Department: English
Years at St. Mary's: 5 years
Years of Experience: 21 years of classroom educator experience
Where Have you Worked Prior to Coming to SMH: 10 years with the Kansas City Public Schools and 10 years with the Diocese of Buffalo
Hometown: Elma, NY and currently Ken-Ton, NY
Accolades: Masters Degree from Canisius College; Music Director at Infant of Prague Parish in Cheektowaga; Faculty Member of the Month twice at SMH; currently working on expanding NYS Professional Certification coursework in Adolescent Psychology as it relates to classroom behavior and secondary pedagogy; Third Degree Knight of Columbus; Manager of the SMH JV Hockey Team
Fun Facts: Accomplished pianist and vocalist, prefer dogs to cats, always reading something (usually a historical fiction novel), grew up watching 2 older brothers and sisters attend SMH and was nicknamed ¨Little Mauro¨ by the famous Coach ¨Woj¨, Buffalo Sabres fan, Notre Dame football fan, proud uncle 10 times, Godfather of 3.
Graduate of St. Francis High School but happy to be ¨home¨ at St. Mary´s.