STAFF

St. Joseph Staff

Administration

Father Peter Auer, Pastor

Father Peter Auer is the Pastor at St. Joseph Parish and at our linked Parish St. Francis de Sales, Hazel Green. Father Peter came to Hazel Green in July of 2021. His previous assignments in Wisconsin were: Our Lady of the Lake in Green Lake; St. Joseph Parish in Fort Atkinson; Corpus Christi Parish in Boscobel, Muscoda, Avoca, and Clyde (Father was in charge of four churches); and his first assignment at St. Bernadette in Ridgeway and Barneveld. (Father had 2 churches with this assignment.)

Before Father Peter became a diocesan priest in 2012, (He was a religious, belonging to the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity-SOLT). Because Father was a religious, he was able to work in various parishes in the United States, as well as in the Philippines (six months), and in Austria (for one year). As nice as it is to travel around the world, it is still best to come back home and settle down.

Though Father Peter was born and raised in Austria, he became a citizen of this beautiful country in 1993 and consider this as his home. Father has three brothers who all live in Austria and they like it over there, so he figured let them stay there, but he will remain here.

May our good LORD watch over us and make St. Francis de Sales ad St. Joseph Churches a place that brings a smile to His face.

Miss Barbara Wills, Principal

This is Miss Wills 36th year at St. Joseph School. She was a teacher for 24 of those years and has served as the school's principal for the last 11 years.

She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where she earned a BS in Elementary Education. In 2014, Miss Wills earned her Masters Degree in Educational Administration. Along with her teaching responsibilities, Miss Wills has earned both F.O.R.E.M. and S.O.W.D.I. certification in religious education through the Diocese of Madison.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, music and spending time with friends. You can reach her at: principalwills@stjosephscs.info

Teachers

Mrs. Jenny McDermott, 7th and 8th Grade Teacher

Mrs. Jenny McDermott. Jenny lives on a farm in Menominee, IL with her husband Shawn and their three children: Hannah (20), Anthony (18), and Abigail (16). Jenny graduated from Loras College in 1991 with a B.A. in Elementary Education. She continued her education to earn a MAE in Literacy from Clarke College in 2009. Jenny is currently working on her middle school endorsement. In her free time, Jenny enjoys crocheting, reading, and doing word and number puzzles. Jenny is looking forward to working with middle school students. Jenny can be reached at jmcdermott@stjosephscs.info.

Kathryn Mumm, 5th and 6th Grade Teacher

Our 5th and 6th grade teacher at St. Joseph School is Mrs. Kathryn (Kitty) Mumm. This is Mrs. Mumm's first year at St. Joseph School, but Kitty has been in education for over 25 years.

Mrs. Mumm's entire teaching career has been in Catholic Education, with the exception of when she took time out to be with her six children when they were young. Now Kitty and her husband Bob have the joy of 18 grandchildren and watching them grow.

Mrs. Mumm learned to play the harp with the Dominican Sisters at the Sinsinawa Mound when she attended the St. Clara Academy as a boarding student. Some of her classmates are graduates of St. Joseph School. The students of St. Clara Academy used to walk to St. Joseph School on a beautiful fall day for their annual picnic on the lawn. Mr. Mumm is grateful that her love of books, learning, and the arts was encouraged at St. Clara Academy. She had many good teachers to emulate.

Mrs. Mumm's first teaching position was at St. Joseph School in Fort Atkinson, WI. Kitty is delighted to be teaching now at St. Joseph School, Sinsinawa, WI. Mrs. Mumm can be reached at kmumm@stjosephscs.info.

Jessica Schneider, 3rd and 4th Grade Teacher

This is Ms. Schneider's seventh year of teaching at St. Joseph School. She graduated from Clarke University with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. She was born, raised, and lives in Dubuque, Iowa. Prior to coming to St. Joseph School, she was a para educator in the Dubuque Community School District, working in the Preschool room.

When not teaching, Ms. Schneider directs the Youth Hand Chime Choir through her church. This will be her fourth year directing these students, who are in junior high.

Ms. Schneider also enjoys playing tennis, singing at Mass, ice skating, and watching football! Ms. Schneider has a younger brother and a family who enjoys doing may things together.

Ms. Schneider is especially excited to be teaching at St. Joseph School because of being in a faith filled environment. It is rewarding watching the students and staff being able to live out their faith. Miss Schneider can be reached at jschneider@stjosephscs.info.

Dr. Becky Glasson Lee, 1st and 2nd Grade Teacher

Dr. Becky Glasson Lee is the first and second grade teacher at St. Joseph School. This is her fourth year at St. Joseph School, but Dr. Lee has over 50 years experience in the field of education. Dr. Lee earned her BS in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She has also earned her Masters degree in Reading and a Doctorate degree in Early Childhood Education.

Dr. Lee has taught students ranging from Kindergarten through college level. She has also served as an Associate Professor, adjunct professor, and lecturer at Viterbo College, UW-Platteville, and the University of Dubuque.

Dr. Lee enjoys spending time with her family and playing the organ and piano in her church choir. She can be reached at blee@stjosephscs.info.

Miss Meghan Bell, 4K and Kindergarten Teacher

Miss Meghan Bell is our new 4K/Kindergarten teacher. Meghan graduated from UW-Superior with a degree in Elementary Education and minors in Early Childhood and Special Education. She has spent her last 10 years working in childcare. In her free time, Meghan enjoys spending time with her family, horseback riding, camping, and reading. Meghan lives in Hazel Green with her parents and younger brother. Meghan also has an older brother, sister-in-law, and a niece with one more niece or nephew on the way in December.

Meghan's goal for her classroom is to make it a fun/safe learning environment. She believes children should be able to explore and do hands-on activities to learn new things. She also wants her students to be able to interact with others and become more independent.

Miss Bell is very excited to get to know all the students and families at St. Joseph School. Miss Bell can be reached at mbell@stjosephscs.info.

Mrs. Stacy Sheehan, 3K and 4K Teacher

St. Joseph School welcomes Mrs. Stacy Sheehan as our new three year old and four year old preschool teacher. Mrs. Sheehan earned her Early Childhood degree at NICC a has been teaching preschool children for over 18 years.

Mrs. Sheehan lives in the Menominee area with her husband Tony and her daughters Lexy and Hailey. Their family loves to spend time together outdoors whether it is camping, hunting, fishing, or boating. Mrs. Sheehan also enjoys sports. With her daughters involved in basketball, volleyball, swim team, and softball, Stacy is busy helping with coaching of their sports teams.

Stacy's goal for her classroom is to have fun and learn skills through play and interaction with others. Stacy is a strong believer in children having respect for their things, their friends, themselves, and especially the grown-ups who surround them. She also believes that children should be independent or working on being independent. She encourages her students to try a task themselves first and then she will help them if they need it. This helps the students with their learning of new skills and also interacting with others.

Mrs. Sheehan is excited to begin to get to know the students and families at St. Joseph School.

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