Staff

She moved to Chicago in 2003 and received her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from DePaul University.
After spending fifteen years teaching middle school classes at Saint Andrew, Shanna became the assistant principal in 2022.

Ms. Eley loves to spend time with her husband and her two amazing children who make her laugh. They are both Saint Andrew students. She is an avid reader and college football fan. Go Bulldogs!

She has previously taught for two years at Northside Catholic Academy and eleven years teaching Head Start in Chicago Public Schools.

Mrs. Pelican and her husband have one daughter, a sophomore at DePaul College Prep (and a Saint Andrew alum). In her spare time, she enjoys Pilates, walking, going on vacation, and spending time with family and their dog.

Mrs. Pelican is one of the Early Childhood teachers who works with our four-year-old students.

She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in psychology and received her professional teaching license from Northeastern University. She likes to read, cook, golf, ski, travel, and hang out with her two daughters, Maddy and Emmy.

Ms. Simone is one of the Early Childhood teachers and works with our three-year-old students and moderates Book Club.

Ms. Filipek enjoys music, books, movies, fashion, Pilates and any outdoor activity. She also loves spending time with her niece and nephew. A fun fact about Ms. Filipek is she can wiggle her ears.

Ms. Filipek works in our Early Childhood program working with our three-year-old students.

Mrs. Martinez and her husband have three adult children and a cat, Loki. She lives in Wrigleyville and is a lifelong Cubs fan. Go Cubs! She enjoys being with family, listening to music, and dancing. She also loves pandas.

Mrs. Martinez is our assistant kindergarten teacher.

Ms. Cecil enjoys walking, reading, shopping, spending time with friends and family.

Ms. Cecil is one of our Kindergarten teachers.

Before coming to Saint Andrew, she was an Instructor/Proctor for culinary chefs.

Mrs. Corral is married with three beautiful children and two furry babies. She loves all dogs - big or small. This summer, she played pickleball, staying active and exercising.

Mrs. Corral is one of ourfirst grade teachers.

Mrs. Scaletta is married to her high school sweetheart and has two cats, Posty and Piper. She enjoys road-tripping to neighboring states, taking on remodeling DIYs, and attending concerts! Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, she is a very proud White Sox fan, even during their rebuilding phase.

Mrs. Scaletta is one of our second grade teachers, co-director of Puppy Players, and co-moderator of Yearbook Club.

When not in the classroom, Mrs. Calderon spends time with her husband, two boys (one is a Saint Andrew student), and their German Shepherd named Batman. Photography is her biggest passion — she's even been paid to photograph school events at Smyser Elementary, capturing everything from assemblies to special celebrations. She also enjoy going to the gym and dancing whenever she gets the chance.

Mrs. Calderon is one of our third grade teachers.

Ms. Nation comes from a family of five including two younger sisters. She also has a dog named Finn and a cat named Honey. She loves to play guitar and piano, paint, and travel. She has also visited seventeen countries!

Ms. Nation is one of the fourth grade teachers and one of the moderators of Spirit Club.

When she's not teaching, Ms. Szumski enjoys reformer pilates, watching movies (especially Marvel), and traveling as much as possible. She studied abroad in Innsbruck, Austria. She also loves spending time with her pug, Evie.

Ms. Szumski is one of the fifth grade teachers.

When she's not teaching, Ms. Paslaski enjoys crafting, baking, reading,and playing paddle sports like tennis and pickleball. She also likes going to concerts and comedy shows. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland while she was at Marquette. She has three siblings, two family dogs (Dunkin and Duffy) and a tortoise named Burger.

Ms. Paslaski is one of the sixth grade homeroom teachers.

Ms. Wolf has 10 years of teaching experience, including six years as a fifth-grade teacher in Plainfield School District and four years at St. Mary of the Lake, where she taught students in grades 4–8.

Ms Wolf enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Mrs. Wolf is one of the seventh grade homeroom teachers, seventh grade religion, seventh grade math, and teaches seventh and eighth grade Language Arts.

