“I love being a student at Trinity because of the wonderful faculty members. Each individual and unique class I take is paired with an equally individual and unique teacher. The passion they have for their subjects influences me every day. They inspire me to work harder and show me the beauty in all areas of study. Their enthusiasm for learning is contagious, and I am grateful for every single one of them!”
Trinity Student
John Lee
Head of School
B.S. Biology, University of Minnesota, 1996; B.A. German, Santa Clara University, 1992. Trinity School at River Ridge 1996-2010; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2010-present.
Wendy Baxter
B.A. English Literature and French, Redeemer College, 1994; B.Ed. University of Toronto, 1997. Faculty: Sir Robert Borden High-school (Ontario), 1999; Lisgar Collegiate Institute (Ontario), 1998. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2000-present.
Sophie Belloncle
B.A. in English and Latin, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI, 2021. Bloomfield Christian School, Bloomfield Hills, MI 2021-2023; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023-present.
Stephanie Brake
M.T.S. Systematic Theology, University of Notre Dame, 2020; B.A. Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2018. Trinity School at Meadow View, 2020-2023; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023-present.
Tess Cassady
B.A. Fine Arts, Indiana University, 2011. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2011-present.
Madeleine Cunningham
A.A.S. in Apparel Design and Technologies, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 2021. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2022-present.
Emmanuel DeLeon
Ph.D. candidate, Musical Arts in Conducting, University of Notre Dame, expected 2022. M.A. in Choral Conducting with a minor in Voice, University of the Philippines College of Music, 2016. B.A. in Creative and Performing Musical Arts in Music Education with a minor in Voice from the University of the Philippines College of Music, 2009. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2022-present.
Dorie DiSipio
M.Ed. Education, University of Notre Dame, 2020, B.A. Psychology and Pre-Health, University of Notre Dame, 2018. Faculty: Santa Cruz Catholic School, 2018-2020; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2020-present.
Mike Gionfriddo
B.A. Classics, University of Mary Washington, 2010. Trinity School at Greenlawn 2014-2022; 2023-present.
Jacob Graudin
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, concentration in Poetry, Seattle Pacific University, 2022. B.A. in English Literature, concentration in Creative Writing, College of Charleston, 2013. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2022-present.
Alyson Greene
B.A. Visual Art and Interior Design, Bethel College, 2013. Ivy Tech Community College adjunct art professor 2016-present. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2016-present.
Kevin Haley
Ph.D. in Theology (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity), University of Notre Dame, 2013; M.T.S. in Theology, University of Notre Dame, 2007; B.A. in Theology and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, 2003. Crown-Minnow Doctoral Fellow, Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem, Spring, 2011. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023-present.
Justus Hibshman
Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Notre Dame, 2023; B.S. Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 2017; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023-present.
Joseph Kwiatkowski
Graduate Studies, Xavier University in New Orleans, 2012; Boston College, 2018-2020; B.A., St. Michael's College, Music and Classics, 2009. St Peter School, Huron, Ohio, 2021-2022; Assumption University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2018-2020; St. Rita School, Webster, New York, 2017-2018; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023-present.
Shannon Lee
M.Ed in Education, Texas State University, 2005; B.A. in Marketing, Southwest Texas University, 2001. Bee Cave Elementary School, Texas, 2005-2007; Serene Hills Elementary School, Texas, 2007-2010, Private Tutoring & Enrichment, 2016-2020; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023- present.
Chelsea Mertz
Dean of Girls
B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture, New St. Andrew’s College, Moscow, ID, 2009. Logos School, Moscow, ID, 2009-2013; Trinity Academy, Portland, OR 2013-2021; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2021-present.
Samuel Mertz
M.A. in History, Portland State University, Portland, OR, 2019; B.A. in History, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, 2014; Trinity Academy, Portland, OR 2014-2021; Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2021-present
Patrick Mooney
Ph.D. Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1986; B.S. Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1978. Postdoctoral associate, Michigan State University, 1986-94; Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes, 1994-1996; Professional Specialist, University of Notre Dame, 2007-2012; Trinity School at Greenlawn 1996-2007, 2012-present.
Brian Peterson
Dean of Boys and College Guidance
Ph.D. Theology, University of Dayton, 2012; S.T.M. Theology, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1998; M. Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1997; B.A. Philosophy and Religion, St. Olaf College, 1993. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2008-present.
Dennis H. Staffelbach
J.D. University of Notre Dame Law School, 1989; M.A. History, University of Notre Dame, 1982; B.A. History, University of Hawaii, 1980. N.E.H. Summer Seminar on Galileo, 1984. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 1983-86; 1993-present.
Lynda Seasly
M.H.A. Health Care Management, University of Minnesota, 1984; B.A. Economics, Wellesley College, 1981. Connecting Collections' Summer Institutes - Met/MOMA/Guggenheim, 2019 and 2021; NEH grant studying Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School in the Midwest, 2013; NEH grant studying Skyscrapers in Chicago, 2012; National Gallery of Art grant studying 17th Century Dutch Art, 2006; grants from National Gallery of Art for the study of American art, 1995, 2000. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 1989-2000, 2001-present.
Jonathan Wheeler
M.T.S. Theology, Boston College, 2014, B.A. Classics, Saint Michael's College, 2010. St. Jude School, South Bend, 2014-2016. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2016-present.
Michael Whitman
B.A. of Arts in History with a minor in German, Hillsdale College, 2019. Trinity School at Greenlawn, 2023-present.
Nora Zusi
M.A. English, Catholic University of America, 1990; B.A. Great Books Program, University of Notre Dame, 1981. Faculty: Covenant Christian School, Mishawaka, 2015-2016, St. David's Secondary School, Grenada, WI, 1985-1986, Trinity School at Greenlawn, 1982-1985, 1986-1988, 1990-1998, 2016-present.