Specials

This will be Mrs. Chou's sixteenth year in education - six years as a high school English/Language Arts teacher, five years as a high school librarian, two years as an elementary librarian, one year as a middle school librarian, and two years at St. Matthew as librarian/media specialist.
Mrs. Chou is a graduate of The University of Iowa, with a BA in Secondary Education and English and a MA in Library & Information Science (School Media, K-12).
Mrs. Chou's husband is currently serving in the Air Force; they have two daughters.

Diann Has been teaching at St. Matthew since 2010.
She attended The Ohio State University and Capital University and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and Health.
In her 30 years in Education she has taught in many areas including ESL for two years in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
She coached basketball, softball and her love soccer for over 25 years. Her coaching included being assistant coach on the Grand Fork Central first girls state soccer championship and then being named the Olympic Development coach for the state of North Dakota.
She is married to Ed, mother of three daughters and grandmother of four.
She and her family have been parishioners since 2003

Mr. Leeka has been a music educator for more than 30 years. He has developed and taught interdisciplinary-based courses at the elementary, secondary and college levels. His music classes often include activities related to art, poetry and movement, as well as history and cultural studies.
Mr. Leeka has presented classes for MCC’s “College for Kids” and VSA Arts of Iowa’s “Arts for Children”. He serves as a mentor for Joslyn Art Museum “Thursdays for Teachers”. He holds a BFAE in Music Education and a MA in Music Performance.
He and his wife Kim have been married for 20 years. Their extended family includes 7 children and 6 grandchildren, plus their cats Bob and Gizmo.

Has been in education since 1997
Has her Master’s in Educational Leadership and a certificate in Catholic School Leadership
She has 3 daughters that keep her busy in many sporting activities (basketball is a family favorite)
She and her husband have been married since 1998.
She loves to share her love of God to others and help others grow in their faith