Dr. Jaime Dodd, Trustee
Dr. Jaime Dodd
Trustee
Dr. Jaime Dodd is based in St. Louis, Missouri, and has more than 25 years of specialized experience in the field of Montessori education. She is a member of a private, executive leadership team responsible for the operation of a network of independent schools across the greater Midwest (infant-middle school) and a MACTE-accredited, AMS-affiliated, Montessori teacher education program located in Lake Saint Louis, MO.
Dr. Jaime’s administrative experience is steeped in the development, governance, and operation of high-level Montessori, early childhood programs, Montessori teacher education programs, and top-tier traditional, elementary school environments.
Special Interests
Dr. Jaime’s interests are concentrated on applied research in the expansion of Montessori theory and philosophy within Islamic, early childhood, educational settings. This served as impetus for the founding of the American Islamic Montessori Association (AIMA) in 2018. The AIMA is a professional membership organization for the advancement of Islamic Montessori Education [IME] as a bridge for understanding, for education, and for peace across the U.S. and around the globe.
Giving Back
Dr. Jaime serves on the board and in other leadership capacities for select, non-profit organizations, focused primarily on educational, humanitarian and healthcare concerns.
Educational Background
- BA Psychology/Sociology; Drake University, Des Moines, IA,
- MA Counseling Psychology; University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- Ed.D. Behavioral and Developmental Processes of Children and Adolescents; University of Missouri
- Montessori credential – North American Montessori Center [NAMC], Vancouver, Canada.
Curriculum Vitae Summary [condensed]
- Member, St. Louis Forum since 2005
- Secretary, Jannah Institute, 2021–Present
- Member, Creve Coeur Squires – installed 2005
- Businessperson of the Year Award – Creve Coeur 2009
- President, Creve Coeur/Olivette Chamber of Commerce 2009
- Vice Chair, Al Salam Day School Board of Directors, 2017–2024
- Vice President, Hope Educational & Research Center 2019–Present
- Founder and Trustee, American Islamic Montessori Association [AIMA] 2018
- Board of Directors, Creve Coeur/Olivette Chamber of Commerce 2001–2012
- Vice President of Operations, the Hope Educational & Research Center 2001-2019
- Founding Member and Administrative Chair, Hope Montessori Educational Institute 2012–Present
Special Interests
- The protection, development, and welfare of the young child
- Development, governance, and operation of educational and peacemaking initiatives
- Development, governance, and operation of high-level Montessori school environments
- Focused interest in research and expansion of Montessori, across diverse educational settings
- Leadership support for various non-profits of educational, humanitarian and healthcare concern