Alliance for Catholic Education
St. Petersburg
Life in the City
St. Petersburg is a wonderful place to live and teach. In addition to hosting the ACE Teaching Fellows program, this community welcomes several other arms of ACE. In fact, one could say that the amount of ACE activity in St. Petersburg makes it feel like Notre Dame away from home. Our community lives in Pinellas Park on a peninsula between the Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. We are a short drive from the city of Tampa and several great beaches.
ACE St. Petersburg
Caitlin Drake
St. Patrick
2nd Grade
Ellie McCarthy
St. Petersburg Catholic
HS Language Arts
Kate Perry
Holy Family
3rd Grade
Chris Sullivan
Clearwater Central Catholic
HS Social Studies
Hometown
Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate Institution
John Carroll University
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minors: Spanish and Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I said "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE because I wanted to help students grow in their faith and academically. I had so many amazing teachers during my Catholic education growing up and I hope that I can inspire the growth of my students.
Hometown
Basking Ridge, NJ
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: English and Russian
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be (and why)?
Connectedness - the only way to succeed in ACE is to create a network of friends and colleagues to lean on and learn from!
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Program of Liberal Studies
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be (and why)?
I would describe my ACE experience so far as "profound" because this experience has affected all aspects of my life in profound ways.
Hometown
Plymouth, MA
Undergraduate Institution
The Catholic University of America
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Politics
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be (and why)?
Rewarding, hearing gratitude from students as they graduated was rewarding. ACE is a challenge, but it was worth it.