Mrs. Jesi Lee
PreKindergarten 3

Ms. Karyn Dooley
Instructional Aide

Ms. Yadi Gonzalez
Paraprofessional

Hello and welcome to the St. Francis of Assisi Preschool family! My name is Mrs. Lee, and I love teaching little learners. I hope that students have a positive early learning experience that fosters a lifelong love of learning. More importantly, students know that they were uniquely created and are deeply loved by our heavenly Father.

I’ve always had a passion for working with children, which began at a young age and has guided me throughout my career. Over the years, I’ve served in a variety of volunteer roles, including Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, Girls on the Run Coach, and as a caregiver for foster children in my home. These experiences ultimately led me to pursue a career in education that is both rewarding and fulfilling. Over the past seven years, I’ve had the privilege of teaching English as a Second Language to students from China and working in a preschool setting both as a teacher and a director. 

I have been married to my husband, Patrick, for 20 years. We have 3 beautiful children. Our oldest will be heading to college in the fall, and our younger two will be in 8th grade and Kindergarten. We love family movie nights and traveling anywhere together!

I am excited to teach at St. Francis of Assisi, a faith-based school that nurtures the whole child. 

Hello! I am Mrs. Karyn Dooley and I am an aide in Mrs. Della Croce's preschool classroom. I love helping these kids learn all kinds of fun skills! They are so smart and fun to be around!

I have been a stay at home mom for the past 18 years! Last year I started substitute teaching in the preschool - and fell in love! I am having a great time in preschool this year! This is such a great program, and a wonderful environment for the kids!

I have been married for 22 years to my husband, Tom. We have two kids that both attend Oakville High School. Our son is a senior this year, and our daughter is a sophmore.

SFA is amazing! My kids both went to preschool here, and we loved it so much! Now that I am teaching here, I can see why. The teachers all care so much about the kids and their families! It is an amazing environment to teach and to learn! I am so happy to be a part of it!

Hello! I am Ms. Yadi, and welcome to the St. Francis of Assisi PK3 Classroom! This is my first year at SFA, but my second year in a preschool classroom. I love working with students, inspiring them to learn and grow!

My love for teaching sprouted at a young age. I worked as a camp counselor for multiple summers during middle, high school and college. I started out at Meramec Community College, but decided to change my major two times. Becoming a hairstylist first at National Academy of Beauty Arts. Then graduating from the Le Cordon Bleu of San Francisco as a Pastry chef. After pursuing both careers for 15+ years. I decided to get back into the classroom after nannying the last two years. I remembered just then how much I enjoyed working with children.

I have been a part of St.Francis of Assissi parish since 2019. My son Yahir attends St. Francis and has since preschool. We love SFA because it truly feels like family here. We love to travel back home to Mexico when time allows and we enjoy local restaurants, coffee shops and bakeries.

Teaching at St.Francis has been a great place to teach because everyone is family here. Everyone is happy to help. Most importantly it's a faith filled environment.