About Us

All Saints Academy is a new educational entity formed by the Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Catholic Education and Formation in partnership with St. Ferdinand, St. Norbert and St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parishes. Each existing parish school became a campus of All Saints Academy on July 1, 2018.

Board of Directors

All Saints Academy is a 501(c) 3 Not-for-Profit education organization administered by a corporate board of directors with limited jurisdiction. The following Board Members were appointed by the pastors and accepted & approved by Archbishop Robert Carlson.

Mrs. Cindy Anderson

Occupation: Insurance Underwriting Manager for AAA

Family: Married with two sons at the ASA St. Ferdinand Campus

Parishioner at St. Angela Merici

Mrs. Terri Besmer

Occupation: Stay at Home Mom

Family: Married to Mike,

Mom to John, Ellie, Luke, Ben, James and Nora

Parishioner at St. Ferdinand

Mr. Steven Wills

Occupation:

Family:

Parishioner at St. Ferdinand

Mr. Ed Dick

Occupation: Manufacturing Engineer at The Boeing Company

Family: Married to Lauri,

Dad to David

Parishioner at St. Norbert

My wife and I have been parishioners of St. Norbert since 1990. We have one son who attended St. Norbert School for all of his primary (K-8) education. My desire is to bring my seasoned parish and school parent experience to the ASA Board of Directors in order to enhance each student's and family's education experience. While I do not have an educator's background, my career at Boeing has taught me the importance of a disciplined process in the establishment of a project's goals, budgets, policies and procedures. I pray that my time on the board of directors will help to positively shape the school for many future generations of students.

Mrs. Amy Hercules

Occupation: Homemaker

Family: Married to Jeff,

Mom to Mady, Jack and Max

Parishioner at St. Norbert

My hope is that All Saints Academy will grow and prosper for years to come while preparing children academically and spiritually for higher learning and living a life with Christian values.

Mrs. Marie Ponciroli

Occupation: Former St. Norbert Preschool Teachers, Current Care Taker

Family: Married to Bob,

Mom to Grace and Ethan, both graduates of St. Norbert School.

Parishioner at St. Norbert

My hope as a member of the board of directors is to help build an strengthen the foundation of All Saints Academy. To create an educational institution that a parent/guardian can see as a strong option when choosing a school for their child.

Mr. Bill Booth

Occupation:

Family: Married to Tracy,

Dad to Melanie (attends Trinity Catholic High School), Brianna (attends Incarnate Word Academy), and Samantha (attends ASA St. Rose Campus)

Parishioner at
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Mrs. Jamie Burke
(Vice Chairperson)

Occupation: Director of School Counseling at Rosati-Kain High School

Family: Married to Tom,

Mom to Emma and Ava (both attend ASA St. Rose Campus)

Parishioner at
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

I look forward to continuing the work I've been doing for the last 20 years in Catholic education, this time at the grade school level. The product of 12 years of Catholic education myself, I have always believed strongly that Catholic education provides possibly the most important thing children learn: character. It does take a village to raise a child, and God should be at the center of that village. Catholic education is know to offer students a strong and rigorous education, but of equal importance is the commitment to faith formation, which equips them with a firm foundation in the character and strength it takes to lead our communities toward the future. I'm hopeful that I can use my knowledge of education, child development, and college and career counseling to further strengthen the academic formation of our most precious assets, our students, through the lens of faith.

Mrs. Jen Cracchiola
(Chairperson)

Occupation: Agile Coach (Software Development)

Family: Married to Edward,

Mom to Alexi (attends Duchesne High School) and Annika (attends ASA St. Rose Campus).

Parishioner at
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

My hope is that through our continued policies and practices, we will support the faculty as well as benefit the students at All Saints Academy. The board of directors will continue to focus our energy and attention on the ASA students to support their education about the Christian faith and Catholic traditions.

Pastors:

Rev. Michael Murphy

Occupation: Pastor at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church

Family: Me and my guardian angel

My hope is to help create and maintain a Catholic School that will provide solid Catholic Formation and Education far into the future.

Rev. James Mitulski

Occupation: Pastor at St. Norbert Catholic Church

Rev. John Nickolai

Occupation: Parochial Administrator at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church