OUR STAFF

The staff is one of the most important and valued aspects of St. Paul's. The director oversees a staff that includes classroom teachers and assistants, the music teachers and the office manager.

St. Paul's teachers are required to have a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and some of them hold Master's Degrees. All lead teachers belong to the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children (PAEYC).  The entire staff has been trained in infant/child CPR and First Aid and all have obtained their Act 33 Clearances to work with children.

One of the most significant determinants of quality in a school is the staff-to-child ratio.  The lower the number of children assigned to one teacher, the higher the quality of education the children will receive. St. Paul's historically has one of the lowest staff-to-child rations in the area. 

STAFF DIRECTORY

Chriistine Mains

  •  Director
  • B.S. Business Logistics, Penn State University
  • M.Ed. Early Childhood Leadership and Supervision

Melissa Reinert

  • Office Manager
  • B.A. Chemistry & English, Youngstown State Univ.
  • M.S.Ed. Counseling: Higher Education, Youngstown State Univ.

Lisa Cushman

  • Assistant Teacher
  • B.A. Business Administration, 
    Grove City College

Marianne DeVito

  • Education Specialist
  • B.S. Child Development, University of Pittsburgh
  • M.S. Special Education, University of Pittsburgh

Joan Easton

  • Assistant Teacher
  • B.A. Elementary Education, Point Park College 

Carolyn Hurd

  • Assistant Teacher
  • Early Child Education, CCAC

Pat Hurd

  • Assistant Teacher
  • Early Child Education, CCAC

Anna  Rutledge

  • Assistant Teacher
  • B.A. English, Miami University

MaryGrace Bruni

  • Lead Teacher
  • B.A. History, Holy Cross College
  • M.S. Special Education, Duquesne University

Maria Kast

  • Assistant Teacher
  • B.A. History, Dickinson College

Lauren Miller

  • Lead Teacher
  • M.L.I.S., Univ. of Pittsburgh
  • B.A. History, Univ. of Pittsburgh

Erin Rutter

  • Lead Teacher
  • B.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders, Penn State University
  • Elementary Teaching Certificate, Robert Morris University

Margaret Hooton

  • Music Teacher
  • B.A. Journalism, University of Iowa
  • Music Education, Duquesne University

Amy Yelich

  • Assistant Teacher
  • M.Ed. Early Intervention, University of Pittsburgh

Kate Schubert-Mielnik

  • Lead Teacher
  • B.A. Elementary Education, Mercyhurst University
  • M.S. Biology, Ediboro University

Sasha Gajewski

  • Assistant Teacher
  • Coursework in Business from Univ. of Pittsburgh
  • A.S in Baking and Pastry Arts from Le Cordon Bleu Pittsburgh

Jessica Johns

  • Movement Teacher
  • RYT-200
    Yoga 4 Classrooms
    Yoga Playgrounds
    Mindful Yoga Life Skills for Children and Teens
    Certified Childlight Yoga Instructor

Alyson Kernion

  • Lead Teacher
  • B.S. in Economics, Penn State Univ.
  • M.Ed in Elementary Ed, University of Pittsburgh

Breanne Makatche

  • Assistant Teacher
  • B.S. Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University

Sarah Miller

  • Assistant Teacher
  • B.S. Elementary Education, Penn State University

Kyla Reighard

  • Lead Teacher
  • BS in Developmental from Bryn Mawr College
  • MS in Early Childhood Education from Duquesne

Courtney Kaplan

  • Music Teacher
  • B.F.A. Musical Theatre, California State University, Fullerton 

Ginny Stempkowski

  • Education Specialist
  • BA Journalism w/ minor in German Language, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • K-6 Elementary Education Certification, University of Pittsburgh