Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year

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Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s Hall Welcomes
                                                         New Faculty & Staff
                                                      2021-2022 Academic Year

                            Nancy Lee Archer '16                                                    Rachel Boster
                            Director of Alumni Relations                                            Form 5 Math Teacher

                            Nancy Lee Archer ’16 joins the Office                                    Rachel Boster joins SMH as a Form 5
                            of Community Engagement as Director                                      Math Teacher. Rachel has served in
                            of Alumni Relations. Nancy Lee served                                    various roles for Northside ISD for the
                            as a Teaching Fellow last fall. Nancy                                    past 13 years, including Elementary
                            Lee brings excellent customer service,                                   Math Instructional Support Teacher,
                            program building, non-profit, and                                        Administrator Intern, Math Staff
                            communication experiences from her                                       Development Teacher, and Elementary
                            previous roles. She most recently served                                 Classroom Teacher. She has worked
as the Director of Communications at Aliança International,             closely with students, teachers, and administrators to collaborate,
Assistant Editor of the Honors Undergraduate Research Journal at        create, and implement curriculum throughout the Lower School
the University of Oklahoma, and as an intern at Texas Parks and         grade levels. She was recognized as Campus New Teacher of
Wildlife Foundation and the Ecumenical Center for Religion and          the Year in 2009 and Campus Educator of the Year in 2012. In
Health. After graduating from SMH, she earned her Bachelor of           addition to teaching, she is a lecturer at The University of Texas at
Arts in English Literary and Cultural Studies from the University       San Antonio (UTSA), where she teaches a course in instructional
of Oklahoma. Nancy Lee will oversee our Alumni Program working          methods and materials supporting exploration, discovery, and
to connect alumni of all ages to our School, creating a strong alumni   development of basic concepts and skills in mathematics from
network, building a Student Alumni Association, and strength-           EC-Grade 6. Rachel earned a Bachelor of Science in Interdisci-
ening the culture of philanthropy and volunteerism within our           plinary Studies from Texas State University and a Master of Arts
alumni community.                                                       in Education from UTSA.

                            Fredricc Gerard Brock                                                   Hector Cano
                            Interim Chaplain                                                        Physical Education Coach, Director
                                                                                                    of Sports Performance & Athletic
                             Fredricc Gerard Brock joins SMH                                        Mindset, Director of Soccer, Head
                             as our Interim Chaplain. He currently                                  Coach of Varsity Women's Soccer
                             serves as a Chaplain, Major in the
                             United States Air Force Reserves,                                       Hector Cano joins SMH as a Physical
                             leading a team of 12 Chaplains at                                       Education Coach, Director of Sports
                             Lackland Air Force Base. He is Lead                                     Performance & Athletic Mindset, and
                             Pastor and Co-Founder of The Message                                    Director of Soccer and Head Coach
                             Church and Co-Founder/CEO of                                            of Varsity Women's Soccer. Hector
Fredricc Gerard Brock Ministries. Previously, he served as Senior       returns to SMH from Ysleta High School in El Paso, where he
Pastor of the True Light Baptist Church of Grand Rapids, MI, and        served as Special Education Teacher and Head Varsity Women's
as associate pastor of student ministires at the Antioch Missionary     Soccer Coach. Previously at SMH, Hector served as Director of
Baptist Church of San Antonio. He received his Bachelor of Science      Soccer and Head Coach of Varsity Women's Soccer and Sports
in Healthcare Administration from Texas Southern University and         Performance Coordinator. He holds more than 12 years of coaching
enjoyed a brief stint as a member of the NFL’s Houston Texans           experience, coaching at the U. S. Air Force Academy, club levels in
and the Arena Football League’s Lubbock Renegades. He received          Texas and Colorado, and at the semi-professional level in Europe.
his Master of Divinity degree in Theology from George W. Truett         Hector retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant after 20
Theological Seminary at Baylor. He completed his post-graduate          years of honorable service. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business
studies at Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leader-      Management & Exercise Science from Wayland Baptist University
ship at the Oblate School of Theology.                                  and a Master of Science in Sports Management & Administration
                                                                        from University of the Incarnate Word.
Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s Hall Welcomes
                                                        New Faculty & Staff
                                                     2021-2022 Academic Year

