Faculty & Staff
Meet Our SAS Team
Mr. Joseph Miller
Joseph is excited to serve in his third year as the principal and looks forward to collaborating with the Catholic Community of Ascension and Saint Augustine’s parish and school families. Joseph Miller has served in education as a middle school science and math teacher for over thirteen years including three years as an assistant principal. Joseph holds a Bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a Master's in STEM Leadership, and Admin certification from Notre Dame of Maryland University. Both Joseph and his son were baptized at Saint Augustine Catholic Church. Besides his work in education, he has served as the head coach for the summer swim team at Rollingwood Pool for the past twenty-one years. He is thrilled to be serving the Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine as principal of St. Augustine Catholic School.
Fr. Dale Picarella
Fr. Dale is thrilled to join and collaborate with Saint Augustine Catholic School as pastor. Father Dale brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion for ministry, evangelization, and working closely with school families. Father Dale's hope for CCASTA is that we encounter Jesus Christ in a personal way so as to grow in being his followers with Christ at the center of our lives. In this way, we are able to share His good news with our families, our neighborhoods, the sick, the poor, the broken of heart, and the estranged.
Please visit our church website at www.ccasta.org.
Faculty and Staff
It is the ministry of Catholic educators to embody the faith in everything they do. They model and teach children how to form a personal relationship with Jesus and build a foundation for lifelong learning and discipleship. Meet our talented and dedicated faculty and staff!
Name | Position | |
Reverend Dale Picarella | Pastor | dpicarella@archbalt.org |
Joseph Miller | Principal | jmiller@staug-md.org |
Laura Kaplan | Assistant Principal (MS Math Teacher) | lkaplan@staug-md.org |
Kristin Tsamoutalis | School Counselor | ktsamoutalis@staug-md.org |
Rhonda Cynkar | Business Manager | rcynkar@staug-md.org |
Jennifer Ross | Director of Admissions | jross@staug-md.org |
Lisa Toles-Felton | Administrative Assistant/Virtus Coordinator | lfelton@staug-md.org |
Joy Emery | Director of Advancement | jemery@staug-md.org |
Aida Nichols | PK3 Teacher | anichols@staug-md.org |
Laura Tully | PK3 Instructional Assistant | ltully@staug-md.org |
Christie Hanna | PK4 Teacher | channa@staug-md.org |
Linda Schuman | PK4 Instructional Assistant | lschuman@staug-md.org |
Elizabeth (Betsy) Kulp | Kindergarten Teacher | bkulp@staug-md.org |
Rhonda Crouse | Kindergarten Instructional Assistant | rcrouse@staug-md.org |
Sarah Gilliam | 1st Grade Teacher | sgilliam@staug-md.org |
Stephanie Cramer | 1st Grade Instructional Assistant | scramer@staug-md.org |
Sue Mackay | 2nd Grade Teacher | smackay@staug-md.org |
Patricia Zaranski | 2nd Grade Instructional Assistant | pzaranski@staug-md.org |
McKenzie Oroho | 3rd Grade Teacher | moroho@staug-md.org |
Matilde Chavez | 4th Grade Teacher | mchavez@staug-md.org |
Karissa Harris | 5th Grade Teacher | kharris@staug-md.org |
Ashley Krause | 6th Grade Homeroom (ELA Teacher) | akrause@staug-md.org |
Mehul Gandhi | 7th Grade Homeroom (Math/SS Teacher) | mgandhi@staug-md.org |
Shannon Benedetto | 8th Grade Homeroom (Religion/Sci Teacher) | sbenedetto@staug-md.org |
Marie Murphy | Technology Teacher | mmurphy@staug-md.org |
Jillian Rydl | Art Teacher | jrydl@staug-md.org |
Emma Mountcastle | Music Teacher (MS ELA Support) | emountcastle@staug-md.org |
Madison Scheimreif | PE Teacher | mscheimreif@staug-md.org |
Minerva Rodriguez | Spanish Teacher | spanish@staug-md.org |
Susan Day | Band Teacher | band@staug-md.org |
Anne Susie | Resource Director | asusie@staug-md.org |
Claire Broadhurst | Before/After Care Team Leader | cbroadhurst@staug-md.org |
Karen Shouse | Nurse | nurse@staug-md.org |
Karen Munter | Nurse | nurse@staug-md.org |
Brittany Roper | Nurse | nurse@staug-md.org |
Sean Seymour | Facilities Manager | sean@ccasta.org |
Miguel Jimenez | Facilities Assistant | miguel@ccasta.org |