Ms. Lanessa
Lead Directress | Bonsai Room
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." -Maria Montessori
Lanessa began at Cedar Valley Montessori School in 2015 as a member of the office staff before transitioning to assistant in the Oak Room, Directress in the Bonsai Room, and now Lead Directress in the Bonsai Room.
She has an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts from Kirkwood Community College. Lanessa has had the opportunity to study and travel abroad to Japan, Canada and Vietnam. She loves seeing “all the children’s smiles, and watching each child grow physically and mentally.” In her free time, Lanessa enjoys bike riding, cooking, reading, art, food and culture.