                            Rebecca Dias                                                           Terran Duhon
                            Form 7 Math Teacher                                                    Speech & Debate Teacher

                            Rebecca Dias joins SMH as a Form 7                                       Terran Duhon returns next year as
                            Math Teacher. Rebecca has been deve-                                     SMH’s Speech & Debate Teacher,
                            loping curriculum and teaching 7th and                                   focusing on Speech curriculum and
                            8th grade mathematics, including pre-                                    events. Terran joined SMH earlier last
                            algebra and algebra, at Barbara Bush                                     school year as our interim Speech &
                            Middle School since 2015. Previously,                                    Debate coach, after a nationwide search.
                            she worked at John H. Wood Middle                                        In a short time, he has demonstrated
                            School and held internships at KIPP                                      his teaching and coaching expertise, his
Camino, Barbara Bush Middle School, and Rice University,               care of our students, and his dedication to the school. He recently
where she developed curriculum for Duke TIP students. Rebecca          led SMH’s Speech & Debate team to an 8th place Sweepstakes
earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (with a minor in Music)       Award at Texas Forensic Association’s state competition. He was
and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Trinity University. While        also recognized earlier this semester in the Texas State University’s
studying for her masters, she was mentored by Form 8 Math              Thank a Teacher Contest for his work with SMH this year. In case
Teacher Jennifer Cordova. A graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic          you missed his introduction in the fall, Terran is a former member
High School in Temple, Texas, she is excited to return to the          of The University of Texas at Austin (UT) Speech team, a national
independent school environment.                                        award-winning competitor, and has worked as an assistant coach
                                                                       for the Reagan High School Speech and Debate team.

                            Chase Hebert                                                           Samantha Huls
                            Form 7 English Teacher                                                 Upper School Speech
                                                                                                   & Debate Teacher
                            Chase Hebert joins Saint Mary’s Hall
                            as a Form 7 English Teacher. Chase                                      Samantha Huls joins SMH as Upper
                            has served as a Middle School English                                   School Speech & Debate Teacher
                            Teacher at Founders Classical Academy                                   focusing on Debate events. She has a
                            in San Antonio for the past three years.                                background in debate, political science,
                            At the academy, he was also the Depart-                                 and curriculum design and is a former
                            ment Leader and developed plans for                                     member of the Central Texas College
                            grades 7 – 11 and directed the school-                                  Speech and Debate team. She earned her
wide Drama Program. Prior to teaching, Chase was involved in           Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and her Master of Education
several touring theater groups, including Sesame Street and Paw        in Secondary Education from Texas State University. While at
Patrol LIVE! Tours, and also worked as a tutor. Originally from        Texas State, she was a member of the National Academic Advising
the Northeast, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Arts and        Association and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in
Humanities from the University of Southern Maine and earned a          Education. She worked as an Academic Coach and was recognized
Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.      as "Rookie of the Year" and "Busiest Coach." During her undergrad
He has been instrumental in planning for the coming year with          years, she participated in competitive extemporaneous speaking,
the Middle School English Department.                                  and she is a former member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
                                                                       International. Most recently, Samantha worked as a Corporate
                                                                       Trainer with DHI Mortgage, developing curriculum and internal
                                                                       training programs. Samantha will join SMH on August 23.
Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s Hall Welcomes
                                                        New Faculty & Staff
                                                     2021-2022 Academic Year

                           Valerie Lohr                                                            Mark McNeill
                           Coordinator of Student Well-Being,                                      Director of Admission Outreach,
                           Head Coach of Varsity Field Hockey                                      Varsity Head Lacrosse Coach

