A Team Driven By Mission
We have a highly qualified, diverse and dynamic faculty, united by a shared commitment to advancing the mission of SMMS. Each faculty member strives to serve as more than an educator, aiming to be a
witness. The following is an excerpt from the Holy See's Teaching on Catholic Schools:
"More than a master who teaches, a Catholic educator is a person who gives testimony by his or her life. Shortly after his election, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the kind of witness required of all teachers of the faith, including those in Catholic schools:
The central figure in the work of educating . . . is specifically the form of witness. . . . The witness never refers to himself but to something, or rather, to Someone greater than he, whom he has encountered and whose dependable goodness he has sampled. Thus, every educator and witness finds an unequaled model in Jesus Christ, the Father's great witness [cf. John 8:28]."
PRE-K3 TEACHER, BRENDA ACOSTA
Ms. Acosta has a BA from St. Mary's University, and has over five years of teaching experience.
Email: brenda.acosta@stmmsa.org
PRE-K3 TEACHER, ANNA NUNEZ
Ms. Nunez has a BA from Texas A&M San Antonio, and has been teaching since 2012.
Email: anna.nunez@stmmsa.org
PRE-K4 TEACHER, MONICA HUGHES
PRE-K4 TEACHER, CRISTINA ESCOBEDO
PRE-K4 TEACHER, MS. CYNTHIA MARTINEZ
K5 TEACHER, ALLISON MOUTON
Ms. Mouton has been teaching since 2011. She has a BA from Texas Tech University, and a Master of Education in Reading from the University of Portland.
Email: allison.mouton@stmmsa.org
K5 TEACHER, ERIKA ORTEGA
Ms. Ortega earned her BA as a McNair Scholar graduate of UTSA, and has taught since 2014.
Email: erika.ortega@stmmsa.org
K5 TEACHER, VERONICA GONZALEZ (PICTURE COMING SOON)
Ms. Gonzalez has taught since 1986, and earned her BA from Centro de Estudios Universitarios in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Email: veronica.gonzalez@stmmsa.org
1ST GRADE TEACHER, DENISE TERRY
Mrs. Terry has BS in Education from Texas State University. She was the Teacher of the Year twice, once in Austin ISD and once in SAISD. She has 18 years of teaching experience.
Email: denise.terry@stmmsa.org
1ST GRADE TEACHER, CYNTHIA MONTOYA
2ND GRADE TEACHER, NADIA LOPEZ (PICTURE COMING SOON)
2ND GRADE TEACHER, APRIL RODRIGUEZ
SPANISH SPECIALIST, MADRE ANGELES
Madre is a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit Congregation, and has several decades of teaching experience in the United States and Mexico.
SPANISH SPECIALIST, SISTER ESIQUIA
Sister Esi is a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit Congregation, and has several decades of teaching experience in Mexico.
3RD GRADE TEACHER, IVETT CORTEZ
Ms. Cortez has a BA from UTSA, and taught 2nd grade last year at SMMS. This means that she will be "looping" to 3rd grade with them.
Email: ivett.cortez@stmmsa.org
4TH GRADE TEACHER, MATTHEW FAVA
Mr. Fava returns to SMMS as a 2nd Year University of Notre Dame ACE teacher. Mr. Fava has a BA from College of the Holy Cross, and is currently pursuing his Master's in Education from Notre Dame.
Email: matthew.fava@stmmsa.org
4TH GRADE TEACHER, KRISTINA GETTY
MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM (5TH-8TH)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, BRENDA GALVAN
MATHEMATICS, MS. TAYLOR-ANN TREVINO
SOCIAL STUDIES, MR. ANTHONY METZGAR
Mr. Metzgar is a First Year University of Notre Dame ACE teacher. He has a BA from Augustana University. He is currently pursuing a Master's in Education from Notre Dame.
Email: anthony.metzgar@stmmsa.org
ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONIST, TOM TERRY
Mr. Terry has a BA in Psychology from Texas State, and has been in education for over a decade. In that time, he was selected as Teacher of the Year in Austin ISD, as well as Special Educator of the Year, also in Austin ISD.
Email: tom.terry@stmmsa.org
COUNSELOR, CARLYE GOSSEN
Ms. Gossen has a BA from the University of Arizona. She has an MA in Early Childhood Elementary and Education Development from UTSA, and an MS in Psychology from OLLU. This will be her third year as Counselor at SMMS.
Email: carlye.gossen@stmmsa.org
FINE ARTS, MORGAN CLYDE
Ms. Clyde has a BA in Theater from Harding University, and has worked as a Theatrical Artist since 2010.
Email: morgan.clyde@stmmsa.org
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & ATHLETICS, COACH MCKEOWN
Ms. McKeown has taught at SMMS since 2010, having previously taught at St. Gerard's High School.
Email: lynn.mckeown@stmmsa.org
VICE PRINCIPAL, DAVID SOLIS
Mr. Solis has 30 years of educational experience at every level from Pre-K to college, in roles including teacher, Principal and college professor. Mr. Solis has a BA from St. Mary's University, an MA from Texas A&I and Elementary Bilingual Certification from OLLU. Perhaps most importantly, he is a 1971 graduate of St. Mary Magdalen School!
Email: david.solis@stmmsa.org
VICE PRINCIPAL, ANNE CHRISTINE CLEMENS
Ms. Clemens has both a BA and a Master's in Education from the University of Notre Dame. She is a former ACE teacher, having started her educational career in 2010.
Email: anne.christine.clemens@stmmsa.org
PRINCIPAL, WILLIAM DAILY
Mr. Daily has a BA from Boston College, an MA in International Political Science from Marquette University, an MA in Education from Mount Mary University, and a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He recently completed the Emmaus Series for Catholic School Leaders at Boston College in the spring of 2016. He has been an educator since 2001, and enters his fifth year at SMMS.
Email: william.daily@stmmsa.org
