Mrs. Stefanie Gazich, ARCHES Administrator
Stefanie Gazich is the mother of six children and the grandmother of five. She and her family are members of Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids, MN. She has been home educating for eighteen years. She is a graduate of Ohio University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. She did field reporting for an ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. and was offered a writing position for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. Stefanie believes strong grammar skills polish and enhance one's ability to communicate effectively and professionally. Stefanie has been a tutor with ARCHES for 12 years and loves teaching by engaging students in memorization, recitation, spelling, diagramming, and formation of strong sentence structure. In Pre-Algebra, students participate by working problems on white boards at their desk thus engaging them in the learning process. Struggles her own children had in learning math, sparked creative ways to learn and understand the math concepts. Stefanie currently works part-time at St. Pius X in White Bear Lake as an Administrative Assistant and Elementary Coordinator for Faith Formation. She cherishes the truths of the Catholic church and is passionate in helping children discover the treasures of the Catholic faith.
Courses: Grammar II, Pre-Algebra
Mr. Doug Latawiec
Doug Latawiec graduated Xi Sigma Pi from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Products Marketing. Doug has many years of volunteer teaching experience including eights years at the Minneapolis Catholic Youth Center and over fourteen years as a religious education teacher. He has been a home schooling father of fourteen children and is currently planning his seventeenth year tutoring Literature I and II for ARCHES. He is the athletic director and basketball coach of Victory Christian Home School Association serving home school boys and girls from junior high to varsity teams.
Courses: Literature I, Literature II
Mrs. Jennifer May
Jennifer May is the mother of four children. The Mays are parishioners at Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids. Jennifer is an Alumni of ARCHES and attended when it was known as the Lietzke Classes. She went through PSEO and graduated Phi Theta Kappa at ARCC receiving her AA degree before her high school diploma. She attended UMD studying Exercise Science/Sports Medicine. Jennifer’s patient, encouraging, and creative style of teaching helps students grasp harder concepts more easily and strengthens students’ memorization skills. She has a deep passion for teaching and has substituted at ARCHES for the grammar and pre-algebra classes. She also serves as a substitute at The Way of the Shepherd Montessori School in Blaine.
Courses: Grammar I, Saxon 8/7, Keyboarding
Mrs. Jill McCormick
Mrs. McCormick and her husband have one daughter and are members of Epiphany Church in Coon Rapids. Mrs. McCormick earned her Bachelor of Arts in both Theology and Classics at the University of Dallas, where she also took classes in the sciences, philosophy, English, and history. She taught Latin at a Classical charter school in Arizona, then Latin and Theology at a Catholic school here in Minnesota, before choosing to set aside teaching to stay home with her daughter. She is thrilled to be back in the classroom teaching the two subjects she is most passionate about. The McCormicks enjoy a life of continuous learning and a variety of hobbies, from sports, to roasting coffee, to fine arts, and everything in between.
Courses: Latin I, Latin II, Moral Theology
Mrs. Teresa Pontious
Teresa's background consists of a BS degree in Biology from the U of MN, which she followed up with a Medical Technology internship from HCMC and a MT(ASCP) degree. She worked in a hospital Microbiology lab for 12 years and have taught medical technicians. She was accepted into the ARCH Diocese Cohort program in May, 2006 and completed her Master's degree for teaching. She has worked for Catholic Elementary schools and been involved at St. Timothy's in Blaine in the Faith Formation and Confirmation programs. I enjoy working with children and young adults and look forward to the upcoming academic year.
Course: Biology
Mrs. Amanda Sanoski
Originally from central Minnesota, Amanda Sanoski now lives in White Bear Lake with her husband and two children. She is a member of the Church of St. Pius X and worked from 2007-2017 at the Church of Saint Paul in Ham Lake. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Studies Education and a Master of Arts degree in History from St. Cloud State University. Amanda loves all things related to England and British history, and is very excited for the upcoming course.
Course: British History
Mrs. Debra Sivula
Debra Sivula is happily married to her husband, Joel, a mother of six children, grandmother of eight and a mother-in-law to four. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Her first career from 1979 to 1985 was being an oncology nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis and the University Hospital at the University of Minnesota. She retired in 1985 to stay home and educate her children. She is a member of the Church of Saint Paul in Ham Lake and loves science and would like to pass her knowledge on to others.