                             Valerie Lohr joins SMH as Coordinator                                 Mark McNeill joins SMH as Director
                             of Student Well-Being and Head Coach                                  of Admission Outreach and Varsity
                             of Varsity Field Hockey. Valerie joins                                Head Lacrosse Coach. Mark joins SMH
                             SMH from Allegheny College in                                         from Magothy River Middle School,
                             Meadville, Pennsylvania, serving as                                   where he taught 6th grade math. He has
                             Field Hockey Head Coach, adjunct                                      served as a loan officer at First Home
                             faculty, Independent Study Supervisor,                                Mortgage. Mark is a professional
and Title IX Deputy Coordinator. For USA Hockey, she was a            lacrosse midfielder for the Archers LC (Premier Lacrosse League).
Regional Head Coach & Selector and Futures/Nexus National             He graduated from St. Mary’s High School of Annapolis and was a
Tournament Head Coach. Valerie earned her Bachelor of Arts in         2010 Under Armour All-America selection. He earned his Bachelor
Political Science and History from Lehigh University and a Juris      of Arts in Communication Studies and Management & Society
Doctorate from Penn State's Dickinson School of Law. Valerie is       from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC),
currently pursuing a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health        where he played lacrosse and football. He helped lead the UNC Tar
Counseling from Southern New Hampshire University. Playing            Heels to the ACC title and a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals.
field hockey and lacrosse at Lehigh, she spent four years at          Since graduating from UNC, Mark has spent the last seven years
Dickinson College as an assistant for the Red Devils' field hockey    coaching various age groups. Along with his admission’s role,
and women's lacrosse programs. She was named to the Dickinson         Mark brings energy and passion to the Athletic Department.
College Hall of Fame. Along with coaching, Valerie will teach
Upper School Health and Wellness.

                           Kathy Miller                                                            Brittany Moses
                           Comptroller of the Business Office                                      Form 4 Math Teacher

                            Kathy Miller joined the Business                                        Brittany Moses joins SMH as a Form 4
                            Office as our Comptroller beginning in                                  Math Teacher. Brittany has served as an
                            May. Kathy is a seasoned professional                                   elementary school teacher in the North
                            accountant with in-depth accounting                                     East Independent School district for
                            experience in both corporate and inde-                                  eight years, and most recently, she served
                            pendent school settings. She comes to                                   as a 4th grade teacher and grade-level
                            SMH from San Antonio Academy of                                         chair at Vineyard Ranch Elementary.
                            Texas, where she served as Senior                                       She has worked with a range of math-
Accountant from 2012-2015 before she was promoted to Account-         ematic students, and she helped implement the Hyper Accelerated
ing/Payroll Manager and Human Resources Professional. Before          Math program. This program allows students with proficiency in
her career in education, Kathy worked as an Accounting Manager        math concepts to advance through the curriculum and make a
at Clear Channel Communications. She also served as a lead            solid transition to the Middle School mathematics curriculum and
accountant in several other San Antonio-based businesses through-     beyond. She was recognized as Teacher of the Year in 2018 and a
out her career, where she helped prepare and analyze financial        Trinity Prize Award recipient in 2020. Brittany earned a Bachelor
statements and supported other core functions of the business         of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from The University of Texas
operations. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration      at San Antonio. A firm believer in Social Emotional Learning, she
in Accounting from The University of Texas at San Antonio.            fosters a constructive, safe, and collaborative learning environment
Kathy brings her expansive experience, knowledge, passion, and        for students.
positive outlook to SMH.
Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s Hall Welcomes
                                                        New Faculty & Staff
                                                     2021-2022 Academic Year

