Faculty

Martha Cuda ’14 is the Assistant Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations. Martha graduated from Brookewood in 2014; she then received her degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Catholic University of America. She worked at the United States Patent Office as a patent examiner reviewing Biomedical devices. Martha returned to Catholic University as Assistant Director of…

Libby O’Neill, a Kensington native, teaches 20th century short fiction to juniors and seniors. She earned her BA in English from the University of Dallas and spent several years working as a book and online journal editor for a startup literary publisher. She currently raises her seven children (three of whom attend Brookewood) and many…

 Jennifer is a founding parent of both Brookewood and the Avalon School. She is a native of the Washington area and a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development. Seeing a need for sports at Brookewood, she started a field hockey program in the fall of 2007….

Michela Donohue joined Brookewood in the winter of 2023 after volunteering in the front office with Helen Williams for one year.  Michela is the Editor of the Brookewood Biz and The Avalon Advisory, the International Student Coordinator, Assistant College Counselor, and Registrar. Michela received a BA in Political Science and Italian from Fordham University in…

Charmie Vince was a founding administrator for Brookewood School from 2006 to 2013. She returns to the school communities with exciting plans for advancement and alumni events. After a recent update to the database management system, she captured alumni contact information from all branches of the school communities, including the Thomas More Institute, in preparation…

Helen Williams joined Brookewood  as the Director of Admission and Enrollment Management at Brookewood in 2013. She received her BS in psychology/sociology at Upper Iowa University. Helen was a military spouse for 17 years prior to her husband retiring. Before she became the Director of Admission and Enrollment Management, she volunteered at both Avalon and…

Barry Stohlman is a native of Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Archbishop Carroll High School and then earned a BA in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1988. While at Catholic University, Barry met an Italian exchange student, Laura Pellizzoni, whom he eventually followed back to Italy and married. Barry lived and worked as…

 R.J. Hawley became Executive Director of both Brookewood School and The Avalon School in 2015. As a former Assistant Headmaster at both schools, he brings a deep knowledge of the schools and a broad range of administrative skills to the extensive business and planning responsibilities for both institutions. He also teaches one class each year.  …

Judy Kearns has been a valued member of the Brookewood faculty since the school’s inception in 2006. Holding a BFA in fine art from Trinity University and a teaching certification, Judy is deeply committed to art education. Her artistic journey has been enriched by the guidance of master artists such as Robert Liberace, renowned for…

Catherine has taught music and choir at Brookewood since the fall of 2021. She is a native of New York, where she grew up in a musical family. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in piano performance from The Catholic University of America. Previously, Catherine was the regular accompanist at St….