Fr. Von Deeke - Parish Pastor
vondeeke@hotmail.com

Ms. Kris Hill - Interim Principal
sjbhill@hotmail.com
Ms. Hill comes to St. Joseph with more than 20 years of experience in the Belleville diocese. She has a BS in Elementary Education, an MS in Special Education, and an administrative certificate. 

Andrea Massey - School Secretary 
office@stjcsil.org

Mrs. Cheryl Sinn - PreK3 Teacher
ccsinn@stjcsil.org
Mrs. Sinn has been a staff member since 2017. She has a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with a Minor in Marketing and Design from McKendree University. She was a volunteer librarian at St. Joseph Catholic School for 7 years.

Mrs. Melinda Tarvin - PreK4 Teacher
mtarvin@stjcsil.org
Mrs. Tarvin has been a staff member since 2013. She has an MA in Education and a BS in Elementary Education from McKendree University. She holds an IL teaching certification endorsed in Language Arts, Social Science, and Elementary Education.

Mrs. Hope Zittel - Kindergarten Teacher
hzittel@stjcsil.org
Mrs. Zittel subbed at St. Joseph and St. Agatha for 8 years before joining St. Joseph full time. She has a Bachelor's degree from SIU Edwardsville in Psychology with a Minor Kinesiology. She was also the Assistant Athletic Director and Soccer Coordinator. She has a son and daughter who are both graduates of St. Joseph.

Mrs. Bethany Zeveski- 1st Grade Teacher (All Subjects); 1st/2nd Grade Social Studies and Science
bzeveski@stjcsil.org
Mrs. Zeveski was a Kindergarten teacher at St. Agatha school for 7 years before the two schools merged. She now teaches 1st grade at St. Joe’s. She has a Bachelor's degree from McKendree University. She lives in Smithton with her husband, Tom, a St. Joseph alum, and their 2 children. 

Ms. Michelle Ogilvie - 2nd Grade Religion, Reading, and Math Teacher; 4th Grade Reading; 5th Grade Reading and English Language Arts 
mogilvie@stjcsil.org
Ms. Ogilvie has been a staff member since 2013. She has a BS in Elementary Education from SIU Edwardsville. She also holds an IL teaching certification endorsed in Elementary Education, Language Arts, and Social Science.

Mrs. Laura Lintker - 3rd Grade Teacher (All Subjects Except Science); 4th/5th Grade Religion 
llintker@stjcsil.org
Mrs. Lintker taught at St. Agatha School for 17 years before joining the staff at St. Joseph School. She has a BS in Special Education from SIU Edwardsville.  

Mrs. Melissa Thomas - Kindergarten-8th Grade STEM Teacher; 4th/5th Grade Science; 7th/8th Grade Reading, English Language Arts, and Science
mthomas@stjcsil.org
Mrs. Thomas has been a staff member since 2020. She taught at St. Agatha for 2 years and has been in the field of education since 2007. She has a BA in Education and an MAT in Education, both from Webster University in St. Louis.

Mr. John Middendorff - 7th/8th Grade Religion, Social Studies, and Math Teacher; 4th Grade Math and Social Studies; 5th Grade Math and Social Studies
jmiddendorff@stjcsil.org
Mr. Middendorff has been a staff member since 2011. He has a BA in Education from SIU Edwardsville. He holds an IL teaching certification endorsed in Social Science, Mathematics, and Elementary Education. 

Mrs. Shelly Fritz - Kindergarten-8th Grade PE Teacher and RTI

Mrs. Jessica Land - Spanish Teacher

Mrs. Denise Wilson - School Cook

Miss Heather Highley - Custodian/Maintenance Personnel