Mrs. Maria Niebuhr, M.Ed., was born in Long Island, New York and has been principal at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School since 2017. Mrs. Niebuhr has a Bachelor of Business Degree in Marketing from Hofstra University in New York and was formerly employed as a Vice President in sales and marketing for NatWest USA Bank. After receiving teaching certification from FGCU in elementary education, Mrs. Niebuhr went on to earn a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership while teaching in the Diocese of Venice. Mrs. Niebuhr has served in Catholic Education since 2002 as a music educator, choir and theater director, and classroom teacher. When she’s not in school, Mrs. Niebuhr enjoys spending time with family and reading.

Mrs. Tenbarge is our Assistant Principal and Dean of Technology, and she also teaches sixth grade Language Arts. She has been part of the faculty of St. Elizabeth Seton since the fall of 2001. As a member of our Seton family she has had the opportunity to teach fifth grade, a variety of middle school subjects, and serve for a number of years as our school librarian. Mrs. Tenbarge and her husband, Jeff, are committed to Catholic education and proud that both of their children are successful alumni of St. Elizabeth Seton.

Mrs. Tenbarge is a graduate of St. John Neumann High School, Naples, FL. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Secondary Education from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. She recently earned her Master of Education in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Tenbarge holds teaching certifications in Elementary Education (K-6) and Social Science (5-9).

Ms. D’Abrosca is originally from Cranston, Rhode Island. She is a product of Catholic education from PreK3 through graduate school. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stonehill College in Communications and Religious Studies. She then went on to receive her Master’s degree from Providence College in School Counseling grades K-12. Ms. D’Abrosca strongly believes that Catholic education not only provides students the opportunity to educate their minds, but also their hearts and souls. “Our faith is what fuels our community!”

After finishing graduate school, Ms. D’Abrosca decided to escape the cold of New England and relocate to beautiful, sunny Florida! She spent the past four years living in Fort Lauderdale and worked as a Guidance and College Counselor at Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School. She joined the Seton community in August of 2021 and is excited to be working with elementary and middle school students in supporting their social and emotional well-being. Ms. D’Abrosca believes that during these early formative years, students learn the building blocks of education as the foundation for life.

Ms. Pearce is originally from Ontario, Canada, and moved to Florida 13 years ago with her two children. Prior to moving to Florida, she was a teacher at a community college and loved being involved in education. After moving to Fort Lauderdale in 2005 she became a business manager and accountant. Ms. Pearce relocated to Naples in 2017. She was very excited at an opportunity that merged education and accounting and became St. Elizabeth Seton’s school accountant in March 2018. Ms. Pearce enjoys meeting the school families and looks forward to getting involved with school activities. When not working with numbers, Ms. Pearce enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with family and friends.

Mrs. Rendon was born in New York but grew up in Colombia. She returned to the US and settled in Florida in 2009. She lives with her husband and two young sons who are students at our school. Mrs. Rendon has over ten years of experience working as an office assistant and serving others. She is fluent in Spanish and loves to interact with children as well as spend time with her family.

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Mrs. McFee and her husband, Shannon, have four daughters who have graduated from St. Elizabeth Seton and St. John Neumann High School. They have a great love and appreciation for Catholic Education! She has lived in Naples most of her life but loves to travel and experience new places. Mrs. McFee received her Associate of Arts from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL and her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. She holds teaching certification in both Preschool Education (Birth-Age 4) and Primary Education (K-3).

Mrs. Banning is a Naples native and life-long member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church. She and her husband, Erik, both graduated from St. John Neumann High School. Mrs. Banning received her Bachelor’s degree in Child Studies and a minor in Music from Florida Gulf Coast University. She began working at Seton as a teacher’s aide, then as the second grade teacher before excitedly taking on the role as the PK4 teacher. When she is not teaching, she’s spending time with her family, friends or sweet pup, Colbie.

Ms. Crowley is originally from Quito, Ecuador and has two children who are both Seton alumni. She has a high school diploma from Cardinal Spellman Girl’s School in Ecuador and also from Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield, MA. She has an A.A. degree in Education from Northern Virginia Community College, a BA degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education from George Washington University, and an MS degree in Varying Exceptionalities from Barry University. She holds Florida certifications in both Early Childhood and Primary Education. She is bilingual, being fluent in Spanish and English. Her philosophy is that “Childhood should be a journey and not a race”. She enjoys reading, quilting, painting, and gardening.

Mrs. Hilmoe is originally from Long Island, New York, but spent most of her life in Hagerstown, Maryland. She is the product of Catholic Education having attended St. Mary Catholic School and St. Maria Goretti HS in Hagerstown, MD. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

She and her husband, Monte, have been married for thirty years and have four children who all attended the same Catholic schools she attended. After being a stay at home mom for fourteen years, Mrs. Hilmoe returned to school and obtained her Master of Arts in Education from the University of Phoenix in 2006. She is a certified Clinical Educator facilitator, Seesaw Ambassador and certified catechist.. She taught at St. Mary Catholic School for ten years as the kindergarten teacher, then one year in public school teaching third grade.

Mrs. Hilmoe moved to Naples in July 2018 and accepted the position of second grade teacher at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School. She feels very blessed to be part of the staff and looks forward to working with the children and their families.

