meet our teachers

St. Mary's is blessed to have a dedicated team of caring teachers who possess hundreds of years of
classroom experience, deep faith, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Mrs. frabotta

Preschool Teacher
Child Development Associate (CDA)
SMA teacher since 2004

mrs. jankowski

Preschool Aide
B.S., BGSU, M.S., Case Western Reserve University
SMA teacher since 2008

Mrs. korosi

Preschool Teacher
Preschool Director
B.S., M.Ed., Cleveland State
SMA teacher since 1992

Mrs. niksa

Kindergarten Teacher
B.A. Education
Ursuline College
SMA teacher since 1981

Mrs. schumaker

Kindergarten Teacher
B.A. Lake Erie College
M.Ed., Ashland University
SMA teacher since 1992

mrs. penkowski

Kindergarten Aide
B.A. Education
Mount Union College
SMA teacher since 2013

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Mrs. Fortuna

1st Grade Teacher
B.S. Education
John Carroll University
SMA teacher since 2008

ms. knez

1st Grade Teacher
B.S. Education
Kent State University
SMA teacher since 2000

mrs. macchione

2nd Grade Teacher
B.A. Education
Lake Erie College
SMA teacher since 2001

mrs. hartog

2nd Grade Teacher
B.S. Education
Cleveland State University
SMA teacher since 2007

mrs. SIEGEL

3rd Grade Teacher
B.A. Education,
Baldwin Wallace College
SMA teacher since 2014

mrs. libman

3rd Grade Teacher
B.S. Education
Kent State University
SMA teacher since 1981

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Mrs. Majewski

4th & 5th Grade Teacher
B.S. Education, Univ. of Toledo
SMA teacher since 2018

mrs. green

4th & 5th Grade Teacher
B.A. Education
John Carroll University
SMA teacher since 1998

mrs. misiti

4th & 5th Grade Teacher
B.A., St. Mary's College
M. Ed., John Carroll Univ.
SMA teacher since 2008

mrs. schermer

4th & 5th Grade Teacher
B.S. Education, BGSU
M. Ed., John Carroll Univ.
SMA teacher since 2013

mr. fekete

6th Grade Teacher
M. Ed.
Evergreen State College SMA teacher since 2012

mrS. brogan

6th-8th Grade Teacher
​B.S. Education
Cleveland State University
SMA teacher since 2009

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mrs. betley

6th Grade Teacher
Asst. Principal
B.S., Ohio University
SMA teacher since 2016

mrs. novogurski

7th & 8th Grade Teacher
B.S. Education
Cleveland State University
SMA teacher since 1999

Mrs. antos

6th-8th Grade Teacher
B.A. Economics, JCU
M.A. Education, Ursuline
SMA teacher since 2016

​mrs. Mcdonnell

6th-8th Grade Teacher
M. Ed.
Kent State University
SMA teacher since 2013​

Mrs. buckley

Reading & Math Teacher
B.S. Education
St. John College
SMA teacher since 1999

Mrs. o'meara

Reading & Math Teacher
B.S. Education
Cleveland State University
SMA teacher since 2014​

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mrS. bartosic

Physcial Education
B.A. Communications
Ashland University
SMA teacher since 2005​

mrs. clinton

Art Teacher
B.A. Graphic Design
Ursuline College
SMA teacher since 2009

mrs. obergefell

Music Teacher
Music Education, B.M.E.
Baldwin Wallace College
SMA teacher since 2013

ms. ivec

Computer Teacher
B.S., M.Ed.
Cleveland State University
SMA teacher since 2015

mrs. zele

Librarian
B.F.A. Graphic Design
Kent State University
SMA teacher since 2004

mrs. Tressler

Enrichment Teacher

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Mrs. riess

Intervention Specialist
B.A. Communication
Bowling Green State Univ.
SMA teacher since 2007

mrs. hunt

Intervention Specialist
B.A., Heidelberg College
M.Ed., Cleveland State Univ.
SMA teacher since 2004

mrs. hill

Speech/Language Pathologist
B.S.P Cleveland State Univ.
M.S.P. Cleveland State Univ.
SMA teacher since 2002

Mr. bell

Band Teacher
Music Education, B.M.E.
Youngstown State Univ.
SMA teacher since 2002

MR. calhoun

School Psychologist

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