Fr. Mark Reyling - Parish Pastor
frmark@stjosephfreeburg.org
Fr. Mark has been a staff member since 2006.  He holds a BS in Education from SIU Carbondale, a MA in Catholic Life and Thought from St. Meinrad Seminary, and a M. Divinity from University of St. Mary of the Lake.  He also holds IL teaching certifications for Grades 6-12 & K-9.

Mr. John Correll - School Principal
mailto:principal@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mr. Correll has been a staff member since 2016.  Previously an aircraft firefighter, he graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS in Education and a MS in Education Administration.  He holds an IL teaching certificate endorsed in Social Studies and Language Arts.

Ms. Sara Keeley - School Administrative Assistant
mailto:office@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Ms. Keeley has been a staff member since 2010.  She holds a BS in Business Administration with a minor in Business Management from McKendree University.  All three of her children are graduates of St. Joseph Catholic School.  She will be happy to tell you how much she loves our school!

Mrs. Cheryl Sinn - PreK3 teacher
mailto:ccsinn@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Sinn has been a staff member since 2017.  She has a Bachelors 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
mailto:mtarvin@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Tarvin has been a staff member since 2013.  She has a 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.

Ms. Jennifer Cole - Kindergarten teacher
jcole@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Ms. Cole has been a staff member since 2010.  She has a BA in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University with emphasis in Biology and General Sciences.  She also holds an IL teaching certification for Elementary Education.

Mrs. Sarah Burch - 1st grade teacher
mailto:sburch@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Burch has been a staff member since 2008.  She has an AA in Early Childhood Education Southwestern Illinois College and a BS in Elementary Education from SIU Edwardsville.  She also holds an IL teaching certification for Elementary Education.

Ms. Michelle Ogilvie - 2nd grade teacher
mailto:mogilvie@stjosephschoolfreeburg.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. Jennifer Hopfinger - 3rd grade homeroom teacher 
mailto:jhopfinger@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Hopfinger has been a staff member since 2016.  She graduated with a BS in Elementary Education from McKendree University and a MS in Elementary Education from Southwest Baptist University.  She holds an IL teaching certificate endorsed in Science and Language Arts.

Mrs. Natalie Pavlak - 4th grade homeroom teacher
mailto:npavlak@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Pavlak has been a staff member since 2016.  She graduated with a BA in Elementary Education from Lindenwood University.  She holds an IL teaching certificated endorsed in Elementary Education.

Ms. Kayla Wombacher - 5th/6th homeroom teacher
mailto:kwombacher@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Ms. Wombacher has been a staff member since 2016.  She graduated from McKendree University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education with a Middle School endorsement in Science, Social Sciences, Language Arts, and Mathematics.

Mr. John Middendorff - 7th/8th homeroom teacher
mailto:jmiddendorff@stjosephschoolfreeburg.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. Irene Biver - Computer teacher
mailto:ibiver@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Biver has been a staff member since 1998.  She has a double major in Art and Psychology and a degree in Education with an endorsement as a technology specialist.  She holds an Illinois teaching certificate endorsed in middle school and high school.

Mrs. Sandy Busch - PE teacher
mailto:sbusch@stjosephschoolfreeburg.org
Mrs. Busch has been a staff member since from 1996-1998 and 2012 to present.  She has a BS from McKendree University.  She holds an Illinois Teaching Certificate endorsed in Physical Education.

Mrs. Jessica Land - Spanish teacher
Mrs. Land has been a staff member since 2018.  She received her eduction from the Secretarial Institue "CESCA" in Lima-Peru.

Mrs. Linda Hoffmann - School cook
Mrs. Hoffmann has been a staff member since 2014.  She is a graduate of St. Theresa Grade School and the Academy of Notre Dame High School.

Mr. Brad Niebruegge - (Mr. Brad) custodian
Mr. Niebruegge has been a staff member since 2016.  He has a Fire Science degree from Southwest Illinois College.  He is also a Certified Safety Professional and an Authorized OSHA Instructor trained through the OSHA Training Institute.