Faculty & Staff Directory

Gemma Baldon was born and raised in an impoverished neighborhood in the Philippines by relatives whose sacrifices instilled in her resilience, gratitude, and faith. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and later moved to the United States in pursuit of better opportunities and began her career in healthcare IT.  Gemma took time away from her profession for more than a decade to focus on her children’s education and faith formation. During that time, she also served her community as a catechist, parish council member, and school board trustee. Her family discovered Martin Saints in 2017 and was immediately drawn to its mission.

Mrs. Sonja Civillico was born and raised in Houston, Texas.  She graduated from Baylor University in 2004 with a B.S. in Biology and Forensic Science and double minors in Chemistry and English.  Her favorite memories of her undergraduate career include spending a summer in the electron microscopy lab researching winged cork formation, leading a book discussion group on C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce, and participating in a crime scene investigation.  

Upon graduation, Mrs. Civillico moved to Philadelphia, PA to pursue her M.S. in Biology at St. Joseph’s University as a research fellow at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. 

Sheehan Clark is a native of Lancaster County, PA, where he was raised in the Brethren in Christ (Anabaptist) tradition. Sheehan became Catholic in 2014, after studying at Eastern University and falling in love with the great truths offered by the faith. Sheehan joined the Martin Saints family after a Homeric journey through the various educational systems our culture offers, both as a student and as an employee. After graduating from the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University, he started his journey by working in a privately-run residential treatment facility for boys with violent behavioral disorders in Coatesville, PA.

Mr. Cuddy grew up in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He attended Seton Hill University, a Catholic school in Greensburg founded by the Sisters of Charity, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Sacred Music Certificate. Some memorable experiences during his undergraduate studies include conducting and performing with choirs and handbell ensembles, serving as drum major of the marching band, acting in theatrical productions, playing trumpet in jazz ensembles, and training cantors for Masses in the chapel. Mr. Cuddy continued his studies at the University of Arkansas, earning a Master of Music in Choral Conducting.

Kiera Cuddy, originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has always had an interest in the arts and the sacred, and a deep passion for the intersection of the two. Having nearly completed her bachelor’s degree in Art History, she felt the study of aesthetics to be empty without the presence of God, so she changed her major and obtained a B.A. in Religious Studies from Temple University. Transitioning from a lifelong creative (theatre kid and singer) to a visual artist, Mrs. Cuddy has honed her skills by collaborating with and learning from esteemed fine artists in Philadelphia.

Martin Saints has brought a wealth of blessings into Mrs. Cuddy's life, namely that she met her husband Brett Cuddy there! Their home is filled with art and music and they are welcoming their first child together this Fall.

Mr. Vincent Dinoso grew up in Blue Bell, PA and still lives in his childhood home. He graduated with a B.A. in Classics from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a M.A. in Classics from the University of Chicago. He has been a teacher in independent schools for twenty-five years at both the middle and high school levels. He has designed and taught courses in all levels of Latin and Ancient Greek as well as in Greek and Roman history, Greek mythology, and Classical literature. The vast majority of his teaching has taken place in secular schools. He has been blessed to have had the opportunity of teaching in a Catholic and classical school environment for the last few years. When he is not teaching at Martin Saints, he homeschools his elementary school-age children. He and his wife, Maria, have five children. His family are parishioners at St. Mary Church in Conshohocken.

Coach Donnelly and his wife Mary live in Limerick and are active members of St. Teresa of Calcutta parish. They met at the Catholic University of America and married during Christmas break of Mary’s senior year. A year and a half later they welcomed their first of three children, two of whom live in eastern PA. Dan earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and spent a brief time in the chemical industry before his 25-year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during which time he completed an MBA. Mary earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and worked in a variety of nursing positions while caring for their children.

After completing his Ph.D. Dan spent nine years as Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education and six years as Associate Provost for Administration at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

Lisa Eshleman was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She moved to Philadelphia to attend college at the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated in 2022 with a B.A. in Health and Societies, as well as French and Francophone Studies. During her time at Penn, Lisa experienced a radical conversion and joined the Catholic Church through the Newman Center at St. Agatha St. James parish. After graduating, Lisa worked for Generation Life for two years as office manager, writer, and educator, traveling across the northeast, speaking with thousands of students about pro-life and chastity issues. She also loves - in the best possible way - to geek out about the college admissions process!

