Faculty & Staff
Reverend Scott Circe
Pastor
Fr. Scott M. Circe was born in Syracuse, NY, raised in southern Louisiana and has lived in Florida since 1988. Growing up in a family of six and attending Catholic school until college, Fr. Scott first felt the call to the priesthood as a teenager. He would later enter the seminary not long after graduating from the University of Central Florida. He attended and graduated from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Orlando in 2005. Fr. Scott received his first assignment as parochial vicar at his home parish, Annunciation Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs. He has since also served at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Most Precious Blood in Oviedo, and as Vice Rector and lecturer in pastoral formation of St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami. In July 2017, Fr. Scott received has fifth assignment as Pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community.
Mrs. Yesenia, “Jesse” De Leon, Ed.S.
Principal
Yesenia "Jesse" De Leon, of Cuban-Spanish heritage, was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She cherishes her strong Catholic faith and is fluent in both English and Spanish. She shares a beautiful and blessed life with her husband, embracing their seven children as precious gifts from God. Their children, ranging in ages from 25 to 11, consist of four sons and three daughters. Currently, four of their children are pursuing higher education at Florida universities such as FSU, UCF, FIT, and UF, while the youngest son attends Melbourne Central Catholic High School.
As a close-knit family, they find joy in attending Mass together, engaging in sports like basketball and soccer, reveling in the rhythm of Latin dances, and spending quality time at the beach.
In 1993, Jesse earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and a Master of Science degree in Reading Education K-12 from Florida International University in Miami in 1995. Driven by her passion for learning and leadership, she further pursued her studies and earned a Specialist in Education degree in Educational Leadership from American College of Education in 2019.
With a rich background spanning two decades in the field of education, Jesse has dedicated herself to shaping young minds and nurturing the academic and spiritual growth of her students and supporting families and colleagues. In the academic year 2022-2023, she served as the assistant principal for Freedom 7 - IB World School within Brevard Public Schools in Cocoa Beach. Prior to that, she spent a decade at Ascension Catholic School, within the Diocese of Orlando, where she played pivotal roles as the STREAM enrichment and gifted education coordinator for Grades 1-8, science research coordinator for grades 7-8, and 5th-grade teacher. Before her time at Ascension, she spent nine years serving at South Pointe Elementary School in South Beach and William Lehman Elementary School in South Miami, both part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Filled with enthusiasm and deep devotion, Jesse is thrilled to return to the Diocese of Orlando and take on the role of principal at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School. She eagerly anticipates working closely with her faith-filled community and is dedicated to ensuring the ongoing success of the "Raiders." Jesse embraces this opportunity as a divine calling and prays for God's blessings upon the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community.
Mrs. Karen Laird
Office Manager
Mrs. Laird was born and raised in New Jersey. She moved to Satellite Beach, Florida in 1998 with her husband, Richard and their twin daughters Erin and Katie. She joined the HNJ community then and never left. Her twins are HNJ alumni and she, after being an active member of the Home and School Association and School Board, has worked in the school front office for 13 years.
Mrs. Laird blended marital family of 33 years, includes two wonderful, loving older children in New Jersey and their spouses and their 3 amazing grandbabies. She and husband Richard are also blessed to have twins Erin and Katie living much closer by in Tampa and Orlando; the Orlando twin and her husband the parents of her newest grandchild Auggie.
In addition to her work at HNJ, Mrs. Laird also loves spending time with family near and far, cooking and traveling with her husband.
Mrs. Nancy Easton
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Easton is married and has a 15 year old daughter. She has a B.A. Degree in Business Administration from Cleary University, Ann Arbor Michigan. She has worked at HNJ in the front office for over 6 years. She enjoys the beach, golfing, reading and needlepoint. She vacations in Michigan with her family during the summer and at Christmastime.
Mrs. Sara Casaletto
Pre-K3 Teacher
Mrs. Casaletto received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas. She just moved to Melbourne, FL with her family last summer. Her family moved from Nazareth, PA where she worked for Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 as a Transition Coach for students with special needs. She enjoys spending time with her daughters Grace (12) and Emily (8), her husband Brian and her dog Cassie.
