Ashtabula County’s Best Teachers

 

 

Anna Thomas, Kindergarten

anna.thomas@neomin.org

 

Mrs. Thomas received her BS from Kent State University.  She is certified K – 8 Elementary Education and K – 12 in Special Education.  She has continued her education at Youngstown State, Ursuline College, Ashland University, Walsh and Lake Erie College.  Mrs. Thomas’ areas of expertise include her ability to help students feel safe and comfortable within the school environment.  She feels this enables the children to enjoy their learning experience.  She has taught 30 years in Catholic Education.  Her personal interests include reading, gardening, and most importantly, her family.  Mrs. Thomas says the best thing about teaching is being able to share her faith while inspiring students to be lifelong learners.  Being a part of the SSJP school family gives her the support and strength she needs to continue to strive to be the best she can for her students.

 

 

 

Elizabeth Malacki, First Grade

elizabeth.malacki@neomin.org

 

Miss Malacki earned her BS from John Carroll University and her Master’s Degree in Education and Technology from Notre Dame College.  She is certified in Early Childhood Pre-K to 3rd and Reading K – 12.  Her areas of expertise include Reading and Interventions.  Miss Malacki joined our SSJP family this school year.  Her personal interests include reading, exercise, cooking and decorating.  She says the best thing about teaching are the days when children surprise you with what they have learned – that “click” in student’s minds is the fulfilling part!  Being part of the SSJP family means being part of a team that supports one another, provides strong student learning and is a warm and accepting group of people.

 

 

 

Carla Robison, Second Grade

carla.robison@neomin.org

 

Mrs. Robison received her BS from John Carroll University with certifications in Elementary 1 – 8 and Reading K – 12.  She has completed graduate courses in Reading through Youngstown State University as well as numerous classes at Lake Erie College and Ursuline College.  Mrs. Robison has taught 14 years in Catholic Education.  She has coached volleyball at the Jr. High and High School levels as well as JV Softball.  Mrs. Robison has served on several Diocesan and parish groups.  She wants to help SSJP be the best place it can be for the families and students.  Her personal interests include spending time with her family, playing volleyball and swimming.  Mrs. Robison loves working with children!  She loves to see the “light bulb” moments when they understand something.  She says the SSJP families are the most helpful and caring families around.  The people are generous and truly care about others.

 

 

 

Donna Capuano, Third Grade

donna.capuano@neomin.org

 

Mrs. Capuano earned her BS in Elementary Education with certifications in Grades 1 – 8.  She has continued her education at Walsh University, Kent State University, Youngstown State and Lake Erie College.  Her expertise is in Reading, Writing and Classroom Organization.  Mrs. Capuano has taught 29 years in Catholic Education.  Her personal hobbies include reading, entertaining family at home, shopping, going out to dinner, spending time with her husband, children and their spouses, her dad and sister and her family.  She says the best thing about teaching is seeing progress from the first week of school to Christmas, then through the end of the school year.  She loves the many smiles on the children’s faces when they listen and learn.  Mrs. Capuano says looking out for the academic, religious and social well-being of each child and the safety of each child within the school setting is what SSJP’s family means to her.

 

 

 

Maryann Cobb, Fourth Grade

maryann.cobb@neomin.org 

 

Mrs. Cobb received her BS in Education from Youngstown State University where she is licensed from Grades 1 – 8.   Her continuing education has been in her expertise of Reading and Language Arts at Kent State University and Lake Erie College.  She has taught 35 years in Catholic Education.  Her personal hobbies include reading, especially mysteries, travel, crafts, decorating and photography.  She feels the best thing about teaching is how she especially enjoys opening the world of good books to children.  Helping children to understand and appreciate literature is very rewarding!  Mrs. Cobb thinks family is the key word at SSJP.  After 35 years, she is now teaching children of former students and she feels the need to maintain that sense of family.

 

 

 

Julie Bloom, Fifth Grade

julie.bloom@neomin.org

 

Miss Bloom earned her BS in Psychology from Ohio State University and her Middle Childhood Education degree from Kent State University.  She is certified in grades 4 – 9 in Math and Social Studies.  She is currently working towards her Masters in Reading and Literacy.  Miss Bloom has spent 7 years in Catholic Education.  Her personal interests include photography, travel and shopping.  Miss Bloom loves to interact with her students and learn from them as she teaches.  She says it is wonderful to watch them progress through elementary because they change so much.  Miss Bloom feels SSJP’s family means to always have someone to turn to in her fellow teachers.  She has support in and out of the classroom.  The close-knit family atmosphere allows her to know her students and their families.

