Sarah is a lifelong Portlander with one child in the Maple Room and another joining Children’s House in the Fall of 2022. Prior to becoming a full-time mom, Sarah worked in healthcare for nearly a decade at Oregon Health & Science University in the neonatal intensive care unit, and the echocardiography lab as a cardiac stress technician and paramedic.

She then went on to join the early founding team at NurseGrid, a scheduling and staffing software platform for nurses. Over the last 5 years, she served on the board of Consano, a crowdfunding platform for medical research, and is an avid supporter of other community initiatives including the Dougy Center and Cascade AIDS Project. Sarah and her husband Sam are grateful to be a part of the Childpeace community and live in Irvington.

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Mary joined the board in 2016 after watching her three children thrive, since 2012, in the Childpeace Montessori environment. A former product director for Nike, and current business owner of Gold+Arrow Salon in downtown Portland, Mary is passionate and committed to Montessori education.

She has served as the Development Committee board chair and assisted in the various stages of the school’s strategic planning process. What inspires her most about Montessori and Childpeace is watching children grow and succeed, at their own pace, within a caring and kind community.

Anabel Brown joined the Childpeace board in 2022 after her family joined the Childpeace community in 2021. Anabel is a technology leader for the engineering firm Kleinfelder. Anabel has previously held innovation, transformation & technology roles with GlaxoSmithKline, Molson Coors, and Hitachi.

As both the founder of East Ed and a member of the Black Panther Party, Randolph has devoted his career to promoting equity and diversity in education and communities. He was a Fellow in the Harvard University School Leadership Program in the Graduate School of Education, where he received a master’s degree in education with a school leadership qualification.

He is currently a doctoral student in the School of Education Leadership and Change at Fielding University. He was a middle school reading specialist, a school administrator, and while at the National Association of Independent Schools, he directed their equity programming and founded two of their signature projects: People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference.

Randolph has also served on numerous school boards, including Fielding Graduate University and the Institute for Community Enrichment. He is a member of the Education Committee of the New Press. His publications include peer-reviewed articles and book reviews published in national journals.

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As an award-winning C-Suite marketer, Nasya Kamrat has led teams in the development and implementation of world-class marketing campaigns for 20+ years across a diverse range of traditional, digital, interactive, and experiential channels and she's excited to be bringing that expertise to the Childpeace board.

Nasya and her family joined the Childpeace community in 2021 after relocating to Portland from New York City in 2019. Currently, Nasya has two children enrolled at Childpeace, the eldest in Lower Elementary and the youngest in Toddler Community. 

T.J. has extensive knowledge of communications, strategic planning, marketing, and brand building and has worked globally while living across North America, The Netherlands, and Russia. He has 20 years of experience as a global director for large brands, including Nike, Target, Macy’s, and Sportmaster.

Since returning home to Portland from abroad, he has shifted his focus to making a difference in Portland. He currently serves as Chair, Board of Directors for Childpeace Montessori School, sits on the Board of Directors for Sail2Change, a local non-profit focused on changing the lives of historically underrepresented youth through sailing, mentorship, and tutoring, and Board Member of Kenton Neighborhood Association.

After spending 3 years running political campaigns, he has joined City Hall in the office of Commissioner Dan Ryan, focused on Community Engagement, Government Relations, and Special Projects.

Ethan and his wife Lindsay are parents of two Childpeace students in the elementary program and have been a part of the Childpeace community since 2017. Ethan's own educational experience began at a Montessori school in Denver, Colorado, and he has been a supporter of a Montessori education ever since.

After school drop-off in the morning, Ethan is a consultant with Meketa Investments where he advises institutional investors such as endowments, foundations, and state investment plans on their private equity investments. He is also a member of the Oregon Bar, and practiced corporate law at a Portland law firm and as in-house counsel for a strategic venture investor.

Ramya began her Montessori journey as a two-and-a-half-year-old, in an AMI Montessori Children’s House in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ramya took the AMI primary training in tandem with her college studies and traveled to the United States on a student cultural exchange and decided to teach here. Having taught primary school for several years before taking the AMI elementary training and subsequently having taught both lower and upper elementary classes for several years, she ventured into independent consulting in both private and public Montessori schools around the country.

Ramya’s mentoring work has brought her to Childpeace, where the guides have allowed her the privilege of teaching their classes from time to time, which is a joy and inspiration. She is married to Cameron Warren, has two step daughters and four grandchildren; three who attend Childpeace. She appreciates the opportunity to serve on the Childpeace Board of Trustees, in support of its students, families and staff.