Meet Our Faculty
Our faculty receives ongoing training by the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
Staff & Teachers
Timothy Lyons
HEADMASTER
Mr. Lyons has nearly twenty years of experience in teaching, school leadership, and non-profit executive management.
"I feel strongly that OLPA will flourish with the community of founders and families that God has called to it."
Ed Wilkinson
DEAN OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Mr. Wilkinson and his wife, Linda, nurtured The Wilkinson school for 32 years.
"It is our vision that when children come to Our Lady of the Pillar Academy, they will receive a strong academic education based on a classical Catholic curriculum, as well as an everlasting spiritual formation by experiencing a school culture founded on the goodness, truth and beauty of Christ the Teacher."
Helene Bergez
TEACHER
Ms. Bergez has taught for seven years in a Great Hearts Academy in Dallas, Texas, with an enrollment of 850 students. She is from California, but graduated from the University of Dallas with a B.A. in Art History, concentrating in Ceramics.
Rachelle Carmony
TEACHER/ DEAN OF CURRICULUM
& ADMINISTRATION
Before entering education, Ms. Carmony worked in public relations and spiritual chaplaincy. She previously served in school administration and teaching assignments in Southern California and New England before moving to Our Lady of the Pillar. Her areas of study include history and classical theater at the undergraduate level, and theology at the graduate level. Outside of OLPA, she is currently involved in classical education graduate studies.
Gladys Sanchez
TK/K TEACHER
Ms. Sanchez is an anthropologist and psychology major graduate from San Francisco State University. She is bilingual, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Pillar, a volunteer of many organizations
Chris Voisard
TEACHER
Ms. Voisard is a teacher, writer, and artist. She holds 3 teaching credentials, including one in English and Studio Teaching. She has an undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz is in Aesthetics and Learning and a Masters in Education.
Board Members
Derek Kulda
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Juliette Kulda
DIRECTOR
James Hudon
DIRECTOR
Kristy Hudon
DIRECTOR
Maggie Mattel
DIRECTOR
Jose Villalobos
DIRECTOR
Dr. Michael Kelleher
SCIENCE TEACHER
A former University of Notre Dame football player and twenty-four year missionary to Nigeria, Dr. Kelleher is a lifelong teacher. He brings us a wealth of experience, and a PhD in chemistry.
Joyce Hodge
TK/K ASSISTANT TEACHER/ RESOURCE SUPPORT
After nearly 40 years of teaching through California, and as the pioneering founder of Spanish immersion in the Coastside, Ms. Hodge comes to our school with tremendous love for children, experience, and elegance. She is an artist and grandmother to two of our students