St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Hampshire, Il
Catechist Bio's
Mary Galyon
Sacraments Class
I have had the privilege of growing up in Hampshire. I attended Saint Charles Borromeo as a student and received most of my sacraments at the parish.
In 2004, I graduated from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana with a degree in elementary education and moved back to Hampshire. At that time, I started my career in education as a teacher in District 300. While I've bounced between schools and roles over the years, my love and passion for teaching has remained strong. I enjoy helping students master the art of reading and watching kids gain confidence in themselves as learners.
In 2012, I married my husband in our beautiful church and in the years following, I baptized all three of my children at Saint Charles Borromeo. We were a Family Faith Formation family until we moved our children to Saint Charles Borromeo School in 2024. After being a Family Faith Formation participant for 7 years, I made the choice to join the program and marry my two passions: education and the Catholic Faith. I feel incredibly blessed and honored to help children grow in their faith and look forward to many more years with the Saint Charles Borromeo community!
I graduated from Michigan Tech in December 2024 with a mechanical engineering degree. My interests in fishing, gardening, and guitar are a few ways I see God's work in my own life. Nothing makes me happier than helping others learn about their faith and grow closer to the Lord, fostering their relationships with him and the community.
Steven Schoed
Sacraments Class Assistant
My name is Rachel Hayes! I am an application engineer working for Flender Corporation where I size gearboxes for heavy machinery. I recently got married this year and have enjoyed getting to pick up new hobbies. I have been part of St. Charles Borromeo my whole life and am part of several ministries. These ministries include being a: Eucharistic minister, choir member, greeter, volunteer for Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive, and an RE teacher. This will be my tenth year teaching religious education! I have really enjoyed teaching the youth about their faith and can't wait to continue this journey!
Rachel Hayes
Catechesis of the Good Shepard
My name is Tricia Stalker. I have been helping with teaching religious education for several years and I am excited for another school year with my sister Nikki to be teaching the 1st grade students! I am an Assistant Project Manager for Burns & McDonnell and lived in Hampshire all my life. I was born and raised in the SCB parish and just got married here a few weeks ago! I look forward to meeting all our new students and cannot wait to help them grow in their faith!
Tricia Stalker
1st Grade
My name is Nikki Dumoulin and I have been teaching for 7 years between 1st and 3rd grade. I enjoy working with kids by helping them learn more about their faith. I currently work at Custom Aluminum Products as an engineering estimator. In my free time, I enjoy working on my family pig farm.
Nikki Dumoulin
1st Grade
Hi! My name is Becky Dumoulin and this year is my 11th year teaching religious education! I have taught 4th and 5th grade and will be teaching 2nd grade again this year with my cousin Jenny. I recently graduated NIU in December with my Bachelors degree, and am currently working at Central Middle School as a Special Education teacher. I am super excited about this year and I am ready to help the 2nd graders prepare for their faith journey.
Becky Dumoulin
2nd Grade
Donna Kruse
3rd Grade
My name is Donna Kruse and I am a relatively new member of the parish. I grew up in
Houston, TX in a family of 8 children, and I attended Catholic schools throughout my
childhood. During college, I met my husband Larry and was married to him for 50 years.
We have two children: David and his wife Jenny and our two granddaughters live in
Elgin, and our daughter Denise lives in the Houston area. When I suddenly lost Larry in
July 2024, I downsized and sold our large home in Addison and moved to Pingree Grove
in March of 2025 to be closer to David’s family. I visit my daughter and siblings in the
Houston area as often as I can.
It was not only difficult to leave “our” family home in Addison, but it was also difficult to
leave our church of 39 years, St. Philip the Apostle. Although our two children were
baptized at St. Luke Catholic Church in Carol Stream, they both attended Religious
Education and received the sacraments of First Communion, Reconciliation, and
Confirmation at St. Philip’s; they were also altar servers for many years. And David and
Jenny were married at St. Philip’s in July 2011.
I have truly found a new “home” at St. Charles Borromeo parish, and I love its
welcoming spirit. I am a creature of habit, especially since I moved, and I usually attend
7:30 am Sunday Mass.
Once our children were in middle school, I began teaching at the Catholic school. I
taught 5 th Grade and middle school in all three Chicago area Catholic dioceses for almost
30 years: St. Rita of Cascia in Aurora; St. Charles Borromeo in Bensenville, and St. John
the Evangelist in Streamwood (for 22 years). I retired in 2021, when COVID changed our
teaching structure and our lives. Since I retired, I have enjoyed helping with my two
granddaughters, Lia (now 6) and Dani (now 4 ½), several days a week. They have also
helped me through the grieving process of losing “grandpa.” They both have such and
pure and innocent vision of love, and now death.
I am excited to join the Family Faith Formation program at St. Charles Borromeo, and
share my faith by teaching 3 rd grade RE beginning this year. I have found that teaching is
not a one-way street. Sometimes I took more from the children I taught and the families
I met with than I gave. I feel blessed to be a part of the St. Charles Borromeo caring
community, and I am looking forward to becoming more involved in the parish.
Hello all-
My name is Jennifer Garza and I will be teaching 4th grade religious education. This will be my
20+ year of teaching RE- I began at St. John the Evangelist in Streamwood, moved to St.
Thomas More in Elgin, then landed here at SCB a couple of years ago. I have taught
everything from 4th grade to first year Confirmation. My husband, Derek, and I reside in
Gilberts and have two grown married daughters, two amazing son-in-laws, and an adorable
granddaughter. This year will also be the start of my 25th year of teaching 6th grade literacy at
Marlowe Middle school in the Huntley district. I also continue to coach girls’ high school track
and field. You can also find me up in the choir loft if I am not in the pews at mass as I love to
sing and praise God through the psalms. I look forward to meeting you and your child as we
continue this journey together
Jennifer Garcia
4th Grade
Joseph Hahn
5th Grade
My name is Joseph Hahn. I attended our parish’s grade school from first to eighth
grade; I also taught religion at the school for 12 years. I was coordinator for
OCIA for 22 years. I attended Hampshire High School. I received a B.A in history
and latter a M.A. in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. A fun
fact about me is that I am a big fan of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Fr. Finn, Jan,
the catechist, the parents and children here are great examples of Christ’s call to
love one another as he has loved us. I am glad to be part of Family Faith
Formation.
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Alex has been a part of the Religious Education program in a teaching role for over 15 years. Her sister, Michelle, and she have been tag teaming when it comes to teaching since the beginning of their catechist career at SCB - starting in Kindergarten. Currently, they teach the Youth Ministry & Year 1 Confirmation class.
Alex is the second oldest of ten kids and the third oldest of numerous grandchildren. Alex graduated with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University. She currently works as an engineering manager for an aluminum extrusion company, where she oversees the development process of extrusion projects and manages the design department of the company. In her spare time, Alex enjoys spending time with her family and her dogs, helping out on the family farm, playing sand volleyball, and picking up a conversation with whomever she may come across. She is also very involved in her church and serves on several committees. She really enjoys this ministry as she has a passion for teaching kids about the Catholic faith.
Alex Dumoulin
Middle School
