Faculty

Ms. Blair grew up in the Seattle area, attending St. John’s Catholic School and Seattle Preparatory High School. She graduated from Washington State University with a B.A. in Recreation and Leisure Studies. She has an Early Childhood certificate from University of Puget Sound. Ms. Blair has three children, ages eleven, nine, and six. In her spare time Ms. Blair enjoys recreating on Whidbey Island with family and friends. Ms. Blair is very pleased with the way the Early Childhood program at St. Alphonsus has developed. The community support has been overwhelming. She looks forward to the continuing development of her young students intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually.

Miss Blankenship was born and raised in Seattle. She has been a parishioner at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle since the age of three. She graduated from Linfield College in 1992 with a BA degree in Early Childhood Education. She continued her education at Western Washington University as a post baccalaureate student, earning her K-8 teaching certificate in December 1993.

In her spare time she enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and walking dogs at the Seattle Animal Shelter as well as her own two dogs, Lucy and Ethel. She is excited to be a part of the St. Alphonsus community.

Ms. Keegan is a graduate of St. Joseph School, Holy Names Academy, and the University of Portland.

Ms. Cintron has been a long-time member of St. Benedict Parish in Wallingford, where she taught confirmation classes.  Tricia is a graduate of the University of Washington, where she is still enrolled as a graduate student in reading instruction.  For the last two years, she has been teaching in the Bellevue School District. 

As a teacher, parent, and volunteer, Mrs. Kopf has been involved in Catholic education in Seattle for over twenty-five years. In addition, she has taught in the South Central District and volunteered in Seattle’s public schools. She earned her teaching certificate through the University of Washington. Mrs. Kopf and her husband, Lee, live on Queen Anne. The Kopfs have three adult daughters: Sherry, currently job sharing with Cheryl; Alyssa, working at Community Shares, a Denver non-profit; and Jamie, an engineer for DOT at University of Washington. The Kopfs' first grandchild, Will, was born last year. Mrs. Kopf’s interests include reading, traveling, baseball and babysitting! She loves being a part of the St. Alphonsus community.

Mrs. Sherry Weber
Sherry Weber is a Seattle native and attended St. Anne's Elementary School and Seattle Prep. She graduated from University of Washington with a B.A. in Psychology, earned her teaching certificate at Seattle Pacific University and recently finished a Master's degree in School Counseling at Seattle University. Mrs. Weber worked at St. Therese School in Seattle for 6 years, having taught third grade for 5 of those years. She has been working with children since 1992.
Mrs. Weber is married and has a baby son. She enjoys traveling, skiing, hiking, reading, watching Seattle sports teams and spending time with her family and friends. She is very excited to job share with her mom, Mrs. Kopf, this year and to join the St. Al's community.

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Mrs. Johnson moved to Seattle from the Midwest when she was fourteen. She graduated from Blanchet and earned her degree in English and her teaching certificate from Seattle University. Her first teaching job was fifth grade at Our Lady of the Lake School. She earned her MA in learning disabilities from the University of Washington. For sixteen years she taught at Meridian Park School at Seattle Learning Center, a school for children with learning disabilities that she and a friend started.

This is Mrs. Johnson’s fifteenth year of teaching at St. Alphonsus and she still loves it. Her own children, Emily and Will, graduated from St. Al’s and from Bishop Blanchet High School. Emily is now a junior at UW majoring in political science and Will is in the Coast Guard, currently stationed at Port Angeles.

This is Mr. Anderson’s seventh year at St. Alphonsus Parish School. He previously taught high school science in Cle Elum, Washington, for twenty-two years. Mr. Anderson also has coaching experience in cross country and track and field. He attended Washington State University (BS in biology) and Central Washington University (MEd Master Teacher) after a four year tour in the United States Navy.

Mr. Anderson and his wife, Mary, have four children: Mikki, currently teaching fourth grade at St. Alphonsus; Mary Jo is living and working in Hollywood, Ca.; John, a junior at Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio; and Robert, a senior at Bishop Blanchet. Mr. Anderson enjoys hiking and backpacking, reading, coaching, wood-working, and gardening.

Mrs. Pollack is a Seattle native. She grew up in the Greenwood area and is a graduate of St. John Elementary and Holy Names Academy. She received both her BA in Liberal Arts and her Master in Teaching from the University of Washington. She is active in Girl Scouting and enjoys camping and travel. Her hobbies include reading, gardening, art, phography, and an interest in almost all sports.

Mr. Stinebrickner is in his twelfth year at St. Alphonsus. Previously he spent time teaching in Oregon, Jamaica, and in New Mexico on the Jicarilla Apache and the Navajo Reservations. At St. Alphonsus, he has taught 4th and 1st grades in addition to middle school.

Mrs. Ozubko moved to Seattle in 1981 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada She graduated with an Art Education Degree and is currently working on her masters degree. Her husband is a professor of design, and they have one daughter attending high school. Mrs. Ozubko believes we must inspire students to value their creativity and intuition. She is excited to be part of an education community which teaches Catholic values that are emphasized and practiced. Mrs. Ozubko enjoys running, skiing, and traveling with her family.