校友
Derrick Coleman, EdD '17
Superintendent, River Rouge School District
"The Mercy values have significant influence in my work as an educator because they are a constant reminder of the need for unwavering 服务 and commitment in the spirit of the most high. GMercyU has reinforced in me the spirit to help others understand that we must work selflessly to ensure the least amongst us are provided with the dignity and 护理 this university showed me as a student."
Justin Collins '21
西北公园路和平与社会正义高中九年级教师
"As a teen, I always wanted to be an attorney. Law and the government have always interested me. 而不是被动地工作，帮助人们摆脱困境, 我认为我可以更积极主动地工作，让人们远离麻烦. 自然，我想教我最感兴趣的科目."
Crystal Edwards, EdD '20
School Principal, William D. Kelley Elementary School
2023 Recipient of the Christian R. 玛丽·F. 林德巴克杰出校长领导奖
“If anyone’s feelings were hurt or dreams were shattered at other places like me, GMercyU is real. It’s not some walk in the park or easy. No, that’s not it. But it’s a place that takes you seriously. GMercyU正在做真正的人类工作，治愈人们.”
Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Tribune
Kiersten Godzieba
天使皇后地区天主教学校四年级前教师
"I still hear Ms. 随着时间的推移，皮耶罗托齐每周都会出现在我的脑海里, 我非常感谢她为我们提供的学术基础. All of my experiences, both in and out of the classroom, 是什么让我成为一名与众不同的仁慈毕业生. 对我来说, that means you take with you the values you learned and find a way to make those work in the 护理er path you have chosen. You find a way to weave those into everything you do and how you spread that mess年龄 to others."
Jacqlyn Gallagher '16
Fifth Grade Teacher, Blue Bell Elementary School
"I truly credit GMercyU with preparing me to be the best teacher I could be and providing me with a toolbox of strategies for the large repertoire of skills it takes to be an effective teacher."
Amanda Hickson, MS '13, '17
Teacher, Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
"One thing that stood out in my time at GMercyU was that the idea of becoming a teacher was not just treated as a 护理er opportunity, but rather as a vocation. 这不仅仅是毕业后找份工作和工作的问题, but about going out and making as much of a positive difference as we could in a child’s life through the work we did. 作为一名在这个教室里工作了八年的老师, I would say that on top of academic excellence, 同理心和鼓励对我来说非常重要. My goal is to encour年龄 the 学生 to not only give their best in the work they do, but in how they 护理 for and treat others."
Alexis Howard '20
Third Grade Teacher, Abington School District
“与学生建立关系和支持系统非常重要. When I first began my position, it was important that I got to know my 学生 before speeding 100 miles per hour into the academics. 我为学生们创造了一个安全的地方来分享，如果他们愿意的话. 作为一名教育工作者，我相信学生在培育的环境中茁壮成长."
Jihan Latimer '20
Sixth Grade Science Teacher
"The education I received here at GMercyU gave me a flexible and adaptable teaching spirit. I call myself the traveling teacher, because I have been to many schools, 这些经历让我认识了各种各样的老师和工作人员, and improve my networking and teaching skills. 我喜欢教书，永远不会放弃学生. I continuously promote my inspirational books, 鼓励学生多读书，提高阅读能力, reading comprehension, phonemic awareness and phonic's skills."
Evelyn Nunez-Lebron, EdD '17
费城学区的校长
“Choosing the EdD Program at Gwynedd Mercy University was one of the best decisions I have made in my educational journey. The high level of guidance and 支持 which I received from the professors and my dissertation advisor was exactly what I needed to facilitate the completion of the dissertation while also working full-time as a principal in a large, urban elementary school."
艾琳·帕克16届
Kindergarten Teacher, Saint Genevieve School
“我花了一点时间才找到我梦想中的工作，但我找到了! 我在弗卢顿的圣吉纳维夫学校教书，教幼儿园! 我也是我们教区的宗教教育协调员. GMercyU为我进入教育界做了完美的准备. Thank you GMercyU ❤"
Jo'anna Pray '18
Third Grade Teacher, St. 马拉奇的
"I think being a Distinctive Mercy Graduate is taking the values I learned at GMercyU and carrying them with me in my life and not just my 护理er. A lot of the Mercy values such as diversity, 移民, and helping those who are unfortunate, 我带走的不仅仅是一个老师，而是一个人."
Melissa Russo, MS '18
Fifth Grade Teacher, Horry County 学校
“我以慈悲为中心的教育为我的职业生涯做好了很多准备. 我觉得自己更优雅了，更理解了，也更有耐心了. 我每天都给自己设定一个标准, 但我也明白，有时可能达不到这个标准. I don't allow myself to give up, 但是想想新的方法去做一件有希望成功的事情."
Steven Rufe, M.Ed. '12
Director of Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports, The School District of Philadelphia
"Would I make more money doing something else? 见鬼是的! But would I be transforming the world? 我是否在帮助一个系统变得更强、更好? 可能不是. GMercyU教会我要挑战现状，而不是摆脱现状, but joining systems that need extra love, 支持, 护理, and transformation. GMercyU taught me a mindset and perspective and challenged my privilege, perspective, and thinking."
