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SJEM Leadership

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

Cara McMahon

Executive Director


Mary Flick, CSJ

Mary Flick, CSJ

Director of Formation

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


Dave Armstrong

Director of University Mission and Ministry at Avila University


Nan Bone

Strategic Plan Consultant for Catholic and Private Schools


Cheryl Broekelmann

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


Santa Marie Martino Cuddihee

SJEM Secretary

Retired Faculty Member of St. Joseph’s Academy


Susan Lenihan

SJEM Chair

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

Gary Smith

Senior Vice President UBS Financial Services


Laura Gruber, CSJ

Laura Gruber, CSJ

Retired Faculty and Current Board Member

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf


Peggy Baker

Peggy Baker

Retired Director of Rehab, Overland Park Rehab


Cathy Hurt

Cathy Hurt

Retired, Lindenwood University


Richard Schul

Richard Schul

Retired Group Vice President Emerson Electric


Craig Hannick

Craig Hannick

Mathematics Faculty, St. Louis University High School