 

 

 

Angela Ackley, Sixth Grade

angela.ackley@neomin.org

 

Miss Ackley received her BS in Elementary Education from Kent State University and her Masters in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Youngstown State University.  She is certified in all general areas for K – 8 and in Reading for K -12.  Miss Ackley has continued her education at Lake Erie College in Technology and Language Arts.  Her area of expertise is Technology, Liturgy (particularly Liturgical Music) and Bible Studies.  Miss Ackley has dedicated 28 years to Catholic Education (she thinks!)  Her personal interests include Music, whether it’s singing, playing or directing; reading; traveling (especially to Florida); and computers.  She feels the best thing about teaching is everything, especially working with students and their families.  The SSJP family means exactly that to her – Family.  It’s family at school, at church, and in the community. 

 

 

Junior High and High School Teachers

 

Erin Adame, Spanish

erinbissell@yahoo.com

 

Mrs. Adame received her Liberal Arts degree from Malone College.  She is certified in Spanish, Communication and Psychology.  She has her Master’s in Education.  Her area of expertise is Translating.  This is her first year in Catholic Education.  Her personal hobbies include kayaking, skiing and biking.  She loves to teach her favorite subject, Spanish, and especially likes working with smaller classes where you can be more creative and target specific areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Jennifer Allan, English

jennifer.allan@neomin.org

 

Mrs. Allan earned her BA in Business Administration from Hiram College and her BS in Education from Youngstown State University.  She is certified in English and Language Arts, grade 7 – 12.  Mrs. Allan is pursuing her Master’s degree in English.  She has taught 9 years in Catholic Education.  Her personal interests include tennis, equestrian sports, 4H and Pony Club volunteering, reading and skiing.   She says the best thing about teaching is being able to talk about her favorite topic all the time.  Mrs. Allan feels the SSJP family is always supportive and loving and is probably one of the best places to work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Michael Burich,  Computer Technology and Science

mwburich@yahoo.com

 

Mr. Burich received his Associate degree from Lakeland College, his BS in Mathematics from Cleveland State University and his Masters in Teaching from Marygrove University.  He is certified in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science.  Mr. Burich is an Adjunct Professor for Ashland College where he has taught several graduate classes for teacher in the use of computers and the inter net in the classroom.  His area of expertise is Web Design.  He has been in Catholic Education 4 years and previously in public education for 30 years.  His personal hobby is Computers.  He says the best thing about teaching is helping the students find their educational pathway.  He feels SSJP is family – he knows almost all of his student’s parents and they know him.  He likes seeing each other at the many school activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Lynda Campagne, Art and English

lynda.campagne@neomin.org

Mrs. Campagne earned her BA in Elementary Education from Walsh University.  Her areas of expertise are Math, Art and Reading.  She has taught 32 years in Catholic Education.  Her personal hobbies include computers, collecting Longaberger baskets and walking.  She thinks the best thing about teaching is the children – SSJP is her family away from home.  She enjoys coming to work and being with the students and her colleagues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Patricia Gilpin, Science

patricia.gilpin@neomin.org

 

Mrs. Gilpin received her BS in Elementary Education from Edinboro State College and her Masters in Education in School Administration from Edinboro University.  She has her certification in Elementary School Administration.  She has continued her education with additional courses on the teaching of Physical Science and Chemistry through Miami University of Ohio and Kent State University.  Her area of expertise is Science, where she has taught for over 25 years.  Mrs. Gilpin began her career in Catholic Education in 1978 at St. Frances Cabrini School in Conneaut where she taught 6th grade.  In 1995, she became Principal.  She joined the SSJP family in 2001.  Her personal hobbies include walking for fitness and being with her husband, John, twin daughters, Rachael & Sarah, and their chocolate lab, Sammy.  Mrs. Gilpin loves the opportunity to interact with the youth in an educational setting.  She feels it is wonderful to witness their personal and academic growth and believes this is the vocation God chose for her!  SSJP is a great place to be and she enjoys meeting and getting to know the school family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Marilou McClimans, History & Theatre

marilou.mcclimans@neomin.org

 

