Leadership
Dr. Sue Savaglio-Jarvis
Past positions: Principal, St. Rita Catholic School. Prior to leading St. Rita Catholic School as principal, Dr. Savaglio-Jarvis served in a variety…
Kimberly Gardner
Previous positions: Director of Public Relations, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology; Director of Marketing and Communications, Perkiomen School; Vice President…
Dr. Trudy Giasi
Previous positions: Principal, Valle Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO; Assistant Professor of STEM Education, Southeast Missouri State University, MO; District…
Kurt W. Kayser, Col. USAF (Ret.)
Previous positions: Director of Facilities, George Williams College (Aurora University); Operations Manager, Amazon Fulfillment Center; Commander, Mission Support Group (United States Air…
Donna Guillette
Shane Beecraft
Board of Directors
Chris Alessia
Education: BS in Accounting, University of Illinois Chicago
Community work: 4 Saints Family Festival (Vice Chair of Finance); Soccer, Basketball, and Track Coach, St. Mary School; St. Rita Finance Council; St. Vincent DePaul (Treasurer); Aurora Catholic High School Booster Club (Treasurer); Fellowship Hall/Gym building committee; St. Mary Church (Finance Council Member); St. Mary School (Board Member)
Parishioner: St. Rita Catholic Church
Amy Bigna
Education: MS in business, BBA in marketing and management, UW Madison
Community work: Human Concerns, St. Rita Catholic Church (Co-Chair); Finance Committee and Parish Council, St. Rita Catholic Church (former member)
Parishioner: St. Rita Catholic Church
Susan Boland
Education: MS in Nursing, RUSH University; BS in Nursing, St. Xavier University
Community work: United Way (Treasurer, Past Board Chair, Search Committee); Parkside University Foundation Board (Finance Committee); Racine Art Museum (Past Board Chair, Operations Committee Chair, Chair of Search Committee)
Parishioner: Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Melvin Hargrove
Education: Bachelors in Sociology
Community work: Pastor
Parishioner: Zoe Outreach Ministries
Dan Kuemmel
Education: MS in Counseling, Marquette University
Community work: St. Rita School (former Board Member), Siena Catholic Schools (former Board Member), Milwaukee Area Technical College Leadership Committee
Parishioner: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Michael Maddocks
Education: St. Catherine’s High School, St. Rita School
Community work: Pack 161 Cub Scout Pack Committee Den Leader, AFC Union Soccer Coach, SSCF Event Committee
Parishioner: St. Rita Catholic Church
Adam Malacara
Education: Holy Name, St. Catherine’s High School, and Marquette University
Community work: Cops-n-Kids
Parishioner: St. Richard
Camela (Cami) Meyer
Education: JD, UW-Madison Law School; BS, Hood College
Community work: Sacred Heart Parish (Trustee); Former Board Member: Catholic Community Foundation, Big Sisters of Racine, Girl Scouts of Racine County, Racine Community Foundation, Youth as Resources, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Racine. Junior League of Racine (Former President and Sustaining Member)
Parishioner: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Robert Miller
Education: MS, Cardinal Stritch University; MA, Mundelein College of Loyola University; BS, Georgetown University; Graduate, St. Catherine’s High School, St. Edward Catholic School
Community work: Racine County Board (Former Chair, Vice Chair, and Member); Lakeshore Library System (Board Member); Racine Dominican Lay Associate
Parishioner: St. Edward Catholic Church
Linda Townsend Christ
Education: MS, Marquette University; BS, Marquette University; graduate of St. Catherine’s High School and St. John Nepomuk
Community work: Girl Scouts of Racine County (former Board Member), Big Sisters of Racine County (former Board Member), Women’s Resource Center (former Board Member), St. Catherine’s Corporate Board (former Board Member), Junior League of Racine Past President (former Board Member), BeLeaf Survivors (former Board Member), Siena Catholic Schools (founding Board Member)
Parishioner: St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Jean Weaver
Tammy Zurek
Former Principal, Archdiocese of Chicago
Education: EdD in Educational Leadership and Administration, Loyola University Chicago; MEd in Educational Leadership and Administration, Northeastern Illinois University; MS in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Aurora University; BEd in Elementary Education and Teaching, Monmouth College
Fr. Thomas Vathappillil
Board of Trustees
Fr. José Mario Nieto – Pastor, St. Leo the Great Parish
Ed Foy – Superintendent, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Sr. Maryann McMahon, OP – Board Chair, Racine Dominicans
Fr. Thomas Vathappallil – Pastor, St. Louis, St. Mary on the Lake, St. Paul the Apostle, St. Rita
Archbishop Jerome Listecki
“We have to make Catholic education accessible and affordable. Siena Catholic Schools helps to promote these two qualities.”