About SSCCA/
Faculty & Staff

Mr. John Dykes – Headmaster, 6^th Grade Teacher

• BS Degree, Liberty University, Magna Cum Laude, Education and Business Management
• Dual AA Degrees, Baltimore’s International College
• MD State Teacher Certification
• 10 Years – Education Administration Experience – Headmaster of SSCCA
• 18 Years – Teaching Experience
• 16 Years – Management Experience
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED
• Certified Medical Technician

Mrs. Lisa Hillman – Junior Kindergarten Teacher

• Catonsville Community College
• 3 Years – Teacher, SSCCA Junior Kindergarten
• 3 Years – Teacher Bishop Cummings Preschool
• 2 Years – Teacher, Christiana Homeschool Academy
• 8 Years – Teacher of Homeschool Classical Curriculum
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Kellie Mattix – Kindergarten Teacher

• MS Degree, Western Maryland College, Special Education
• BA Degree, University of Maryland, College Park, Hearing and Speech Science
• Maryland Educator Advanced Professional Certificate – Generic Special Education
• 2 Years – Teacher, SSCCA Kindergarten
• 8 Years – Teacher, HCPS in Elementary Special Education
• 8 Years – Teacher, Children’s Ministry, Faith Family Church
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Susan Smith – 1st Grade Teacher

• BA Degree, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Music Performance
• 24 Years – Home School Teacher
• 2 Years – Teacher, SSCCA 1st Grade
• 1 Year – Teacher, Cornerstone Home Educators Tutorial
• 7 Years – Academic Coordinator, Liberty Home Instruction Fellowship
• 9 Years – Music Director, Liberty Church PCA
• Certificate, Diamond Grading and Evaluation
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Holly Hitzelberger – 2nd Grade Teacher

• BA Degree, University of Pittsburgh, Japanese and Political Science
• 3 Years – Teacher at SSCCA, 2nd and 6th Grades
• 6 Years – English Instructor, K – Adult
• 2 Years – Classical Conversations Tutor and Homeschool Educator
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Jane Spera – 3rd Grade Teacher

• MS Degree, East Stroudsburg University, Reading Specialist
• BS Degree, Bloomsburg University, Elementary Education, Math concentration
• 2 Years – Teacher, SSCCA 3rd Grade
• 1 Year – Teacher, St. Anselm Program, SSCCA
• 2 Years – Teacher, Math and Religion, St. Agnes School
• 3 Years – Teacher, Religious Education, St. John Church
• 9 Years – Teacher, 3rd & 4th grades, New Jersey
• 1 Year – Teacher, Preschool, Pennsylvania
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Sarah Benner – 4th Grade Teacher

• BS Degree, Temple University, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
• 9 Years – Teacher, SSCCA 4th Grade
• 3 Years – Lead Math Teacher, SSCCA
• 3 Years – Teacher, Phil-Mont Christian Academy
• 8 Years – Teacher, Classical Homeschool
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Rev. Ricky McCarl – 5th Grade Teacher

• MS of Divinity Degree – Biblical Theological Seminary
• BS Degree – Bible, Emphasis in Pastoral Ministry
• Ordained – Diaconate in the Reformed Episcopal Church, Diocese of the North East and Mid Atlantic and the Anglican Church of North America
• 6 Years – Pastoral Care and Teaching

Mrs. Laura Routson – 7^th and 8^th Grade Teacher, Latin – All Levels

• 7 Years – Teacher, SSCCA 3rd, 7th & 8th Grades
• 10 Years – Project Management/International Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Donna Hancock- Science and Math Teacher

• BS Degree, Towson State University, Education
• 1 Year – Teacher, SSCCA Math and Science
• 5 Years – Teacher, St. Charles Borromeo, Education
• 2 Years – Teacher, Cornerstone Homeschool Cooperative
• 2 Years – Homeschool Teacher
• 5 Years – Long Term Substitute, Liberty Christian School
• 12 years – Director of VBS

Ms. Johanna Judy – Supervisor/ Lead Teacher St. Anselm

• MS Degree, McDaniel College, Reading Specialist
• BA Degree, Goucher College, Special Education
• 4 Years – Director/Teacher, SSCCA, St. Anselm Program
• 6 Years – Teacher, Public School System, Special Education
• 7 Years – Teacher, Friendship School, Math
• 7 Years – Teacher, Friendship School, Orton-Gillingham tutor
• Certified Orton-Gillingham Teacher
• Courses:

Multi-Sensory Math Programs I & II through the Atlantic Dyslexic Association Center in Rockville, MD

Reading Comprehension to Students with Dyslexia

• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Kathleen Davis – Teacher St. Anselm

• MS Degree, Johns Hopkins University, Special Education
• BS Degree, Auburn University, Special Education
• Certified Orton-Gillingham Teacher
• 2 Years – Teacher, SSCCA, St. Anselm Program
• 4 Years – Teacher, Alabama Public Schools, Elementary Special Education
• 8 Years – Tutor & Life Skills Teacher, United Cerebral Palsy
• 3 Years – Adjunct Faculty Instructor for Catonsville Community College, Adult Basic Education and reading classes for Disabled Students
• 5 Years – Project Literacy Assistant, Howard County Public Library
• 15 Years – Homeschool teacher
• 3 Years – Substitute Teacher, Carroll County Public Schools
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED

Mrs. Debbie Kroh – Extended Care/After Care

• Certified Child Care I and II, Howard Community College
• Certified Child Care for State of Maryland
• 6 Years – Teacher, SSCCA Extended Care Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten
• 3 Years – Assistant Teacher, SSCCA Kindergarten
• 4 Years – Assistant Kindergarten Teacher, Liberty Christian School
• Certified CPR, First Aid, AED
• Certified Medical Technician

Mrs. Nancy McLaughlin – Secretary

• MS Degree. Johns Hopkins University, SCS, Applied Behavioral Science
• BS Degree, California State University of Long Beach, Criminal Justice Administration
• Certified Paralegal, University of California, Irvine
• Certified Health Information Technology- Advanced Medical Coding & Billing
• 3 Years – Administrative Assistant, SSCCA
• 4 Years – Executive Assistant
• 10 Year – Administrative Assistant
• 3 Years – Human Resources Recruiter
• 2 Years – Paralegal
• 10 Years – Teacher, Religious Education, St. Joseph Catholic Community
• 8 Years – MD Certified Day Care Provider
• Certified First Aid, CPR, AED
• Certified Medical Technician