Mrs. Renee Gozzi
PreK3 Teacher
Mrs. Gozzi was born and raised in Italian heritage, and originally from Chicago, IL. She is a Roman Catholic and practices her faith. She has resided in the Brevard County area since 2016 with her husband Graziano and son, Carlo (19). She has a daughter, Gabriella (24), son-in-law, David (24) and grandson, Joseph (18 months). She started at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School as a teacher’s aide in 2019. She was recently worked in the HNJ Early Learning Center as the young three’s teacher. She graduated from College in Illinois in 1989, with an AA in Early Childhood Education. She is DCF tested and certified as of March 2023. She has recently received her Florida Child Care Professional Credential (FCCPC) for the State of Florida. The 2023/2024 school year she will be the Prek-3 teacher in the main school.
Mrs. Gozzi loves and adores her children and grandchildren. She loves the beach and spending time with friends and family in Italy.
Mrs. Melissa Madison
Pre-K 3 Teacher Aide
Mrs. Madison was baptized at HNJ and attended K-8 at HNJ and then attended MCC. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors in General Business and a Masters in Exercise Physiology and Wellness. She has worked in the health field starting in hands-on application of teaching/training in Wellness Centers to program development/management to Hospital leadership until her son was born at which time her role changed to a stay at home Mom.
Mrs. Madison was excited to take on the role of Teacher's Aide with HNJ in October of 2020. She has worked in the 1's class through the 8th grade. She has volunteered as a coach for the elementary HNJ Sports Teams since 2020.
Mrs. Madison loves being back on the beach where she grew up with her son who attends HNJ Catholic School. When not at school, you can find her on the fields or courts coaching her son’s HNJ Sports Teams or enjoying the outdoors with her son.
Mrs. Mary Mackiewicz
Pre-K 3 Aide
Mrs. Mackiewicz (Mrs. Mack) has been at HNJ School since 2017. She has a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education and has been in the field of early childhood education for over 25 years. She enjoys visiting her grown children, traveling and has been known to go parading in her husband’s 1964 corvette.
Mrs. Amanda Naylor
VPK 4 Teacher
Mrs. Naylor attended Melbourne High School, Eastern Florida State College and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal Communication at the University of Central Florida. She has has taught Pre-K 3, Kindergarten and 6th grade.
Mrs. Naylor grew up in Toledo, Ohio. She attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic School K-8th grade before moving to Melbourne. She was baptized and confirmed there. She married her husband, Billy, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in 2006. She has 2 daughters and enjoys watching them play softball and volleyball.
Ms. Shelley Angy
VPK 4 Aide
Ms. Angy is a native Floridian who graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Central Florida in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Development and Education. She is a Florida State Certified Teacher with endorsements in Reading and ESOL.
Ms. Angy enjoys reading, gardening, and spending time with family and friends in her spare time.
Mrs. Jennifer Keller
VPK 4 Teacher
Mrs. Keller has a BA in Early Childhood Education from Augusta State University. She also holds a current Prekindergarten/primary Education (age 3-grade 3) Florida teaching certificate. Mrs. Keller has been teaching VPK at HNJ for almost 8 years. Before Holy Name, Mrs. Keller was a Florida VPK teacher for 7 years at Eastminster Presbyterian in Indialantic, FL. and a Georgia Pre-K teacher for 3 years in Augusta, Georgia.
Mrs. Keller is originally from Columbus, Georgia and has resided beachside for the past 22 years with her husband and two adult children, Tyler (22) and Haley (19- attends UCF). The Keller kids are both MCC graduates. When she is not teaching, she is playing pickleball! She also likes to relax at home with her family and spend time with friends.
Mrs. Susan Shogren
VPK 4 Aide
Mrs. Shogren was born and raised in Winter Park, FL. She moved to Merritt Island 10 years ago with my husband and three sons. She has worked for the Diocese of Orlando for over a decade. This is her second year at HNJ and she has enjoyed being part of the community.
Mrs. Suzanne Siebert
Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Suzanne Siebert has been teaching at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School since 2014. She is a 2005 B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a Florida State certification in Elementary Education (K-6). In 2009, she completed a Masters in Reading and Literacy (K-6) from Walden University. In the fall of 2019, she earned her Dyslexic Certificate from the University of Florida.
In her free time, Mrs. Siebert enjoys doing Tai Chi, reading, and spending time with her husband of 32 years, her adult sons and their wives, and her two golden retrievers, Dug and Cooper.
