I was born and raised in Aguascalientes, Mexico, where I studied Media and Mass Communication and later earned my MBA in Marketing at Tecnológico de Monterrey. I worked my way through school, and my early career included roles with global companies like Xerox and Flextronics, as well as national radio and public‑information projects.
After moving to Washington 18 years ago, I focused on community service and immigrant support, working as an immigration paralegal and coordinating multilingual tax‑assistance programs. I also worked in legal contract management at AWS — Amazon Web Services, the cloud‑computing division of Amazon.
I also earned a second Master’s degree in Teaching from Western Washington University, which deepened my commitment to multilingual education and world languages. I love learning about cultures and languages, and I’ve taught Spanish both in Mexico—helping students strengthen communication skills—and for the past two years at Ballard High School.
I’m a proud mom of three daughters: one graduated from Columbia University in 2025 and now works at Microsoft, one is a senior, and one is in 8th grade. My family has always believed deeply in education as a path to growth and opportunity.
I also love traveling—this summer I visited Turkey, Portugal, Gibraltar, Spain, Germany, Honduras, and Mexico, as well as several cities in the United States. I was especially excited to visit the first home of Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana 🙂
I’m excited to join Lincoln High School and bring my passion for communication, cultures, and languages!
Choral conductor Aimee Mell has a passion for connecting people, cultures, and ideas through music. Since 2019 she has led the relaunch of choirs at Lincoln High School. In 2013 she started the McClure MS choral program which has grown exponentially. A director of middle and high school choirs for over fifteen years in both public and private schools, she has also worked with select youth and adult community choirs. Her choirs have performed on NW Focus Live at 98.1 Classical King FM, and headlined regional festivals.
In 2019, Ms. Mell was selected as one of five American conducting fellows to travel to South Africa through the American Choral Directors Association International Conductors Exchange Program. As a part of the exchanges she worked with college, high school, and community choirs throughout Pretoria and Johannesburg.
Community involvement includes serving on boards for: Washington State ACDA (American Choral Directors Association), the Elliott Bay Music Educators Association, and the Tacoma Arts Commission. In 2020, Ms. Mell was appointed to the Seattle Opera Board of Trustees.
She enjoys spending time with her husband and Airedale Terrier Khaleesi, exploring the great Northwest, and travelling internationally.
I'm excited to teach science at Lincoln! I grew up in North Carolina, went to Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, and fell in love with the PNW. I got my masters in teaching at UW and have taught in Seattle, Salt Lake City, UT, and Charlottesville, VA. When not teaching, I can be found mountain climbing, gardening, or experimenting with recipes. I love a good experiment!
Hello! My name is Maggie Montgomery and I’m so excited to be teaching at Lincoln. I grew up in Seattle and attended University of Washington- go dawgs! Previously, I taught at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, and overseas in Istanbul. I love to travel and spend time outside with family and friends. At Lincoln I teach social studies, language arts, and coach gymnastics.
Moody, Mark
Ceramics and 2D (digital)/3D AP Art & Design instructor
I have been teaching visual and media art for the past few decades and am the ceramics and AP Art & Design teacher at Lincoln HS. I have taught seventh grade through college, and in various settings from traditional comprehensive to small public project-based schools. I grew up in Sumner, WA, I have a BA/BFA from Central Washington University, a Masters in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University, and my School Administration Certification from UW. I have also done work at OSPI to design and publish state art standards and outcomes in Media Arts.