Stacey Lee Salvato '04
Reading Specialist K-4, Francis A. Desmares Elementary School
"As a child, school was always hard for me; papers came naturally but tests were another story. 因为我上的是辅导班，所以和同龄人相比，我觉得自己不够好. It wasn't until my sophomore year at GMercyU that my Dean suggested I go and get evaluated. 我被诊断患有阅读障碍，然后得到了适当的工具, not the coping mechanisms I developed on my own, to thrive in my classes. I knew in 3rd grade that I wanted to be a teacher but it wasn't until I was at GMercyU and had the proper 支持 that I knew that dream was truly possible! Fast forward to 2022, I am in my 14th year as a reading specialist and get to help 学生 that are in the same educational position as I was. I struggled with reading and now I get to help 学生 with those same difficulties so they do not feel bad about themselves as I did as a student. Thank you GMercyU for helping me see my full potential and believing in me when I didn't always believe in myself."
Lucinda Schaeffer EdD '22
Instructor, Higher Education
"I did not choose education. Education chose me. 虽然我是两位教育家的女儿，但我从未把自己看作是一名教师. I discovered teaching as a paraprofessional and was drawn to special education after my son was diagnosed with Autism."
Tim Smyth, MS ‘08
历史 Teacher, Wissahickon High School
"I want to be the teacher/adult I needed when I was a kid, and this keeps me going. 这些年轻人需要我们，我知道我们所做的每一天都很重要. 这些年来，我哭过，笑过，拥抱过很多学生. 他们在很多方面拯救了我，我永远感激我的学生."
Janine Twaddle, EdD
Teacher, East Goshen Elementary School
“我选择从事教育工作是因为‘灯泡效应’,’ the moment you actually experience a child gain knowledge is incredibly rewarding. 每一天都是不同的，都有新的挑战和胜利. 作为一名教育工作者，你确实有机会影响学生的生活."
Stefanie Wood, MS ‘08
理事会岩学区自闭症支持教师
"Carrying the Mercy values with me throughout my 护理er have allowed me to work with my fellow teachers, 学生, and families to educate 学生 on the autism spectrum with integrity and 尊重."
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Marianne Boyd, M.Ed.
Professor of Practice, GMercyU
“我告诉我的学生，我首先是一个学习者，其次是他们的老师. 他们将从我的三个角度来学习教学:教师的角度, 一个家长, and a building administrator. 'Teaching and Learning' are my passion. This is what I know…I love getting up in the morning knowing I am going to school to teach. 我希望我的学生在50年后醒来时也能有同样的感觉."
Desiree' Caldwell, EdD
Assistant Professor, GMercyU
"The resilience I see in current 学生 gives me confidence in their ability to pivot and embrace the challenges of teaching today [during a pandemic]. It includes their ability to adapt to their environment and still be successful with their lack of resources. Instead of giving up, 我们的学生正在寻找创造性的方法来吸引学生，让他们继续学习."
Tiffany Cresswell-Ye年龄r, PhD
德国梅隆大学高等教育领导学助理教授
“作为教师, 我们专注于帮助学生重新思考他们的原因, 考察促使他们进入这一领域的价值观和动机, 并寻求解决教育工作者面临的挑战的办法."
Marianne Kaemmer, EdD
Adjunct Professor, GMercyU
“尽管在大流行期间教学面临挑战, 我有幸与许多成功的实习教师共事. 我被他们激励学生的韧性和决心所鼓舞, 与他们的合作老师合作, identify areas where they needed to improve and replicate teaching strategies that were effective. While teaching is demanding, inspiring your learners, and leading them to success a wonderful, rewarding 护理er!"
Mary Jo Pierantozzi, MS '72
Assistant Professor, GMercyU
“没有什么比看着学生学习和成长更快乐的了. 这既适用于我多年的课堂教学，也适用于我在GMercyU的这些年. 我对教学的热爱和热情从未动摇过. There is an old saying, 'Do what you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.' Teaching has never been a 'job' for me. 它一直是，并将继续是我的激情和使命."
Peggy Rosario, EdD
Assistant Professor, GMercyU
"Our 学生 come hungry for ideas to improve their teaching and an interest in connecting with other 学生 and 教师 to gain insights into best practices. Their interest in researching a dissertation topic that can impact teaching practice shows their dedication to addressing challenges and sharing their findings to improve teaching practice. 所以在某种意义上, they are not only facing the challenges themselves, 他们也在为研究做出贡献，帮助其他教师面对这些问题, 也。."
Deborah Schadler, PhD, CPCRT, PRSE
Assistant Dean & Assistant Professor Education, GMercyU
"I always tell preparing teachers that, in being a teacher, you are above all, an actor. Regardless of the challenges you are facing, 你必须让你的学生觉得这是你一生中最美好的一天, because when you are with them, 最大化他们的学习是你最重要的目标. 所以，无论你生活中发生了什么戏剧性的事情，都必须把它放在一边."
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