Mrs. Apple Rowlette
Kindergarten Aide
Mrs. Rowlette has been Teacher’s Assistant for 28 years. She loves spending time with her family and taking care of her 2 granddaughters
Mrs. Janet McCauley
First Grade Teacher
Mrs. McCauley holds a BA in Elementary Education, MS in Educational Leadership, a VPK Director’s Credentials, and a Masters of Catechesis Certification. She is a Florida State certified teacher and has been working in education for 35 years. Mrs. McCauley has spent most of her time teaching in both the Kindergarten and First grades but she has also taught 6th grade and served as an assistant principal for two years.
Mrs. McCauley’s interests include travel, dance, kayaking, walking, hiking, and reading. She treasures her beautiful family — has two married sons, a daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. “Life is Good!”
Mrs. Jane Burley
Second Grade Teacher
Mrs. Burley attended Satellite High School, Eastern Florida State College and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education at the University of Central Florida. She has completed the Master Teachers program with the diocese of Orlando, the Principal Discernment course, and worked with the Sacramental Program in our Second Grade for over 25 years. Mrs. Burley has taught first, second, and third grades.
Growing up in Satellite Beach, Mrs. Burley received her Confirmation and was married to her husband David, in 1991 at HNJ. Her children, Brianna and Andrew, both graduated from Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School.
Mrs. Burley enjoys spending her free time taking walks on the beach. Her passion is working with children and she believes teaching has been such a blessing in her own life!
Mrs. Kathi Arms
Third Grade Teacher
Mrs. Arms obtained her undergraduate in Psychology and a Masters in Specific Learning Disabilities. She has taught Third grade at HNJ for over 5 years. Mrs. Arms has been a member of our HNJ family since 2008. During her years at HNJ, Mrs. Arms has taught Pre-K, Resource, and Third Grade.
When Mrs. Arms is not at school, she enjoys paddle boarding, reading, traveling, and her beach lifestyle on our gorgeous barrier island.
Ms. Madi Landers
Fourth Grade Teacher
Ms. Landers is thrilled to be starting her professional teaching career at Holy Name. Ms. Landers is a recent 2022 graduate of the University of Central Florida with a bachelors of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Ms. Landers feels so incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to teach alongside some of her closest friends and family members and she is so excited to have a great first year in fourth grade.
Mrs. Karleigh Marozza
Fifth Grade Teacher
Mrs. Marozza grew up in New Jersey and has lived in Florida since 2018 and has worked at HNJ ever since. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Educational Studies in Elementary Education from Western Governors University. Outside of school she enjoys spending her time reading or at the beach.
Mrs. Rachel DiNaso
6th Grade Homeroom/Middle School Religion & Social Studies Teacher
Mrs. DiNaso grew up in Melbourne Florida where she attended Holy Name of Jesus, MCC, and graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Bachelors in Elementary Education. She taught 5th and 6th grade at St. Joseph Catholic School since 2019. She has a Christ centered teaching philosophy, focusing on discovering Jesus through education and with each other.
Mrs. DiNaso loves going to the beach, surfing, running, and doing anything outdoors. She also loves to travel, read, and paint.
Ms. Sarah Schuck
8th Grade Homeroom/Middle School Language Arts Teacher
Ms. Schuck is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she received a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Secondary Education English. She came to Holy Name in 2022 to begin her teaching career. Previously, Ms. Schuck was a paraprofessional for two years in ESY with 5th through 12th graders.
Ms. Schuck loves reading, running, soccer, and spending time with her family. She is excited to teach at HNJ, especially after attending Catholic school from 1st grade all the way through college.
Ms. Briana du’Mee
MakerSpace & Technology Teacher
Ms. du Mée was born and raised in St. Cloud, FL before moving to Melbourne. She attended Melbourne Central Catholic High School and graduated in 2015. She began working at Holy Name of Jesus in 2017 while going to school to get her education degree. In 2019 she joined the school as a middle school aide. After being a middle school and Kindergarten aide for three years, she graduated Western Governors University with a Bachelors in 5 through 9 Math. She is now our Makerspace and Technology teacher working with grades Pre-K 3 through 8th grade. She also runs the Audio/Visual program for school and events, is in charge of the yearbook, and is the STREAM coordinator.
Mrs. Mary MacDonald
Middle School Leveled Math
Mrs. MacDonald is in her 10th year at Holy Name of Jesus teaching math in the middle school. Prior to that, she was a stay at home mom for 12 years and just prior to that, she worked as a teacher in both the Public and Catholic school systems. She has a background in civil engineering, and worked for the United States Public Health Service for 4 years. Her education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education from Villanova University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Merrimack College, and a Master of Public Health Degree from Boston University.
