BLOOM ADMIN TEAM
VANESSA NASSET
Owner/Directress
Vanessa was born and raised on the Ft. Peck Indian Reservation in Northeastern Montana. She knew from an early age that she wanted to be a teacher. Her educational philosophies were shaped by her experiences teaching in small Yupik and Inupiat villages in the Alaskan bush, where a very progressive model of public education was implemented. Once arriving back home to Montana, Vanessa came to know and love the Montessori approach to learning. She immediately saw the parallels between the Montessori philosophy and her background in personalized learning. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education as well as a Masters in Education degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Alaska at Anchorage. Vanessa resides in Helena with her husband John and their two children, Jack and Ella.
KELLEN HULL
Director of Education
Kellen has his Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from Portland State University. He has completed his AMS/MACTE Montessori Preschool teaching credential through Montessori of Alameda Teacher Education Program. Kellen also has his MA in Curriculum and Instruction and Inclusive Education from Portland State University. Prior to joining Bloom Montessori School, Kellen spent 4 years as a Spanish speaking classroom assistant, and then 7 years as a Montessori lead guide at Montessori of Alameda in Portland, Oregon. He has also done consulting work at both Montessori of Alameda as well as Parkrose Montessori, a Spanish immersion program in the Portland area.
Kellen lives with his wife Mackenzie and his son Everett and is settling back into the Helena community after 18 years of big city living in Portland.