Background I am originally from California and moved to Arizona in the early 2000’s to attend college to become a teacher, a job which had always been my lifelong dream. While I was going school, I worked as an English Language Learner Paraprofessional and as a Special Education Paraprofessional. In [...]
For the 2022-2023 school year, St. Jerome Catholic School community is excited to welcome Rodney Wilhelm as principal. Background – please share a little about your background and what brought you to Arizona and St. Jerome. I graduated from the University of Wyoming and began my teaching career in Ehrenberg, [...]
Dear Friends, There is much to celebrate in the Diocese of Phoenix and city right now! Several nominations, awards and promotions announced over past couple weeks. I admire the leadership, quality, integrity, and commitment I have witnessed to improving our community, students’ and families’ lives as well as commerce. Congratulations [...]
Welcome Back Staff and Students! The 2022-2023 school year has been busy for CEA, and we are just getting started! It’s been wonderful to return to in-person events including STO Education Nights, New-Family Orientations, All-School Masses, Principal Meetings, Curriculum and Back to School Nights, just to name a few. However, [...]
Name, Catholic School(s) attended, years graduated: Alexia Flores, Saint Jerome Catholic School (2014), Bourgade Catholic High School (2018), Saint Mary’s College (2022) Background: I am a second generation Mexican-American who comes from a very large, loud, and loving family of eight. I attended public school up until grade 5 where [...]
Back to School is upon CEA for the 25th Year! Working in this industry brings back fond memories of all things back-to-school! The uniform purchases, supply shopping and book covering (wow, that really dates me) were always met with excitement and anticipation for a year filled with possibility. This year, [...]
Dear Friends, With gratitude, appreciation, and prayer I wish our students, parents, pastors, principals, faculties and staffs an abundant new school year. We all have been students or leaders in some way in our lives. We have learned and practiced patience, trust, understanding, and mostly we have learned the power [...]
Jill Gossett joins CEA as Director of Corporate Acquisition, focusing on growing Corporate Partnerships. She will work on building relationships with S-Corp and C-Corp business leaders, educating them about how easy it is to participate, and asking them to redirect their Arizona tax liability to support student scholarships. Jill grew [...]
Dear Friends, We are honored to welcome Bishop John Dolan from San Diego who will be joining us in August, and thank Bishop Olmsted for his steadfast servant leadership for the past 18 years for our Diocese. This year marks our 25th Anniversary of the founding of Catholic Education Arizona. I am [...]
Teamwork Turns Dreams Into Realities We have been busy acquiring both individual and corporate new tax credit contributors, appreciating our loyal contributors for their continued support, and marketing to the community through a variety of channels about the “best kept secret in Arizona!” Our goal of reaching more individuals and [...]