Mrs. MacDonald has been married to her husband, Stephen, for 24 years, has a daughter, Stephanie, in her junior year at FSU, and a son, Noah, in his senior year at Melbourne Central Catholic. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Jennifer Grenn
Middle School Leveled Science
Mrs. Grenn moved to Satellite Beach in 2020 from Charlotte, NC, where she was a science teacher for many years. Her undergrad was in International Communications from Lynn University, and before leaving Florida she worked in television as a producer and director in Palm Beach County. She loves of all things science and nature pushed her to complete a Doctorate in Naturopathy.
She has three children, Jillian who is a junior at Palm Beach Atlantic University, and Jackson and Jianna both at Satellite High School. She also has an awesome Australian Shepherd named Dave and a bearded dragon named Srircha. She is so happy to be able to teach in a place where we welcome God into our learning environment.
Mrs. Lynn Minner
Middle School Leveled Math
Mrs. Minner has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Rollins College, a Master of Education in Reading Curriculum from Grand Canyon University, and is Florida State certified to teach Grades 5-9 Math.
When Mrs. Minner is not teaching, she enjoys traveling, having been to Italy and Ireland. She also loves to scrapbook, read, and spend time with family. This includes husband Tim, son Josh and wife Simona, son Eric and wife Sharyn, son Ethan, and granddaughters Delaney and Presley.
Mrs. Susan Asunmaa
Student Services
Mrs. Asunmaa is in her 26th year at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School. She was a resource teacher for many years and currently is the Director of Student Services. Her education includes a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education from the College of New Jersey and a Master's Degree in Specific Learning Disabilities from the University of Florida.
She enjoys traveling around the world with her husband and children.
Mrs. Ann Kasch
Resource Teacher
Mrs. Kasch is in her 27th year working for the Diocese of Orlando. She has 22 years of experience in the classroom teaching grades PK-8 and 5 years as the Admissions Director for Melbourne Central Catholic High School. Mrs. Kasch is a product of Catholic school and earned a B.S. in Education from Ohio University. She enjoys working with the students at HNJ and loves to see their excitement when they experience success in their learning.
When Mrs. Kasch is not teaching, she enjoys spending time running, shopping, and traveling with her husband, Scott and daughter, Marissa, both graduates of Our Lady of Lourdes and Melbourne Central Catholic. Marissa currently attends the University of Florida.
Ms. Liz Schillo, M.A.
Guidance
Ms. Schillo (B.A., Political Science, Saint Leo University; M.A., Addiction Counseling: Advance Practice, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies) joins Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School as the Guidance Counselor after an eclectic 20-year career in politics, youth ministry, and 5 years in a variety of mental health and addictions positions. Ms. Schillo is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern with the State of Florida and an Alcohol and Drug Counselor with the State of Minnesota. She has certifications in Church Music, Art Therapy, and Trauma. She has a vast educational background with her education through the Department of Defense schools in Japan, Catholic, Public, and Private schools in the states from elementary through college and post-graduate work.
Ms. Schillo brings a holistic yet eclectic approach to school counseling. She is committed to adapting her interventions to the unique needs of the students, staff, and parents. She takes a collaborative, student center approach to providing individual and group guidance sessions while providing a strong faith foundation. She is passionate about empowering students to make positive, healthy decisions while walking beside them through their journey.
To practice her own self-care, Ms. Schillo has a goal of completing a 5k in all 50 states by age 50, enjoys viewing and performing in theatrical productions, studies piano and voice, watches sports, and lives with her dog, Gypsy.
eschillo@hnj.org
Mrs. Laurie Bratton
School Nurse
Mrs. Bratton grew up in Virginia and always wanted to become a nurse. At the age of 12, she started her medical career as a volunteer in a local hospital, and never looked back. She graduated from The Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing and went right into the USAF.
Mrs. Bratton was stationed in Florida, S. Korea, and later with her husband in Iceland, Texas and Virginia. Her nursing background is ICU, ER, orthopedics, school nursing and elder care.
She has been married 38 years and has two awesome children, Allison and Forrest and many grand pets. When she’s not putting on bandaids or making ice packs for boo-boos at HNJ, she likes reading, paddle boarding, golfing and doing puzzles (crossword and jigsaw).
