April 11, 2022

Two Archdiocesan Elementary School Educators Named 2022 Recipients of the National Catholic Education Association Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award

Mrs. Denise McMonagle, Advanced Math Teacher at Saint Dorothy Parish Elementary School (Delaware County), and Sister Thomasann Quinn, SSF, Prayer & Liturgy Coordinator at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Elementary School (Bucks County), are among 13 recipients nationwide

Mrs. Denise McMonagle, Advanced Math Teacher at Saint Dorothy Parish Elementary School in Drexel Hill (Delaware County), and Sister Thomasann Quinn, SSF, Prayer & Liturgy Coordinator at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Elementary School in Doylestown (Bucks County), were recently named recipients of the NCEA 2022 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). 

The award recognizes leadership and excellence in Catholic education.  Mrs. McMonagle and Sister Thomasann Quinn were two of only 13 recipients selected from more than 150,000 teachers, administrators, diocesan leaders, and organizations dedicated to serving Catholic schools throughout the nation. 

Andrew M. McLaughlin, Ed.D., Secretary of Elementary Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said, “On behalf of the Office of Catholic Education and all our partners in education across the 5 county Archdiocese of Philadelphia, I’m thrilled to congratulate Mrs. McMonagle and Sister Thomasann Quinn on this much deserved honor.  They represent the talented, faith-filled, and selfless lay and religious educators we are blessed to have here in the Archdiocese.  Mrs. McMonagle has been a part of the Saint Dorothy School Community for over a decade and Sister Thomasann Quinn has dedicated over 65 years of service to the education of young women and men in the Archdiocese including an exemplary 37 years, alone, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.  It is truly gratifying for all of us who collaborate together on Catholic elementary education to see two of our peers recognized on the national stage in such a special way.”  

The NCEA will recognize Mrs. McMonagle and Sister Thomasann Quinn, along with the other 11 honorees of the 2022 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award, during its 2022 National Convention on Monday, April 18, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

RECIPIENT BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Mrs. Denise McMonagle, has served as a Catholic school educator for 15 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and currently serves as the Advanced Math Teacher for Saint Dorothy School in Drexel Hill, Delaware County.  Her rigorous lessons are inclusive of STREAM allowing students to apply lessons beyond the classroom.  She works as a mentor teacher, a tutor during lunch and after school, as well as taking a leadership role on professional responsibilities impacting the school community at-large.  Additionally, she plans prayer services that bring students to know and love God.

Sister Thomasann Quinn, SSF, a religious sister with the Sisters of Saint Francis in Philadelphia, who currently serves as the Prayer & Liturgy Coordinator at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Elementary School (OLMC) in Doylestown (Bucks County), has been a /Catholic educator, serving in various roles and grade levels, across the country and has served twice as a principal during her 67 year tenure. Sr. Thomasann has contributed to OLMC School for the last 37 years and is currently working as the school’s Liturgical Director.  In this role, she has had a significant role in the faith formation and Catholic identity of OLMC and its students in grades Pre-K through eighth grade. 

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