Meet the New Magis Assistant Director
Colleen is originally from the New York City region and received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Religious Studies from Fordham University in the Bronx in 2002. She volunteered for Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota for three years in the Pre-School/Kindergarten classroom as a teacher’s aide, teacher, coach, bus driver, and Girl Scout leader.From 2005-2007, Colleen taught kindergarten at St. Frances of Rome Catholic School in Cicero, IL, and completed her Master of Arts in Elementary Education as a member of the Loyola University Chicago Opportunities in Catholic Education (LU-CHOICE) program. Colleen then returned to Red Cloud Indian School to teach kindergarten and has also served as a volunteer support person for Magis teachers and the Red Cloud Volunteers for the last two years.
Colleen is uniquely qualified for this position. She served as an intern here last June and July, living with the Magis teachers in Kenefick and coordinating their summer programming. She is also a knowledgeable practitioner of Ignatian spirituality and a dynamite elementary school teacher. She joins us on July 1st.