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St. Matthew Catholic School
Faculty and Staff 2024-2025
Administration
Fr. Kevin Grimditch
Pastor
Mrs. Christine Tax, M.Ed.
Principal
ctax@stmatthewaz.org
Ms. Nicole Walsh, M.A., M.Ed.
Dean of School Culture
nwalsh@stmatthewaz.org
Mrs. Lisa Haase , M.Ed.
Dual Language Instructional Coach
lhaase@stmatthewaz.org
Office Staff
Ms. Frannie Berigan
School Registrar and Community Liaison
fberigan@stmatthewaz.org
Mrs. Adriana Chavez-Zazueta
Office Manager
azazueta@stmatthewaz.org
Mrs. Lily Martinez
Title 1 Counselor
lmartinez@stmatthewaz.org
Ms. Esperanza Zazueta
Special Projects Coordinator
ezazueta@stmattherwaz.org
Classroom Teachers and Support Staff
Ms. Karina Ramirez
Preschool Teacher
Kramirez@stmatthewaz.org
Sra. Jocelyn Davila
Kindergarten and 1st grade, Spanish Teacher
jdavila@stmatthewaz.org
Ms. Kim Zebrowski
Kindergarten and 1st grade, English Teacher
kzebrowski@stmatthewaz.org
Marisol Figueroa
2nd and 3rd grade, English Teacher
mfigueroa@stmatthewaz.org
Sra. Ruth Torok
2nd and 3rd grade, Spanish Teacher
rtorok@stmatthewaz.org
Ms. Mahelet Caraveo
Intervention Teacher K-4 Math, Student Council Moderator
mcaraveo@stmatthewaz.org
Sra. Maria Lopez Calacich
4th and 5th grade, Spanish Teacher
adrhernandez@stmatthewaz.org
Elena Simpson
4th and 5th grade, English Teacher
esimpson@stmatthewaz.org
Sam Wells
6th Grade Homeroom Teacher and Social Studies and Religion
Mrs. Teri Tucker
5th-8th Intervention and Music Teacher
ttucker@stmatthewaz.org
Mrs. Adriana Hernandez
6th-8th Spanish & English Language Arts, Athletic Director; Student Council Moderator
adrhernandez@stmatthewaz.org
Elizabeth Nelson
6th-8th grade Math and Technology Teacher
Mrs. Julie Salas-Reyes
Intervention Teacher
jsalasreyes@stmatthewaz.org
Ms. Celese Villaverde
Health and Wellness Teacher, 7th Grade Homeroom and Science
cvillaverde@stmatthewaz.org
Sra. Silvia Espericueta
Instructional Assistant
Mrs. Maria Luna
Preschool Instructional Assistant
Nora Wickers
Instructional Assistant
Mrs. Rosa Morales
Cafeteria Manager
Sr. Oscar Manzanares
Grounds/Building Maintenance
Sr. Javier Martinez
Maintenance