Teaching Specialists

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.

Meghan Lister, Reading Specialist
Meghan is a Speech Language Pathologist with certification and training in teaching reading. She has been working primarily with preschool and school age children for over 10 years. Meghan received her Bachelor of Science degree in speech language pathology from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York in 1997. In between college and graduate school, Meghan worked with adults with traumatic brain injuries in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. She continued her education at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, where she received her Master of Science degree in speech language pathology as well as her reading certification in 2001. Meghan and her husband Jim moved to Durham in 2003, where she has been working as a speech language pathologist and reading tutor ever since. Meghan and Jim have two daughters, Gwen & Maggie. In her free time, Meghan enjoys gardening, playing outside with her girls, and of course reading.

Christine Alvarado, Spanish Teacher
Christine Alvarado graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in both Spanish and Religious Studies. She then entered the Teach for America program and earned her teaching licensure. She spent one year teaching at a program for elementary students and three additional years teaching Spanish and coaching at a public middle school in Durham. Teaching Spanish at MCHD allows Christine to return to teaching elementary students, while pursuing a Master’s degree. Her other interests include coaching and playing sports, mentoring, piano, reading, salsa dancing, traveling, and spending time with her husband Adrian and puppy Rayna.