Mrs. Baney received her B.A. in Education at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA and earned a multiple subject teaching credential from Point Loma College in San Diego, CA.   Mrs. Baney will be teaching pre-kindergarten this year. She has taught preschool, kindergarten, and second grade in both public and Catholic schools. She is thrilled to be joining STM after being home with her youngest child for a few years. As far back as she can remember,  Mrs. Baney has always wanted to be a teacher.  At the age of eight, she rounded up the younger children in her neighborhood and taught "school" on her back patio. She is blessed to be living her dream!  Mrs. Baney lives in Alexandria with her husband and two sons, aged 16 and 6. She also enjoys playing tennis on her USTA team. 

Ms. Mary Kate Newell graduated from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia with an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. This is her first year teaching and is very excited about the opportunity to be a Kindergarten teacher at Saint Thomas More!

Ms. Newell believes - "A Teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, touches a heart and shapes the future."

Mrs. Fields graduated from Mary Washington College, where she studied Music and Elementary Education.  She also received a M.S. in Elementary Education from Mary Washington.

Mrs. Fields will be teaching 2nd grade.  She taught in Stafford County, VA for the past six years.  She taught 1st grade for four years and then moved to 2nd grade for two years.

What inspired her to become a teacher were the many wonderful teachers who taught her in elementary school.  She knows that watching her students' excitement about learning has become the best part of teaching! 

Mrs. Rozzi graduated from California State University, Fresno with a B.A. in Communicative Disorders- Education of the Deaf. She taught second grade in her home state of California before moving to Maryland and teaching third grade for six years for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). She received her Master's Equivalency with a combination of coursework at Trinity University in Washington, D.C. and MCPS classes. While on extended maternity leave from MCPS, she taught at her children's preschool for five years and was Assistant Director of the preschool for three years.

Mrs. Rozzi began substitute teaching at St. Thomas More Cathedral School two years ago and soon realized how much she missed being in the elementary classroom. She is looking forward to working with the supportive, professional, and caring teachers, staff, and parents that make up our diverse school. Her four children all attend St. Thomas More Cathedral School.

Mrs. Rozzi believes every student deserves to be respected, encouraged, and to feel safe. She strives to meet the individual needs of her students through differentiated instruction, high expectations, and open lines of communication with parents.

Mrs. Fonzi received her undergraduate degree from San Diego State University with a B.S. Child Development and she has graduate level teaching credentials from the University of California, Irvine.

She is excited about joining the St. Thomas More Faculty and looks forward to a great school year! Mrs Fonzi will be teaching 4th grade and this will be a new experience for her. Mrs. Fonzi has taught Kindergarten and First Grade at St. Michael School in Annandale, VA for 14 years. Before that she taught in California Public Schools.

She has always been drawn to teaching and delights in witnessing the "aha" moments in her students. She is honored to play a role in the Catholic education of children.

Mrs. Fonzi has been married for 24 years and has two daughters. Both attended Catholic Schools in the Diocese, K-12, and attended Georgetown University.