St. Vincent de Paul - Faculty & Staff Bios

Kathy Atkinson, Student Counselor EXT 141 Email	Kathleen F. Atkinson graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara with bachelor's degree in Sociology and San Francisco State University with a Master's in Counseling with emphasis in Marriage and Family therapy. Licensed as a marriage and family therapist by the state of California in 1986, she has worked in private practice as well as in numerous San Francisco counseling agencies. Upon moving to Petaluma in 1990, the practice in SF was phased out and she began the adventure of working part-time as counselor at SVHS. Gradually, the position became full time, with the addition of a psychology class and expansion of the counseling department over the past 10 years.
Michael Barr, Drama EXT 132 Email	Michael Barr graduated in '97 with a B.F.A. in Theatre from the College of Santa Fe's Greer Garson Theatre Center. Since moving to the Bay Area in '98, he has been seen as an actor throughout Bay Area Theatres, including Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California and San Francisco Shakespeare Festivals and Rohnert Park's own Pacific Alliance Stage Company, to name a few. In addition to acting, Michael has been working in Theatre Education for the past five years. In 2002, he joined the now-defunct Napa Valley Repertory Theatre as a core company member. Soon after joining, Michael was asked to become the Education Director for the company and created the "On Stage" program, an extracurricular after-school youth conservatory acting class for teens. Michael has also taught numerous times for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare Camps, and for the Willows Theatre Company Youth Conservatory Program. Michael has directed teen productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Macbeth, Identity Crisis, The Actor's Nightmare, and My Very Own Story. For St. Vincent's, he has directed Rhinoceros and A Christmas Carol, and this spring will direct Moliere's Tartuffe.
Gio Benedetti Jazz Band EXT 125 Email	Gio Benedetti is an alum of Saint Vincent High School, class of 1998. After high school he dabbled in illustration, and Italian, and finally settled on his true passion and calling: music. He majored in Jazz Studies at Sonoma State University, where he studied Jazz theory, composition, arranging, and performance (on his instrument, the bass,) under the late and great Mel Graves. After receiving his B.A. in 2005 and graduating Magna Cum Laude with honors and distinction from the department, Gio continued his private bass instruction (a practice begun in 2000) and live performing. During the course of his playing career he has performed with jazz big bands, small jazz combos, latin jazz ensembles, country, funk, jam, metal, fusion, rock and punk bands, toured the West Coast with the rock duo, Toast Machine, performed with classical chamber groups and full orchestras, and evensubbed with the Santa Rosa Symphony. In 2004 he began volunteer musicinstruction at the Phoenix Theater in downtown Petaluma, and in 2008 was hired as their Director of Music Education - a position he still holds. Gio is currently bassist and active songwriter in The Brothers Comatose, a 5 piece Bluegrass band currently recording and touring, as well as the jazz group, The Wind Up Trio. He also loves comic books, kung-fu movies, his cat Thunder Troll, and his amazing and lovely wife, Jennifer.
Carolyn Borr, Front Office Receptionist EXT 110 Email	Carolyn Borr is an alumni of both St. Vincent Elementary and High School. She has two children currently attending SVHS. Carolyn brings to St. Vincent's years of experience in owning and operating a local business. Working in a environment of prioritizing and constant multi-tasking, and customer service has made the flow of the front office at SVHS an easy transition and fun environment for Carolyn to use her many skills.
Lisa Broderick, French 1-4, Spanish 1 EXT 196 Email	Lisa Broderick received a BA and an MA in French, and a minor in Business from the University of Colorado-Boulder. She studied french at the University of Bordeaux, France and political science at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She has traveled extensively including Europe; Central and South America; the Caribbean and South Pacific. She has been teaching french for the past 20 years (14 at SV) as well as spanish (12 years) and enjoys jogging, skiing and travel.
Elaine Bultman, English, Psychology EXT 131 Email	Elaine Bultman has a degree in English Literature from UC Berkeley. She began her career in book publishing in New York City, and worked in advertising on the West Coast. She has participated in numerous writing courses and publishing workshops in both California and New York, and has been teaching for over 15 years, starting with preschoolers and working her way through grammar school. She came to St. Vincent’s in 2006, where she has taught Freshman Literature & Composition, Speech, Psychology, and Sophomore English/American Literature. She has been writing a bi-weekly newspaper column since 2000, and her work has been published in Whose Panties Are These?, from Travelers’ Tales Books, as well as the Marin Independent Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle. She was most recently anthologized in Knowing Pains, a collection of essays published by Wingspan Press to benefit Breast Cancer Action. Two of her three sons are Mustang graduates.
