Kristen Goodell is Director of Work Study. Prior to joining Nazareth Prep, she was most recently co-owner and project manager of HR Resource Force, a customized software company, Board President of the Mt. Lebanon Rowing Team, and Professor of Education at The Community College of Allegheny County. Kristen is an operational leader, powering the success of modern businesses through corporate partnerships, relationships, creative instruction and more efficient automation. Her diverse background began working directly with at risk patients and students but soon transitioned into business strategy and leadership.  Her Masters was in Special Education for students with mild to moderate behavioral disabilities at Johns Hopkins University. She has been published in CIO Story, CIO Review, Working Parts, and has been an ACHE Speaking Panelist on diversity in the workplace. Kristen is a leader through powerful partner collaborations, committed to empowering others with tools for success. She remains an active volunteer in the community as a Blind Ski Guide and as a National Ski Patroller. 

Jenny McGrail is the Manager of Educational Technology at Nazareth Prep. She manages the Student Laptop Program and supports staff, teachers, and students with use of Technology. McGrail also supports the use of Canvas and PowerSchool by teachers, students, and parents. McGrail graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. She has over 25 years of experience in the IT field and has worked at WQED and The Ellis School.

About Joe Oliphant:

Mr. Oliphant is excited to return to a school affiliated with the place where his career in education began. He started in 2002 as a teacher at Holy Family Institute, teaching middle and high school in the residential program. After leaving Holy Family in 2005, he pursued teaching and administrative positions at Pittsburgh area charter schools where he was a teacher, technology director and eventually a principal. While working as a principal, Mr. Oliphant’s building was named a School of Innovation and Design. Mr. Oliphant is a Smart Exemplary Educator, a Discovery Educator Network STAR, Remind Connected Educator and was nominated for Leader of the Year through the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology in 2010.

In the spring of 2013, Mr. Oliphant was nominated as a Change Agent for Education, a program of the Pittsburgh Foundation. The purpose of this initiative is to introduce regional K-12 teachers and educators to the theory and practice of design thinking and human centered design as a way to effect change in education. This series of workshops was an introduction to a way of learning, and at the same time a way of teaching, that is grounded in empathy, understanding what students and their teachers need, and a spirit of curiosity and inquiry.

Most recently, Mr. Oliphant served as Director of Program Development for a multi-state non-profit that creates financial rewards and vocational opportunities for high school students.

Mr. Oliphant attended Point Park University and obtained his Master’s at California University of Pennsylvania in Supervision and Administration. He resides in South Park with his wife and 5 children, where he coaches basketball and baseball and serves on the board of Friends of South Park. The Oliphant family are members at St. Joan of Arc Parish.

Marlee Flaherty is second careering as a classroom teacher.  She studied both at Columbia University and the London School of Economics to earn her BA.  In addition, she has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and has worked both domestically and internationally in both for-profits and not-for-profits. This business background gives her a unique insight into many issues.  When discussing goals, objectives, classroom strategies, and more, her background helps to guide concepts to become “doable” and not remain “theoretical”. Marlee Flaherty is not only an advisor for Nazareth Prep student council but she has been selected to participate in 2 Classroom Without Border experiences – a trip to Poland with a Holocaust Survivor and a trip to Spain to study Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. She truly enjoys bring all her life experiences into her classroom.