This is her 4th year in the HNJ clinic and I look forward to many more years to come.
Mrs. Jennifer Adams
School Nurse
Mrs. Adams is married and has a six-year-old daughter attending Holy Name of Jesus School. She is a Florida native, but moved to Ohio when she was young. She obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Health and Sport Studies from Miami University of Ohio, followed by an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati. She returned to the “Sunshine State” to be close to family and enjoy the beach. She obtained a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Central Florida. She received an Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC).
Mrs. Adams began her professional career as an Exercise Specialist and worked in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. During this time, she was inspired to become a nurse. As a Registered Nurse, her focus remained in Cardiac Care and she worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She moved into Healthcare Technology and Nursing Informatics. She became an adjunct nursing instructor. After her daughter was born, her focus shifted to stay home as much as she could. She is now one of the school nurses at Holy Name of Jesus and continues to teach nursing students.
Mrs. Kimberly Kundrotas
Art Teacher/Gifted
Mrs. Kundrotas holds a BA in Religion from the University of Central Florida and an MA in English Literature from the University of West Florida. She began her career in education in 2004 with a job in the Eastern Florida State College Palm Bay campus library. In 2019, she made the switch from library services to teaching. Since then, she has taught English and humanities at Eastern Florida State College and English composition online at the University of West Florida. She started at Holy Name of Jesus in January of 2023 and currently teaches KITE (gifted) to Kindergarten through 5th grade and art to Pre-K through 8th grade.
In her spare time, Mrs. Kundrotas enjoys reading, yoga, gardening, and hiking. She lives in Melbourne with her husband Daniel and their small menagerie of furry and feathered pets.
Mrs. Ann Studly
Physical Education Teacher
Mrs. Studly comes from the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in St Cloud, Florida. She was a member of the church and school community for over 30 years. She brings a decade or so of various educational positions held in the public-school sector and a treasured five years of teaching Physical Education as well as organizing and directing spiritual retreats.
She has been married 25 years has raised four beautiful children. She was raised with all brothers in Dayton, Ohio and is well versed in all types of wrestling moves and escapes!
She is a woman who practices gratitude in every aspect of life’s challenges and celebrations. She is scrappy, compassionate, inquisitive and a dedicated servant. She vows to love, nurture and guide our students in becoming independent confident thinkers, but more importantly followers of Christ and of all the beauty our catholic religion offers.
Ms. Mariana Aguilera
Music Teacher
Ms. Aguilera is a professional violinist originally from Venezuela and a proud resident of Brevard County. Mariana earned a Masters degree in Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and has participated in numerous music festivals throughout the United States and her native country Venezuela where she was a member of the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra and later on of the Simon Bolivar Symphony from El Sistema, the world-renowned system of music education in Venezuela.
Ms. Aguilera is a certified instructor in the world known Suzuki Method and is continually enriching her pedagogical education with more than 25 years of experience. She has studies in Interpretation and Translation in three languages: English, Spanish and Italian.
Ms. Aguilera is the mother of three wonderful kids and thrilled to be embracing the new and wonderful opportunity to be a part of the staff of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School in Music Education.
Mrs. Kathi Landers
Spanish Teacher
Mrs. Landers graduated with a degree in Language Arts Comprehensive Education from Troy University. She has taught mostly middle school English and Spanish. This is her sixth year teaching Spanish at HNJ (although she has been around campus as a sub and a reading resource teacher for a total of 25 years!) She also served as the director of an educational theatre program and earned her ears working for the Mouse at Disney Cruise Line and the Disney Education Program.
Mrs. Landers is a huge musical theatre fan and enjoys volunteering at local theaters. She loves hanging out with her daughter, HNJ's fourth grade teacher, and her nieces, all HNJ alumni.
Mrs. Andrea Quattrocchi
After Care Director
Mrs. Quattrocci feels blessed with the opportunity of being actively involved with her own children's education, which included homeschooling her youngest and finds joy in helping children learn and grow. During the past ten years, she has worked as a Preschool Teacher, a primary instructor for an after-school enrichment Program at Kumon, and at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School as a teachers aide and aftercare director. She truly enjoys seeing every child excel in knowledge.