Course: Life Science
Mrs. Sarah Stanbary
Sarah Stanbary has been training for 10 years (and competing for seven) in over 20 Ballroom Dance styles. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay with a BA in Theatre Performance and Arts Management. She has performed for several professional theatre companies and studied Theatre and the Arts in London and Europe. She has been teaching Ballroom Dancing throughout her training. In addition to Ballroom Dancing she has been trained in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Irish Step, and Period Styles. She currently works as a Performer, Administrator, and Booking Manager for Epiphany Studio Productions (a Catholic Theatre Production Company) based in the Twin Cities as well as running and performing in her own Catholic Dance Performance Company. She grew up in Wisconsin where she was Home Educated until college.
Course: Ballroom Dancing
Mrs. Cristy Trandahl
Cristy Trandahl holds a Bachelors of Science in Education with a certificate in Reading/Language Arts. She is a former teacher in the Forest Lake School District and has been home educating her six children within a classical Catholic curriculum for over sixteen years. She has worked as a test writer for Edformation, a leading student progress monitoring company, and has over a dozen inspirational nonfiction works published in some bestselling anthologies including Chicken Soup for the Soul, Ultimate Christian, Cup of Comfort, and Women’s Day magazine.
Courses: Composition I
Mrs. Itzell Veronica
Itzell Veronica is from Mexico. There, she graduated from Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and Finance. She lived in Manchester, England where she worked with young people as Residential Social Worker and Employment and Careers Adviser for 5 years. There, she completed a National Vocational Qualification Level 4 in Learning, Development and Support Services for Children and Young People, awarded by OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations). Back in Mexico, she worked as an English as a Second Language Teacher and Professor from elementary to university levels. She also graduated from Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) with a Masters degree in Education. In the United States, she has worked as an Assistant Director and Co-Director at two Spanish Immersion Daycares and Preschools. She also worked as a fourth grade Teaching Fellow, teaching Social Studies in Spanish language. She is married and has one son. She loves spending time with her family, traveling and teaching. She is thrilled to be back in the classroom at ARCHES.
Course: Spanish I/II
Mrs. Basia Zebro
Basia Zebro is the mother of seven children and the grandmother of three. She and her family are members of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Oak Grove, MN. She has home educated her children over a span of the last 20 years. She graduated from Russell Sage College in Albany, New York, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and has been a tutor for ARCHES for the last 4 years. Not only has she been an educator of the social sciences, she taught Ballroom Dance for 10 years at the Church of St. Paul in Ham Lake through the Home Education Ministry.
Courses: World Geography, American Government, Algebra I, Earth Science
Stefanie Gazich is the mother of six children and the grandmother of five. She and her family are members of Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids, MN. She has been home educating for eighteen years. She is a graduate of Ohio University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. She did field reporting for an ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. and was offered a writing position for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. Stefanie believes strong grammar skills polish and enhance one's ability to communicate effectively and professionally. Stefanie has been a tutor with ARCHES for 12 years and loves teaching by engaging students in memorization, recitation, spelling, diagramming, and formation of strong sentence structure. In Pre-Algebra, students participate by working problems on white boards at their desk thus engaging them in the learning process. Struggles her own children had in learning math, sparked creative ways to learn and understand the math concepts. Stefanie currently works part-time at St. Pius X in White Bear Lake as an Administrative Assistant and Elementary Coordinator for Faith Formation. She cherishes the truths of the Catholic church and is passionate in helping children discover the treasures of the Catholic faith.
Courses: Grammar II, Pre-Algebra
Mr. Doug Latawiec
Doug Latawiec graduated Xi Sigma Pi from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Products Marketing. Doug has many years of volunteer teaching experience including eights years at the Minneapolis Catholic Youth Center and over fourteen years as a religious education teacher. He has been a home schooling father of fourteen children and is currently planning his seventeenth year tutoring Literature I and II for ARCHES. He is the athletic director and basketball coach of Victory Christian Home School Association serving home school boys and girls from junior high to varsity teams.
Courses: Literature I, Literature II
Mrs. Jennifer May
Jennifer May is the mother of four children. The Mays are parishioners at Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids. Jennifer is an Alumni of ARCHES and attended when it was known as the Lietzke Classes. She went through PSEO and graduated Phi Theta Kappa at ARCC receiving her AA degree before her high school diploma. She attended UMD studying Exercise Science/Sports Medicine. Jennifer’s patient, encouraging, and creative style of teaching helps students grasp harder concepts more easily and strengthens students’ memorization skills. She has a deep passion for teaching and has substituted at ARCHES for the grammar and pre-algebra classes. She also serves as a substitute at The Way of the Shepherd Montessori School in Blaine.
Courses: Grammar I, Saxon 8/7, Keyboarding
Mrs. Jill McCormick
Mrs. McCormick and her husband have one daughter and are members of Epiphany Church in Coon Rapids. Mrs. McCormick earned her Bachelor of Arts in both Theology and Classics at the University of Dallas, where she also took classes in the sciences, philosophy, English, and history. She taught Latin at a Classical charter school in Arizona, then Latin and Theology at a Catholic school here in Minnesota, before choosing to set aside teaching to stay home with her daughter. She is thrilled to be back in the classroom teaching the two subjects she is most passionate about. The McCormicks enjoy a life of continuous learning and a variety of hobbies, from sports, to roasting coffee, to fine arts, and everything in between.
Courses: Latin I, Latin II, Moral Theology
Mrs. Teresa Pontious
Teresa's background consists of a BS degree in Biology from the U of MN, which she followed up with a Medical Technology internship from HCMC and a MT(ASCP) degree. She worked in a hospital Microbiology lab for 12 years and have taught medical technicians. She was accepted into the ARCH Diocese Cohort program in May, 2006 and completed her Master's degree for teaching. She has worked for Catholic Elementary schools and been involved at St. Timothy's in Blaine in the Faith Formation and Confirmation programs. I enjoy working with children and young adults and look forward to the upcoming academic year.
Course: Biology
Mrs. Amanda Sanoski
Originally from central Minnesota, Amanda Sanoski now lives in White Bear Lake with her husband and two children. She is a member of the Church of St. Pius X and worked from 2007-2017 at the Church of Saint Paul in Ham Lake. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Studies Education and a Master of Arts degree in History from St. Cloud State University. Amanda loves all things related to England and British history, and is very excited for the upcoming course.
Course: British History
Mrs. Debra Sivula
Debra Sivula is happily married to her husband, Joel, a mother of six children, grandmother of eight and a mother-in-law to four. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Her first career from 1979 to 1985 was being an oncology nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis and the University Hospital at the University of Minnesota. She retired in 1985 to stay home and educate her children. She is a member of the Church of Saint Paul in Ham Lake and loves science and would like to pass her knowledge on to others.
Course: Life Science
Mrs. Sarah Stanbary
Sarah Stanbary has been training for 10 years (and competing for seven) in over 20 Ballroom Dance styles. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay with a BA in Theatre Performance and Arts Management. She has performed for several professional theatre companies and studied Theatre and the Arts in London and Europe. She has been teaching Ballroom Dancing throughout her training. In addition to Ballroom Dancing she has been trained in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Irish Step, and Period Styles. She currently works as a Performer, Administrator, and Booking Manager for Epiphany Studio Productions (a Catholic Theatre Production Company) based in the Twin Cities as well as running and performing in her own Catholic Dance Performance Company. She grew up in Wisconsin where she was Home Educated until college.
Course: Ballroom Dancing
Mrs. Cristy Trandahl
Cristy Trandahl holds a Bachelors of Science in Education with a certificate in Reading/Language Arts. She is a former teacher in the Forest Lake School District and has been home educating her six children within a classical Catholic curriculum for over sixteen years. She has worked as a test writer for Edformation, a leading student progress monitoring company, and has over a dozen inspirational nonfiction works published in some bestselling anthologies including Chicken Soup for the Soul, Ultimate Christian, Cup of Comfort, and Women’s Day magazine.
Courses: Composition I
Mrs. Itzell Veronica
Itzell Veronica is from Mexico. There, she graduated from Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and Finance. She lived in Manchester, England where she worked with young people as Residential Social Worker and Employment and Careers Adviser for 5 years. There, she completed a National Vocational Qualification Level 4 in Learning, Development and Support Services for Children and Young People, awarded by OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations). Back in Mexico, she worked as an English as a Second Language Teacher and Professor from elementary to university levels. She also graduated from Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) with a Masters degree in Education. In the United States, she has worked as an Assistant Director and Co-Director at two Spanish Immersion Daycares and Preschools. She also worked as a fourth grade Teaching Fellow, teaching Social Studies in Spanish language. She is married and has one son. She loves spending time with her family, traveling and teaching. She is thrilled to be back in the classroom at ARCHES.
Course: Spanish I/II
Mrs. Basia Zebro
Basia Zebro is the mother of seven children and the grandmother of three. She and her family are members of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Oak Grove, MN. She has home educated her children over a span of the last 20 years. She graduated from Russell Sage College in Albany, New York, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and has been a tutor for ARCHES for the last 4 years. Not only has she been an educator of the social sciences, she taught Ballroom Dance for 10 years at the Church of St. Paul in Ham Lake through the Home Education Ministry.
Courses: World Geography, American Government, Algebra I, Earth Science
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