Willow Team Bios
Christine Ferguson
Christine Ferguson has a BA in International Relations and Spanish. She has a passion for working with children and families of all ages and has worked for over 10 years as a private tutor, teacher, postpartum doula, newborn care specialist, and nanny. Christine took her AMI primary training for 3-6 at the Montessori Center of MN in 2019. She is new to the Bay Area and is excited to continue exploring the area.
Samia Guerdj
Samia, is the mother of two boys. She is from Algeria and studied as a lawyer at the University of Tizi Ouzou. Samia has 15 years of experience in the field of early childhood as director of a preschool in Algeria. She came to California with her family in 2018. She has training in child growth development from Saddleback College. She worked as a teacher at a French preschool in Oakland for 2 and a half years. She started working at Tris in August 2021 as a French teacher in the Willow Classroom. She speaks French, Arabic and Berber.