St. George Staff

Julie Wand
Executive Director
Teacher Education Director/Instructor. 
Ms. Wand has Montessori teacher certification for children ages 3 to 12. She taught at the Maria Montessori Elementary in San Diego from 1983 to 1995, is a teacher and the Director of the teacher-training arm of Dayspring Montessori Educational Center, Inc. She is a presenter of workshops at many Montessori conferences and is a National Center for Montessori Education (NCME) consultant for Montessori schools. Ms. Wand has two children and resides in St. George.


Susan Green
9-12 Teacher
Mrs. Green attended Brigham Young University where she studied piano. She is an accomplished musician, and has been teaching at Dayspring Montessori since 1998. Mrs. Green is currently receiving her 9-12 Montessori Teacher Training.   Mrs. Green is the mother of nine children and lives in Washington with her husband, Kerry.

Dina Keeler
6-9 Teacher
Mrs. Keeler received her Montessori teacher certification for 3 to 6 year old children from the Dayspring Montessori Educational Center, Inc. in 2004.  She has been working on and off at Dayspring since 2000.  She has worked in our Early Childhood, Early Elementary and Upper Elementary environments as well as the office and as a PE instructor.  Mrs. Keeler has a Bachelors degree in Psychology.  She lives in Central with her husband, Steve and 2 daughters, Marla and Jeannette.