My name is Katie Wurzell and I am the Lead Guide in the Pinyon Room toddler community at Haven Montessori. I grew up in Huntington Beach, California, and graduated from CSU Fullerton with a B.A. in English Literature. After working as an editorial assistant at a small publishing company right after obtaining my degree, I eventually decided to pursue my true passion for working with children and became a nanny for a wonderful family. I wanted to continue in this line of work after my husband received a job offer from NAU in 2013, which is how I ended up at Haven after moving to Flagstaff! I worked as the assistant in the Blue Spruce primary classroom for two years before attending The Montessori Institute of Denver and graduating with my AMI Assistants to Infancy diploma in 2016. I also earned an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from NAU the same year, as well as had my wonderful daughter, Penny (it was a busy year, to say the least!). I have worked in my current position for the last 5 years and I absolutely love the life-changing work that I get to do every day.

katie@havenmontessori.org