Little House After School

Tina Margas, LHAS Director
Tina discovered her love for the MCHD community in 2004 when her daughter entered Preschool. A stay-at-home mom at the time, she found that the Montessori philosophy rang true to her family. To spend more time within the Montessori environment, she became part of the lunch and substitute staff, and found herself intrigued with the Montessori approach to language use and the importance of one’s own joy in completing a task. Tina subsequently accepted the position of LHAS Elementary instructor. In 2005, she became the LHAS Early Childhood instructor and later the LHAS Director. She brings to this position her organizational strengths, and her love for the after-school environment. Tina attended East Carolina University and received her degree as a Professional Massage Therapist and Natural Health Educator from Twin Lakes College of the Healing Arts in Santa Cruz, CA.

Khris Weeks , Early Childhood After School Instructor

Khris has been a caregiver and teacher for 15 years, working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school-aged children. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Theory and Composition from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and has performed and presented his work in Boston and New York City. In addition, he's been teaching music to children and adults for several years. Khris, along with his wife and daughter, has been living in Durham since June, 2008.

Isabelle Geoffroy-Bezy, Early Childhood After School Instructor

Isabelle was born in Africa, grew up in Ethiopia, moved to the United States 13 years ago, and has been living in North Carolina for the past 7 years. With this background and three trilingual children, Isabelle considers herself a citizen of the world and strongly believes in peace education. She studied Biology at the University of Louvain-La-Neuve in Belgium, and after she married, returned to Africa to spend three years in the Congo where her husband taught at University. Isabelle began to teach young children seven years ago in a French-Spanish immersion Montessori program, and completed her Montessori Early Childhood Certification in 2005. She also trained in ‘Creative Yoga for Children’, with Rosemary Todd in Kripalu, MA. A dancer at heart, Isabelle also enjoys the outdoors, hiking on the beach, and gardening.

Heather Cramer, Extended Day After School Instructor

Heather grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, where her father was a music professor at FSU, and where Heather acquired her education from kindergarten through college. With a degree in art education, she has taught art to all ages, in a multitude of circumstances, with a genuine love for discovering and nurturing the creative spirit in all. Her years of teaching have blended with her own multi-media art work and graphic design and illustration, including children’s popup books designed to overcome reading difficulties associated with dyslexia. Heather moved to Durham from Atlanta in 2007 and has immersed herself in the world of art and children through teaching at Carolina Friends School and Camelot Academy. She comes to the MCHD community ready to laugh, play, and learn with our children!

Amy Brown-Westmoreland, Elementary After School Instructor

Amy returns for her second year at MCHD, working with our youngest and oldest students. Amy completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and English from Lyon College, AK and a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Duke. A skilled communicator, her work experience as a Resident Patient Assistant at Carolina House helped solidify her empathetic and creative personality. Amy is also a writer, artist, and dog-lover (one bull mastiff and one rescue dog).