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


Mary Flick, CSJ
Formation Coordinator
SJEM Members

Marcia Niedringhaus
President of St. Joseph’s Academy

Marie Joan Harris, CSJ
SJEM Treasurer
Serving on the Boards of Avila University and Nazareth Living Center

Cheryl Broekelmann
SJEM Secretary
Retired Executive Director at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf; St. Louis, MO

Santa Marie Martino Cuddihee
Retired Faculty Member of St. Joseph’s Academy

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

Rita Schmitz, CSJ
SJEM Vice Chair
Professor Emerita at Fontbonne University; St. Louis, MO

Barbara McCormick
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 Overland Park Rehab

Cathy Hurt
Retired, Lindenwood University

Richard Schul
Retired Group Vice President Emerson Electric

Craig Hannick
SJEM Chair
Mathematics Faculty, St. Louis University High School

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