Mr. Franz was raised in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He earned his B.A. in History at West Chester University where he concentrated on American History and Education. After he graduated from West Chester, he moved to Asheville, North Carolina and worked at a folk art gallery. Subsequently, Mr. Franz moved to Annapolis, Maryland, to study the Classics in a formal setting at St. John’s College. He earned his Master’s in a calendar year and focused on medieval poetry, philosophy and ancient Greek. He translated pieces such as the opening to St. John’s Gospel and the Homeric Hymn to Hephaestus. He and his wife Heather have two daughters and two sons.

Mrs. Casey Gillenkirk grew up in Lansdale, PA. She recalls her first distinct moment of encounter with Truth in her senior year high school theology class, learning the profound wisdom of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. She went on to study in the Humanities department at Villanova, also majoring in Theology and minoring in English. She also had the opportunity to study at Blackfriars, Oxford, for several months, where she attended tutorials in Theology, Scripture, and Shakespeare under the guidance of the Dominicans there. After undergrad, Mrs. Gillenkirk went on to complete her M.A. in Education at Villanova, for which she completed her student teaching requirement at Martin Saints.

Nathaniel Gotcher hails from the Midwest and received a bachelor of architecture degree with a minor in medieval studies from the University of Notre Dame. He is a practicing architect registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and was project architect for the new St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Student Life Center and Chapel. He has a deep passion for traditional church design as well as urban planning and believes that a well-designed city can greatly aid in establishing a just society. Mr. Gotcher lives with his wife and kids in a railroad suburb of Philadelphia where he enjoys artistic and philosophical diversions of all kinds.

Holly Guertin is a fiber artist and textile designer based outside of Philadelphia with her husband and four sons. Holly grew up in suburban North Carolina and studied Fibers at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Throughout her college years, she was a leader at an all-girls Catholic high school in Savannah for a non-denominational discipleship ministry called Young Life. In the Catholic faith, Holly has found a rich language, artistic precedent, and treasure trove of theological concepts to deepen her understanding of wool and sheep and their window to the sacramental worldview. Holly's most known for her "Sheepskin" series of crocheted artworks, which have been commissioned for SCAD's Permanent Collection and displayed internationally.

Dr. Harnett earned her B.A. in Classics from Temple University in 1974 and a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Bryn Mawr College in 1986. Her dissertation centered on the study of Roman sculpture in its civic context at the ancient town of Minturnae in southern Italy. She has worked as a field archaeologist in Israel, Romania, and at Franklin Court, the site of Benjamin Franklin’s house in Philadelphia. With over 40 years of teaching experience, Dr. Harnett has taught Latin at every level—from 4th graders to graduate students. For most of her career she was at Friends’ Central School, where she received an award for excellence in teaching. Dr. Harnett is also an adjunct professor of Latin at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Mrs. Anamaria Hazel was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana in a lively home with four siblings, with a mother from Panama and an Italian father who is a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

She met her husband, who is from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, while they were attending McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They have now been married for 26 years!

She worked in the construction industry for over 15 years in project management on various commercial projects ranging from higher education to shopping center renovations. Mrs. Hazel has recently retired from the construction industry and is ready to build hearts for Martin Saints Classical High School. 

Ms. Lindmeier was born and raised in Bucks County on her family’s farm(ette). As the daughter of a veterinarian, she grew up surrounded by lots of love and animals. Early on she began singing in the choir at her home parish which quickly led to a lifelong love of the performing arts. She got bit by the theater bug around eight years old and has performed around Bucks and Montgomery County ever since. In 2020, she graduated from Immaculata University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both English Secondary Education and Theology with minors in American & British Literature and Communications. At graduation, she was honored to receive the Sister Marian William Hoben Medal for English and the university’s Legacy of 1920 Award.

Ms. Mary Grace Mangano grew up in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and earned her BA in English from Villanova University. She then received her Master's of Science in Management from the University of Notre Dame. She continued her studies at Our Lady's university to pursue her Master's of Education through the Alliance for Catholic Education. While in the ACE Teaching Fellows program, Ms. Mangano taught language arts and religion at Saint Ann's School in Pilsen, Chicago. After graduating from ACE, she moved back to the East Coast and began teaching high school English at Cristo Rey New York High School in East Harlem.

