Faculty and Staff

Every member of the Faculty and Staff of St. John Neumann Catholic School is committed to fulfilling our mission, striving to serve God with loving hearts, joyfully embracing our Catholic Faith, and nurturing individual and academic excellence. Our mission guides our interacdtions with students, families, and community members as we balance academic rigor with modeling the love and lessons of Christ, the center of our school.

Our faculty consists of 33 certified educators, 74% holding advanced degrees.  You may contact our faculty through the FACTS portal or by selecting a name below. To contact administration, please call the school office at 865-777-0077.

Administration

Kelly Mechelke, PHD

Principal

Andrew Cooper

Dean

Sabrina Talley

Dean

Teaching Staff

Ashley Allen

Learning Lab

7th Grade Math

Jennifer Amori

 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade English

Rebecca Baker

Learning Lab

8th Grade Literature

Laura Baird

Elementary Spanish

Diana Brach

6th Grade Math

7th Grade Literature

Claudette Buccola

2nd Grade

Karen Carr

Kindergarten

Tara Cotten

7th & 8th Grade Science

STREAM

Bernadette Davis

1st Grade

Marilyn Derbyshire

Cathechesis of the Good Shepherd

7th Grade Religion

Denise Doktycz

Pre-K 4

Kathleen Dorman 

2nd Grade

Michelle Dougherty

Learning Lab

Linda Dreke 

Teaching Assistant

Steve Eckstein

6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Social Studies

Joann Fussaro

5th Grade

Katie Garner

Teaching Assistant

Andrea Gentile

Behavior Interventionist

Mary Lee Gibson

Teaching Assistant

Jaclyn Greci

Middle School Spanish

Christina Hubbard

Kindergarten

Mary Iverson

First Grade

Jill Jabaley

Front Office Receptionist

Lindsay Jenness

Pre-K 3 & 4

Robyn Maker

Music and Theatre

Jenny Martinez

Development Assistant

Amanda Morrison

Teaching Assistant

Mallory Nygard

5th Grade

Sister Maureen Ouma

6th & 8th Grade Religion

Maria Palacios

Elementary Spanish

Maureen Rushing

3rd Grade

Patricia Russell

Teaching Assistant

Support Staff

Melissa Barnett

Director of Athletics

Bill Derbyshire

Director of Finance and Operations

Stephanie Greiner

Director of Communications

Pedro Garcia

 Director of Facilties

Teresa Lavallee

Director of Before and After Care

Jenny Moss, RN

School Nurse

Health

Mary Marlowe

 Director of Admissions

Cathy Spangler 

Cafeteria Manager

Cody Neihart

Director of IT

Lisa Rochelle, RN

School Nurse

Christine Roeck

 Director of Human Resources and Account Services

Patrick Wade

 Director of Development

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