Miss McClimans received her BS in Education from Youngstown State University.  She is licensed in Comprehensive Social Studies, grades 4 – 12.  She has continued her education at Walsh University and Ursuline College.  Her areas of expertise are World History, Modern History and American Government.  She has dedicated 28 years to Catholic Education.  Her personal hobbies include photography, reading and theatre.  Miss McClimans says the best thing about teaching is no two days are alike.  The students energize her and make her laugh.  She loves her job and look on the face of a student who “finally gets it” – which means she did her job.  She feels SSJP is her family.  She is supported and encouraged by the students and their families.   To see the spirit of a Herald that is instilled and nurtured in the students by their parents and grandparents is encouraging.  It refreshes her to see the generations of Heralds at liturgies, sporting events, and graduations and renews her to see the students serving Mass, reading and distributing on weekends at our parishes.  She is proud because they are “our kids” and they are the future Church!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rebecca Ollikainen, Journalism

earjolii@yahoo.com

 

Mrs. Ollikainen received her BGS, Magna Cum Laude from Kent State University and is certified in Art and English.  She has continued her education in Children’s Literature, Shakespeare and Elementary American Sign Language.  Her area of expertise is Art where she has dedicated 30 years to it.  She has been in Catholic Education 2 years.  Her personal interests include Art and Art History, Classical Music and singing in large choral groups.  She says the best thing about teaching is wanting others to know the joy of seeing the world through the eyes of Caravaggio or Van Gogh or Matisse.  She loves seeing the “light go on” when students begin to understand something he or she may have never thought of before.  She loves SSJP.  The faculty genuinely cares about one another as well as the student body.  The students are wonderful and she enjoys being involved in their daily ups and downs and even loves attending the many sporting events.  Most of all, she feels the presence of Christ here and thanks God for the privilege of being a part of SSJP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Bob Potts, Tutor

 

Mr. Potts earned his Associate of Arts from Wingate Junior College and his BS in Elementary Education from Alderson Broaddus College.  He is certified in Elementary Grades K – 8 and as an Intervention Specialist K -12.  He has continued his education at Western Reserve University and Youngstown State University.  He has spent 33 years in public education and 5 years in Catholic Education.  He enjoys reading a good book and sports as his hobbies.  Mr. Potts believes the best thing about teaching is the interaction with the students.  He sees SSJP as a close knit faculty and staff, not bogged down with large classes, so they can and will spend that little extra effort to assist the student.  He feels the staff is truly interested in getting the best out of each and every student.  The small class sizes allow them more flexibility.  He says it has been a real blessing to join staff over the last five years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


David Rozzo, Physical Education and Social Studies

stooge23@adelphia.net

 

Mr. Rozzo earned his BA in Education from Baldwin Wallace.  He is certified in Comprehensive Social Studies, Business, Physical Education and Political Science.  He has continued his education at Kent State, Ashland University and Drake.  His areas of expertise are History and Business.  He has dedicated 11 years to Catholic Education and overall 20 years in Education.  He enjoys playing golf.  Mr. Rozzo says the best thing about teaching in interacting with students.  SSJP’s family provides the quality education with a personal touch – that’s what SSJP means to him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Roberta Thornton, Religion

roberta.thornton@neomin.org

 

Mrs. Thornton earned her BS in Education from Youngstown State.  She is certified in Speech Communication and Theatre.  She has continued her education at Ursuline, Walsh, Notre Dame College and Catholic Distance University in Theology.  She has dedicated 36 years to Catholic Education.  Her personal hobbies include reading historical non-fiction, spending time with her three granddaughters and traveling with her husband.  Mrs. Thornton loves watching the students grow mentally, spiritually and maturing into young men and women.  She says outside her immediate family, SSJP is her family!  Recently, Mrs. Thornton was very sick and hospitalized – the love and concern the students and staff showed her was overwhelming!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Kim Wynn, Mathematics

kimberly.wynn@neomin.org

 

Miss Wynn received her degree from Kent State University and is certified in Secondary and High School Mathematics.  This is her first year in Catholic Education.  Her personal interests include juggling, sketching, playing & writing music, cooking and reading.  She says the best thing about teaching is working with the kids – they inspire curiosity and play which keeps you young at heart.  SSJP is a place that continually asks, “What are the needs of the students?”  So many schools do not carry this agenda per Miss Wynn.  She says many schools are too large, too impersonal to succeed in assisting students with their needs.  She is proud to be an educator in our school.