Caitlin Carciere, History/ Government EXT 189 Email	Caitlin Carciere grew up in Sonoma County. She received her B.A. from Dominican University in History with a minor in Women & Gender Studies. Caitlin continued her education at Dominican where she received her Secondary Credential in Social Studies. Caitlin taught at Petaluma before she began her career here at S.V.
Norm Collins, Technology Support Golf Coach EXT 146 Email	Norm was born in 1948 and graduated from SVHS in 1966. He attended SRJC until 1968 when he was drafted and went to Vietnam. He worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, graduated from SRJC in 1988. He retired from Federal Service in 2006 and now works at SVHS as Assistant Computer Tech and the Coach of the golf team.
Darvin DeShazer, Science Department Chair EXT 143 Email	As a sophomore in high school, our Life Science teacher joined a scuba club and started a life long journey into science. Mr. DeShazer is chairman of the Science Department and for over twenty years has taught Biology and AP Biology. In the past, he has also taught Physics, Chemistry and Honors Chemistry at St. Vincent High. He raises honeybees, fruit trees and was one the founders of the Sonoma County Mycological Association(SOMAmushrooms.org) and has over 3,000 color photos of fungi at MushroomObserver.org. His expertise in mushrooms stems from more than 30 years in the field and a personal library of over 1,000 books. He assists local hospitals and veterinarians with the identification of poisonous mushrooms and is a consultant for the Bay Area Poison Control Center and the University of California Agricultural Extension Service. Mr.D has written keys to over 3,000 species of fungi and co-authored several publications about fungi, including '100 Edible Mushrooms' which is currently available at Amazon.com. He teaches workshops in mushroom identification, truffle ecology and fungal microscopy. Mr. DeShazer has been married for 36 years and has three children, all of which attended St. Vincent High. Here is the amazon link straight to his book.
Janet Donovan, English Department Chair EXT 197 Email	Janet Donovan has been teaching at SVHS for 18 years. She has an A.B. degree in English from Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts. She has a California teaching credential in English, World History and Psychology. Ms. Donovan also has an M.A. in psychology from John F. Kennedy University and conducts a private psychotherapy practice in Berkeley, where she lives.
Terese Doolittle, Office Manager/ Scholarship Coordinator EXT 118 Email	Both Terese and her husband are alumni of St. Vincent de Paul High School. They have three children, two of whom have already graduated from SVHS. She is the Office Manager and Scholarship Office Coordinator. She brings over twenty five years of bookkeeping and office management experience along with over twenty two years of mothering skills to her responsibilities here at SVHS.
Phil Downs Dean of Students EXT 140 Email	Mr. Downs is a native San Franciscan and graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep (’73). He retired from the SFPD as the supervising Sergeant of the Mounted Unit in 2007, going on to earn a BA in History from UC Berkeley the following year. Mr. Downs received his secondary credential in Social Science from Dominican University in 2010.
Kirth Dwyer Assistant Athletic Director EXT 149 (707) 889 - 4908 E-mail	Kirth Dwyer, father of an SVHS alum, is the school's new Assistant Athletic Director. He is the main contact for field rental information.
Gail Evans, Registrar EXT 115 Email	Gail Evans is a long-time resient of the Valley of the Moon -- the "morning side of the mountain" to everyone here at St. Vincent's! Trained and indoctrinated as a legal secretary after graduating high school, it was quite by accident that she found herself employed as the School Secretary at St. Francis Solano School in Sonoma in 1998. Already an advocate of Catholic education in her role as a parent, working at St. Francis only served to enhance her appreciation of the rewards that can be achieved when faculty, staff, parents, and students are focused on a common goal. Gail is delighted to be able to continue her career in a Catholic school environment as a member of the St. Vincent staff and looks forward to working with the students and their families. Gail will soon receive her B.A. in Liberal Studies from Sonoma State University and is a Fellow of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, University of Maryland.
Joanne Ferris, Director of Advancement EXT 119 Email	A graduate of both St. Vincent Elementary and St. Vincent High School, Mrs. Ferris then attended UC Davis and graduated from UC Irvine. She owned and operated a local retail business for 15 years before joining the SVHS staff in 2002. Her three children are also graduates of SVHS.
