Alliance for Catholic Education
Phoenix
Life in the City
Phoenix is just hours from countless breathtaking parks (Grand Canyon and Sedona to name a few). Though most people think Arizona is just a desert, we’ve got quite the varied geography. From waterfalls and pine forests to mountains and lots of cacti—we’ve got it all. Even when it is a temperate 70 in the city, there is great skiing just two hours away in Flagstaff. To top it all off, it averages 306 sunny days a year!
ACE Phoenix
Lincoln Bargender
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
MS Language Arts
Catherine Gale
Bourgade
HS Science
Lydia Heinen
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
MS Math
Stephen Kurt
St. Vincent de Paul
MS Social Studies
Mariana Salmeron
St. Agnes
MS Social Studies
Hometown
Caledonia, WI
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Philosophy and German
Minor: Constitutional Studies
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I want to make a difference in the lives of my students and help them to grow as young people.
Hometown
Grapevine, TX
Undergraduate Institution
Saint Louis University
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Biology
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I chose to serve children in Catholic schools through ACE because attending Catholic schools growing up was a formative experience for me. My Catholic school experience has made me the person I am today and I wanted the opportunity to give back to Catholic schools in any small way that I could.
Hometown
Pewaukee, WI
Undergraduate Institution
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Mathematics and Psychology
Minor: Physics
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I said "yes" to ACE because of my call to know, love, and serve Christ in the classroom! I am excited for the opportunity to help form students academically and spiritually while myself receiving a strong education and joining a community of educators.
Hometown
Canton, MI
Undergraduate Institution
Michigan State University
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Social Science Education and Arts and Humanities
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I said yes to serving in Catholic Schools through ACE because I wanted to be able to bring Christ in the classroom and show Christ's love to students through the lens of Social Studies.
Hometown
Mexico City, Mexico and Dublin, OH
Undergraduate Institution
College of William & Mary
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Global Studies (European Studies)
Minor: French and Francophone Studies
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be (and why)?
Transformative; Just like Jesus dying on the cross transformed so much pain into resurrection, God has transformed my heart and skills. Teaching in ACE has transformed my heart to love in the smallest ways and serve regardless of my comfort.