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The entire faculty at Saint Patrick School is certified to teach in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or certified by the Virginia Catholic Education Association (VCEA).  Moreover, the men and women on our staff are dedicated to continually advancing their education with advanced degrees and other workshops or collegiate coursework.  To send an e-mail to the teachers, click on the teachers' name if highlighted in blue.

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George Elliott:  Mr. Elliott is in his twelfth year as Principal at Saint Patrick School .  Mr. Elliott has many years of teaching and administrative experience from both Prince William and Spotsylvania Counties . Mr. Elliott earned a B.A. in Education from Marshall University and an M.A. in Administration & Supervision from Virginia Tech.

Maureen Goonan:  This is Mrs. Goonan's eleventh year as the Preschool Program Director and Teacher at Saint Patrick School. She says she has the best job in the world!

Sally Berube: Mrs. Berube has retuned to St. Patrick School and is teaching Kindergarten. She taught here at St. Patrick School from 1996-2000.  She has been teaching Kindergarten for 22 years. Mrs. Berube and her husband Ron have been married for 38 years.  They spent 27 of those years in the USMC and have been stationed in several states and overseas.  Mrs. Berube attended George Mason University, but received her B.S. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Jestine Dooney:  This is Ms. Dooney's third year teaching at St. Patrick School. Ms. Dooney taught in the first grade classroom for two years and this is her first year teaching fourth grade. Prior to working at St. Patrick's, Ms. Dooney completed her student teaching and taught Second Grade for three months at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. She graduated from Fayetteville State University and with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Mathematics.

Patrick Looby:  Mr. Looby has eight years of previous teaching experience at the high school level. He holds degrees in Religious Studies and Philosophy from Wadhams Hall Seminary. Currently Mr. Looby is working towards his Masters degree in Education and Counseling. He served as the Director of Campus Ministry for Ursuline Academy in Dallas and as the Assistant Director of Campus Ministry for a Newman Community that served two colleges in northern New York. Mr. Looby has also been the Director of Contemporary Music for parishes in Texas and New York where he had the opportunity to compose original pieces for use in liturgy.

Megan Eny: This is Mrs. Eny's fourth year teaching at Saint Patrick School. She is the Sixth Grade Homeroom teacher and is responsible for Middle School History, Math, and Sixth Grade Reading. She also serves as the Student Government advisor. Having graduated with her B.A. in Education from Longwood University, Mrs. Eny is proud to be the first Saint Patrick School alumnus to teach at our school. Website Link: http://sites.saintpatrickschool.com/mrseny/projects  You will need Mrs. Eny's teacher # to access site.

Diane Knerr:  Mrs. "K" has been teaching at Saint Patrick School for 15 years and was named Teacher of the Year in 2006. She teaches Eighth Grade homeroom and Middle School Math, Science, and English. Mrs. K has also been the Science Fair coordinator for many years. She earned a B.S. from Radford University.

Deanna Dvorak:  Mrs. Dvorak has directed the Saint Patrick School Library for the past ten years. She coordinates library classes, volunteers, and maintains/updates the library book and media inventory. Mrs. Dvorak has an M.S. in Education and came to us after retiring from the Fairfax County Public Schools with twenty years of experience.

James Duffy:  For many years Mr. Duffy has been the maintenance man, morning greeter, and Guardian Angel program coordinator for Saint Patrick School. He has quietly and respectfully provided food baskets, household supplies, and emergency funds for many families in need. Mr. Duffy assists St. Patrick School with just about anything we might need.

 Aaron Caine: Facility Maintenance

Martha Massad:  Mrs. Massad is the Saint Patrick School Administrative Assistant. She manages the school office, provides first aid to many of our students, and is an expert at multi-tasking. For the past twelve years, Mrs. Massad has held various full-time positions within the school. Mrs. Massad is a Fredericksburg native and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington with a B.A. in Economics.

Anne Dihlmann:  This is Mrs. Dihlmann's third year as the Preschool Aide for Saint Patrick School. Over the past seven years she has been a substitute in Preschool and assisted the middle school students in a newspaper and yearbook elective.

Virginia Storm: Saint Patrick School welcomes Ms. Storm to the faculty as a Preschool Aide. Ms. Storm truly enjoys helping the preschoolers to learn. Her prior experience includes being the Secretarial Assistant at the office of Matthew T. Storm, D.D.S., and working at Hazelwild Farm as a Summer Camp Riding Assistant/Counselor.

Mary Jane Gowarty: This is Mrs. Gowarty's seventh year as the Kindergarten Aide. Prior to joining our staff, Mrs. Gowarty was named Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her extensive volunteer work at our school. She has been a Girl Scout Leader and also co-founded the Charitable Acts Club, where students worked on crafts projects that are blessed upon completion and given to others in need of special prayer.

Missie Dort:  Mrs. Dort is the First Grade Aide for Saint Patrick School and this is her ninth year working at our school. Mrs. Dort also prepares articles for the Free-Lance Star newspaper throughout the school year about the current happenings at school. Prior to joining the First Grade classroom, Mrs. Dort worked in Saint Patrick School's Preschool.

Annette Talsma:  Mrs. Talsma has been teaching Third Grade at Saint Patrick School for eight years. She is currently serving on the curriculum mapping team for the diocese and is also the PTO faculty representative for the school.  She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota and a graduate degree in Elementary Education from the Mary Washington College for Graduate Studies. Mrs. Talsma is married and has two sons, who are both attending George Mason University. In her spare time she teaches CCD classes at St. Mary's in Fredericksburg.

Maureen Guilfoyle:  Mrs. Guilfoyle teaches Fifth Grade at St. Patrick School. In addition, she coordinates both the Summer Reading Program and Battle of the Books, where students compete each spring with other Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Arlington. Mrs. Guilfoyle is a graduate of Hunter College and completed a Master's of Religious Education program through Loyola University and the Diocese of Richmond. She taught at Roanoke Catholic School for more than 20 years. http://teacherweb.com/VA/SaintPatrickCatholicSchool/MrsGuilfoyle

Lilly Cleary:  Mrs. Cleary teaches First Grade. She is happy to be back in First Grade after 5 years of teaching Middle School.  This will be her seventeenth year of teaching at Saint Patrick School. Mrs. Cleary has previously taught Preschool; Middle School Language Arts, Math & Religion; and Spanish K-8.  Mrs. Cleary has been married for 23 years and has three children, all of whom are St. Pat's alumni and are now in college. In her free time, Mrs. Cleary teaches CCD and sews costumes for a local dinner theater.

Betsy Bankey: This is Mrs. Bankey’s second year as the Art teacher for Saint Patrick School and. she taught Fourth Grade here in 2005-06.  Mrs. Bankey has more than eleven years of teaching experience in Catholic schools.  She received her B.A. in Fine Art from Maryland College in Scranton , PA , and her B.S. in Elementary Education from Cameron University in Lawton , OK .   

Peg McClay:  Mrs. McClay is a member of our Extended Day Staff and works in the office in he afternoon. "Miss Peg" was born in Alexandria, but has lived in the Fredericksburg area for the past twenty years. She has volunteered and/or worked for Saint Patrick School since its opening.