Ms. Borkowski grew up in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and attended Catholic schools throughout middle school, high school, and at the university level. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education with a minor in literacy at Cardinal Stritch University in Wisconsin. She received a Master of Arts in Language and Literacy from Cardinal Stritch University as well.
Ms. Borkowski has taught a wide variety of grade levels and has worked as both a classroom teacher and Reading Specialist. She taught Middle School English and Language Arts and Religion, as well as Four-Year-Old and Five-Year-Old Kindergarten. In addition, she worked as a Reading Specialist providing support for students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.
Her personal goal is to educate students and support their academic, spiritual, emotional, and physical development through individualized and faith-based instruction. She is excited to begin teaching third grade at St. Elizabeth Seton School for the 2021-22 school year.
Rachel is the oldest of three siblings, and in her free time enjoys dancing, hiking, reading, cooking, volunteering, playing softball, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.

Mrs. Burger’s hometown is Miami, FL, and after many years living out of state, she and her husband of 26 years, have finally returned home to be closer to family and the sunshine. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Special Education at Erskine College in South Carolina. She worked as an educator for Delta Air Lines for 16 years and received her certification in Instructional Design in partnership with the University of Georgia. Her love for learning and teaching in the classroom continued into elementary education where she received her Early Childhood certification through edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) from the Georgia Teaching Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP). She recently moved from Atlanta, GA where she taught 4th and 5th Grade at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School.

She is a member of the Ave Maria Parish Church community and is currently teaching religious education to upper elementary age children.

Mr. Snyder is taking on a new role for the 2021-22 school year while continuing to work with our middle school students. He will continue as our 8th grade homeroom teacher/advisor, and will teach middle school Life Skills classes. Mr. Snyder will also direct and coordinate our new STREAM/Robotics program that will be part of the curriculum for all grade levels. This is his 5th year at Seton and 7th year in the Diocese having taught LA and Social Studies at Seton and English and Social Studies for two years at St. John Neumann HS. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the University of Akron in Ohio where he also played college basketball. He enjoys participating in sports of all kinds. His son Carter is a Seton student.

Mrs. Iszkula joined the Seton faculty in 2020 as First-Grade teacher. She is looking forward to transitioning as the new Middle school Language Arts teacher for the 2021-22 school year. She has 21 years of teaching experience in both public and private schools. For several years, she taught Early Childhood (mostly at Pre-K level) through Grade 4. Most of Mrs. Iszkula’s career has been in Middle School, primarily teaching Language Arts. She holds a BS in Economics and teaching certification PK-3rd, and Grades 4-8 Math, Social Studies and Language Arts from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She has additional graduate level educational leadership work from Wheeling Jesuit University. As a cradle Catholic, she is happy to continue her work in the smaller, Catholic school family environment at Seton.

Mr. Miguel and his wife, Jennifer, moved to Southwest Florida from Indiana after visiting the area for thirty-five years. He holds a BA in Political Science and a Master’s of Science in Secondary Education from Indiana University. Mr. Miguel has twenty-five years of teaching experience, all at the middle school level. Most recently, he taught English and writing at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Fort Wayne. He has coached football at various levels from the start of his teaching career. He has also coached several academic super bowl teams.
He and his wife have three adult sons, Stone, Jack, Chase, and a daughter-in-law, Rachel.

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Mrs. Charity Winter, B.A. in elementary education, is our Resource Coordinator. She is certified in elementary and exceptional education. Mrs. Winter is also our 7th grade writing teacher, grade-level math teacher for 7th grade, and the middle school drama teacher. Mrs. Winter has taught at Seton since 2006.
Mrs. Winter grew up in Missouri and Daytona Beach, FL. She attended Mainland HS in Daytona and UCF. Previously, she taught second grade in Daytona Beach, grades K-3 for emotionally disabled students in Lake Mary, and third grade in Immokalee. She started teaching in 1997. She is married and has one son.
She believes every child can learn and every child has a talent they can use to contribute to their class and community; they just need the opportunity to do so. Mrs. Winter is very passionate about teaching and tries to be creative when planning for students so they will be as excited about school as she is.

Coach Tenbarge has been teaching at Seton since 1998. He has been serving as the Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Director. Coach Tenbarge grew up in Evansville, Indiana. He attended Wabash Valley College, where he received his Associates in Science degree while also playing baseball. After graduating from Wabash Valley, Coach Tenbarge attended the University of Evansville and also played D1 baseball. After spending one year at the University of Evansville, Coach Tenbarge was drafted in the 6th round by the Houston Astros, where he played two seasons of Single A professional baseball. Coach Tenbarge is married to his wife Beth and they have 2 children, Sarah and Tucker. When Coach Tenbarge is not at Seton, there is a good chance you will find him playing golf or umpiring High School baseball.

Sra. Fabiola Galarraga-Cole joined St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School in 2017. She attended John Carroll University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish, and earned her Master of Education with a concentration in Latin American and International studies. She also attended the Universitat de Valencia in Valencia, Spain with the University of Virginia study abroad program, and has traveled throughout Spain, South and Central America.

Before joining SES, she taught Spanish for eight years at Cardinal Pacelli School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a member of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society. At SES, she organizes the Spanish Spelling Bee Competition and the Latin Zumba Fiesta. Sra. Cole loves teaching Spanish and introducing students to the wonderful and colorful Latin American culture.

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Ms. Rena Clark is the new teaching assistant for Kindergarten. She has been an Educator for the past 20 years and has a Bachelor Degree in Special Education from LaCrosse University and an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education. She also continues to work in our After-care program.

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Since 2013, Mr. Felber has been managing all building maintenance activities at Seton. He is responsible for overseeing the upkeep and maintenance of all the buildings on campus as well as the external property. Before joining the Seton community, Mr. Felber was a construction supervisor for Gulf Bay Construction Company.

Mr. Delgado has served the Seton community since 2014 by keeping our grounds clean and well kept, as well as assisting with numerous tasks to keep our buildings well-maintained. Prior to joining Seton, Mr. Delgado worked with Crawford Landscaping for several years.