Our Staff

Fr. John Kelleher, Pastor St. Pius X Church

Father Mattaliano, S.J., Parochial Vicar at St.Pius X Church

Deacon Peter Henry Schutzler, Born in Arlington Heights, IL and raised in Lancaster, PA. After graduating from high school in 1984, Deacon Peter enlisted in the Untied
States Coast Guard and served on active duty from 1984-1988. He graduated with a B.S. in Secondary Education from The Pennsylvania State University in 1992. He earned his Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology/Marriage and Family Therapy from Chestnut Hill College, located in Philadelphia, PA in 1999.
In 1992 Deacon Peter completed the RCIA process and received his Sacraments at St. Elizabeth Church in Whitehall, PA. In May of 1992, he married Kathryn Durkin. Deacon Peter and Kate reside in Mashpee and have two adult daughters. Their oldest daughter Magdalena resides in Bethlehem, PA and Hannah resides in Hyannis, MA.
Peter has served as a teacher and school administrator in public and Catholic schools in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts for over 33 years. Since 2022, he has served at St. John Paul II High School Hyannis as a theology teacher and member of the campus ministry team.
Deacon Peter was ordained by the Most Reverend John O. Barres on April 25, 2015 in the Diocese of Allentown, PA. He was assigned as a deacon at St. Ann Church located in Emmaus, PA. He served as the Assistant Director for the Office of the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Allentown from January 2017 to July 2019. After relocating to Mashpee in 2020, Deacon Peter was assigned to Christ the King Parish. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, being on, in and next to any body of water. He and Kate enjoy spending time with family and friends and developed a true love of Cape Cod, after spending 20 + years visiting and now moving here permanently to be closer to their daughter Hannah.

Mrs. Shaw has been the Administrative Assistant at St. Pius X School since 2006.  Prior to joining SPXS, she worked in banking as a Customer Service/Financial Service Representative. In her free time, Mrs. Shaw enjoys spending time with her family and relaxing with a good book on the beaches of Cape Cod.  Her daughter is a 2013 graduate of SPXS.

Mrs. Kostecki joined St. Pius School in 2015 as the Grade 1 Assistant and transitioned to Business Manager in 2019. She has three  children who have attended SPXS. Mrs. Kostecki enjoys spending time with her family, going to the beach in the summer, and skiing in the winter.

Kathleen Charette is new to St. Pius in 2024 after recently moving to the Cape. She is a long-time school nurse and administrator having worked in public schools in Central Massachusetts and as a Regional Consultant for the MA Department of Public Health. She holds Master’s of Education and Nursing from Cambridge College and Elms College. In her spare time she enjoys the beach and boating with her husband and singing with Rock Voices. She is proud of her son Jake who serves in the US Coast Guard. 

Mr.  Correa was born and raised in Brazil, he has been the Facilities Director at St. Pius X School since 2006. Prior to joining SPXS, Sandro worked in restaurants, radio stations and as a General Manager for a Food Distribution Center in Ceasa MG, Brazil. He studied 3 years majoring in Accounting Technician in EEMAO, MG, Brazil. He was also a certified beekeeper in EMATER, MG, Brazil. Sandro attended ESL in Barnstable Community School.  In his free time, Mr. Correa enjoys reading.

Elizabeth Arnold has 16 years experience in Early Childhood Education. She believes that
children learn best when they feel safe, seen and supported. Elizabeth holds an Associate’s
degree in Early Childhood Education from Eastern Nazarene College and a Director I
certification through EEC. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Patrick,
their two children, Mac and Florence Joy, and their dog Buttercup. She is thrilled to be a part of
the St. Pius community and honored to support children on their preschool journey.

