Faculty & Staff – Our Lady of the Cross

ADMINISTRATION

Mrs. Deb Waters
Head of School
dwaters@ourladyofthecross.org
Ed. S. Catholic School Leadership Management & Policy
M.A. Pastoral Studies
B.S. Marketing
Twenty six years of experience in Catholic education, administration and ministry. 3rd generation LC alumna. Proud parent of 2 OLC students and committed to providing faithful education in the Catholic tradition to the families of Lebanon County.

OFFICE

Mrs. Tracey Bender
Teaching and Office Aide
tbender@ourladyofthecross.org
7 years at Lebanon Catholic working with the PreK & Kindergarten
Proud parent of a Lebanon Catholic graduate
4 years with Our Lady of the Cross as a classroom aide and office aide
Happy to be helping our wonderful students, teachers and administration!

Mrs. Katie Carl
Administrative Assistant
kcarl@ourladyofthecross.org
Proud parent of 2 Our Lady of the Cross students and a Lebanon Catholic graduate
Currently pursuing a degree in Business and Marketing at HACC
Brings nine years of experience and expertise to the front office.

FACULTY

Mr. Thomas Beazley
Secondary History and Religion Teacher, Coach, Quiz Bowl
tbeazley@ourladyofthecross.org
M.A. United States History, B.A. History, PA Principal’s Cert. Lifelong educator, devoting 50 years to Catholic education as teacher, administrator, and athletic coach.

Miss Kiely Chaklos
Third and Fourth Grade Teacher, High School Personal Finance, Disciplinarian
kchaklos@ourladyofthecross.org
Lifelong learner, educator, and coach. Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education and Special Education. Masters in Business Administration. 2015 Lebanon Valley College graduate. Year 4 at OLC. 4 years teaching at Lebanon Catholic and 2 years teaching in public education. Product of 13 years of Catholic education. If you can’t find her on the soccer field at OLC, you can find her on the basketball court at LVC, where she is the assistant women’s basketball coach.

Mrs. Jean Coleman
jcoleman@ourladyofthecross.org
Pre-K and Kindergarten Teacher
B.S. Elementary and Early Childhood Education
1981 Graduate of Lebanon Catholic School
Started at Our Lady of the Valley in 1999
Taught at Lebanon Catholic School 2000 – 2020
Began my new journey at Our Lady of the Cross 2021

Mrs. Mary Susan Delagrange
msdelagrange@ourladyofthecross.org
Sixth & Seventh Grade English & Religion, Secondary English, Speech & Debate Teacher, Theater Coach
Mary Susan is a varied and creative teacher with four years experience in secondary Catholic education specializing in theater, speech, and English, as well as time spent working in public libraries and in education programs at Walt Disney World. Proud to have homeschooled four children who are now current OLC students and excited for the privilege of being a part of the OLC Family.

Mrs. Colleen Frey
High School Chemistry
cfrey@ourladyofthecross.org
PhD Neuroscience, BS Psychology, Secondary Ed Certification
Previous teaching experience includes middle & high school sciences, as well as undergraduate-level Biology, Anatomy, & Physiology, and Health Psychology. Proud Mom to three former Lebanon Catholic/current OLC students. LC Soccer Coach. Excited to contribute to Our LC School!

Mr. Tom Frey
High School Chemistry Teacher
tfrey@ourladyofthecross.org

Mrs. Kathie Hatzfeld
Fifth Grade, Sixth & Seventh Grade Math Teacher
khatzfeld@ourladyofthecross.org
B.S. Elementary and Early Education
Proud ‘92 graduate of Lebanon Catholic, grateful parent of one current Our LC student, 1 Our LC graduate, and 2 LC alumni. She is an invested teacher with experience teaching and coaching across grade levels. She has taught 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades as well as middle school math. She has also subbed pre-k to 12th. She has coached soccer from the preschool level to the varsity level. She wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

Mrs. Patti Hower
phower@ourladyofthecross.org
Phys Ed Teacher
1970 Graduate of Lebanon Catholic
BS Health and Physical Education East Stroudsburg University 1974
46 years of teaching Health and PE at Lebanon Catholic and championship coaching experience
Family of Lebanon Catholic graduates — Father, Brothers and daughter
Proud grandmother of 2 Our LC students

Miss Pattie Nash
pnash@ourladyofthecross.org
MEd, Athletic Administration, B.A. English, Secondary Education Certification
Religion and English Teacher/Spiritual Life Coordinator
Proud third generation graduate of Lebanon Catholic. Started my career in athletic training, and taught at the collegiate and secondary levels since 1998. Most recently was Campus Minister at Lebanon Catholic where I taught secondary Religion and English. Looking forward to helping to continue the legacy of Catholic education in Lebanon.

Mrs. Georgine Purcell
First and Second Grade Teacher
Extended Day Program Coordinator.
gpurcell@ourladyofthecross.org
BS Elementary and Early childhood Education
Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher
Brings twenty-eight years of experience and commitment and compassion to her students’ classroom experience. Proud parent of a Lebanon Catholic alumna.

Mrs. Elizabeth Shimko
eshimko@ourladyofthecross.org
B.S. Mathematics
Secondary Math Teacher
Accomplished teacher with 32 years of teaching experience at academic and honors levels.
Proud graduate and parent Lebanon Catholic.

Mrs. Melissa Behm
Librarian and
Technology Teacher
Mbehm@ourladyofthecross.org
M.A. Library & Information Science
B.A. Library & Information Science,
B.A.English/Creative Writing.
Cross-curricular teacher with 7 years classroom experience and over 10+ years library experience, specializing
in youth services. Lifelong Catholic. Proud parent of 2 OLC students.

Mrs. Mair Brice
mbrice@ourladyofthecross.org
Pre-K through high school Art Appreciation and Production
Instructional Support Teacher for elementary through high school
Administrative Support
BS in Elementary Education and Special Education
Applied Behavioral Analysis Certified
Cross-curricular teacher with 8 years of experience within the classroom Lifelong Catholic, and proud parent of two OLC students

Mr. Nathan Hatzfeld
3rd-8th Grade Science and Social Studies
nhatzfeld@ourladyofthecross.org
B.A. Criminal Justice with a concentration in Digital Forensics from DeSales University. Proud 2018 graduate of Lebanon Catholic. It is a great honor for me to begin my teaching career at the place where my education began. I have a strong affinity for history and teaching the youth. I have several years of experience in coaching soccer at the youth/middle school level and the JV and Varsity levels.

School Counseling

Mrs. Karen Capriotti
kcapriotti@ourladyofthecross.org

M.Ed., Counselor Education, PA Supervisory Certification

Proud L.C. Graduate!

Was the High School Counselor at Lebanon Catholic from 1989 until 2015. Left to accept an Administrative position with Lancaster-Lebanon IU13.

Retired from that in June, 2022 and very happy to be returning to my roots of school counseling!

Elizabeth Valdez
elizabeth_valdez@iu13.org
Elementary School Counselor, Lancaster – Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13

Andrew Johnson
Andrew_Johnson@iu13.org
Secondary School Counselor, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13

Speech & Language Services

Allyson Carpenter
allyson_carpenter@iu13.org
Speech & Language Therapist