                            Stacia Petersen                                                        Amy Pozza
                            English Department Long-Term                                           Upper School History Teacher
                            Substitute Teacher
                                                                                                  Amy Pozza joins SMH as Upper
                            Stacia Petersen joins SMH as our                                      School History Teacher. Amy comes to
                            long-term sub in the English Depart-                                  SMH from BASIS Shavano, where she
                            ment. Stacia joins us from VIPKids in                                 taught in the History Department. She
                            Beijing, China, where she served as an                                has taught AP World History, Academy
                            Independent Contractor working as an                                  Modern World History, AP Compar-
                            ESL Teacher and leading students ages                                 ative Government and Politics, and
                            4 to 15 through grammar, reading, and                                 more. She also served as Speech and
composition lessons. She also served as a Co-Op Facilitator with                                  Debate Club Advisor and earned Top
Extraordinary League of Homeschoolers, implementing a PreK             Debate Program in the Central Texas District for the previous
program. Previously, she served at Vinings School of the Arts and      two years. She was a Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at Maine
Lindley Sixth Grade Academy/B.E.S.T. Academy in Georgia. She           Maritime Academy, Northern Kentucky University, University of
earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and French from Bradley         the Incarnate Word, and The University of Texas at San Antonio.
University, Peoria, IL, and her Master of the Arts of Teaching in      She has also worked with BASIS.ed, where she was responsible for
Secondary English from University of Southern California.              curriculum design and teacher mentoring. She earned her Bachelor
                                                                       of Arts in History in the Honors Program from UTSA and her
                                                                       Doctor of Philosophy in History from Cornell University. She will
                                                                       also work as a support coach for Speech & Debate.

                            Deborah Saldana                                                        Jody Schwarzlose
                            Upper School Counselor                                                 Upper School Math Teacher

                             Deborah Saldana joins SMH as the                                      Jody Schwarzlose joins the Saint Mary's
                             Upper School Counselor. Deborah is                                    Hall faculty as an Upper School Math
                             a licensed professional counselor who                                 Teacher starting in the fall. Jody was
                             holds more than 16 years of profes-                                   hired by SMH earlier this year to teach
                             sional educational experience with a                                  Pre-Calculus and AP Calculus for the
                             variety of age-level students. She has                                spring semester. Most recently, she was
                             served as a counselor at schools in the                               an AP Calculus consultant for The
                             North East ISD, Boerne ISD, and                                       National Math and Science Initiative.
                             Judson ISD. Deborah has experience                                    Previously, she taught mathematics
delivering a campus developmental guidance curriculum to include       and computer science at Blanco High School and Johnson High
social skills lessons, conducting group and individual counseling,     School, teaching AP Calculus (AB and BC) for 15 years and AP
coordinating and organizing campus assessments and activities,         Computer Science for approximately 13 years. Jody earned her
and maintaining records for more than 400 students to ensure           Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Texas A&M
goals are realized. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology       University and served several years as a reader for AP Computer
and her Master of Education in Counseling and Guidance from            Science and a U.I.L. academic coach for nearly 20 years. She has had
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Her counseling philo-       much success in number sense, calculator applications, computer
sophy is student-centered and solution-focused. She focuses on the     science, and mathematics competitions on the state level. Jody
value of each student, empathizes with their struggles, and supports   brings a wealth of teaching experience with her to SMH.
them in discovering and becoming the best versions of themselves.
Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s Hall Welcomes
                                                        New Faculty & Staff
                                                     2021-2022 Academic Year

                            Tracy Baker Sims                                                        Jennifer Spearman
                            Form 3 Teacher                                                          Assistant Director
                                                                                                    of College Counseling
                            Tracy Baker Sims joins SMH as a Form
                            3 Teacher. Tracy has more than 11 years                                  Jennifer Spearman joins SMH as
                            of teaching experience and joins us from                                 Assistant Director of College Coun-
                            The Park School of Baltimore, where                                      seling. Jennifer comes to SMH from
                            she taught 1st grade. She currently                                      Lake Highland Preparatory School in
                            teaches in the master's degree program                                   Orlando, Florida, serving as College
                            at Johns Hopkins University as an                                        Counselor since 2015. She was Assistant
                            online instructor and teacher mentor.                                    Director of Admission & Transfer
                            Previously, she taught 2nd grade in        Student Coordinator at Eckerd College and a Senior Admissions
the Baltimore City Public School system and 1st and 2nd grade in       Counselor at Clemson University. She is a member of the Southern
the Anne Arundel County Public School system. She also taught          Association for College Admission Counseling and served as
Lower School students in the Annapolis Community Center for            the Sweet Tea Co-Chair, managing a professional development
Empowering Student Success after-school program and the Title          college tour for her peers to visit 10-15 colleges. She is the College
I Summer STEM Academy. Tracy earned her Bachelor of Science            Fair Chair of the Central Florida Consortium of Private School
in Early Childhood 4th Grade Education and Master of Science in        Counselors, collaborating within an 18-school consortium to plan
Education in Educational Psychology from Baylor University. She        college preview events for 2,000 students and parents. Jennifer
has extensive experience with curriculum development and imple-        earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Master of Education
mentation with a clear focus on the student experience.                in Counselor Education from Clemson University. Her energy and
                                                                       student-centered approach will guide SMH students and families
                                                                       well throughout the critical college process.

