“I love being a student at Trinity because of the wonderful faculty members. Each individual and unique class I take is paired with an equally individual and unique teacher. The passion they have for their subjects influences me every day. They inspire me to work harder and show me the beauty in all areas of study. Their enthusiasm for learning is contagious, and I am grateful for every single one of them!”
Trinity Student
Featured Faculty Member
Where are you from?
Brooklyn Center, MN
Hobbies:
I enjoy road trips, DIY projects and watching my four boys (15, 12, 8 and 5) in their activities.
How did you first learn about Trinity School at River Ridge?
I am a Trinity graduate from the Class of 1999.
What do you love most about teaching at Trinity?
Being a faculty member at Trinity means being part of a community of other faculty together with students collectively engaged in the pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness. I love the freedom that this environment provides and the opportunities to witness curiosity inspire wonder and further inquiry.
Describe a moment of significant intellectual awakening in your life.
I had the opportunity to spend the final semester of my junior year at St. Olaf College traveling throughout Australia on an Environmental Studies program. Being so far away from everything familiar gave me incredible opportunities to grow in self-knowledge and independence, as well as exposure to completely new organisms and environments. It was one thing to learn that species adapt to their specific environment. To be able to witness that firsthand and begin to discover patterns took this adventure to a whole new level. My appreciation and understanding of the beauty and organization of God’s creation had only just begun!
Steve Hendrickson
Head of School
Ellen Peters
Associate Head of School and Dean of Girls
Patrick Murphy
Associate Head of School
Jakob Olson '04
Dean of Boys
Suzanne Berntson
Assistant to the Dean of Girls
Christopher Adderley
Matthew Axvig
Alexander Baum '17
Jon Beane
Margaret Berns
Jessica Bowden '99
Henry Brink '16
Dominic Bulger '17
Marcella Brylski '16
Andrew Carr '10
Caleb Dahl '13
Sarah Flynn '09
Andrew Gaylord '98
Beth Gothmann
B.A. Music Education, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, 1984. Richfield Public Schools, 1987-1988; Morristown Public Schools, 1985-1987; Trinity School at River Ridge, 2017-present.
Mikaela Herndon
Tyler Herndon
Bradley Lindberg
Graham Pardun
B.A. Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. Northwest Passage, 2013-2015; Metro Schools, 2015-2016, Trinity School at River Ridge, 2016-present.
Anna Payne '16
Jonathan Peasley
Kevin Peters
Vincent Petruccelli
Jennifer Pintozzi
J. Wesley Rohrer
B.A. Liberal Arts, St. John's College, 2012. Grand Lake School, 2000-2004; Stirling School, 2004-2006; Central School, 2012-2014; Trinity School at River Ridge, 2015-present.
Claire Rubio (Trinity School at Meadow View '16)
John Seipp
Faculty and Director of College Guidance
John Stauble '98
Director of IT
B.A. Catholic Studies and Philosophy, University of St. Thomas, 2002. Trinity School at River Ridge, 2002-present.