Milwaukee Montessori School

Julie Christensen

Director of Co-Curricular Programs / Gym Teacher

Julie Christensen is the Director of Co-Curricular Programs at MMS. She received her bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science in 1997 at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. She started as the Physical Education Teacher in the fall of 1997 and continued to teach at that position for 11 years. She earned a coaching emphasis that she has put to good use starting Milwaukee Montessori’s after school sports programs. Those programs included basketball, volleyball, and track and field.After serving as a Physical Education Teacher, she became the Director of Co-Curricular Programs, in which she has served ever since. One of the signature events Julie runs at the school is “Jump Rope for Heart.” In serving as the coordinator since 2001, she has brought many students and faculty together to raise money for the American Heart Association. The school has raised thousands of dollars and in 2014, the school raised $11,600. In her spare time, she also volunteers for COTA, which is the Children’s Organ Transplant Association.


She is the mother of two young boys, Nathan and Cooper and is married to her husband Rob. She enjoys going to Brewers games, watching movies, and spending time with her family and friends.


Department: Administration | Athletics | Specials


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