Farewell to Salpointe Employees

Ms. Jeanette Apaez-Gutierrez

Ms. Apaez-Gutierrez will leave Salpointe after 10 years to become an assistant principal at University High School. In addition to teaching all levels of Spanish at Salpointe, Jeanette served as a campus minister, National Honor Society co-moderator and Kairos leader. She will greatly miss the sense of community at Salpointe and the many collaborative experiences with students.

Ms. Daniela Ayala

Ms. Ayala departs Salpointe after three years as a Science teacher. Daniela will continue her teaching career at the Arizona College of Nursing as a professor. She says the students and colleagues with whom she worked at Salpointe made her three years a true blessing.

Mr. Thomas Benton

Mr. Benton served as a Geometry and Physics teacher over the last four years at Salpointe. He also assisted the Racing the Sun team, which builds solar powered go karts and races against other Arizona high schools. Thomas says he will miss seeing all of his students and colleagues as he moves back to North Carolina to continue teaching and be closer to his parents.

Mr. Scott Evans

Mr. Evans will leave Salpointe this summer after 12 years in the counseling department, most recently serving as the Director of Counseling and Freshman Class Counselor. His next journey will be at a local non-profit educating families about “school choice” in Arizona. He will greatly miss his colleagues but is happy to continue as Salpointe’s varsity women’s golf coach.

Mr. Tucker Gregor

Mr. Gregor worked the last two years as a Theology teacher at Salpointe. He is looking forward to beginning the doctoral program in Religious Studies at the University of Iowa, where he will research lived religion, anthropology of morality and gender/sexual theory. Tucker says he will miss working with Salpointe’s remarkable students and witnessing their intelligence, compassion and resilience in the face of adversity.

Ms. Allison Woods Holstrom ’03

Ms. Holstrom spent the last two years at Salpointe working as the 504 Coordinator. She will miss her daily interactions with the staff and students, whom she calls “the kindest teenagers you will ever find.” Allison plans to pursue a new career as a doula and photographer while spending time with her growing family.

Ms. Kara Kohnke

Ms. Kohnke helped guide Salpointe’s administration over the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic as the school nurse. Kara shared her expertise and worked to keep our community safe and healthy. She will be returning to her previous position at Casa de los Ninos to work with Nurse Family Partnership.

Ms. Johanna Lockhart

Ms. Lockhart taught a variety of CTE classes during her three years at Salpointe, including Financial Literacy, Law, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Johanna says she is forever proud of being part of the Lancer community. She will miss seeing the smiles of her students and the unwavering support and encouragement from her peers.

Ms. Cindy Mash

Ms. Mash has worked tirelessly over the last 15 years while serving as Salpointe’s administrative assistant in campus ministry (six years) and, more recently, the executive assistant to the principal (nine years). Cindy is retiring and looking forward to traveling and spending more time with her family. She says she will greatly miss her daily interactions with friends on campus.

Ms. Lynn Ossowski

Ms. Ossowski departs Salpointe after an incredible 31 years. She served in a wide variety of roles, including college counselor, French teacher, Kairos director and more. Lynn will continue to assist high school students with the college process as a private college admissions consultant. She will greatly miss her interactions with the students every day, their experiences with God on Kairos retreats, and the colleagues she has worked alongside over the last three decades.

Br. Stephan Rochefort, O.Carm.

Br. Stephan will continue his Carmelite priesthood journey after two years as an intern at Salpointe. He spent his first year on campus working within the Campus Ministry department and taught Theology this past year. His next step will be in Washington, D.C., as he completes his Masters of Divinity. Br. Stephan says he will always be impressed with the dedication shown by the Salpointe faculty and staff. “I remember coming home on my first day of orientation and telling the Carmelite brothers that Salpointe was the first place I’ve ever worked where everyone genuinely seemed like they wanted to work there,” he said.

Ms. Laura Sorci

Ms. Sorci taught Algebra II and Geometry at Salpointe for four years. After giving birth to her daughter, Abigail, in early January, Laura decided to take a step away from teaching and be a full-time mother. She says she misses seeing all of her wonderful students and colleagues at Salpointe and hopes to return one day.

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