General Info:

Year Started at SMN: 2005

Professional Skills/Experience: I was a junior high teacher for the past 30 years at various Catholic Schools mostly in the Joliet Diocese. I was Assistant Principal for 8 years at Saint Mary School in Park Forest.

Personal Note: I look forward to being the principal here at St. Mary Nativity School and will continue to be a positive role model for the children under my tutelage and promote confidence in them to always strive to do their best.

Education:

Grammar School

St. Peter School

High School

Regina Dominican High School

College

Northeastern Illinois State College B.A

Olivett Nazarene University for Master degree in Administration

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Year started at SMN: 2002

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I have taught 1st grade full time. I have also been a substitute teacher for 7 years in the Troy School District and at SMN.

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Year Started at SMN: 2007

Mrs. Barney has taught in Joliet area for 29 years.  She has taught K-8 music at St. John the Baptist and St Joe's Lockport and Kindergarten at Educare and Cunningham Elementary. 

Education:

Grade School
Cathedral of St. Raymonds

Farragut Grade School

Hufford Junior High

High School
St. Francis Academy

College
Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa
Bachelor Degree in Music Education

Donna Ludrovec
2nd Grade
grade2@stmarynativity.org

General Info:

University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois
Masters of Science; Endorsemnet: Reading; 2004

Governors State University, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Education; 1986

Western Illinois University, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education; 1980

Year Started a SMN: 2005

Professional Skills/Experience: Sr. Jimene has taught grades 1-6 in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, California, and Kansas. Almost half of her teaching ministry has been in the Joliet Diocese. This past summer she visited her congregation in Bosnia where she taught English to Croatian speaking Sisters.

 

Education:

Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education.

De Paul University, Chicago, 1977

Masters in Pastoral Studies

Loyola University , Chicago , 1992.

General Info:

Year Started a SMN: 2007

Professional Skills/Experience: Mrs. Stiff has worked in the Plainfield School District for 3 years as a teacher's assistant and substitute teacher.  She has worked 4 years at the University of St. Francis as a field experience supervisor and 5 years as a 4th grade teacher at Holy Trinity School in Westmont, IL.

Education:

Grade School
St. Andrew's, Romeoville

High School
Romeoville High School

College
University of St. Francis

General Info:

Year Started a SMN: 2005

Professional Skills/Experience: This is Mrs. Lorangers 3rd year at St. Mary Nativity. She has previous experience in grades 3rd, 6th and 7th.

Education:

Education:

Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois
Bachelor Degree is Psychology

University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois
Masters of Science in Elementary Education; Endorsements Language Arts and Social Studies

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Grammar School

High School

College

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Year Started at SMN: 2007

Mrs. Piazza has taught 2nd grade for ten years in Lockport.  She has also taught computers for 1 year at St. Joseph School in Joliet, pre-school for one year at First Class Kids, operated her own tutoring business for eight years and most recently worked as an English tutor at Lockport Township High School's Freshman Center.

Education:

Grade School
Ludwig School, Lockport

High School
Lockport Township High School

College
University of St. Francis, Illinois
Bachelor of Science

General Info:

Year Started at SMN: 2004

Education:

Grade School
Washington Grade School, Peoria, IL

High School
Peoria High School, Peoria, IL

College
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, December 1994

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Masters of Science, May 2000

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Year Started at SMN: 2005

Sarah is responsible for teaching music to grades K-8 twice a week.

Education:

High School
Plainfield High School

College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Music Education

Cleveland Institute of Music
Masters of Music in Vocal Performance

William Malinowski
Physical Education
physed@stmarynativity.org

Year Started a SMN: 1999

Professional Skills/Experience: Mr. Malinowski has taught Physical Education and Driver Education at Bloom Township High School and Joliet Township High School. He has coached baseball, basketball, gymnastics and hockey. He has also played one year of professional baseball with the San Francisco Giants organization.

Personal: He resides in Joliet with his wife Debra and they have three children.

Grammar School

St. Thaddeus

High School

Lockport High School

College

Northern Illinois University; Bachelor of Science

Indiana University; Masters of Science in Physical Education

General Info:

Year Started at SMN: 2000

Mrs. Grace is responsible for teaching advanced math for 6-8th grades. She also teaches 8th grade Algebra at Holy Family in Shorewood. She is currently working on her Masters at Governors State planning on graduating in December. She is married and has one daughter, a dog and a cat.
 

Education:

Education:

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in Junior High Education; May 1985