Cohesive Close-Knit. Positive School Community. Supports Teachers and Classrooms.
The mission of the Family Association is to nurture a cohesive, positive school community and offer support to teachers and classrooms.
Welcome, Families of MSGH!
Like many Parent Associations, we want to engage our current parent base, but as a Family Association (FA), we also strive to encourage involvement from extended family and friends in supporting the mission of MSGH. By strengthening these bonds, we hope to achieve greater school support through a variety of volunteer contributions, which in turn, will increase the social connections that create our close-knit community. If you are a member of the MSGH community, you are a member of the Family Association. The FA is led entirely by volunteers including a chair, a treasurer, an FA Events Cordinator, an FA Class Rep Coordinator, an FA Coffee Hour and Staff Appreciation Coordinator. In addition, there are volunteer class representatives for each classroom. There are many ways to get involved with the FA! We encourage you to reach out! You can reach out to the FA directly at [email protected].
Interested in volunteering or learning more? Please connect with MSGH's FA Liasion, Alex Rozenfeld, at 860-236-4565.
The FA hosts many events throughout the year. Stay tuned to your email for the Weekly Bulletin, which highlights all school-wide FA events, as well as emails from your classroom representative, which highlights classroom specific events.
Family Association Mission Statement
The mission of the Family Association is to nurture a cohesive, positive school community and offer support to teachers and classrooms. Like many Parent Associations, we want to engage our current parent base, but as a Family Association, we also strive to encourage involvement from extended family and friends in supporting the mission of MSGH. By strengthening these bonds, we hope to achieve greater school support through a variety of volunteer contributions, which, in turn, will increase the social connections that create a close-knit community.
Family Association Leadership
Isabel Harvey Camino
Family Association Chair
Isabel is a mom of 3 boys, and she grew up in Mexico City. She and her husband Shane moved to Hartford by chance, and found the community they were looking for in MSGH. Raising a bicultural family is easier when belonging to the diverse group our school provides. Isabel is a designer, works in innovation and loves art, music, nature and deep friendships. She is always up for a trip locally and internationally to see her kids enjoy the richness of our world.
Palka Patel
Family Association Treasurer
Palka joined the MSGH community in 2022 when her family moved to West Hartford, CT. She has two children attending the school. Palka enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling and finding new experiences.
Katelyn Herchel
Family Association Class Representative Coordinator
Kate has been a member of the MSGH community since 2022 and is excited to serve as the Class Representative and Email Coordinator for the Family Association for the 2026-2027 school year. Kate is the proud mother of two girls who have both thrived in the Toddler and Primary communities at MSGH. Kate and her husband are expecting a third child, a boy, in August of 2026. Outside of attending MSGH events, the Herchels enjoy spending time with extended family and being outdoors.
Sara Randall
Family Association Events Coordinator
Sara Randall is the mother of two children in lower elementary - a first and third year - who have been at MSGH since 2021. When the opportunity to move back to Connecticut emerged, she and her husband chose West Hartford so that their children could attend MSGH and the family could be part of a Montessori community.
Ainhoa Dressler
Family Association Coffee Hour and Staff Appreciation Coordinator
Alex Rozenfeld
MSGH's Family Association Liaison
Alex has been a part of the MSGH team since 2023. Alex serves as the Development and Community Outreach Manager serving as a liaison to both the Board and the Family Association. Alex comes to MSGH with a background as an AMI Montessori teacher - having taught at both the Primary and Elementary levels for 10 years.
Alex holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.Ed. in Montessori Education. Her AMI diploma in Primary is from the Washington Montessori Institute and her AMI diploma in Elementary is from the Montessori Training Center Northeast.
Her hobbies include running, cooking and spending time with her two children and husband.