Mrs. Tremblay is the Pre-Kindergarten teacher at St. Pius X School. Mrs. Tremblay has been teaching Pre-K at SPXS since the school opened in 2004.  She takes great pride and pleasure in teaching our youngest students about God and the wonderful world that He has given us. She enjoys seeing their faces light up when they are exposed to a new concept or when they have successfully learned how to do a task for the first time. Mrs. Tremblay holds both a BS and a MEd. in ECE and is Massachusetts certified. The majority of her teaching career has been in
Pre-Kindergarten. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Mrs. Rose joins us in 2024 as the Pre-K Assistant. Mrs. Rose is married with two daughters that attend St. Pius X School.

Mrs. Merrill has been the Kindergarten teacher at St. Pius X School since 2012.  Prior to joining SPXS, she taught Kindergarten at Holy Trinity School for 14 years. In her free time, Mrs. Merrill enjoys drawing, painting and gardening.

Mrs. Foran joined St Pius School in September of 2020 as a recess/lunch monitor. Mrs. Foran transitioned to Kindergarten Assistant in 2021. Prior to working at St Pius Mrs. Foran worked for Brockton Public Schools. Mrs. Foran was also a Clinical Supervisor and Developmental Specialist at Early Intervention. She has over 12 years experience working with children and families with developmental disabilities. Mrs. Foran also is a licensed real estate agent and works in the family business, Foran Realty. She has 2 children who both attend St. Pius. Mrs. Foran enjoys spending time with her family playing sports, going to the beach, boating or golfing.

Mrs. Quirk is the Grade 1 teacher at St. Pius X School She is a graduate of Anna Maria College in Paxton , Massachusetts. Mrs. Quirk has been a public school teacher and was a Title one teacher for 17 years, before joining the Diocese in 2001. In the quiet moments of the day, Anne enjoys a good book.

Mrs. Hietsch has been teaching at St. Pius X School since 2019. Her first role was the Lower School art teacher and now she is the assistant teacher in first grade.  She is a licensed early childhood educator and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Elementary Education.  Mrs. Hietsch is also in her second year in the SEL Academy at the Roche Center for Catholic Education at Boston College and a part of the SPXS SEL core team.

Mrs. Powell has been a PreK and Kindergarten Assistant, now 2nd grade teacher at St. Pius X School since 2017. Prior to joining SPXS, she worked in an integrated preschool program for children with autism. In her free time, Mrs. Powell enjoys baking and the outdoors with her family.

Mrs. Merhi, who is Lebanese,  speaks, writes and reads Lebanese, English and French. She and her husband Pierre have two girls who have attended SPXS since kindergarten. She was a preschool teacher for 7 years, was the Librarian at SPXS, and is 3rd grade Assistant. Mrs. Merhi enjoys spending time with kids who still believe that books are the ancient Google search.

Ms. Jenna Iachetta (Grade 3 Teacher)- Ms. Jenna Iachetta joins our staff as our new third-grade teacher.
Ms. Iachetta will be working alongside Mrs. Erin Welch, who also will be teaching third grade. Ms. Iachetta is certified in both Elementary Education as well as Special Education and most recently worked as a Math interventionist at Harwich Elementary School. She is a graduate of Providence College and during both her time as a student teacher and beyond has worked with children in a variety of settings. Ms. Iachetta brings passion and enthusiasm to her new role and as a St. John Paul II graduate is most excited to be involved in Catholic education

Ms. Welch joined SPXS as the Middle School Science Teacher. She is now teaches 3rd grade. She is married with one child.

Mrs. Diver is the Grade 4 teacher.  She has worked at St. Pius since the school opened as a 1:1 assistant for a student with learning style differences, as well as a Grade 2, and  Grade 5 & 6 teacher here at SPXS. She also served as the SPXS Extended Day Program Coordinator from August 2016 through June 2018.  Mrs. Diver received her masters of elementary education from American International College. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, going to the beach and reading books.

Ms. King’s currently teaches Grade 4 here at St. Pius X School. Prior to teaching Grade 3, she taught Grade 2 and was the PreK assistant here at SPXS. Ms. King has her EEC and is currently working towards her Masters in Education. She previously taught in Newport, RI and on Cape Cod for 17 years. Ms. King enjoys paddle boarding.