Ms. Samantha Ewing
After Care Assistant
Mrs. Ingrid Jackson
ELC Office Manager
Mrs. Jackson graduated from Berkeley College with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Mrs. Jackson has been working in the administrative field in Education for over a decade. It sort of just fell into her lap and she has enjoyed it ever since. Mrs. Jackson and her daughter recently relocated from New Jersey in July 2022. Her daughter is attending HNJ. They have finished unpacking and life is finally starting to settle so they can finally enjoy the outdoors and go to their favorite spots which are the beach or their community pool. Mrs. Jackson and her daughter are both happy and excited for our new chapters here with the HNJ family.
Mrs. Dana Campbell
ELC 1 Year Old Teacher
Mrs. Campbell is a Space Coast native and a Holy Name of Jesus Alum. She is also a graduate of the University of Central Florida and the University of Miami, Florida. In 2020, Mrs. Campbell joined year the HNJ Early Learning team. She feels that it is enormously fulfilling working in the early childhood age group.
Mrs. Campbell also feels privileged to be teaching at HNJ, a parish and school community that has supported her throughout her life. Outside of teaching, she is an advocate for children and adults with exceptional needs. As a mother, to an Autistic child, this is a cause near and dear to her heart.
She also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. Their lives are filled with lots of love, youth sports and when they have free time, traveling to the mountains.
Mrs. Allison Komjathy
ELC 2 Year Old Teacher
Mrs. Komjathy obtained my bachelor's degree from Oakland University in Elementary Education in 2000 & then went on to obtain my masters degree in Early Childhood Education in 2008 from the University of Phoenix. She holds a professional teaching certificate in the state of Florida and has over 20 years of experience in a classroom setting and thoroughly enjoy working with children and watching them grow.
Mrs. Komjathy has been married for 17 years and is a mother to two beautiful girls. She enjoys spending time with my family, going on walks, doing word puzzles, and arts and crafts when she’s not teaching.
Ms. Heidi Haag
ELC 2 1/2 Year Old Teacher
Ms. Haag just recently moved here from Savannah this past January with her three girls. Started as assistant pre-school teacher in the ELC and is working now as the young 3's pre-k teacher. She has over six years in the pre-school teaching field and looks forward to serving her community .
hhaag@hnj.org
Mrs. Lisa Murphy
ELC 1 Year Old Aide
Mrs. Murphy is originally from England. She began working at Holy Name’s ELC in 2020. She absolutely loves working with little ones. Watching them learning to speak and become independent brings her so much joy.
Mrs. Murphy is also a wife with three children and one grandchild. In her spare time she enjoys working in her yard.
Mrs. Susan Adams
ELC 2 Year Old Aide
Mrs. Adams grew up in Melbourne, FL where she attended Holy Name of Jesus, MCC, and graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Bachelors in Communication. Prior to working at HNJ, Susie did Marketing for the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast and other non-profit organizations in Brevard.
Mrs. Adams has been married for 10 years and has 3 children who currently attend Holy Name of Jesus.
Ms. Anna Orr
ELC After Care Assistant
Ms. Orr was born and raised in Satellite Beach into a secular family. She had a conversion experience throughout high school that lead her to become Catholic after graduating from Satellite High School (Go Scorps!) in 2020. She started attending Eastern Florida State College in Fall 2021, originally studying Video Production.
Ms. Orr started working at the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School Early Learning Center on Halloween 2022. Going into her first day dressed as Cinderella going to the ball, she made a major first impression with the children and brought a fun and playful energy to the ELC. Ms. Orr was not the only one to make an early and lasting impression; however, as the children made a positive impression on her. She soon began to love her job so much that she is now changing her major to study Early Childhood Education. She is passionate about helping children live out their faith and become their best self.
Outside of work, Ms. Orr likes to talk about the Catholic Faith and politics with her family and friends, attend Mass, partaking in Young Adult ministry activities, and hang out at home with her family and dog.
Ms. Monet Lightner
ELC After Care Assistant
Ms. Lightner was born and raised in Melbourne, FL. She attended the University of North Florida and holds a Bachelor’s in Nutrition and Dietetics. Her professional background as a Registered Dietitian consists of food service and safety and medical nutrition therapy. In the past two years, she has discovered her gift for working with younger children. This journey began prior to moving back to the Melbourne area when she worked at a Montessori school with ages 3 months to 6 years old in Central Texas.
Ms. Lightner was not raised in the Catholic faith but discovered it’s richness and fulfillment in her early adult life with the help of a mentor. She was then confirmed into the church Easter 2022. She hopes to continue share her new found love for the Church and its teachings with the little ones for many years to come.
