2008 - 09 Staff Directory

Cindi Karpen      EMAIL

Cindi joins us this year to continue her successful career in early childhood education.  She was instrumental in the creation and development of the St. Anne School PK Program, upon which our own design was modeled.

A Washington native growing up on Mercer Island, she now lives in Bellevue.   Cindi is a graduate of Forest Ridge HS & the University of Washington. She has gained experience working with younger-aged children for over ten years and earned Early Childhood Education Certification from BCC.

A mother of three great children all attending St. Madeleine Sophie School, Cindi enjoys the sun, the outdoors, all water
sports and tennis whenever possible.

Mrs. Daudt is a Montana native where she grew up with 6 other siblings - all attending Catholic schools.  Rosie has worked at schools in this Archdiocese for the past six years, most recently as Kindergarten Assistant at St Anne School in Seattle. 

Rosie joined St Madeleine Sophie in 2006 to assist in the Pre K classroom.  She is currently attending North Seattle Community College to complete her Early Childhood Education degree.

Along with husband Larry, Rosie stays busy raising two teenagers, both of whom attend Bishop Blanchet High School. Together, they enjoy attending basketball and football games and relish trips back to Eastern Washington and Montana to visit relatives and relax.

Abby Nestvold      EMAIL

Abby Nestvold heads our Primary Dept. team as Lead Kindergarten Instructor. Abby holds a Bachelors of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences and Washington State teaching certification from the University of Washington. She also holds a Masters of Education in Reading and Language Arts from Seattle Pacific University.

Abby has taught Kindergarten, first and third grade.  As a long-term parishioner, she has taught many years in the St. Madeleine Sophie Faith Formation program.  She is currently finishing the Catechist Certification Program through the archdiocese.

Abby loves working with children, reading good books and baking cookies, all of which are why she loves teaching kindergarten.  When not at school, Abby and her husband David are busy enjoying their three teenage children, and dreaming about visiting warm climates, swimming and kayaking.

Rose Nemeth       EMAIL

Rose was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and graduated from St. Mary’s Girls School. She completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Professional Development Degree in Elementary Education from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

Rose has worked with all grade levels in North Vancouver, British Columbia and Bellevue, Washington. Her most challenging and rewarding work has been tutoring students with dyslexia.

Rose enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with family and friends.

Leanna Sherman was raised in the Seattle area and is an honors graduate of Gonzaga University. She accepted the role of Primary Class instructor for our first year and is currently teaching first grade. She graduated with a Washington State teaching certification and received her B.A. in Religious Studies.

During her time at Gonzaga, Leanna received specialized training in reading instruction and learning styles through her work as a literacy tutor for primary students. She also enjoyed working with children in various service projects provided by her classes and her membership in the Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society.

Leanna is looking forward to completing the graduate level of her professional certification as she begins classes through SPU this fall.

Kara Carr      EMAIL

Kara completed the 06-07 year as our Lead PK instructor. Last fall she moved to staff our additional First Grade classroom and this year assumes the same role for 2nd Grade. She is a recent graduate of Gonzaga University, growing up in Spokane at Assumption parish and attending Gonzaga Prep. She comes to us with a very impressive collection of references from her supervising teachers and professors, most notably, her success working with autistic students.

Brian Fulmer     EMAIL

Brian Fulmer was born in Pontiac and raised in Cadillac - cities in Michigan, not cars.

He is a graduate of Earlham College where he studied religion and holds a Master's Degree from the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program.

Brian taught 5th and 6th grade for five years in Atlanta, GA, and spent a year working at a public access television station back in Michigan, where he did . . . everything. He has finally joined the majority of his siblings in the Fulmer migration to Washington state.

In his free time, Brian enjoys reading, camping, hiking, and fishing.

Rob Boostrom     EMAIL

Rob was raised in South Texas and attended Catholic schools at Saints Cyril & Methodius School and Incarnate Word Academy. He studied Political Science and Education in the Honors Program at Swarthmore College. During his college years, his love for teaching was kindled while working with the Breakthrough Collaborative in San Jose and Fort Worth.

Rob enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest, reading good books, listening to new music, and visiting friends and family. Despite relocating to Bellevue, he remains an avid fan of Texas sports.

Rob is excited to be working again with intermediate-age students this year.

Graig Sifferman     EMAIL

Graig was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended Western Washington University in Bellingham where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Graig then went on to City University where he earned his Masters in Teaching.

Graig has coached both soccer and basketball and hopes to put that expertise to good use at Madeleine Sophie. He hopes to instill a love of athletics, or at the very least an active lifestyle for all the students at St. Mads. Graig can't wait to get started helping the Seraphs develop pride in their performance, and above all sportmanship.

Graig is also a sports fanatic, he loves to play any sport, especially soccer and golf. He also will attend any sporting event, especially football, GO HAWKS!