Mrs. Werner is the 5th grade teacher. Mrs. Werner taught Grade 4 here at St. Pius X School. She holds a  ME.D from Curry College and has been teaching on Cape Cod for over 22 years.  She has two daughters Sarah and Joan and a granddaughter Natalie. Mrs. Werner loves reading, walking the canal and chocolate.

Mrs. Sullivan was born and raised in Colombia.

She holds a degree in Business Administration and also a Post-Graduate in Marketing.

She is a devout Catholic and enjoys teaching.  Students for her are a blessing from God.

She started working at St Pius X School in 2015 as an all subjects substitute teacher and currently is our Lower  and Middle School Spanish teacher.

Mrs. Sullivan enjoys cooking, spinning and enjoying time with her husband Mark and their two children, Rosanna and Nico.

Ms. Colgan joined the SPXS staff¨in 2023 as the PreK – 8th grade Art teacher. Prior to this position, she taught Art for the Dennis-Yarmouth School District for 35+ years. She also ran the Youth Activities (ages 3.5 – 14) for a country club for 25 summers. She grew up in Yarmouth, but is still considered a washashore.

She loves teaching new art skills and seeing all the creative possibilities.

When not teaching, she loves walking/hiking, biking, and enjoying the outdoors as well as baking and reading.

Mr. Schroeter teaches Music Preschool-5th. Also is the Head Teacher for St. Pius X

Mr. Schroeter was born and raised near Buffalo, NY. He earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from SUNY College at Potsdam.

He has been teaching Music on Cape Cod since 2010. Throughout his teaching career, he has taught students in all grade levels K-12. His most recent teaching experiences include Music Department Head and Music Teacher at Barnstable Public Schools and Music Teacher at West Villages Elementary. While at Barnstable Public Schools he developed and implemented a yearly calendar for all grade 6-12 music performances and hosted regional music festivals. He also taught K-5 General Music, beginner band, high school band, jazz band, marching band, and guitar and music technology. While at West Villages Elementary School, Mr. Schroeter taught General Music to all K-3 students. Mr. Schroeter sees teaching as an art and enjoys every success and challenge.

When not teaching music, you can find Mr. Schroeter playing baseball, coaching his son’s Little League team, or spending quality time with his wife and two children.

Mr. Corsi is the  Physical Education teacher for Pre-K – 5th grade and the Athletic Director.  Mr. Corsi enjoys coaching youth sports and has two children, Anna and Benjamin.

Mrs. Vergakes join SPXS in 2021. Before that she worked at Sun Microsystems & Oracle for 25 years. Mrs. V is a wash ashore from the Merrimack Valley, before moving down the cape in 2020. She loves walking the beaches with her dog and family

Sharon Gordineer loves spending time with her 2 grandkids and her 2 cats. She worked at DY school cafeteria and St. Pius aftercare.

Ms. McCullough loves living and working on Cape Cod. After moving here full time she joined a hiking group allowing her to discover the hidden and not so hidden beauty across the cape. She is trilled to be working with children after working as an educator in the Worcester area.

Jennifer has been the aftercare coordinator at the school since 2022. She is happy to be back since spending a lot of time here volunteering when her daughter attended and graduated SPXS in 2017. When not working Jennifer enjoys keep active outdoors, walking and hiking Cape Cod beautiful landscapes

Natalie started working in the aftercare program as a substitute teacher at St. Pius in 2023. She is currently pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education at Cape Cod Community College continue to work towards  Massachusetts teaching certification. “Working at St. Pius X has enabled me to become more familiar with the education field and has given me the experience I need as I continue my studies at Bridgewater State University. Additionally, Natalie has been teaching faith formation and sacrament preparation classes to 1st and 2nd graders at my parish since 2023. When I’m not at St. Pius you can find me at the beach with my family and dog, on a bike, or at home watching sports.