Meet Our Faculty Administration Early Childhood Center Elementary School Junior High Specials Academic Support Staff Support Staff Administration FATHER BENNETT St. Mary of the Hills Church Pastor Seminary: North American College (Rome, Italy) Boston University Hometown: East Greenwich, RI Favorite Book: Bible“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.” ~St. Augustine E-mail: [email protected] MRS. banach Principal California State Fresno, Education Fresno Pacific University, Education Came to St. Mary's in 2015 Hometown: Reedly, CA Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people." ~Eleanor Roosevelt E-mail: [email protected] MRS. POWELL Business Manager Burdett College, Boston College Catholic School Leadership Program Hometown: Marshfield, MA Favorite Book: Walk in a Relaxed Manner by Joyce Rupp E-mail: [email protected] MRS. PARIS Administrative Assistant Came to St. Mary's in 2004 Hometown: Charlestown and Hyde Park Favorite Book: Mrs. Mike by Benedict & Nancy Freedman"Follow the Golden Rule ~ Treat others they way you wish to be treated! Life doesn't get any easier than that!" E-mail: [email protected] MS. COLLINS Admissions Director/Tuition Came to St. Mary's in 2016 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt"The first to apologize is the bravest; the first to forgive is the strongest; and the first to forget is the happiest." E-mail: [email protected] MRS. EDDY Director of Advancement & Enrollment Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Kingston, MA Favorite Book: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." E-mail: [email protected] Early Childhood Center Mrs. holt Director of the ECC/Assistant Principal University of Maine, Orono; B.S in Elementary Education K-8 Came to St. Mary's in 2006 Hometown: Hingham, MA Favorite Book: The Giving Tree"Be someone you would be proud to know!" E-mail: [email protected] MS. HULME Early Learner Teacher, EL1 Massasoit Community College Came to St. Mary's 2016 Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: What Makes a Rainbow Email: [email protected] MS. BELANGER Pre-School, PS1 Mt. Ida and Quincy College Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: North Quincy Favorite Book: It was Make Way for Ducklings as a kid and as an adult it’s Pride and Prejudice "Everything happens for a reason." Email: [email protected] MRS. CARVALHO Pre-School, PS2 Associate Degree in Early Childhood Came to St. Mary's in 2013 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom "Who else can chase the wind and expect to catch it? Who else reaches his tiny hands to the stars and brings back handfuls of light? Who else turns dark lonely days into ones filled with laughter and sunshine? Who else looks at us and smiles making us feel the love in its rarest form? Who else, but the child." ~A. Brent Earls E-Mail: [email protected] MRS. PETERS Pre-School, PS3 Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Whitman, MA Favorite Book: Elmer by David McKee"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." ~Maya Angelou E-mail: [email protected] ms. gabriel Pre-School, PS4 Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Randolph, MA Favorite Book: The Rainbow Fish"They may forget what you said but they will not forget how you made them feel." E-mail: [email protected] mrs. grant Pre-Kindergarten, PK1 Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Avon Favorite Book: Where the Crawdads Sing"Don’t count the days, make the days count" ~Muhammad Ali E-mail: [email protected] MRS. MCLOUGHLIN Pre-Kindergarten, PK2 Came to St. Mary's in 2017 Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: I Knew You Could by Craig DorfmanWhen it rains, look for rainbows. When its dark, look for stars. E-Mail: [email protected] MS. BRESLIN Pre-Kindergarten, PK3 Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Quincy, MA Favorite Book: Whoever You Are by Mem Fox"Play is the highest form of research." ~Albert Einstein E-mail: [email protected] mrs. vasta ECC Religion Teacher Bridgewater State College, BS Elementary Education Master's Degree in Educational Leadership Came to St. Mary's in 2002 Hometown: Medway, MA Favorite Book: Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon "Being able to work together to accomplish a common goal for the community and in the process better the lives of everyone, particularly the children, is a sublime proof of your love of God." ~Joshua in the City, Joseph Girzone E-mail: [email protected] Miss scarpa Early Learner Aide Bridgewater State, Bachelors in Sociology Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Braintree, MA Favorite Book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton“Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard.” ~ Tim Notke, basketball coach