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Cathedral School of Saint Mary is blessed with an outstanding faculty. The faculty and staff of Cathedral School of Saint Mary educate the whole student – mind, body, and spirit – each and every day.
Ms. Pamela Scherr, Pre-K-3
pscherr@cssmaustin.org
Pamela grew up in New Orleans where she studied dance and theater from an early age. After graduating from college with a BFA in Theater, she moved to New York City where she continued to pursue her passion for the arts, working at an off-broadway show, The Blue Man Group, and teaching hip hop dance classes to inner-city girls in Harlem. Her interest in teaching young children led her to become a full-time drama teacher at The Blue School, where she helped create that program. She utilizes myriad artistic modalities in her teaching, including puppetry, music, and dance. She has been a presenter on the role puppets play in Social/Emotional development within the classroom at the "Wonderplay" early childhood education conference in New York City.
Pamela has a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been teaching for 12 years and has taught 2-year-olds all the way through middle school in a variety of classroom settings. She believes that with the support of their community and their own self-reflection, children are able to soar in all areas of their lives. Her goal is for her students to be actively engaged in their own learning, which creates an intrinsic motivation to seek out knowledge about themselves and the world around them. This enables them to carve out their own unique path for the betterment of themselves and their fellow humans.
Pamela enjoys traveling, outdoor and water-related activities, working with and caring for animals, the arts, writing children's books and spending time with family and friends.
Ms. Ana Mooney, Pre-K-4 amooney@cssmaustin.org
Ms. Mooney graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Education. She is also certified to teach Early Childhood through 6th grade. This is her first year teaching but has spent a year and a half student teaching Kindergarten and 3rd grade. Ms. Mooney has spent 4 years coaching club volleyball for 13-year-olds as well as high school students at Saint Dominic Savio Catholic High School. She also played on the Club Volleyball team at the University of Texas and won a national Championship her Sophomore year. In her free time Ms. Mooney enjoys playing volleyball, going to the movies, and spending time with her family and friends.
Mrs. Joann Haddad, Pre-K 4 Teacher Assistant
jhaddad@cssmaustin.orgMrs. Haddad is an Early Childhood Paraprofessional at Cathedral School of Saint Mary. She is the most veteran teacher at CSSM with thirty years in the classroom. Her former students are now the parents of current students! Like many teachers at CSSM, Mrs. Haddad was also educated in Catholic schools. Mrs. Haddad came to Austin from Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Hunter College of the City University of New York. She was hired to teach at Cathedral School by former principal and current Advanced Math teacher, Brother Joseph, CSC. She moved to Austin and later convinced her entire family to move to Austin too. She is blessed with a sweet husband and daughter. In her spare time, Mrs. Haddad enjoys knitting, sewing, baking, and volunteering at Zach Scott Theatre
Ms. Teresa Fellabaum, Kindergarten
tfellabaum@cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Teresa Manning-Fellabaum will be joining CSSM as a kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Fellabaum attended St. Edward’s University for three years and graduated from American Intercontinental University online, Summa Cum Laude with a BBA. After many years of working for private businesses, she decided to continue her education online to earn her teaching certifications. After working in public schools for seven years, she decided to follow her love of Christ and teaching. Mrs. Fellabaum is blessed with two grown children and a loving husband. She and her husband grew up together in Temple, Texas and now live in Austin. They enjoy going to estate sales and garage sales, camping, and deep water fishing in the gulf.
Mrs. Liz Haisler, Kindergarten Teacher Assistant
lhaisler@cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Haisler decided to follow the passion for education that has been exhibited by her husband and daughter, after her previous experience working in corporate and serving the elderly in an assisted-living center. Mrs. Haisler attended Park University in Austin. Her hobbies include fishing, kayaking, and being with family, especially her nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Katie Teitelman, 1st Grade
kteitelman@cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Teitelman graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA in English. She has worked in the early childhood field for 16 years with children ages 6 weeks-13 years. In that time she taught preschool and Pre-k classes. She was also an administrator for 6 years at Country Home Learning Center in San Antonio. Mrs. Teitelman is married and I has two sons ages 8 & 2 years. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, doing arts and crafts, watching movies, and teaching art workshops during the holidays and summer vacation.
Deacon Christopher Schroeder, 2nd Grade cschroeder@cssmaustin.org Deacon Schroeder is the 2nd grade teacher at Cathedral School of Saint Mary. He has been teaching at CSSM for eighteen years. He attended The University of South Dakota and received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. Dcn. Schroeder has had numerous and varied teaching opportunities in Tanzania, East Africa and Bronx, New York. He has a Master’s degree in Divinity from the Maryknoll School of Theology and was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar in 1977 in India. As a child, he attended St. Agnes Catholic School in Vermillion, South Dakota. While teaching at CSSM, he was ordained deacon in 2007. Dcn. Schroeder and his wife Maragwa have been blessed with two children; both are graduates of Cathedral School of Saint Mary! He enjoys reading, music, sports, traveling with his family, learning new languages, and experiencing different cultures.
Ms. Jackie Quintana, 3rd Grade
jquintana@cssmaustin.org
Ms. Quintana is from Phoenix, Arizona and graduated from Saint Mary's College in Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Spanish. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Education from the University of Notre Dame through the Alliance for Catholic Education program. During her free time, Ms. Quintana likes to be outside and enjoy the weather. A fun fact about her is that she has been educated by the Congregation of the Holy Cross (Priests and Sisters) through elementary school, high school, undergrad, and now even graduate school!
