K-4's Teachers
Miss Karen begins her 9th year at St. Catherine's Preschool. Miss Karen and her husband of 38 years, Bill, are parents to Chris and Stephanie, both Preschool graduates. Chris is married to Taylor and they have 2 little boys and a baby girl. Stephanie is married to Ben and they have a little boy and a baby girl. She enjoys spending time with her grandkids, traveling to the beach, hiking, reading and playing the piano, Miss Karen has run 4 Peachtree Road Races.
Miss Luisa became a member of St. Catherine's Preschool in 2021, but she and her family have been long time parishioners of St. Catherine's. She has been married to Enrique for 46 years and has 3 children, Quique, Luis and Natalia and 3 grandkids; Daniel, Luciana and Emma. When she's not enjoying time with her family, Miss Luisa enjoys exercising, taking care of her plants and flowers, painting and is bi-lingual, speaking both Spanish and English.
Miss Jean, whose 3 daughters, Christina, Liz and Amanda are Preschool graduates, is a 27 year veteran of the Preschool. She has one grandson who she adores. She loves dogs (there are 4 in the family), walking, reading, youtube videos and food & wine. Originally from Long Island, NY, Miss Jean enjoys time with her family, her husband of 40 years, Mike and randomly bursts out into song while doing chores.
Mr. Matt joins us this year as an assistant after having worked in After Care. Matt joins his Mom, Miss Mika at the Preschool. His brother, Anthony also works with us in After Care. He is heading into his last year at KSU and is looking forward to earning his degree in Health and Physical Activity Leadership with a concentration in Coaching. He plans to teach in the future. He has coached for 3 years and is currently a soccer coach for NASA Tophat and coaches a U16 and U13 Boys team (coaching his youngest brother, Dom). He is an avid soccer and hockey fan and loves to watch the Premier League, especially the Arsenal as well as watching New Jersey Devils hockey!