She has taught for twent years - eighteen at Saint Andrew. Mrs. Orr enjoys exercising, spending time in nature, listening to music, and traveling. Mrs. Orr enjoys living in Chicago with her husband, Dan, and their three children.

Mrs. Orr is part of the Middle School Team and teaches seventh and eighth grade Social Studies.

When she's not teaching, Ms. Byrne enjoys playing and coaching lacrosse and is excited to get to know the students and community of Saint Andrew.

Ms. Byrne is the STEM teacher and one of the eighth grade math teachers.

Before coming to Saint Andrew, Ms. Mischa raised her three young daughters. The twins are now in 8th and her oldest daughter is a senior in high school. Ms. Mischa enjoys yoga, snowboarding, hiking, and going to soccer matches. You just might bump into her at any one of the amazing Chicago area art galleries and museums.

Ms. Mischa is the school art teacher.

He is a partner and instructor with the University of Notre Dame's Play Like A Champion Today program.

She studied French but would have to brush up on it to be able to hold a conversation.

When Ms. Gemma is not teaching, she likes to play with her daughter. She enjoys hiking, talking with friends, working on puzzles, board games and logic puzzles. She also relaxes by coloring and practicing yoga. And she really enjoy visiting her family in Spain. She lives with her husband, Raul and her daughter, Laia.

Ms. Gemma is the Spanish teacher for our Early Childhood students.

Before coming to Saint Andrew, she has been a Profesora at Instituto Cervantes and and Profesora Ayundante at Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Mrs. DiMarino enjoys spending time with her husband, her daughter, and Luli. She also enjoys cooking walking Luli, traveling, and learning as many languages as she can. She loves history and visiting places where things happened, especially the Renaissance Period. Last summer, Mrs. D was a presenter at a conference at Harvard University. She created a program called Medical Spanish and was thrilled to present.

Currently, she collaborates with "Instituto Cervantes" teaching Spanish as a second language.

Mrs. DiMarino is our Spanish teacher for first through eighth grade. She also offers Spanish Support for students who need a little bit of extra guidance and Spanish Advance for students who want to progress.

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She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from DePaul University with endorsements in Language Arts and Social Sciences in Grades 5-8 and her Master’s degree in Differentiated Instruction from Concordia University. Mrs. Roberts enjoys spending time with her husband, Michael, and three children, Claire (28), Maddie (26) and Quinn (18) - all former Saint Andrew students. She also enjoys spending time with their dog, Dublin.

Mrs. Roberts loves to read and take her dog, Dublin, on long walks in the city. She played volleyball at DePaul University and is one of the 7th grade girls' volleyball coaches.

Mrs. Roberts is the Curriculum/Enrichment Coordinator and one of the sixth grade Language Arts teachers.

She has taught 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, although, her true passion is teaching reading to young learners.

Ms. Parks grew up in a suburb of Detroit, MI and is still hoping to see the Lions in the SuperBowl this year.

Prior to joining Saint Andrew, Ms. Witt completed her internship in Chicago Public Schools (Irving Park), then worked as a Social Worker in Barrington district 220.

Ms. Witt enjoys playing tennis, reading, and yoga. 

Ms. Witt is the school counselor.

She also loves cooking, going out to restaurants, riding a bike, cycling workout classes, flowers, and making bouquets.

Ms. Olson is the school health assistant.

Prior to working at Saint Andrew, she spent fourteen years working at Our Lady of Lourdes School (seven as a teacher's aide including two semesters as an Early Childhood teacher, and seven years as the office manager).

Mrs. Mahadeo loves to travel and spend time with her children and grandchildren. Her son, Steven, is a proud Saint Andrew graduate (Class of 2005).

Mrs. Mahadeo is our Administrative Assistance/Office Manager.

Her daughters have all worked at Saint Andrew in some capacity - helping with Encore, Drama Club or coaching volleyball.

Mrs. Norton is the co-director of Drama Club and one of our middle school volleyball coaches. She has coached at Saint Andrew for over ten years.

Mrs. Norton is a teacher aide and runs our school lunchroom.