Mrs. Czirjak is the Math Interventionist at St. Vincent de Paul. She graduated from Illinois State University with both her Bachelor and Master Degrees in Special Education. She has taught at Glen Oak Primary School as a Special Education Teacher and Christ Lutheran as a Title 1 Tutor.  Mrs. Czirjak is originally from Bloomington Il, but Peoria has been home for  most of her adult life. Mrs. Czirjak and her husband, Steve, have been long time members… Read Full Post

Mrs. Dutart is the Kitchen Manager at St. Vincent de Paul School. She started working in the kitchen in 2006, and became the Kitchen Manager in 2011. Mrs. Dutart earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. Previous experience includes running multiple Subway Restaurants in San Diego, California. Mrs. Dutart’s two daughters went to St. Vincent de Paul and then onto Peoria Notre Dame High school. Working… Read Full Post

Miss Mackenzie is the 5th-7th grade Science teacher and 5th grade Religion teacher at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School. She has been teaching since 2021 after she graduated from Western Illinois University where she earned her BA in Elementary Education. She spent her first two years teaching in Catholic schools in the Quad City area as well as served as the Director of Religious Education at her home parish. Miss Dunbar has a deep… Read Full Post

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Miss Lynn Gibson a native Peorian and graduate of St. Vincent de Paul School as well as Bergan High School and is a member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish! Lynn is a Prekindergarten teacher aide. She comes to us with education in Early Childhood as well as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has 25 years’ experience in nursing and 11 years working as a teacher’s assistant in elementary and in middle schools.… Read Full Post

Mrs. Grooss is a Preschool Aide in the all-day 4 year old program. She has been in education since 2007. Mrs. Grooss and her family have been parishioners at St. Vincent’s since 1998. She and her husband Jim have four beautiful children who all attended St. Vincent’s. Her oldest daughter, Katie is a business director for St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Her son Matt is a financial adviser in Chicago. Kelly is a student at… Read Full Post

Mrs. Hefti is a Preschool Aide in the Pre-K 4 all day program. She has been here at St. Vincent’s as an aide since 2010. She attended Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Mrs. Hefti has been a member of St. Vincent de Paul since 2005. She and her husband Jim have 3 beautiful daughters Caroline, Jameson and Allie. Her daughters attended St. Vincent before moving to… Read Full Post

Mrs. Laurel Huston is the school counselor at St. Vincent de Paul. She has previous experience as both a school counselor and a resiliency specialist working specifically on mindfulness and building strong resiliency skills with children and families. She graduated from Aspen University with a Bachelor’s in Arts in Psychology and Counseling and has also earned her Master’s in Education in School Counseling from Liberty University. She is certified by The American School Counselor’s Association… Read Full Post

Mrs. Joseph is a 4th grade teacher at St. Vincent de Paul. She graduated from Illinois State University and earned her degree in Special Education. Mrs. Joseph began as a resource teacher at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest, Illinois. She then moved to a 3rd grade position in the same district at Sheridan Elementary School. Mrs. Joseph got married and moved to Chicago where she taught 3rd grade at Frances Xavier Warde Catholic… Read Full Post