                            Liz Stockdale                                                           Jessica Stone '98
                            Head of Upper School                                                    Director of the Spirit Store
                                                                                                    and Textbook Program
                            Liz Stockdale joins SMH as Head of
                            Upper School. With an extensive back-                                  Jessica Stone '98 joins SMH as Director
                            ground in education, she brings a high                                 of the Spirit Store and Textbook
                            level of experience. Liz served as the                                 Program. She has an extensive back-
                            Upper School Dean of Students at The                                   ground in non-profit management,
                            Harpeth Hall School in Nashville,                                      community relations, marketing, and
                            Tennessee. She was the Student Life                                    retail sales and management. Most
                            Coordinator and a History Teacher at                                   recently, she served as Community
The Emery/Weiner School in Houston, Texas. She has also taught         Relations Director at Mitchell County Hospital District in
and coached at The Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia and         Colorado City, Texas. Previously, she worked as Marketing Coor-
Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Liz received         dinator for the Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater,
her Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology from Ohio Wesleyan       Texas. She also served as both a Business Manager and Sales
University, where she was a four-time varsity letterwoman on the       Manager for Dillard’s Department Store in Lubbock for 12 years.
women's lacrosse team and served as team captain. She also received    Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts in Advertising & Marketing
a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Humanities from Wesleyan          from Texas Tech University. She is very familiar with the SMH
University; a Master of Education in Independent School Leader-        community. She is a member of the Class of 1998 and attended
ship from Vanderbilt University; and she is currently finishing her    SMH through Middle School.
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy from
Vanderbilt University.
Saint Mary's Hall Welcomes New Faculty & Staff 2021-2022 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s Hall Welcomes
                            New Faculty & Staff
                         2021-2022 Academic Year

    A school will never exceed the quality of its faculty.
Saint Mary’s Hall attracts, cultivates, and retains the best.

               To welcome the new faculty and staff to SMH,
                    email them at the addresses below:

       Nancy Lee Archer '16                       Kathy Miller
        narcher@smhall.org                     klmiller@smhall.org

           Rachel Boster                         Brittany Moses
         rboster@smhall.org                     bmoses@smhall.org

       Fredricc Gerard Brock                      Stacia Petersen
         fbrock@smhall.org                     spetersen@smhall.org

           Hector Cano                             Amy Pozza
         hcano@smhall.org                       apozza@smhall.org

           Rebecca Dias                         Deborah Saldana
         rdias@smhall.org                      dsaldana@smhall.org

          Terran Duhon                          Jody Schwarzlose
        tduhon@smhall.org                    jschwarzlose@smhall.org

          Chase Hebert                          Tracy Baker Sims
        chebert@smhall.org                    tbakersims@smhall.org

          Samantha Huls                         Jennifer Spearman
         shuls@smhall.org                     jspearman@smhall.org

           Valerie Lohr                            Liz Stockdale
         vlohr@smhall.org                      lstockdale@smhall.org

         Mark McNeill                            Jessica Stone '98
       mmcneill@smhall.org                      jstone@smhall.org
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