Mrs. Susan Salem was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She attended San Jose Catholic Elementary and Bishop Kenny High School. She went on to earn her Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and her Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of North Florida. She previously worked 14 years in the Duval county school system,6 as a first grade teacher and 8 as a reading coach. She left teaching to raise her twins, Christian and Kylie, both of whom  attend St. Paul’s and will be going into the 2^nd grade this year. Mrs. Salem was Mrs. Register’s assistant for 2 years and is excited to take on the role of St. Paul’s PreK-3 Teacher.

Mrs. Quana Register is a credentialed Child Development Associate, (National CDA recipient), with an emphasis in the development of children from ages Birth-5. She has worked in the Pre- K programs at St. Paul’s for the past 6 years, and has previously taught in and managed infant,  toddler, VPK, drop-in, private home, and after school environments. She has been married for the past 12 years and has 3 children, ages 11, 11and 12. All attend Catholic school, with two of them attending St. Paul’s currently.

Mrs. Jewel Hanson graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and earned a Master’s degree in Elementary Education with a focus on Instructional Technology from the University of North Florida.  She has 20 years of teaching experience in kindergarten, first and second grades and is certified to teach Kindergarten through 6th grade.  Before joining the staff at St. Paul’s Riverside, Mrs. Hanson spent 15 years teaching kindergarten at St. Paul’s in Jacksonville Beach.  Mrs. Hanson has 17 year old twin daughters (Sydney and Shelby) and a 11 year old daughter Ella.  

Mrs. Desiree Green is a Jacksonville native who attended Christ the King Elementary schools and Bishop Kenny High School. She then proceeded on to the University of North Florida where she received a bachelors degree in Pre K Primary Education and ESOL. Mrs. Green has spent the last eleven years living and teaching in Washington D.C.  This is her first year at St. Paul’s and she is so excited to put her mind and heart into the third grade.

Mrs. Maynard is a Jacksonville native, where she attended St. Matthew’s from K-8th grade then graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. She then attended UNF and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Sociology. She has always had a passion for working with children and teaching. She went back to UNF and attended the Educators Preparation Institute and received her teaching certificate in 2011. She has worked in Duval County as a 1st and 3rd grade teacher and K-5th Reading Interventionist. 

She has two children that also attend St. Paul's. She is excited to take on a new adventure in 4th grade! 

I was born and raised in Glenview, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), and I am the oldest of five kids (2 boys and 3 girls) with two loving and supportive parents. I recently graduated from the University of Dayton where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Psychology with a minor in Political Science. Currently, I am working towards my Masters of Education through the University of Notre Dame as a part of the Alliance of Catholic Education (ACE) program. My favorite things to do are to spend time with friends and family, play and watch sports, listen to music, and enjoy the outdoors! I am so excited to make the move to Jacksonville, and to join the St. Paul's family. I cannot wait to share my gifts with my fifth grade students, and to see all the wonderful gifts they have to offer! We are going to work hard and have fun while learning together.