Saint John's welcomes new faculty

Nine new faces are joining the faculty and staff this fall!

In addition to the school's new headmaster, Alex Zequeira, Saint John's is preparing to welcome several new faces and returning alumni to the community. 

From support staff to newly formed administrative roles, Saint John's High School is thrilled for every new member of the school. Four alumni - from the classes of 1982, 1998, 2007, and 2011 - are joining the ranks of Pioneers returning to serve at their alma mater.

Welcome all!

New faculty & staff, 2016Kevin AbdoDirector of Campus Ministry
  • B.A., Mount Saint Mary’s University
  • Volunteer in Durban, South Africa
  • AHC Inc. Arlington, VA Resident Service Coordinator
  • Theology Teacher, Assistant Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track Coach, Mount Saint Joseph High School (Baltimore, MD)


New faculty & staff, 2016Kelly Cappucci, Assistant to the Deans
  • Rutland Police Department, administrative assistant to the chief of police
  • Ms. Capucci has more than 10 years’ experience working for law enforcement in an administrative assistant role for multiple police departments, including the Worcester Police Department and Shrewsbury Police Department


New faculty & staff, 2016Matthew Iacovone ’98, Technology  IT Support and Media Services Specialist
  • B..S, Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • M.S., Technical Communication (concentration in human-computer interaction), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Self-employed personal branding specialist (d/b/a Prestigent Design); patent-pending on portfolio building software
  • Self-employed IT specialist; coding and debugging software, building and repairing workstations and servers, deploying video distribution systems, securing data networks
New faculty & staff, 2016Michelle MichelFaculty - Mathematics
  • B.S. Engineering (Computer Science), University of Pennsylvania
  • Post Baccalaureate Teaching License (PBTL) in secondary mathematics, Framingham State University
  • Masters of Mathematics in Education from WPI

New faculty & staff, 2016John Mullen ’07, Technology - Network and Systems Administrator
  • After John graduated from Assumption College in 2011 he joined the Saint John’s technology team
  • IT Support Specialist with Boston University’s Information Services and Technology Department.
  • Director of Technology, The Blessed Sacrament School in Walpole MA
New faculty & staff, 2016Peter Richer ’11Campus Minister, Faculty – Religious Studies
  • B.A., Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Americorps Member at City Year Boston at the James W. Hennigan School in Jamaica Plain, MA in 7th grade education

New faculty & staff, 2016Justin SmithDirector of Admissions & Enrollment Management 
  • B.A., Business Communications, Assumption College
  • M.A., School Counseling, Assumption College
  • Assumption College Senior Assistant Director & Chief Athletics Liaison Undergrad Admissions, Bentley University Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions 
New faculty & staff, 2016Edward P. Tonelli, Jr., '82Faculty – Science 
  • B.A., Geology and History, Williams College
  • MAT, Education, Brown University
  • M.A., History, U-Mass Amherst
  • J.D., New England School of Law
  • Ed.D., Math and Science Education, U-Mass Lowell
  • Assistant professor of Law (several law schools in the Washington DC area); High school mathematics, physics, and earth sciences teacher (Washington Waldorf School, St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School), Research Assistant (UMass Lowell Computer Science Dept.); University Supervisor (UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education)
New faculty & staff, 2016Dao WuFaculty – World Languages 
  • Dao Wu is from Jiangxi Province, China
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Nanchang Normal University, China
  • Master’s Degree, Boston College in Developmental & Educational Phycology
  • Teacher, Dana Hall School in Wellesley (2007-2016)


To learn more about academic departments and faculty at Saint John's High School, visit our Academics pages.
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