Faculty & Staff Directory


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Staff

Faculty

Karen Schindler

Executive Director
Headmistress & Philosophy

karenschindler@chestertonfrassati.org

M.A. in Theological Studies, Pontifical Institute of John Paul II, Washington, DC, 2019; B.A. in Philosophy, Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 2014.

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2024-present; California Polytechnic State University, 2019-2021; Kolbe Catholic Classical Academy, 2016-2017; St. Therese Catholic Classical Academy, 2014-2015; St. Michael’s Classical Academy, 1991-2006.

Jennifer Mertin


jennifermartin@chestertonfrassati.org

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2025-present; Masters School of Art, 2017-2020.

Lynn Daue

Music

melissahart@chestertonfrassati.org

B.M. in Music Production, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, [date].

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2024?-present.

Ashley Meyer

Art & Art History

ashleymeyer@chestertonfrassati.org

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2025-present.

Kieran O’Donnell

Humanities & Languages

kieranodonnell@chestertonfrassati.org

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Minors in French and Spanish, [university], [location], date.

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2022?-present.

Mary-Catherine “MC” Sewell

MATHEMATICS

mcsewell@chestertonfrassati.org

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2026-present.

McLeod Sumner

Humanities & Drama

mcleodsumner@chestertonfrassati.org

M.A. in Classical Education, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI, 2025; B.A. in English Literature, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 2017.

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2026-present; Hillsdale College, 2023-2025; Chesterton Academy of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2022-2023; Portland Waldorf School, 2019-2022.

Melissa Hart

School Operations & Science

lynndaue@chestertonfrassati.org

B.S. in Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 2004.

Chesterton Academy of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, 2026-present.