Who We Are
Faculty & Staff
We’re proud that a majority of our teaching staff have graduate degrees or advanced accreditations. St. Giles School leadership brings more than 50 years of combined experience as Catholic educators and administrators throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Leadership

Meg Bigane
Principal
mbigane@stgilesschool.org
Principal Meg Bigane boasts more than 25 years as a Catholic school educator. As a former high school principal and assistant principal, Miss Bigane understands how critical the building blocks of a strong elementary education are to ensuring lifelong success. In 2020, Miss Bigane received the Archdiocesan Magis Award for being "a leader among leaders."

Kathy Lofgren
Assistant Principal
klofgren@stgilesschool.org
Kathy Lofgren began her career at St. Giles in 2001, serving first as a substitute and then as a middle school teacher before taking on her current role on the administrative team. She is our Kids Klub director and finds getting to know our students and their families as extremely rewarding. Mrs. Lofgren sent her children to St. Giles School and is proud of her newest title: SGS Grandparent.

Rev. Carl Morello
Pastor
frcarl@stgilesparish.org
Father Carl Morello has been pastor at St. Giles for ten years. He was born in River Forest, baptized at St. Luke, and moved with his family to Forest Park where he attended St. Bernardine School and Parish. Fun fact: Fr. Carl celebrated his first Mass at St. Bernardine's! In addition to his role as Pastor at St. Giles, he serves as Administrator at Ascension Parish.
Early Childhood

Anne Brady
PreK 3

Kelli LaChance
PreK 4

Melonie Collmann
PreK 4
Primary Unit

Jenny Mueller
Kindergarten

Kim Wilcer
Kindergarten

Sandy Tomeczko
1st Grade

Kathleen Brooks
2nd Grade

Gianna DeLaPiedra
2nd Grade

Intermediate Unit

Dr. Maria Hawk
3rd Grade

Mary Johnson
3rd Grade

Cecelia Jones
4th Grade

Marianne Voss
4th Grade / Resource

Mary Bellmar
5th Grade

Rosemary Kufta
5th Grade
Middle School Unit

Jennifer Jawicki
6th Grade

Kathy Lucas
6th Grade

Sarai Olmos
7th Grade

Elaine Reichert
7th Grade / Resource

Rebecca Burns
8th Grade

Paul Han
8th Grade
Specials

Suzanne Cronacher
Art

John Glines
Music

Martha Gonzalez
3rd - 8th Spanish / Kids Klub

Denise Irizarry
Primary Spanish / Aide

Alexis Collins
Technology

Steven Siwek
Physical Education
Student Support Staff

Ester Banias
Aide

Monica Lechowicz
Counselor

Carol Nelson
Substitute

Marge Peresin
Aide

Kathy Ritten
Aide

Sara Spencer
Athletic Director
Office Staff

Michele Bibbey
Business Manager

Jim Callahan
Receptionist