Chris Fidler, Science EXT 183 Email	Chris Fidler grew up in nearby Sonoma, CA. After graduating from Justin-Siena High School, he attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, graduating in Dec. 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. At Gonzaga, he worked as a Physics Lab TA for 2 and a half years, which is when he decided to become a teacher. Fidler currently teaches Physics, AP Physics, and Geometry.
Mary Fitzgerald, English EXT 199 Email	Mary FitzGerald has been teaching English at St. Vincent for twelve years. She graduated from St. Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana with a BA in English and a secondary teaching credential in 1974. In 1980 Mary received her Masters in English from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her previous experience includes teaching in an all girls Catholic high school in Cincinnati, teaching sixth grade language arts in Houston, Texas and teaching freshmen Literature and Composition at Northern Kentucky University.
Gary Galloway, PE EXT 145 Email	Mr. Galloway has been at SVHS for 29 years as: Varsity Baseball and Footbal coach, Assistant Athletic Director, Teacher and PE Department head. He has an AA degree from Santa Rosa Junior College in Forestry and Fire Science, a BA in Biology from San Jose State University and a BA in Physical Education from Sonoma State University. Galloway, with his wife Cheryl, raised two SV graduates: Megan, a Senior at St. Mary’s College on the softball team and Ryan, a Sophomore at Cal Poly on the Football team.
Marcia Glover, Scrip Sales EXT 116 Email	An important fundraiser at St.Vincent schools is the Scrip Program. When the sale of Scrip began approximately 20 years ago, its purpose was to keep tuition increases at SVHS and SVES as low as possible. With the support of parents and friends of the schools, the program has been, and will continue to be very successful. Please call the Scrip Office at 707-763-8402 for an information packet.
Carrie Griffith, Front Office/ Attendance/ Textbooks EXT 112 Email	Carrie was born in Chico, Ca., grew up in Petaluma and graduated from Petaluma High School. She has three sons, two of which have already graduated from St. Vincent's. Carrie has been working at St. Vincent's for ten years and has recently become a Leadership Advisor and enjoys working with the students.
Garth Haslam, Computer Maintenance EXT 151 Email	Garth Haslam has been fixing computers for SVHS since 1990. Garth previously worked at both a veterinary clinic and a comic book specialty store; since joining the SVHS family, he's earned a degree in Anthropology, traveled to Japan eight times, and is currently writing books about Mother Goose Rhymes, monster legends from around the world, and curiosities and anomalies of the human body.
Anamarie Hogue, Spanish EXT 184 Email	Dr. Walker and I have something in common. We are both graduates of the University of Redlands, where I received a major in Spanish, with a minor in French. After finishing up at Redlands, I knew that I wanted to teach languages, so I pursued a teaching credential at Cal State Los Angeles. My love and passion for languages and other cultures began when I was 12 years old. My father packed up the family and moved us down to Mexico City for the summer so he could work as a stock broker investing pesos instead of dollars. It was from that point on that I loved everything and anything Hispanic. After my graduation from high school, I traveled down to the Amazon jungle, swam with piranhas and boa constrictors, and explored Colombia and Brazil. During my senior year in college I returned to Mexico, only this time to Guadalajara, where I took an intensive course in Spanish, and had too much fun with four of my roommates. Then came the beginning of many trips to Europe, with my first being a homestay in Asturias, Spain. It was a fabulously successful trip for me, but less so for my Spanish "mother" whose plan was for an American girl to fall in love with her grown son. It obviously didn't work since my last name is Hogue. Not pleased with my speaking ability in French after college graduation, I accepted a position with a French youth organization, lived a year in France, and studied at l'Institut Catholique de Lyons, the gastronomie capital of the world. It was during that year that I realized that I was smitten with French food, wine, history, art, and long lunches. I had become a full-fledged francophile. I will be eternally grateful to the Christian Brothers for providing me with my first teaching position at La Salle High School in Sierra Madre. I loved teaching all boys, but I also fell in love with a fellow colleague, whose nickname at the school was "the English scholar". My husband and I both share a passion for teaching, cooking, traveling, and reading. But our most valued treasures are our two grown daughters, who themselves have a curiosity and desire to explore the world.
Marla Johnson, Art Email	Marla Johnson has been teaching Art at St. Vincent de Paul High School for four years. She teaches Art 1-3, Painting, and Sculpture, and is the Art Club leader. Marla received her Bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University in Art Education and studied abroad in Italy with a focus on Art and Fashion.
