Gretchen Hall is the AMI Director of Training at the Montessori Training Center of New England, located in Hartford, Connecticut.  Ms. Hall has over 20 years of Montessori experience in both public and private schools as a classroom teacher, administrator, consultant and lecturer.  Gretchen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and holds a Master’s Degree in Montessori Education from Loyola University.  In addition to her role as Director of Training, she is the Director of the CREC Montessori Magnet School, an AMI-recognized public school serving 330 urban children and serves as Chairman of the AMI/USA Board of Directors.