Faculty & Staff - Holy Family School (2024)

Mr. Kevin Kealy earned his BA in Elementary Education from St. Martin’s University, his MA in Pastoral Studies from Seattle University, and his Principal Certification from St. Martin’s University. He has taught for 20+ years and was a principal for 2 years prior to coming here. At Holy Family School, Mr. Kealy has taught 5th grade and middle school math and science. He has 3 dogs, 10 chickens, and a turtle!

Mr. Kealy started working at HFS in 2021.

Mrs. Virginia Baker started working at Holy Family School while her two sons attended as students.

She met her husband in high school, and they are going on 40 years of marriage!

Mrs. Baker has worked at Holy Family School since 2004.

Mrs. Baker works as

• The Front Office Manager
• Event Coordinator
• Tour Guide

Mrs. Jen Mauer grew up in Lake Stevens, WA. She teaches Preschool and P.E. for our kindergarten class. Her two kids both attend(ed) Holy Family School, and she has been married to her husband for 16+ years. Mrs. Mauer has been a licensed cosmetologist since 2000, and she has two cats named Picard and Dottie.

Mrs. Mauer has been working at Holy Family School since 2016.

Mrs. Tiffany Williams has her AA in Business Administration, her BA in Elementary Education, and is currently working on her MA as a Reading Specialist. Mrs. Williams loves to go bowling!

Mrs. Williams has been teaching at Holy Family School since 2021.

Ms. Ann Saunders teaches 2nd grade and works as the Liturgical Coordinator for the school. She earned her AA in Early Childhood Education from Mt. St. Mary’s, her BA in Education and Marketing from Central Washington University, and her Master’s in Education at Lewis & Clark College. Ms. Saunders has over 20 years of teaching experience. She has 7 beautiful grandchildren, and is active in four Liturgical ministries at Sacred Heart.

Ms. Saunders has been at Holy Family School since 2017!

Ms. Melanie Carlos teaches 3rd grade. She earned her Bachelors in Elementary Education at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She currently is working on her Masters degree in Reading at Saint Martin’s University. She has taught Pre-K and 5th grade at HFS. She loves arts and crafts, travel, and the outdoors!

Ms. Carlos has taught at Holy Family School since 2021!

Mr. Shawn Krall has a BA in English/Education from Western Washington University. He teaches Middle School English and Social Studies.

“I have been working at Holy Family for 23 years. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in English Education, in addition to endorsem*nts in literature and reading. I am the middle school language arts teacher at Holy Family for grades 6-8. My focus in English is on grammar, sentence structure,paragraph development, and mechanics. My focus in literature is on vocabulary and reading comprehension. I love working at Holy Family due to the class sizes, polite students, and supportive parents.

In my personal life, I am interested in astronomy, football cards, and model railroading. At home my wife and I have 4 dogs, 1 cat, and 1 bird (a co*ckatiel). Emily and Wesley are my two children. Like her mom, Emily works as a registered nurse, and Wesley works in the concrete business”

Mr. Shawn Krall

Mrs. Kimberly Lewis attended California State University, Fullerton where she earned her BA in Theatre, minoring in Christian Studies. She teaches our Preschool class in the mornings, and our Middle School Religion classes in the afternoons. In the evenings, Mrs. Lewis coaches Olympic Weightlifting and CrossFit. She and her husband write music together, and her whole family loves to travel!

Mrs. Lewis has been teaching at Holy Family School since 2021, and has been a HFS parent since 2016.

Ms. Bernadette Ordos attended Washington State University where she earned her BA in Humanities. Ms. Ordos is our Librarian and is one of our extended care teachers. She loves music, and if you come early to school you may even see her dancing while waiting to check students into morning extended care.

Ms. Ordos has been at Holy Family School since 2016.

Mrs. Marissa Lee graduated from Brigham Young University in Idaho with a degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Band. She did her student teaching in Idaho Falls, Idaho. There, she worked with and taught high school band and choir, middle school advance, intermediate, and beginning bands, and sixth grade beginning band. After student teaching, she taught elementary music, choir, and musical theater for four years in Centralia, Washington. Her favorite color is purple!

Mrs. Lee has been teaching music and band at Holy Family School since 2019.

Ms. Brigidanne Brennan teaches advanced math, is a 4th grade teacher’s aide, and runs one of the extended care classrooms. She attended Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, Indiana where she earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology with a minor in Leadership. She has been to 47 states!

Ms. Brennan has been working at Holy Family School since 2019.