Sue Keller, Athletic Director EXT 134 Email	Ms. Keller has been teaching at SVHS for 28 years. She attended Santa Rosa Junior College before graduating from Chico State.
Martie Lee, Academic Advisor (11-12) EXT 137 Email	Martie Lee is our Junior and Senior academic and college counselor. This is her third year at St.Vincent de Paul. Martie is a graduate of Del Mar high school in San Jose. She then attended West Valley Community College where she completed her first two years of college. She then transferred to Chico State, where she attended for one year before transferring to San Francisco State. Martie graduated from San Francisco State with a BA in Social Welfare. Much later in life, after working in various jobs and raising two children, Martie continued her education and received her master’s degree in School Counseling from Sonoma State. After receiving her Master’s degree she worked eight years as a high school counselor at Justin-Siena high school in Napa. Martie currently lives with her wonderful husband, Jeff in Santa Rosa. Martie loves working with her awesome students at St. Vincent’s and in her free time loves listening to music, hiking large mountains, swimming laps, gardening, eating good food, traveling and reading good books.
Louise Martin, Campus Ministry EXT 200 Email	One of 5 children, Louise Martin grew up in northern Maine ½ mile from the New Brunswick border. She received her BS in Business Administration from Husson College in Bangor, Me in 1980. Prior to working in Campus Ministry at St. Vincent’s High School, she was Director of Religious Education at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Mill Valley for 15 years. She works half time in the parish in Youth Ministry, facilitating the junior and high school program and creating the new Sun. 5:00 teen Mass. Louise was awarded a Pontifical Medal, “Pro Ecclesiae et Pontifice”, from Pope Paul II, the highest award given to laypeople for outstanding service to the church. She and her husband Jeff are the empty nesters of four young adults.
Laila McClay, Director of Speech & Debate, Radio Broadcasting EXT 195 Email	Prior to teaching at SVHS, Ms. McClay was a reporter and producer for National Public Radio, both nationally based in Washington DC and locally at KQED in San Francisco,where she was nominated for an Emmy for her work in Public Television. McClay earned a BA in Rhetoric, with Honors, from UC Berkeley and an MA in Humanities from Dominican University of California. McClay's Masters thesis proposed a new theory of science journalism in order to address the political manipulation of scientific discourse in the public sphere. While at Berkeley, McClay was also a member of the Cal debate team, where she competed in outrounds at CEDA nationals.
Kelli McGiven Spanish EXT 139 Email	Ms. McGiven graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with a minor in Business and Art. She spent one of her academic years studying abroad at the University of Madrid, Spain. Ms. McGiven also received her TESOL Certificate through the School for International Training (SIT). Ms. McGiven has a true passion for teaching and the Spanish language. She spent one year teaching ESL in Barcelona, Spain and she is currently embarking upon her fourth year of teaching at SVHS. Over summer break she often chaperones student travel groups in Costa Rica and Spain. Some of her personal interests include Latin dance styles, volleyball, running, reading and traveling.
Jessica Merrill, Scrip EXT 116 Email
Stephen Morris Church History EXT 198 Email	Mr. Morris is a graduate of San Marin High School, Cal Poly SLO and the University of San Francisco… after 2years as a USF Don he is an energetic MUSTANG once again. While completing his masters at USF in the School of Education he spent time in the Theology department, specific to Church History, and wrote his thesis on “Hermeneutics of Language in the Mass.” He is extremely involved in our local Catholic communities, is a contributing parishioner at St. James, has taught Catechism at Our Lady of Loretto for six years, and been involved in youth ministry for over a decade both in Southern and Northern CA.
Lou Morton, Science EXT 186 Email	Mr. Lou Morton is a native San Franciscan. His first six years of school were spent at Star of the Sea School on Geary Boulevard. The Morton family then moved to Marin County where he attended public junior high and high schools. He has degrees in Biology and Education, and credentials in Biology, Physics, and Administration. Colleges attended include: College of Marin, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Francisco State, and Sonoma State. His areas of academic expertise include: ornithology, vertebrate taxonomy, and the physics of sound and music. While at Cal Poly he participated in field work on endangered species including: California Condors, Bald Eagles, and the Morro Bay Kangaroo Rat. As a post-graduate student he conducted research on woodpecker behavior. Mr. Morton began his teaching career at Sacred Heart – Cathedral High School in San Francisco, teaching Biology, Physics, and Algebra. He then moved to Sonoma with his young family and taught 6th-8th grade science at St. Francis Solano School for 21 years. Lou has been married 25 years to Carolyn, and has four children. Personal interests include: snow skiing, bird watching, wilderness adventures, shooting, and music.
