The leadership of SJEM includes a sponsorship group of lay persons and Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. This group is supported by an Executive Director and Formation Director.
SJEM Staff

Cara McMahon
Executive Director

Mary Flick, CSJ
Formation Coordinator
SJEM Members

President of St. Joseph’s Academy

SJEM Treasurer
Serving on the Boards of Avila University and Nazareth Living Center

Director of University Mission and Ministry at Avila University

Retired Executive Director at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf; St. Louis, MO


SJEM Chair
Professor Emerita in the deaf education program at Fontbonne University; St. Louis, MO


Academic Principal at St. Teresa’s Academy

Gary Smith
Senior Vice President UBS Financial Services

Laura Gruber, CSJ
Retired Faculty and Current Board Member
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf

Peggy Baker
Retired Director of Rehab, Overland Park Rehab

Cathy Hurt
Retired, Lindenwood University

Richard Schul
Retired Group Vice President Emerson Electric

Craig Hannick
Mathematics Faculty, St. Louis University High School

Linda Straub, CSJ
Province Leader, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis