Office

Our office is the hub of communication for Atala Montessori. The website, newsletter, Facebook and Twitter pages, phone calls, and emails all begin with the office staff. If you have questions about any aspect of the school, please give us a call at 786-738-1210. Meet our energetic office members!

Educator, composer, and author Dr. Kristine H. Burns served as a professor and administrator at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Dartmouth College, and Florida International University for 18 years before coming to Atala as one of its owners. Kristine lives in the Redland area of Homestead with her husband Gary Wolfson, two children: Liam, a senior Political Science major at Stetson University, and Livya, a senior at CIE: Cambridge. In addition to her administrative duties, Dr. Burns teaches all of the Middle School and Upper Elementary math classes using Singapore math techniques. She has also been an online college instructor at the University of Arizona—Global Campus for the past eight years. You may contact her at kburns@atalamontessori.org. Mrs. Amanda Troyo is a Montessori graduate and has three children at Atala: Daria (a recent Atala graduate), and Dexter and Alessa, who are current middle school students. Amanda is currently a second year student at Unity Environmental College studying Animal Science. You may contact her at atroyo@atalamontessori.org