Mr. Zach Rowe '13 Mr. Jason Hasson Ms. Sarah Lotz Ms. Kristina Mueller Mr. Pat Hodge Ms. Kelly Jenkins Mr. Phillip Bressler Mr. Tyler Twilley Ms. Lauren Hardesty Mr. George Wilkerson

CHC's New Faculty Profiles 2018-2019

Newspaper Staff
Interviews by: Andrew DeLuca '19
Pictures by: Nick Sibol '19 Jack Basmaci '19 Joe McHugh '20 Liam Edmondson '21
Interview questions: 
  1. Where did you go to college, and what did you major in? 
  2. Where did you grow up? 
  3. What made you want to become a teacher? 
  4. Why Calvert Hall? 
  5. What is your favorite subject area in education? 
  6. What is your favorite sports team? 
  7. What do you do for fun?
  8. What are you most excited for this year at CHC?
Mr. Zach Rowe '13
  1. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and I majored in Economics, minored in Mathematics. 
  2. I grew up in Davidsonville, Maryland – it’s a suburb of Annapolis.
  3. I wanted to teach because I love learning and I wanted to work with students. I want to teach students how to be successful not just in academics, but in life as well. 
  4. Being a CHC alum, I always dreamed of coming back to Calvert Hall. I’ve always wanted to teach the next generation of Hall-men. 
  5. I am a math teacher, so my formal answer is math. However, I enjoy learning about history and the humanities as well. 
  6. My favorite baseball team is the Yankees (sorry, everyone). But my favorite football team is the Ravens, and I would consider myself a die-hard fan. Also... CAPS YEAR. 
  7. I love baseball, and it is a huge passion of mine. Anytime I can get on the field, whether it be coaching or playing, I have a lot of fun. I also enjoy playing golf, exercising, cooking, and just being outside. 
  8. I am most excited about being involved in extracurricular activities this year at Calvert Hall. I will be coaching in the Baseball program and I will be involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle. I can’t wait for both of them to get going! 
Mr. Jason Hasson
  1. St. Vincent College, BA in History and Business Management; Manhattanville College, MA in Teaching. 
  2. Altoona, PA.
  3. My dad was a teacher and later a principal. I love the interactions with the students and faculty. 
  4. My college roommate told me about the basketball coaching job available here, and I came to visit for my interview and fell in love with the culture of excellence here at CHC. I think that the track record of success breeds further success and a desire for all students and faculty to live up to a high standard.
  5. Social Studies
  6. Kentucky men’s basketball.
  7. Play with my two sons, Ira (3) and Shepherd (1), cook dinner with my wife, and read. 
  8. My 3rd son will be born in February so I’m very excited about that. I’m also very excited for basketball to start. 
Ms. Sarah Lotz
  1. I completed my B.A. in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and my M.S. in Counseling from the Johns Hopkins University.
  2. The sweet city of Nashville, TN.
  3. Absolutely nothing! I could never be a teacher….God bless them.
  4. I love the sense of community here, the supportive faculty, and the diversity of the student body. The kids here are absolutely wonderful.
  5. English! Give me a book, and I’m content.
  6. The UNC Tar Heels, obviously.
  7. Run, cook, hike, read, hang out with my husband, friends, and cats.
  8. I’m excited to continue meeting and getting to know the students on my caseload. They continue to awe me with their maturity, respectfulness, and heart. 
Ms. Kristina Mueller
  1. Kiel, Germany – Psychology Berlin, Germany – Latin/Greek (B.A.), Classical Philology (M.A.) Baltimore (JHU) – Classics (Ph.D.)
  2. Berlin, Germany.
  3. Already in high school, my friends and parents said I had a way of explaining things well and that I should become a teacher. In college I discovered that teaching is actually a lot of fun and I took on tutoring/teaching jobs on the side. From then on I have always enjoyed teaching and sharing things that I'm passionate about.
  4. It’s a truly great school with amazing students.
  5. All things Latin and connected to the Latin language, culture, etc.
  6. The German soccer team.
  7. Spend a lot of time with my 6 dogs, listen to audiobooks, read (mostly suspense fiction or non-fiction), watch movies or TV, play PS4.
  8. Teach Latin, go to see games, go to see the play! 
Mr. Pat Hodge
  1. I went to George Mason University and majored in Social Studies for secondary education with a minor in coaching.
  2. I grew up in North Attleboro, MA.
  3. I had a lot of great teachers and coaches that made an impact on me, and I wanted to make that same impact.
  4. I got placed here as part of my Operation TEACH graduate school program.
  5. History (Greece or Rome).
  6. New England Patriots.
  7. I enjoy playing golf and working out.
  8. I am most excited to be a part the long-storied history of CHC. 
Ms. Kelly Jenkins
  1. I went to college at the University of Maryland. I majored in Biology.
  2. I grew up right around the corner in Perry Hall.
  3. I love science! I want to inspire others to share the same enthusiasm I have.
  4. Calvert Hall is an amazing school with amazing students, teachers, and staff! Who wouldn’t want to teach here?
  5. My absolute favorite subject area is Biology.
  6. Orioles, go O’s!
  7. For fun, I love to be outdoors, hiking, kayaking, etc. One of my favorite hobbies is baking!
  8. I am excited about everything! This is my first year as a new teacher, so I’m excited to be sharing that experience with all of my students and fellow teachers. 
Mr. Phillip Bressler
  1. I went to Baruch College in New York City.
  2. I grew up in Bayside, Queens.
  3. I wanted to become a teacher because I think it is a way to make the world a better place. Trying to pay back people who taught and mentored me.
  4. My older son went to Calvert Hall and had a great experience. I also wanted to get away from the big public school system.
  5. My favorite subject is history.
  6. My favorite sports team is the Orioles. It was a tough season, but me and my sons followed them to the bitter end.
