Heather Church

Principal
hchurch@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Political Science with a minor in History from UC Davis, a Master in Educational Leadership and Administrative Credential from St. Mary’s College of California and a CLEAR K-12 Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with English Language Authorization, including supplemental authorization in Civics and Government from California State University, Sacramento.

Mrs. Church began her teaching career as a 4^th/5^th grade combination teacher in the Fairfield-Suisun School District and then joined the Diocese of Sacramento as the 7^th grade classroom teacher at St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School. During summers, she also taught for the Academic Talent Search at CSUS.

St. James School is a very special place to Mrs. Church because, as an alumna, it is where she developed a love of learning and her Catholic faith. Mrs. Church had the opportunity to return to St. James School, her alma mater, as the 4^th grade teacher and now serves as its Principal.

Beverly Juhnke

Administrative Assistant
bjuhnke@sjsdavis.com

Received BA in history with a minor in Education, Mount Marty College, South Dakota, 1968.

Experience: Mrs. Juhnke taught high school in South Dakota, 1968-1970; St. James, 1983 to present.

Kelly Schwagerus

Office Assistant

Allison Torok

Transitional Kindergarten
atorok@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Sociology from UC Davis and a Master in Education from National University.

Before joining St. James School as its Transitional Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Torok taught TK at Holy Cross Academy and Pre-K at the Davis Montessori School.

Robin Ramos

Kindergarten
rramos@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Liberal Studies and a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with CLAD certification from California State University, San Francisco.

Ms. Ramos began her career teaching both 1st and 3rd grades in Catholic Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and Notre Dame, Vacaville before becoming St. James School’s kindergarten teacher.

Anna Lynch

First Grade
alynch@sjsdavis.com

Received B.S. in Human Development with a minor in Psychology from UC Davis and a Master in Education with an emphasis in Special Education, a California Multiple Subject CLEAR Credential with CLAD Certification from St. Mary’s College of California.

Before joining St. James School as its 1st grade teacher, Ms. Lynch was a Resource Specialist and a Special Education teacher. She is the recipient of Solano County’s SELPA Community Advisory Committee’s Special Education Recognition Award as well as Teacher of the Year by Scandia Elementary School. Ms. Lynch has taught in a variety of elementary classrooms in Solano County, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Davis Joint Unified School District.

Margaret Stanton

Second Grade
mstanton@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Child Development, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Special Education Credential from California State University, Sacramento.

Mrs. Stanton taught both Kindergarten and 1^st grade at Immaculate Conception School in Sacramento before becoming St. James School’s 2^nd grade teacher.

Dru Cullison

Third Grade
dcullison@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Psychology from UC Davis and a California Multiple Subject CLEAR Credential with CLAD certification from California State University, Sacramento.

Mrs. Cullison began her teaching career in Colorado before moving back to California where she taught 3^rd grade in Elk Grove. She joined the staff of St. James School as the 4^th grade teacher and is now thrilled to be job sharing the 3^rd grade teaching position with Mrs. Perry.

Susan Perry

Third Grade
sperry@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Liberal and Civic Studies from St. Mary’s College of California and a Master in Elementary Education Curriculum and Instruction from Grand Canyon University.

Mrs. Perry joined the St. James School staff as the 3^rd grade instructional aide and is now thrilled to be job sharing the 3^rd grade teaching position with Mrs. Cullison.

Genevieve Shay

Fifth Grade
gshay@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Political Science from UC Davis and a Master in Education and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from University of San Francisco.

Before becoming the 5^th grade teacher, Ms. Shay was St. James School’s 1^st grade instructional aide as well as its long-term 1^st grade substitute teacher.

Paul Agnew

Sixth Grade
Junior High Math
pagnew@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Mathematics from Benedictine College, Kansas, a Master in Educational Administration, a California Multiple Subject Credential and a California Single Subject Credential in Math from Santa Clara University.

Mr. Agnew began his teaching career with the Peace Corp in Sierra Leone. Upon returning to the United States, he taught junior high at St. Mary School in Gilroy and Our Lady of Grace in West Sacramento before joining the staff at St. James School as its 5th grade teacher. Mr. Agnew was thrilled when the opportunity to teach junior high math became available, because this is his specialty!

Jairo Romero

7th Grade
Junior High History
jromero@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in History and Master in English from University of Southern New Hampshire.

Before joining the staff of St. James School, Mr. Romero served in the US Army and worked in the Davis Joint Unified School District.

Kathryn Baggarly

Eighth Grade
Junior High Literature and Grammar
kbaggarly@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in English from UC Irvine, a Master in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum Development and Instruction from Azusa Pacific University, and a California Multiple Subject CLEAR Credential with CLAD Certification and supplementary authorization in English from California State University, Fullerton.

Mrs. Baggarly began her career teaching 4th grade and 5th grade in Fullerton, California. She was awarded Teacher of the Year, Sunset Lane School, by the Fullerton School District. Before joining the staff of St. James School as its 8th grade teacher, Mrs. Baggarly was one of the school’s volunteer art docents and its long-term 8th grade substitute teacher.

Carolyne Kenny

Science
ckenny@sjsdavis.com

Received B.S. in Biochemistry and Microbiology from National University of Ireland, Galway and a Master in Science Education from Boston University.

Before joining the St. James School staff as its 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Kenny taught primary grades at Bavarian International School in Munich, Germany and chemistry and physical science at a Catholic high school in Boston. Ms. Kenny was thrilled when the opportunity to teach junior high science became available because this is her specialty!

Kevin Saunders

Physical Education
Athletic Director
ksaunders@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Political Science from UC Davis.

Before joining the staff of St. James School, Mr. Saunders was the physical education teacher and athletic director at Marble Valley Academy in El Dorado Hills.

Carrie Ceniseroz-Rothman

Director of TK-8 Visual Arts
cceniseroz@sjsdavis.com

Received BA in Art and Spanish, Whittier College, CA, 1975; graduate studies in Anthropology, Escuela National de Antropologia, Mexico City, in Art at UCLA and CSLA, and in Museum Studies at JFK University, Orinda, CA

Experience: Ms. Ceniseroz-Rothman developed the Visual Arts Program and taught at St. James, 1998-present.

Charlotte Strutzel

Technology
cstrutzel@sjsdavis.com

Received B.S. in Textile Design from UC Davis.

Before joining the staff of St. James School, Mrs. Strutzel worked as a computer specialist in the private sector and taught computer education in the Davis Joint Unified School District.

Michael Schwagerus

Music Director
mschwagerus@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Music from UC Santa Barbara and a Master in Music from California State University, San Francisco.

Before joining the staff of St. James School, Mr. Schwagerus taught classroom music at El Rancho School in Carmichael, California. He is an orchestral musician playing throughout Northern California and owns and operates “Kids Can Music.”

Michele Banister

Reading Resource Teacher and Educational Achievement Specialist
mbanister@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Multidisciplinary Studies from Santa Clara University and a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with CLAD certification from Holy Names University.

Before joining the staff of St. James School, Mrs. Banister taught Kindergarten at St. Clare’s Catholic School in Santa Clara and a variety of elementary classrooms in the Davis Joint Unified School District and the Woodland Joint Unified School District.

Barbara Makin

Extended Care Director
bmakin@sjsdavis.com

Coming soon!

Adélie Barry

Librarian
abarry@sjsdavis.com

Received B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University and Master in Teaching specializing in Secondary School English from Rice University.

Mrs. Barry taught middle and high school English before joining the staff of St. James School as its 4^th grade instructional aide and then its long-term 4^th grade substitute teacher. When the librarian position became available, Mrs. Barry was thrilled to take on this new assignment.