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Meet our Staff

Pastoral Leadership

Rev.  David Gross
Pastor of St. Mary's
616-842-1702 ext. 101
dgross@stmarysl.org
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Administrative Staff

Kathleen Doyle
Principal   
616-842-1282 ext. 201
kdoyle@slstm.org
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Gera Peel
​School Secretary
616-842-1282 ext. 200
gpeel@slstm.org
​BIO

Mary Peel
Administrative Assistant
616-842-1282 ext. 202
mpeel@slstm.org
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Carol Payne
Director,  Marketing and Development
616-842-1282 ext. 205
c: 616-402-4597
cpayne@slstm.org
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Preschool

​Kara Polega
​Preschool Director     
 616-842-1282 ext. 230
 kpolega@slstm.org
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Melissa Hughes
Preschool Teacher
616-842-1282 ext. 231
​mhughes@slstm.org
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Josephine Safranski
​Preschool Aide
616-842-1282 ext. 230
jsafranski@slstm.org
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Cathy Carey
Preschool Aide
616-842-1282 ext. 230
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Elementary School Teachers

​Megan Johnson
Kindergarten Teacher
616-842-1282 ext. 210
mjohnson@slstm.org
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 Jill Conroy 
​Kindergarten Aide     
616-842-1282 ext. 210
jconroy@slstm.org
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Maddy George
First Grade Teacher
​616-842-1282 ext. 211
mgeorge@slstm.org
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Jan Bator
First Grade Aide
616-842-1282 ext. 211
​ jbator@slstm.org
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Meredith Skorupski
Second Grade Teacher
616-842-1282 ext. 212
​mskorupski@slstm.org
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Christine Fojtik 
Second Grade Aide
616-842-1282 ext. 212
​cfojtik@slstm.org
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Tricia Suchecki
Third Grade Teacher
​616-842-1282 ext. 213
 tsuchecki@slstm.org
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​Alissa Mullally
Fourth Grade Teacher
616-842-1282 ext  214
​amullally@slstm.org
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Middle School Teachers

Rachel Derck 
Fifth Grade Teacher
616-842-1282 ext. 215
rderck​@slstm.org
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Elizabeth Rhein 
Sixth Grade Teacher
616-842-1282 ext. 216
​erhein@slstm.org
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Amy Giroux 
Seventh Grade Teacher
616-842-1282 ​ext. 217
agiroux@slstm.org
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Bryan Celano
Eighth Grade Teacher
616-842-1282 ​ext. 218
bcelano@slstm.org
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Rhonda Michels
Resource Room  
616-842-1282 ​ext. 219
rmichels@slstm.org
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Julia Osterman
Art
616-842-1282 ​ext. 221
josterman@slstm.org
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Lindsey Gillespie
Computer Lab / STEM
616-842-1282 ​ext. 220 
​lgillespie@slstm.org
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Bryan Celano
​Spanish Teacher
616-842-1282
@slstm.org
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Katherine Rodriguez
K-4 Music Teacher
616-842-1282
khollemans@slstm.org
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Frank Rytlewski
Physical Education
616-842-1282 ext. 223
 frytlewski@slstm.org
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Extension

Candice Kilmon
​Extension Coordinator
616-842-1282  ext. 232
​BIO

​Katie Carlson
Extension
616-842-1282 ext. 232
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Alexis Juodawlkis
Extension
616-842-1282 ext. 232
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Arockie Christopher
Extension
616-842-1282 ext. 232
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Other Resources

Tanya Kval
Director Food Service
616-846-4620 or
616-842-1282 ext. 240
​ tkval@slstm.org
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​Laura McKenna 
​Kitchen
616-842-1282 ext. 240
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 Jennifer Grossman
Scrip Coordinator
616-842-1702​ ext. 260
scrip@stmarysl.org 
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Deputy Corey Allard
School Liaison Deputy

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Earl Martin 
Plant Manager
 616-842-1702 ext. 228 
emartin@stmarysl.org
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Joel Epplett 
​Maintenance Staff
616-842-1702 ext. 110 
jepplett@stmarysl.org
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Kate Zick
PTO Chair
 616-844-1240 ​
stmarypto@stmarysl.org
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​Laura McKenna
Athletic Director
616-842-1282
l_mckenna@hotmail.com
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