Teaching Specialists

Melissa Daniels, Reading Specialist
Melissa has been an active member of the MCHD community since 1997 when her daughter began attending the Preschool. Melissa joined the MCHD staff as the Reading Specialist in 2004. She earned a BA in Modern European History from UNC Chapel Hill in 1989 and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education in 1991. Melissa taught kindergarten for six years in the Alamance County Public Schools before being trained as a Literacy Specialist with the Durham Public Schools. Melissa has two children. Her daughter graduated from the Upper Elementary program in 2006 after nine years at MCHD. Her son is currently a preschool student at MCHD. Melissa is originally from Baltimore but has made the Durham-Chapel Hill area her home since 1984.

Janine Wolf, Art Teacher
Janine has been teaching art to children and adults of all ages since 1975. She received her degree in Art Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and began her career by teaching middle school and high school Art in her hometown of Harrisburg. She married into a family of Montessorians and quickly learned the beauty and benefits of the Montessori philosophy. When her youngest daughter was a pre-school student at MCHD, the position of art teacher became available and Janine enthusiastically joined the staff. In her free time, Janine enjoys painting, pottery and interior design. She is married to Patrick and is the mother of three daughters, Tessa, Alisha, and Sophie.