  7. I like to golf and read for fun, even though my golf game sometimes makes me miserable.
  8. Truly excited to work with such outstanding young men and a great faculty who has gone out of their way to make me feel comfortable at Calvert Hall. 
Mr. Tyler Twilley
  1. I went to Cornell University, and I majored in Industrial and Labor relations, which essentially is a study of the workplace through applied social sciences.
  2. I grew up in a small town in rural Delaware, where there were more chickens than people.
  3. I got involved in admissions as a college student, and then worked at three different institutions. I started at Cornell, then worked at Johns Hopkins for 3 years, and then Amherst College, which is a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts. I loved the work. I was looking for a chance to work more with individual students, so that's what got me involved in admissions.
  4. When I came to interview here I think it was just meeting with the students, the sense of community present; having students from such a wide range of zip codes, different backgrounds, interests, and experiences uniting around a sense of shared community and brotherhood was something amazing to see. I think that the magazine drive is a great example of that. Also, the effect that the brotherhood has in terms of alumni, which is how I heard about this job in the first place.
  5. I was definitely more of a humanities guy. I was terrible at science; my best subject was probably math, however. I preferred classes were there was the potential to not have wrong answers.
  6. Oh, the Ravens, easy. The Orioles are my first love, but that one is a marriage that takes a lot of work. The Ravens are a little bit easier to love, this year especially.
  7. I spend a lot of time with my dog, going on hikes and long walks. I like to spend a lot of time with family. On top of that, I am also in a bocce league; however, I’m probably the worst bocce player in the city of Baltimore right now. My goal is to become at least the second worst by the end of the fall.
  8. I'm just excited to see this college process play out for guys. I'm getting a chance to see them in their senior year, but really it's a culmination of what has been four years of really hard work. Seeing that play out, and all of the different offers of admission and scholarship opportunities as well as getting to see the successes that students enjoy will be particularly rewarding.  
Ms. Lauren Hardesty
  1. I attended Arcadia University, and my major was in Spanish and minor in communications. Initially after college, I began translating on the pediatric floor in a local hospital. I realized that my days seemed much longer than they should, and therefore that job was not meant for me. I took a long-term sub position at a nearby high school and loved the challenge. I decided to pursue a permanent position and returned to school for coursework in education.
  2. I was born and raised near Annapolis, Maryland.
  3. After having experienced just about anything and everything you could imagine as a long-term sub in a pretty tough public school, I decided that I really did enjoy the classroom, even on the toughest days, and I found teaching very rewarding.
  4. I spent my last 7 years at the Institute of Notre Dame (IND) in the city, and while I absolutely love that place, I was looking for a place where I could grow more. I also have two boys of my own, and I hope one day that they can attend here.
  5. I love teaching a foreign language because I really enjoy creating fun engaging activities where learning takes place and you don’t even realize you are learning because you are having so much fun! I did teach physical education/health for a short time, and I really enjoyed it! I have a love for physical fitness, so I had a blast sharing my love with my students!
  6. Hands down the Washington Redskins. It’s like the O’s: they are terrible, but you still love them.
  7. For fun I spend time with my family. My husband and I are commercial crabbers, so we spend a lot of time on the water. I also enjoy teaching spin and HIIT classes at my local gym. Exercise is a passion of mine!
  8. I am excited to learn about all the traditions and crazy things that make Calvert Hall such a memorable place. This school is so rich in history and tradition, and I look forward to experiencing it all! 
Mr. George Wilkerson
  1. Bachelor’s from West Chester University in Music Education (Instrumental-Percussion), Master’s from Morgan State University in Voice Performance, and I am working on my doctorate from Shenandoah Conservatory.
  2. Wilmington, DE.
  3. I come from a musical family, primarily jazz musicians, and I have always enjoyed figuring out how to play different instruments. But I was truly inspired by my new band director in 12th grade. He gave me leadership opportunities and encouraged me to audition for All-State ensembles, and I got into All-State Band and All-State Orchestra. His dedication to his students and love for teaching made me want to learn how to share my talents and inspire music in others.
  4. I taught here for seven years as the Director of Vocal Music before. When the Assistant Director of Instrumental Music position became available, it not only gave me the chance to return to teaching band and percussion (I taught both band and chorus at my other schools), it allowed me to return to an excellent school at which I had come to love teaching.
  5. I really enjoy teaching beginner and intermediate players. I enjoy seeing the growth.
  6. EAGLES and Florida State University Football.
  7. I play/sing music. It is neat teaching something that is also your favorite thing to do.
  8. The Competitive Marching Band’s competitions and the Music Department’s Disney Trip. 
Back

    • Mr. Zach Rowe '13

    • Mr. Jason Hasson

    • Ms. Sarah Lotz

    • Ms. Kristina Mueller

    • Mr. Pat Hodge

    • Ms. Kelly Jenkins

    • Mr. Phillip Bressler

    • Mr. Tyler Twilley

    • Ms. Lauren Hardesty

    • Mr. George Wilkerson