and a MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. Niraj completed his ophthalmology residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School and fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Ohio State University.

Niraj is thrilled to see how West Side has grown. He and his wife, Kavita, are parents of current West Side students Ariana and Keya. Niraj loves collecting sneakers, cooking, traveling, and University of Michigan sports.
Elaine Sheehan
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- Parent of WSM Alumni

Toledo Campus

Toddler – Middle School
7115 W. Bancroft St.
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 866-1931

Perrysburg Campus

Toddler – Kindergarten
13587 Roachton Rd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
(419) 874-9385

West Side Montessori is an independent, accredited Montessori school educating children 13 months through 8th grade (preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, and middle school). We are one of the leading private schools in Toledo and the nation.

WSM does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability in the administration of its admission policy, educational policy, or any school-administered program.

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