Letters from the Board
- Denise Stasio (President, Head of School Support & Evaluation Committee Chair, Finance Committee)
- Angie Gubitz (Vice President, Head of School Support & Evaluation Committee)
- Sarah Scherschel (Secretary, Committee on Directors Chair)
- Lauren Wasielewski (Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair)
- Misty Matin (Advancement Committee Chair)
- Chad Mavity (Committee on Directors)
- Sam McGlone (Buildings & Grounds Committee Chair)
- Eric Rodriguez (Buildings & Grounds Committee)
- Kevin Smith (Committee on Directors, Head of School Support & Evaluation Committee)
Along with our regular Board responsibilities, we have two main goals this year:
- To support the implementation of the new St. Catherine’s Montessori Strategic Plan.
- To discuss scenarios that engage the Board of Directors in risk analysis and strategic thinking to identify and develop holistic school and Board responses.
Click here to read the May 2023 letter
Dear St. Catherine’s Community,
It is hard to believe that we have come so quickly to the end of another successful school year at St. Catherine’s! In September, the Board of Directors shared with you its two main goals for the 2022-2023 school year:
1. To continue to support Lina Delgado as she settles into her first year as Head of School. 2. To create the next Strategic Plan.
The Board is pleased to share that, with your community support, these goals have been met. The Board believes Lina has done an excellent job in her first year as Head of School. This year has been incredibly busy with all the pre-pandemic community events back up and running, a gala, and strategic planning. Lina joyfully joined in the work and led our community through another wonderful year. We have found her to be an excellent partner in school leadership and are excited about what is to come next year.
The Strategic Plan is almost complete. The Board extends its appreciation and gratitude to Kathy Hijazi and Chad Mavity, the Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chairs. They have done an immense amount of work in leading us in this process. We are also very grateful to the St. Catherine’s community for filling out surveys, attending focus groups, and actively participating in this process. Once finalized, the Strategic Plan will be posted to the Board page of the website. We are excited for what the future holds and the work that we will do together.
In addition to being grateful to you for helping us to meet our goals, we appreciate the many ways you support St. Catherine’s from contributing to the SCM Annual Fund to volunteering for Advancement and PSO-led events. We feel blessed to be part of the St. Catherine’s community and continuing to fulfill the mission and vision set forth by our foundresses, Sr. Edna Ann and Sr. Shirley.
We hope this summer brings you opportunities for rest and relaxation, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall.
Sincerely,
Ryan Patterson
Click here to read the September 2022 letter
- Ryan Patterson (President)
- Angie Gubitz (Vice President; Chair of Head of School Support & Evaluation Committee)
- Misty Matin (Secretary; Chair of Advancement Committee)
- Lauren Wasielewski (Treasurer; Chair of Finance Committee)
- Kathy Hijazi (Co-Chair of Strategic Planning Committee)
- Chad Mavity (Co-Chair of Strategic Planning Committee)
- Sarah Scherschel (Co-Chair of Committee on Directors; Buildings & Grounds Committee)
- Kevin Smith (Head of School Support & Evaluation Committee)
- Denise Stasio (Co-Chair of Committee on Directors)
- To continue to support Lina Delgado as she settles into her first year as Head of School.
- To create the next five-year Strategic Plan for 2023-2028.