Faculty

Faculty
Pre-K/Kindergarten	Mrs. Allison Bertolini	Allison comes to us from San Diego, California, Where she was residing after completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. Allison double majored in English and Art History, and also brings with her office and leadership experience, which she has garnered from previous summer office jobs and volunteer activities.
First/Second Grade	Miss Brigitte Wilson	After graduation, Miss Brigitte Wilson, who is a Certified Peace Officer, worked with children in the Latch Key Program and Domestic Violence Program. Miss Wilson also served as a Director of Religious Education in St. Catherine of Siena parish in Riverside, California, before traveling throughout the country helping to direct retreats for over 10,000 young people involved in the National Evangelization Teams Incorporated. Miss Wilson has been Trinity’s first and second grade teacher since 1999. She is much beloved by her present and former students.
Third/Fourth Grade	Mrs. Carlin Gould	Mrs. Carlin Gould teaches the third/fourth grade here at Kolbe Academy-Trinity Prep. She is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a B.S. degree in Natural Resources Management. After working for an outdoor education camp, then as a ranger for the Forest Service and National Park Service, she married the man of her dreams. Then, after being a stay-at-home mom, while raising their three children, Carlin went back to school and got her multiple subject teaching credential and taught fourth grade for eight years at Sacred Heart School in Turlock.
Fifth/Sixth Grade	Miss Jacinta Scheetz
7/8 Grade Homeroom 9/10 Sacramental Life 11/12 German	Mrs. Barbara Hall
9/10 Grade Homeroom 9/10 Medieval History 11/12 Modern European History 11/12 Morality	Mr. John Bertolini	John Bertolini has taught part-time for Trinity in the past. He will be taking over the 9/10 Grade classroom. John majored in Political Science and History at Hillsdale College and received his M.A. in Politics from the University of Dallas.
11/12 Grade Homeroom 9/10 Medieval Literature 11/12 Modern European Literature 7 - 10 Latin	Mr. Tom Riley	Tom Riley was educated at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, and at the University of Notre Dame. He has taught at Canisius College in Buffalo, at Kolbe Academy, and at Trinity since its inception. He has published well over 700 poems in venues ranging from The American Spectator to Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. He was the featured poet in the Summer 2000 issue of Light Quarterly, and his book-length manuscript Sideshow and Other Poems was a runner-up in the most recent Anita Dorn Memorial Competition. Prominent poet and critic Richard Moore writes: “Riley’s forms are great because they reveal a powerful, deeply complex moral sensibility. He understands our world. We can learn from him….”
High School Math and Science: Algebra II Pre-Calculus Chemistry	Mr. Matt Badley	Mr. Matthew Badley is returning to teach for his eighth year here at Trinity Prep. Mr. Badley has taught Latin, math and science to both the junior high and the high school. After graduating from Thomas Aquinas College, Mr. Badley worked variously as a See’s Candies clerk, a Seattle hotel manager, a data analyst at Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group, and a long-term care insurance salesman with General Electric. In the spring of 2000, he was accepted into the USAF. However, during the time his application was being reviewed, he had been helping out at Trinity by substitute teaching. By the time he heard that he had been accepted by the Air Force, he had already realized that he really enjoyed teaching, and decided to forgo the military life. After five years of full time teaching, while his family grew, practically exponentially, he was hired by Queen of the Valley Hospital, as a data analyst, but continues to teach part-time. His wife Heidi and their children reside in American Canyon.
7/8 Physical Science 9/10 Physical Science Algebra I Geometry	Mrs. Jennifer Thornton Mrs. Thornton's Homepage	Jennifer Thornton has served in a variety of roles over her past three years of teaching at Trinity Grammar and Prep. This year she is teaching Physical Science to the freshmen and sophomores, and Math to the seventh graders. She came to Trinity with a B.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, and six years experience in home education. She has seven children, six of whom currently attend classes at Trinity; one recently graduated.
Junior High Math	Mr. Mike Pace
Art	Mrs. Marcia Ryan	Mrs. Marcia Ryan is teaching her eleventh year of art at Trinity. Mrs. Ryan received a Bachelor of Art Degree in Painting and Drawing from the University of Minnesota. She has taught oil painting to adults, created an arts and crafts program for an inner-city Montessori pre-school, did photography and layout work on the Immaculata Magazine and started her own graphics design business. She has three grown children who have all graduated Trinity, and her youngest is a Freshman at Trinity this year.
P.E.	Mrs. Anna Hickey
Staff
Headmaster	Mr. Brian Muth
Registrar/Admin Assistant	Miss Laura Ristine	Laura Ristine attended Campion College of San Francisco for two years of undergraduate education in the liberal arts. She completed a B.A. in Theology at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida in May 2006. Laura came to Trinity in 2006 as the fifth and sixth grade teacher and since then has transitioned to the position of Administrative Assistant and Registrar.
Athletic Director/Admissions	Mr. Bob Greene
Bookkeeper	Mrs. Toni Williams