MEET OUR FACULTY

PRESCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Amie Williams is the Director of SJV Preschool. She has worked in preschool for 32 years, 25 have been here at SJV. Amie came to SJV in the summer of 1994 as the assistant director and became the director in 2002. She holds an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education.

Dana Sunseri is the Assistant Director of SJV Preschool. She has worked at St. Jean Vianney for 27 years; first as a Kindergarten teacher, then as a 4 and 5-year-old teacher. She has been an administrator for the past 16 years. She has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and Child Development.

Cecile Martin is the Office Administrator for the SJV Preschool. She has worked at St. Jean Vianney Preschool for 12 years. She has taught 2, 4 and 5 year olds for 9 years, and has been Office Administrator for the past 2 years. She has a B.S. in Management from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now ULL).

Four Year Old Teachers

Sherri Carlos is a four year old teacher at SJV Preschool. She has been teaching at our preschool for 13 years. She studied at the University of New Orleans, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Studies, and also obtained certification as a Paralegal.

Erica Clements is a Pre-K 4 teacher at SJV Preschool. This is her seventh year as a teacher and second school year at SJV. She has taught Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Middle School Language Arts. She has a Master’s Degree in Special Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.

Three Year Old Teachers

Hope Monte is the 3A Preschool teacher of SJV. She has experience as a Special Ed assistant , computer lab manager, testing coordinator , and a tutor. She has worked with children preschool thru 8th grade. She has worked at St. Louis King Of France, Zachary Schools and is currently retired from Livingston parish school system with 20 years. She is Para pro certified and title I certified.

Andrea Freeman is the 3B lead teacher. This is her second year as a part of the St. Jean Vianney Preschool family. She was a teacher in the four-year-old class last year. Prior to teaching at SJV, she worked in the Head Start Program, and often volunteered her time to work with children who have special needs. She also has three young children who keep her quite busy! She loves working with preschool-aged children because it’s the littlest things that return the biggest smiles!

Carly Browning is our assistant teacher for our three year old classes. Carly is a student at BRCC studying anthropolgy. She hopes to finish her degree in May. Carly began her educational journey here at SJV Preschool and is thrilled to be back as a teacher.

Two Year Old Teachers

Sonia Guerrera is a Pre-K 2 teacher at St. Jean Vianney Preschool. This is her 4th year teaching pre-K and 2nd year at SJV. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology. She is a native of New Orleans and is happily married to husband, Kevin and together they have a daughter, Isabella, who is a 2nd grader at SJV. When not teaching, I also enjoy my photography business on weekends.

Amanda White is our 2A assistant teacher. Amanda is currently a student at BRCC. She is also an SJV Alumni. This is her first year assistant teaching at SJV Preschool, and she is loving it!! She is also a dance teacher at Odyssey Academy of Dance in Denham Springs. She loves inspiring others and helping them achieve their goals!

Cherie Payer is one of our 2B teachers this year. She has three beautiful children of her own. This is Cherie's 5th year teaching at SJV Preschool. She enjoys every aspect of teaching and has come to learn that the children in her care teach her as much as she teaches them!

Julia Casemore is one of our 2B teachers this year. Her children also started at SJV Preschool and all graduated from SJV Elementary School as well. She worked at SJV Preschool many years ago in the 1 year old class and returned to the preschool in 2015. She has a Bachelor's Degree from LSU in Merchandising but feels that her greatest experience comes from getting her masters and doctorate in “motherhood“!

Religion Teacher

Tammy Calvaruso is our 3 and 4 year old floater and Religion teacher. She will also fulfill the role of 2 year old assistant teacher on Fridays. She has worked at SJV Preschool for 9 years in various teaching positions. She has an associate’s degree in child development.

Substitute Teachers

Denise Summerell is a substitute teacher at SJV Preschool. She has worked at St. Jean Vianney since 2009 starting out as an Extended Care teacher, then a substitute for the preschool and finally as the religion teacher and floater for the 4-year old classes. Denise has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Spanish from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is a native of New Orleans and a diehard Saints Fan since 1966 when New Orleans was awarded the NFL franchise.