Mrs. Mary Bowen, 4th Gradembowen@ cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Bowen is joining our faculty at Cathedral School of St. Mary’s as a fourth grade teacher! She brings a wealth of teaching experience, mostly at the fourth and fifth grade levels, as well as experience as a college instructor. She wants everyone to know that she is busy planning exciting and interactive classroom learning adventures for this school year! However, the details are “Top Secret!” …so stay tuned! Mrs. Bowen loves reading on rainy afternoons, hiking on glaciers, and of course her favorite season is fall because that is when school starts!
Mr. Boyles, 5th grade
dboyles@cssmaustin.org
Ms. Mary Blackwell,
6th-8th Grade Science & Math
mblackwell@cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Blackwell teaches science and math to grades 6-8. She earned her B.S. (Elem. Ed., summa cum laude) and M.Ed (middle school science) degrees through the University of Missouri. She attended Catholic grade school and two years at a Catholic college. She has taught in parochial and private schools in Missouri, Utah and Texas. She comes to CSSM after teaching six years at a classical school in Leander, TX. Prior to that, she taught for two years at a private school in Austin for children with learning challenges.
Science and math connect to every part of our lives. That’s exciting! To help students recognize this, she includes a year-long independent study project into her regular curriculum that meshes science and math with history, literature, music, art, engineering, sports, poetry, cooking and religion. During that process, the students share their expertise and new-found knowledge with classmates so everyone in the class learns from each other’s work.
Mary and her husband love to travel and they appreciate the arts and music culture of Austin and the places they visit. They have three grown children. Before moving to Austin, they lived in Missouri, Utah and Maryland. She belongs to St. Thomas More Parish where she is a lector, extraordinary minister of holy Communion and EIM facilitator.
Ms. Teresa Pione
6th - 8th Grade Religion & Social Studiestpione@cssmaustin.org
Ms. Pione is a native of Ohio, having completed an undergraduate degree in Spanish and Journalism from Ohio University and a Master's in Education from Ohio State. She has 11 years of teaching experience and comes to us after 9 years of teaching at St. Gabriel's Catholic School here in Austin. Ms. Pione has been volunteering as a Sunday catechist at the Cathedral since she moved to Austin in 2008 and is very excited to join our community full-time. She is passionate about sharing the beauty and truth of our Catholic faith. She enjoys running the town lake trail with her pro-life running group, swimming, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Camille Weishuhn
6th-8th Grade English / Language Artscweishuhn@cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Weishuhn recently moved to Austin from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She graduated from Louisiana College with a degree in History and Christian Studies and then went on to receive her Master's in History from the University of New Orleans. While teaching ELL students in Haiti and in China, she was lead to pursue her career as a teacher full time. Mrs. Weishuhn has a passion for presenting history in an exciting way and to empower students to become great writers. On the weekends, Mrs. Weishuhn loves to mountain bike with her husband, bake, and watch sports.
Mrs. Mary Ziolkowski, Librarian
mziolkowski@cssmaustin.orgMrs. Ziolkowski graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She received a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas. She is certified to teach students from Early Childhood to 8 th Grade. She has many years’ experience teaching various levels and has worked in Bastrop ISD, and Del Valle ISD as well at several Education Non-Profit Organizations in Austin. She loves spending time with her husband, Vic and two sons, Victor and David.
Mr. Andy Rivera, Athletic Director, P.E. & Health Teacher arivera@cssmaustin.org
Coach Rivera recently graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor degree in science and a major in kinesiology, specifically physical education. This is his third year of teaching and coaching. Before coming to Cathedral School, Coach Andy was the head football coach and Pre-K-12th grade PE teacher at McDade ISD. He has also taught SPED and served as the basketball and track assistant coach. In his free time, he loves to spend time outside and with his family, as well as watch and play any type of sport.
Ms. Marina Mejia, Spanish Teachermmejia@cssmaustin.org
Mrs. Marina Mejia is a Native of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas with a degree in Sciences of communication. She recently dicovered her passion for teaching Spanish and has been teaching bilingual and Spanish classes since. She is excited to share her knowledge of the language and culture of Hispanic countries with our students. She is enthusiastic about joining our school, where her faith and passion for teaching are blossoming together.
Mr. Justin Carney, Music & Art Teacher
jcarney@cssmaustin.orgMr. Carney has been teaching music for over 15 years. Many years, and 1000's of students later, Justin is as dedicated to helping all of his students develop their focus and discipline as his first day teaching. Justin understands that music is a key component for students to unlock intelligence and value their self worth. His teaching methods reflect this philosophy. Originally from Philadelphia, Mr. Carney recently moved to Austin from the San Francisco Bay Area. A practicing Catholic, he is very honored and humbled to share his faith and knowledge with such a rich faith community as the Cathedral School of St. Mary. He is very excited to meet the entire community!
Brother Joseph Harris, Advanced Math jharris@cssmaustin.org Brother Joseph is the Advanced Math teacher for 5th-8th grades. Brother Joseph, a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, received his Bachelor’s Degree from St. Edward’s University and his Master’s Degree from the University of Connecticut. He has taught in middle schools, elementary schools and is presently teaching Math for Liberal Arts Students and Mathematics for Elementary teachers at St. Edward’s University. During the late 1970’s and until 1985, Brother Joseph taught and then became principal of Cathedral School of Saint Mary.