E-mail: [email protected] MRS. WATSON Pre-School Aide Mother of 2 Alums Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Braintree, MA Favorite Book: The Giving Tree”There but for the grace of God go I.” E-mail: [email protected] Miss scarpa Early Learner Aide College: Eastern Connecticut State University Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Braintree Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee“You are braver than believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think” ~A. A. Milne E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BARRETT Pre-Kindergarten Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Dorchester, MA Favorite Book: Any book by James Patterson"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Maya Angelou E-mail: [email protected] MRS. MCLAUGHLIN Pre-Kindergarten Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Braintree, MA Favorite Book: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." ~Mother Teresa E-mail: [email protected] Elementary School Mrs. spinello Kindergarten, KA M.Ed. in Education from Lesley University Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Westwood Favorite Book: The Kissing Hand By: Audrey Penn"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." -Winston Churchill E-mail: [email protected]g MRS. CRONIN First Grade, 1A Westfield State College, B.S Elementary Education Lesley University, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in Literacy Came to St. Mary's in 1991-2001 as Grade 1 Teacher 2013-2015 as Librarian, September 2015 came back as grade one teacher Hometown: Marshfield, MA Favorite Book: Medjugorie: The Message by Wayne Weible"Learning never exhausts the mind." ~Leonardo DaVinci E-mail: [email protected] Miss puleio First Grade, 1B Fitchburg State University Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Weymouth Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby“Everything happens for a reason.“ E-mail: [email protected] MRS. PUNGITORE Second Grade, 2A UMass Boston B.S. in Management Bridgewater State M.Ed. In Elementary Education Came to St. Mary's in 1999 Hometown: Canton, MA Favorite Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain "When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind." ~Dr. Wayne Dyer (from the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio) E-mail: [email protected] MISS O'LEARY Third Grade, 3A Westfield State University Came to St. Mary's in 2018 Hometown: Walpole, MA Favorite Book: House Rules by Jodi Picoult"In a world where you can choose to be anything, be kind" E-mail: [email protected] MS. NEWELL Fourth Grade, 4A Bridgewater State University Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: After the Fall by Dan Santat “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing... that it was all started by a mouse.” E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BLAHO Fifth Grade, 5A Bridgewater State College: BA in English and Secondary Education Curry College: M.Ed. in Elementary Education Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Dedham, MA Favorite Book: The Walk by Richard Paul Evans"Love is shown more in deeds than in words.” ~Saint Ignatius of Loyola E-mail: [email protected] Junior High Mrs. Ieronimo Grades 6 - 8 History Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant"“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ~Louisa May Alcott Email: [email protected] MR. Mcfadden Grades 6-8 Science Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, IN Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Williamsport, PA Favorite Book: Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen “As Christ has His work, we too have ours; as He rejoiced to do His work, we must rejoice in ours also.” Saint John Neumann E-mail: [email protected] MRS. MCNALLY Grades 6 - 8 Spanish/Special Education Coordinator University of New Hampshire Came to St. Mary's in 2018 Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite Book: Little House on the Prairie Books“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~Mother Teresa Email: [email protected] mr. mcdermott Grades 7 - 8 ELA Graduated from Lowell University majoring in Business Administration, and Bridgewater State University majoring in Elementary and Middle School Education. Bridgewater to Oxford University Program studying Victorian Gothic Literature before pursuing Teacher Certification. Taught ELA at St. Mary of the Hills School, 5th Grade, from 2002 through 2008, and rejoined the staff in August 2022. Hometown: Grew up in Brockton. Favorite Book: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” Walter Cronkite E-mail: [email protected] MRS. RUGGIERO Grades 6 - 8 Math Bridgewater State College, Elementary Education Came to St. Mary's in 1996 -Grade 