The intention of Sacred Heart education is to address the whole person. You come as you are and are cared for with great love. The hope is to implant you a sacred love for yourself, to challenge you to be more honest, to lead you along the road of integrity.

- Life at the Sacred Heart

School Leadership

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is a self-perpetuating body composed of members of the larger community, past and current parents, alumnae, and Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ). The Board holds in trust the mission of the school and bears particular responsibility for the school’s fiduciary policies.

In collaboration with the educational mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart, the Board sets policy and hires the Head of School. Primary among the Board of Trustees’ leadership responsibilities is long-term planning for the school and its future.

2024-2025 Board of Trustees 

Mary Bernstein, RSCJ  
Patricia Colbert ’69
Niall Cullinane P’20
Susan Tyree Dempf, Ph.D., Head of School
Bridget Egan Albertson ’79, P’19
Ralph Elwart P’01, P’11
Ariana Gammel P’23
Luciana Kubiatowski Glunz P’26
Colm Heaney P’20, Treasurer
Jenifer Dreiling Holderman ’80
John M. Holland P’24
Mary Kay Hunyady, RSCJ
Joy Fiorini Kaspi ’80
Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ, Ph.D.
Hon. Susan Kennedy-Sullivan ’70
Michael Kerns P’18
Lynda Mooney P’22
Steve Pace P’23
Tony Rettino P’22
Ennedy Rivera ’93, Secretary
Tami Hoekstra Rocha ’80, P’05
Joseph Seliga P’25
Kathryn Talty, P’24, Chair
Aimee Walters, P’23, Vice Chair

 

Leadership Team

Dr. Susan Dempf

Head of School
Ph.D., Syracuse University
M.A., M.P.E., Springfield College
B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Garett Auriemma

Director of Strategic Communication and Marketing
M.A., Northwestern University
B.A., Rosary College

Nikki Bonamarte

Chief Development Officer
B.A., University of Iowa

Rocco Gargiulo

Associate Head of School for Academics, Mathematics Teacher
MAT, Grand Canyon University
B.S., University of San Francisco

Gretchen Radde

Director of Enrollment Management
B.A., University of Iowa

Christine Schmidt

Associate Head of School, Director of the Center for Global Studies
B.A., Northern Illinois University