Alliance for Catholic Education
Louisville
Life in the City
Sitting along the Ohio River, which divides the northern and the southern U.S., Louisville is a modern metropolitan area steeped in tradition. Each neighborhood offers unique things to do and carries its own dialect.
While Louisville certainly exudes the charm befitting a southern area's reputation, the vibrant music and performing arts scene, desire for competitive innovation, and farmers markets superseded fried chicken a long time ago.
ACE Louisville
Joy Agwu
Nativity Academy at St. Boniface
MS Social Studies
Riley Bock
St. Martha
4th Grade
Lizette Mendez Ramirez
Presentation Academy
HS Social Studies
Max O'Rourke
St. James
4th Grade
Daniel Stracensky
DeSales
HS Social Studies
Hometown
Bowie, MD
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Philosophy
Minor: Constitutional Studies
If you had to pick one word to describe your ACE experience thus far, what would it be? Why?
Growth - I’ve changed a lot in the last year. I’ve grown more into my identity and my values. A large part of that has been because of this experience.
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Neuroscience and Behavior
Minor: Education, Schooling, and Society
How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE teacher?
I hope to grow not only in my teaching abilities, but in my capacity for childlike joy and love. I cannot wait to learn as much from my students as they learn from me
Hometown
Monterey, CA
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Political Science & Psychology
Why did you say "yes" to serving as a Catholic school educator through ACE Teaching Fellows?
I said "yes" to serving through ACE Teaching Fellows to learn how to become the best possible educator that students deserve. I wanted to learn how to best encounter students and create equitable learning environments, both inside and outside the classroom. I hope to apply what I learned and model for students what it means to be a citizen of the world that inspires learning in others.
Hometown
Spring Hill, FL
Undergraduate Institution
University of Central Florida
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Marketing
What is the one thing that you love most about your ACE school? Why?
Learning to “wear many different hats” and encountering our students in various settings throughout the year. My school experience has formed me to be adaptable, flexible and always willing to help out for the good of the kids!
Hometown
Medina, OH
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: History & Classics
How do you hope to grow in your experience as an ACE teacher?
I hope to grow in my relationships both with God and more closely model my life after Christ the Teacher.