6: Math and Science 1996-2004 -Grade 7 & 8: Mathematics 2004 - 2018 -Grade 6 - 8: Mathematics 2018-present Hometown: Pembroke, MA Favorite Book: The DaVinci Code "An obstacle is often a stepping stone." ~Prescott E-mail: [email protected] Specials miss feeney Art, K - 8th Grade College: UMass Dartmouth B.F.A. Art Education Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Boston Favorite Book: The World Needs More Purple People"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” ~ Edgar Degas E-mail: [email protected] MRS. HUGHES Computer, K - 5th Grade M.Ed. in Education Cambridge College B.S. in Early Childhood and Physical Education at Bridgewater State College Came to St. Mary's in 2004 Hometown: Charlestown and Middleboro Favorite Book: The Little Engine that Could"Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey." ~Harold V. Melchert E-mail: [email protected] miss banach Music, K - 8th Grade Northwestern University Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite Book: Jane Eyre“The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.” -Coco Chanel E-mail: [email protected] MR. FRITZ Physical Education, Pre-K - 8th Grade Salem State University Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Randolph, MA Favorite Book: The Untethered Soul “Great things come from hard work and perseverance, no excuses.” E-mail: [email protected] MRS. ILAcQUA Religious Education, Pre-K - 6th Grade College: Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Favorite Book: Favorite Quote: E-mail: [email protected] mrs. chave Spanish, K - 5th Grade Returned to St. Mary's in 2022 (started teaching career here back in 2004) Hometown: Milton Favorite Book: Buenas Noches Luna (Goodnight Moon)Papa Francisco, "Dios es la luz que ilumina las tinieblas, aunque no las disuelva, y una chispa de luz divina está dentro de cada uno de nosotros." (Pope Francis, "God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each one of us.") E-mail: [email protected] Academic Support Staff MRS. FAHERTY Literacy Coach, Wilson Certified Practitioner UMASS Boston, Master's Degree in Elementary Education Suffolk University, BSBA Came to St. Mary's in 2002 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." ~Albert Einstein E-mail: [email protected] mrs. lavoie Literacy Coach, Wilson Certified Practitioner M.Ed. in Elementary Education, Salem State University B.A. in English, University of Massachusetts Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Medford Favorite Book: Charlotte's Web and Number the Stars"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it." -Jesse Owens E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BURNS Math Coach, Grades 1 - 8 College: M.S. Education Simmons University, Came to St. Mary's in 2018 Hometown: Bristol, CT Favorite Book: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane"Do not worry too much about your difficulties in mathematics, I can assure you that mine are still greater." ~Albert Einstein E-mail: [email protected] mrs. esposito Math Coach, Grades 1 - 8 M.S. Education Simmons University, B.A. Elementary Education Boston College Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite Book: No Matter What by Debi Gliori “Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, lies the seed, that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose." ~ Amanda McBroom E-mail: [email protected] Support Staff MRS. CAMPBELL School Nurse, RN Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Quincy Favorite Book: Anything by Jodi Picoult"This too shall pass." E-mail: [email protected] mrs. bhalla Adjustment Counselor Masters In Social Work from Boston University Came to St. Mary's in 2022 Hometown: Needham Favorite Book: Little Prince"The secret to living well and longer is to eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure" - Tibetan Proverb. E-mail: [email protected] father andreas St. Mary of the Hills Church Parochial Vicar Priestly Seminary in Germany and Saint John’s Seminary (Boston) PhL in Philosophy (Regina Apostolorum University, Rome), STL (Boston College), JCL (Church Law) (Gregorian University, Rome) Father Andreas grew up in Mexico and Germany. Favorite Book: Bible “Do whatever he (Jesus) tells you.” (John 2:5) E-mail: [email protected] COACH "A" ASADOORIAN Coach "A" Asadoorian, CYO Basketball Coach B.S. in History, M.Ed. Education Assumption College Taught Phys Ed from 2008-2020, Basketball Coach from 2013-2020 Came back to St. Mary's as Basketball Coach for 2022-2023 Favorite Book: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger"You've got to lose to know how to win." ~Steven Tyler, Aerosmith E-mail: [email protected] MR. MARTINEZ School Custodian Came to St. Mary's in 2015 Hometown: Manzanillo, Dominican Republic E-mail: [email protected]