Tanya Sullivan, Mustang Kitchen Manager EXT 138 Email	Tanya and a really wonderful crew of parent volunteers provide delicious snacks and lunches for the Mustangs each day. Tanya graduated from Willamette University where she majored in Political Science and Economics. She left Fireman's Fund Insurance Company after 20 years to become more involved with the activities of her future Mustangs, Jeannie ('08) and Willy ('13). She served on the Petaluma Planning Commission and lived a gardener's dream, working for many years at Cottage Gardens Nursery. Tanya also enjoys flyfishing, baseball, photo/video editing, any music or book that speeds up a cardio workout, and discovering all the really cool things you can do with a Mac.
Mike O’Toole, Academic Dean/ Assistant Principal, Theology, History EXT 152 Email	Mr. O’Toole has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from University of California, San Diego. He also has a Secondary Teaching Credential: San Francisco State University Clear Credential-Social Studies and a Master of Arts in Education from Sonoma State University. O’ Toole completed a Research Fellowship at University of California, Davis, and has a Basic Catechist Certificate from the Santa Rosa Diocese.
JaZelle Perry, Academic Advisor (9-10) EXT 161 Email
Tammy Quinn, Librarian/ Substitute Teacher EXT 142 Email	Tammy was born and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from Lowell High School in SF and Sacramento State with a BA in psychology. She moved up to Petaluma 4 years ago with her husband and two children. She has been working at SVHS for 3 years as a librarian and substitute teacher.
Nick Reynolds, History/Economics Social Sciences Department Chair EXT 201 Email	Mr. Reynolds graduated from Sonoma State with a degree in History and a minor in Sociology. He continued at Sonoma State to earn his Social Science teaching credential. In March 2008, Reynolds will receive his Professional Clear Credential.
Brendan Riley, English/Spanish/ Journalism, Language Dept. Chair EXT 185 Email	St. Vincent de Paul High School, Class of 1984 B.A. in English - Santa Clara University M.A. in English - Rutgers University Certificate in Translation Studies - University of California at Berkeley TESOL Certificate - School for International Training (SIT) Certified Translator of Spanish to English - American Translators Association Mr. Riley has been a teacher of Spanish and English at SVHS since 1994.
Marie Rodnick, Theology Dept. Chair Leadership EXT 133 Email	Marie Rodnick is a graduate of St. Vincent de Paul High School (Class of 1998). She received her BA in Human Communication with an emphasis in Literature from CSU Monterey Bay in 2002. Marie went on to receive her secondary credential from Dominican University in 2003. This is Marie's 7th year at SVHS and she currently teachers Leadership, Freshman Literature & Composition, and is the retreat coordinator.
Samantha Rolle, Math EXT 130 Email	Ms. Rolle graduated from Sonoma State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After working as a Pharmacy Technician in Texas for 5 years,she and her husband returned to Petaluma where she began working for the Petaluma City School District as a substitute teacher. In 2006 she returned to SSU and earned a Secondary Teaching Credential in Mathematics and a Supplemental Teaching Credential in Physical Education. Ms. Rolle enjoys camping, hiking, traveling, and spening time with her family, friends and her animals.
Pam Saisi, Finance Office EXT 120 Email
Mary Schaefer, Finance Director EXT117 Email	Ms. Schaefer is the main contact for all finance issues at SVHS. She was born and raised in Santa Rosa Ca. She graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1976 and moved to Los Angeles in 1978, returning to Santa Rosa in 1998. Schafer has worked in the accounting and finance field for the last 30 years.
Dr. David Schott, Chemistry, Environmental Science EXT 127 Email	David Schott earned a B.S. and an M.S. degree from the University of Toledo, OH and a Ph.D. (for genetic research) from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. After receiving his doctorate, he continued in scientific research (in the San Francisco Bay area) for another fifteen years. He then decided to use his acquired practical knowledge in science for education. For the past eleven years he has taught high school chemistry (as well as biology and environmental science). Many of his insights and innovations for teaching a variety of challenging topics were a direct result of his research experience and one-on-one tutoring.
