2111 Cass Lake Road
248.590.2274
info@bloomingbrainsacademy.com
Our Team
OUR TEAM
Rajeshri Gandhi Bhatia
Founder and Head of School
Rajeshri Gandhi Bhatia has over 25 years of experience teaching students at all grade levels, leading and starting schools, coaching and developing staff and reforming educational organizations. A graduate of Detroit Country Day School, where she also taught and coached, she went on to earn a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from The University of Michigan and Master’s Degree...
Mrs. Codee
Consultant
Mrs. Codee is a dedicated educator with a passion for fostering a nurturing, learning environment, with over two decades of experience educating youth. Her love for children, started through early experiences of babysitting and imaginative play, leading her to pursue a career in education. She embarked on her teaching journey in Arizona, where she served as an elementary teacher for...
Mrs. Michelle
Lead Teacher, Infants/Young Toddler
Mrs. Michelle's journey into teaching Montessori education commenced during her years spent at home with her own children. Her deep love for her kids and her innate passion for nurturing young minds led her to explore the world of early childhood education. With a heart brimming with compassion, Mrs. Michelle extended her expertise to infants and toddlers, where she honed...
Mrs. Carina
Lead Teacher, Toddlers
Mrs. Carina has been working in the Montessori community since 2017, first as an assistant teacher and then as a lead teacher, teaching toddlers. Originally from Mexico, Mrs. Carina’s first language is Spanish, but she has conquered the challenge of learning German and English as well. Mrs. Carina lived in Germany for 7 years and after working at a company...
Mrs. Foudeh
Assistant Teacher
Mrs. Foudeh has years of experience in early childhood education, both in primary and Montessori schools. She has always had a strong desire to teach young children because she adores them. Shortly after she graduated with her associate’s degree in English literature and obtained her teaching certificate, she began working with preschoolers and first graders at schools in Pittsburgh and...
Mrs. Price
Lead Teacher, Elementary
Colleen Price grew up on a farm in Nebraska, which she contributes to her love for learning and teaching. She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. She also has her Masters of Science degree in Elementary Education from Kansas State University. Colleen has over 20 years of teaching experience in...
Mrs. Marisela
Assistant Teacher
Mrs. Marisela Verdín Esquivel was born in Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas, México where she lived in a rural area without electricity raising crops like corn, beans, sorghum and pumpkins with her six siblings and parents. Mrs. Marisela's calm, kind, and humble temperament stems from her childhood as she describes as modest where she always made the most of not very much....
Mrs. Babu
Lead Teacher, Pre Primary
Mrs. Babu brings 17 years of experience teaching students from infants to 6-years-old at several Montessori schools in Metro Detroit. Mrs. Babu enjoys all aspects of the Montessori approach such as the routine it offers children, and teaching children to make good choices and to have respect. Some of her goals for her classroom include working together as a family...
Ms. Domo
Teaching Assistant
Ms. Domonique Iannuzzi—or Ms. Domo—moved to Michigan with her family from San Diego at a young age to join the rest of her family here and has been a Michigander since. Growing up attending a Montessori school from the toddler age through 5th grade, and now a Montessori teacher, BBA children have come to know Ms. Domo as warmhearted, patient...
Mrs. K
Consultant
Mrs. K is a 20+ year veteran of the Montessori community in Metro Detroit. As a graduate of Michigan State University, her path in Montessori began as a substitute teacher and lead to years of experience as a lead teacher, program coordinator, and administrator. She has been a School Director and has led very successful Montessori programs. She holds two...