Mr. David Merola and his wife, Christine, currently live with their three children in Dresher, Pennsylvania. He was born and raised in Warwick, RI. David attended Lehigh University where he earned a minor in music and a B.S. in pure mathematics. He was awarded Lehigh’s Thorburg Mathematics Prize for the most outstanding record in an advanced mathematics course. He continued his studies at Florida State University to earn an M.S. in pure mathematics. He first taught at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and then spent 3 years teaching and living alongside students with non-verbal learning differences and Aspergers at Franklin Academy. After that, David spent the next decade teaching at The Solebury School in New Hope, where he learned to teach Harkness Table mathematics.

Jeana Muccia was born and raised in Lansdale. She attended Gwynedd Mercy Academy Elementary from K-8 and continued on to Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, where she participated in plays, musicals, and was president of the Dance Team. Jeana then attended DeSales University, where she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Dance. After graduating in 2010, she went on to pursue several years of dancing professionally for a modern company in Philadelphia, a jazz company in New York City, and Carnival Cruise Line. In 2016, Jeana first learned Ballroom dance as an Instructor with Arthur Murray, a Ballroom Dance studio in Narberth. She has since transitioned to teaching Ballroom, Dance Fitness and children's dance classes at a local Community Center. Jeana feels extremely blessed to be able to share her love and passion for dance through her teaching!

Ms. Maria Pisano grew up in Audubon, Pennsylvania, with some of her earliest childhood memories being at St. Titus Parish, where she encountered the Lord in Eucharistic adoration for the first time. She attended Immaculata University, earning a degree in Communication with a concentration in PR and journalism. During her studies, she encountered a group of Catholic peers on fire for Jesus Christ, and the fertile soil of Catholic community allowed her faith to take root in her young adult life. 

She discovered a love for admissions as she walked with prospective students and their families as an admissions ambassador, and a love for student life as she served as a resident assistant, president of the CRS student ambassadors, and a founding member of Crown of Creation, a women’s group based in Pope St. John Paul II’s teachings on Theology of the Body.   

Mr. Post is a guide and chaperone on the annual canoe and camping trip that launches Frassati Fridays and each school year. He has also taught craftsmanship classes in wood working, first aid, and outdoor skills. In addition to several years of service on the National Canoe Safety Patrol and certification in wilderness first aid, Mr. Post is a professional carpenter. He worked as a teenager with Amish builders and now has a career in Residential Construction Management and a certification from the Building Performance Institute. Previously, Mr. Post served in many positions from apprentice to lead carpenter, eventually becoming vice president of Janiczek Homes, a luxury home builder on the Main Line.

Mrs. Ana María Rodriquez-Rojsa was born into a multicultural family — the daughter of a Spaniard father and a Cuban mother — and raised amid deep, abiding ties to Spain, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. A native Spanish speaker, she attended a Franciscan school in Puerto Rico, where her Catholic faith and her love of the Spanish language took firm root side by side. Every summer of her childhood was spent on her father's family farm in Asturias, Spain, an experience that planted in her a lifelong love of the natural world, the Spanish language, its literature, and the Catholic worldview of Iberoamerica.  

She earned a Master's degree in Microbiology from Thomas Jefferson University and built a twenty-year career as a pharmaceutical professional, drawing on bilingual fluency to bridge drug discovery and development, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, culture, and collaboration across Iberoamerica.

Brenda L. Santana and her husband, Calixto, live in Bethlehem, PA, with their five children. She is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Latin American Studies. She brings the joy of Spanish language and culture to her students. Fluent in professional Spanish, Mrs. Santana is passionate about forming students in virtue, language, and faith. She holds AP Spanish Language and Cultures certification from the College Board and encourages students to pursue a Seal of Biliteracy for bilingual excellence. Prior to joining the team at Martin Saints, she taught Spanish, led classical initiatives, and coordinated the Mock Trial team at Bethlehem Catholic High School. In 2015, she started and co-directed Aquinas Learning, while she homeschooled her children.

Mr. Blair Tiger is a retired US Army officer, Catholic educator, and administrator. Born and raised in New Jersey, he has been blessed to live in many places around the world as either a soldier or educator. Most recently, Mr. Tiger and his family have resided in Allentown, enjoying the east coast food, culture, and beauty. 

Mr. Tiger graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer. Over the next 22 years, he served overseas and across the United States at various postings with increasing responsibilities. His final assignment was back to West Point, where he served as both faculty and staff. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.