Judy Odell      EMAIL

Judy has enthusiastically joined us for her second year, now serving as our Language Arts instructor for grades 5-8. She will also be the homeroom “queen” for grades 6 and 7.

Before SMS, Judy taught for over 30 years in subjects ranging from home economics, to English and then on to computer applications.  After receiving her Master’s Degree, she expanded her middle and high school career by becoming a certificated staff member with Seattle Pacific University, a ParaPro instructor for her district’s employees and a curriculum developer for Skagit Valley’s Tech-Prep Consortium.

Her leisure time is spiced up with adventures in foods, music and traveling. She enjoys sharing them all with family, friends and her spunky puppy. (She’s also known to enjoy trivia swapping with her SMS colleagues!)

Rick Houser      EMAIL

Rick Houser

Sherri McCarthy      EMAIL

Sherri McCarthy grew up in the Bay Area of San Francisco, attending Holy Angels School and Mercy High School, and then flew north to graduate with honors from Seattle University. She fell in love with the Pacific Northwest and never left! She holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Language Arts, minoring in Math/Science and Music.

Since then Sherri's taught twelve years in the elementary grades 1st through 5th, and ten years of music PreK through 8th. She did her post-graduate studies in Language Arts at SPU. She brings her eclectic background to join her youngest son at St. Madeleine Sophie this year as our music, middle school art, and 4th grade language arts teacher. She's excited to share her love of learning with the students at SMS.

When she's not singing, going to the theater, or reading, she's probably playing a game with her family and friends (Cranium, anyone?), or quilting!

Angela Ensminger      EMAIL

Angela Ensminger grew up in Texas and moved to Washington state in 1998. She graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics. She also holds a Master of Science in Mathematics with a specialization in Statistics from the University of Texas at Dallas. After serving on the feasibility committee for the school, she went back to school to become certified to teach in Washington.

Angela has worked at St. Madeleine Sophie as the Coordinator for Elementary Whole Community Catechesis on Wednesday evenings. This year, Angela joins the school staff as the Math Specialist. She looks forward to sharing her love and excitement of mathematics with the students.

Angela looks forward to joining her two children at St. Madeleine Sophie School. She enjoys cooking, traveling and geocaching in her spare time.

Dan Sherman     EMAIL
Principal

Voicemail: 425-747-6770 ext 202

Dan is nearing his thirtieth year in education in Washington State.  During the bulk of that time, he has held numerous teaching, coaching and administrative positions in the Seattle Archdiocese.  His longest tenure was at St. John School in Seattle where he was principal from 1984-1999.  During that term, he was also elected regional representative to the Department of Elementary Schools Executive Committee for the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) located in Washington D.C. and was a delegate to the NCEA’s National Congress on Catholic Schools for the 21st Century and its follow-up convocations.  He is a 1993 graduate of the NCEA Principals’ Academy and in 1999 was honored as Distinguished Catholic School Graduate.  From 1999-2004 he served as Executive Director for the Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS), our state’s umbrella public policy voice for private schools and advocate at the state and national levels.  Dan holds a B.A. in Biology from Western Washington University and a M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Seattle University.

His joy in life is sharing any free time possible with his wife, Mary, Vice Principal at St. Anne’s in Seattle and their four (somewhat) adult children, each a product of Catholic schools, K-16.

Holly Cole     EMAIL
School Office Administrator

Dean of Women

Voicemail:  425-747-6770 ext 201

Holly Cole joined the SMS staff in March 2005.  As manager of the school office, she is our daily source of all sanity!

Holly comes to us from the City of Seattle's Human Resources Department where she served as Personnel Specialist and Accomodations Coordinator.  Previously, she spent ten years as office coordinator at St. Anne School in Seattle. Before moving to Seattle, she was Personnel Director for a department store chain in Southern California.

At St. Anne’s Parish, Holly was active on a number of school committees; she chaired the School Commission and served as Parents’ Club President. She is currently a member of St. Patrick’s Parish, Seattle and serves on their Pastoral Council.

Holly holds a BA in sociology from California State University, Los Angeles with additional graduate work in Special Education.  She lists reading, music and hiking as favorite interests.

Karen Pasqualetto  (8/31/70 - 7/28/08)

Information on Karen's brief time with us.

Karen Pasqualetto is originally from California and relocated to Washington in 2004.

In California she used her law degree from the University of the Pacific to build technology companies and founded her own consulting firm. For career "Number Two" she pursued teaching and finally found her calling. Karen taught sixth grade at St. Elizabeth School in Oakland.

Karen's favorite floppy-eared friend is Alex the mini-dachshund. International travel is at the top of list of favorite activities. Her husband Chris works in business continuity for the Starbucks Corporation and both try to get away on trips as much as possible.

Karen went to Catholic schools through 12th grade and considers faith and morality important components of educating our youth.