Tulsa

Hometown

Toronto, ON

Undergraduate Institution

York University

Undergraduate Studies

Majors: Kinesiology & Education

If you had to pick one word to describe your ACE experience thus far, what would it be? Why? 

Challenge. The program has certainly been challenging but in a good way,  the kind of challenge that pushes you to be the best version of yourself. 

Hometown

Parker, CO

Undergraduate Institution

University of Notre Dame

Undergraduate Studies

Major: History

Minors: Education, Schooling, and Society & Theology

Why did you say "yes" to serving as a Catholic school educator through ACE Teaching Fellows?

I said "yes" to ACE because I want to give back to Catholic education, serve as Christ the teacher, and convey God's unending love to my students. I want to help my students grow over the year and develop into young men and women with and for others.

Hometown

Kenosha, WI

Undergraduate Institution

University of Notre Dame

Undergraduate Studies

Major: American Studies

Minor: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Business Economics

What are you most looking forward to most as an ACE teacher this year? 

I am most excited to share my lifelong love of learning with my students and to walk with them on their pursuit towards that goal, as well as the opportunities we will all have to reflect along the way.

Hometown

Hinsdale, IL

Undergraduate Institution

Boston College

Undergraduate Studies

Major: Finance and Philosophy

What is one of your favorite memories from your first year in ACE Teaching Fellows? 

After two weeks of working on their Renaissance projects -- in which my freshmen could produce whatever type of project they wished -- I recall reeling with awe as I reviewed the stunning drawings and paintings which my students had done. The best part of this project was that students got to make history their own and connect with people whom they had never met at a personal level. To cap off this joyous experience, a student whom I had had in another class stepped up in front of the room for a speech. Taking the embrace of history to another level, he took on the persona of the conqueror of Constantinople in a speech he had written himself. "Greetings, I am Mehmet II," he commanded the room. I beamed with pride.

Hometown

Richmond Hill, NY

Undergraduate Institution

University of Notre Dame

Undergraduate Studies

Majors: Psychology and Education, Schooling, & Society

Minor: Theology

What is one of your favorite memories from your first year in ACE Teaching Fellows? 

I enjoy incorporating the rhythms of the Church into my life, living liturgically. Sharing these moments with my class and my community brought me a lot of unexpected joy. One of my favorite saints is St. Therese of Lisieux. On October 1st (her feast day) we took the time in our classroom to learn her story, and I enjoyed sharing with my students how roses had appeared in my life since becoming friends with her. The rest of the year, students remembered who my favorite saint was, and one of my students gave me a rose keychain at the end of the year. At home, we shared dessert together. It was a small moment, but a meaningful reminder that we are called to take little steps to heaven.