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 38th 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 14 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. Sally Perlewitz, 7th and 8th Grade Teacher

Mrs. Sally Perlewitz is our 7th and 8th grade teacher. This is Mrs. Perlewitz's second year at St. Joseph School.

Mrs. Perlewitz lives in Western Dubuque County on a family Heritage Farm with her husband, Mark, her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren. They are in the process of remodeling to have a generational home.

Mrs. Perlewitz received her degrees from Clarke University in Dubuque with majors in Psychology, Elementary Education, and a Reading Endorsement. Sally's Master's Degree is in Special Education-Learning Disabilities. Mrs. Perlewitz started her teaching career in the Dubuque Catholic School at Resurrection. She then moved to the Dubuque Public Schools to work in the area of Special Education. She worked in many of the Dubuque schools as a classroom teacher, special education teacher, and an instructional coach in both general and special education. Following her retirement from the Dubuque School District, she has taught where needed, for teaching is what she loves to do.

Besides teaching, Sally likes to read, sew, and do activities with her family, especially her two grandchildren. Mrs. Perlewitz has a son who lives and works in Seattle, Washington, a sister and family living in the Des Moines area, and another sister who lives on the farm with her family.

Coming to St. Joseph School has been another inspiring teaching experience for Mrs. Perlewitz. She finds the students, parents, and staff amazing. After so many years of teaching, it is rewarding to teach in Southwestern Wisconsin in this wonderful Catholic School Community.

Sally can be reached at sperlewitz@stjosepscs.info.

Kathryn Mumm, 5th and 6th Grade Teacher

Our 5th and 6th grade teacher at St. Joseph School is Mrs. Kathryn (Kitty) Mumm. Mrs. Mumm has been at St. Joseph School for 3 years, 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 ninth 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.

Cynthia A. Hanley, MA, 1st and 2nd Grade Teacher

Ms. Cynthia A. Hanley, is the first and second grade teacher at St. Joseph School. This is her first year at St. Joseph School, but Ms. Hanley has been in the field of Education for over forty years. Ms. Hanley earned her BS in Education from Clarke University in Dubuque, IA. She las also earned her Masters Degree in Special Education plus 60 credits.

Ms. Hanley has taught pre-school thru high school with a focus on Reading and Dyslexia.

Ms. Hanely was born and raised in Dubuque. She has three fur babies as well as nine nieces and nephews.

She loves reading, playing cards, spending time with her three fur babies, family, and friends.

Ms. Hanley can be reached at chanley@stjosephscs.info

Miss Meghan Bell, 4K and Kindergarten Teacher

Miss Meghan Bell is our 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 and a sister-in-law. She also loves spending time with her little niece and nephew.

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 bellmeghan@icloud.com

Mrs. Stacy Sheehan, 3K and 4K Teacher

St. Joseph School welcomes Mrs. Stacy Sheehan as our 3K and 4K 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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