Teri Scott, Theology EXT 126 Email	Teri Scott just started her second year as a teacher and coach at SVHS. She received her Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley in 1986 studying The History of Art. She earned her Master’s in Secondary Education from San Francisco State while teaching at Sacred Heart Cathedral High School. She teaches the Morality and Peace/Social Justice Classes for Juniors at SV. In addition, she is the Service Learning Coordinator and coach the Varsity Volleyball Team. She has lived in Petaluma for the past eight years. In her spare time, she is busy raising two wonderful children: Riley & Brady.
Kelly Sepich Digital Film EXT 122 Email	Kelly Sepich is a graduate of St. Vincent de Paul High School, UC Santa Cruz and is currently a graduate student of San Francisco State University. While completing her film and digital media degree at UCSC, Ms. Sepich wrote two theses: “Émigré Directors in a Diasporic World” and “Contemporary Television and Neo-Noir: A Psychological Deconstruction of Deceit and Paranoia”. After graduating with honors, Ms. Sepich returned to her position of Front of House and Audience Services Director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, a Shakespeare company ranked fourth in the nation by Newsweek. While in Santa Cruz, she expanded her work with youth organizations, fell deeper in love with theater and film, and developed a knack for underwater basket weaving. Upon returning to Petaluma, Ms. Sepich began substitute teaching for St. Vincent. Soon there after, she was offered the position of Digital Media teacher and resident substitute. Outside the St. Vincent community, Ms. Sepich explores anything and all Sci Fi, knits and beads for fundraisers, and Gaskells in her spare time.
Dave Shick, Math EXT 187 Email	Mr. Shick attended SRJC and Sonoma State for a BA in Math. He has been teaching at SVHS for 8 years. Before coming to SVHS, he tutored math at SRJC for 9 years.
Loretta Tarino, Computing Business Department Chair EXT 181 Email	Mrs. Torino teaches Computer Graphics, Computer-Assisted Design, Web Design, and Computer Essentials. She has a BS degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an MA from New York University. She previously taught at the college level for over 21 years.
Jody Tobin, Admissions Associate EXT 113 Email	Tobin, a St. Vincent graduate is also married to a St. Vincent graduate. They have three daughters, two have already graduated from St. Vincent. Mrs. Tobin started working at St.Vincent in February of 2004 and splits her time between Advancement and Admissions.
Anne Trott, Math Department Chair EXT 190 Email	Anne Trott, chair of the math department, was a math major at USF. She has a lifetime California secondary credential in Mathematics, Biology, and Psychology. She taught at Redwood High School and San Marin High School before coming to St. Vincent High School in September 1974. She has been teaching Mathematics at SVHS since then, with time off for raising her four children. Ms. Trott is also an alumna of SVHS.
Aaron Vela, Spanish, Algebra 1A EXT 129 Email	Mr. Vela was born and raised in Healdsburg, California, which is where he still lives today. From kindergarten through 6th grade he participated in an immersion program where his teachers only spoke Spanish in the classroom. He went to Healdsburg Junior High and Healdsburg High School and graduated in1999. Vela attended Santa Rosa Junior College from 1999-2001, where he played on the tennis team for two years. From 2001-2003, he attended San Diego State where he received a BA in Spanish with emphasis on teaching and a BA in political science with a minor in history. He also has an MA in Spanish Literature from San Francisco State University.
Dr. John Walker, Principal EXT 111 Email	Dr. Walker earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from University of Oregon. His dissertation was titled “Mechanization and Caricature in the Aesthetics of Expressionism.” He earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Redlands, Johnston Center for Individualized Learning where he was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with honors. Prior to coming to SVHS as Principal and English teacher, he taught at College Preparatory School in Oakland, CA.
Amy Waud-Reiter, Art/Yearbook EXT 192 Email	Mrs. Waud-Reiter earned her BA in Art at CSU, Chico with an emphasis in drawing and painting. Waud-Reiter also received a minor in English in 1998. Waud-Reiter has taught at St.Vincent High School since 1999 and currently teaches Art 1,2,3, Photography, Photojournalism, and Ceramics. She also held the position of Art dept chair since 1999. Other "duties" include Prom Adviser, Tim Shea Day Coordinator, Day on the Green Coordinator.
Ed Wayne, Facilities Director EXT 165 Email	Mr. Wayne is in charge of all aspects of Facilities Maintenance.