Early Childhood Education
Collegewide Department Chair
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SV 406
Biography
Lynnette Weaver serves as the Program Director for the Montgomery College Center for
Early as Early Childhood Education Lab School and as Adjunct faculty at Montgomery
College. She started at Montgomery College in 2011 as a lead teacher working in mixed-age
classrooms. Since 2016, Ms. Weaver has taught credit and non-credit courses for Montgomery
College in both the School of Education and Workforce Development and Continuing Education.
Courses taught include Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Child Growth and Development,
STEM in Early Childhood Education and Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood.
Lynnette Weaver holds a Master of Education degree in Early Childhood from Towson
University. Prior to Montgomery College, she worked for the National Association for
the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) where she mentored programs and assessed early
childhood environments for quality. She enjoys spending time with family, Netflix
and travel.
Collegewide Coordinator
Email: marsha.mclean@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1595
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, RC 203C
Biography
Dr. Carter McLean earned her Doctorate of Education from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, in Higher Education Administration with a focus on Community College Leadership, she holds a Masters of Teaching from Hampton University, and a Bachelors in Child Development from the University of North Carolina (Charlotte).
Dr. Carter McLean’s professional career in higher education spans more than 15 years. Her career in higher education began at Hampton University as an Adjunct Instructor. Following that experience, Dr. Carter McLean proceeded to hold two adjunct positions in the Virginia Community College System. Subsequently, in the fall of 1999-2000 academic year, Dr. Carter McLean began her first full-time higher education position as an Instructor at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; the third largest community college in the Virginia Community College System.
During her tenure at Reynolds, Dr. Carter McLean progressed through the ranks to become an Associate Professor and Chair of Human Services and Paraprofessionals in Education curriculum programs. As Chair, Dr. Carter McLean participated in several outreach community efforts: (a) Greater Richmond Early Childhood Partnership; (b) Pre-Teacher Practicum Committee; (c) Single Parents Network, and (d) Community Early Reading Program. Dr. Carter McLean also led efforts to offer the College’s Early Childhood Education curriculum online, thereby creating the first Online Learning Curriculum in the VCCS for the Early Childhood Development, Human Services, and Paraprofessionals in Education programs.
Dr. Carter McLean has won several state and federal grants totaling $20 million. Also, Dr. Carter McLean has published articles in the area of assessment practices, early childhood coaching, and early literacy. Dr. Carter McLean is currently working on her first book.
Dr. Carter McLean has joined the Montgomery College faculty as Professor and Coordinator of the Early Childhood Education program for the Takoma Park/Silver Springs campus.
Scholarship/Fund Coordinators
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SV 406H
Full-Time Faculty
Phone: 240-567-7468
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SV 406J
Biography
Dr. Jeannie Ho and her husband raised two young children while she worked in child care and preschool settings as a teacher and center director. After more than 8 years of directly working with children and families, she began her career at Montgomery College, where teaching and learning has been her passion since 1998. Her love for children and her enjoyment of interacting with adult learners are demonstrated inside and outside her college classes, in her work in the Sunday school setting, and in leading parent workshops. She enjoys family travel, listening to music, and jogging with her family pet.
Email: carlos.marroquin@montgomerrycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-4950
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SV 406B
Biography
Carlos Marroquin was born in Washington, DC and spent much of his school years in Montgomery County Public Schools as a student. After earning his BA in Elementary/Special Education from Towson University, he began teaching at MCPS. He then continued his education, earning his M.A. in Special Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners. Carlos taught at MCPS for a little over eight years working with students at all levels (K-12). He began working at the Montgomery College School of Education in 2020 and became full time faculty in 2023.
"You are not lucky to be here. The world needs your perspective. They are lucky to have you." Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Email: barbara.marshall@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7761
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 231
Biography
Dede Marshall worked in the Early Childhood Education field for 20 years prior to teaching at Montgomery College. She has taught children, from infancy through five in addition to directing child development centers and creating new programs and centers. She began teaching at Montgomery College in 2010 and loves teaching college students who will become teachers themselves. When she is not working, you can find Professor Marshall in the garden, biking, or hiking with her two Border Collies.Part-Time Faculty
Email: Chrissy.Shawver@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 246-567-1757
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SV406
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SV 406