Administrative Staff
Dr. Steve Morissette - Principal
Welcome to St. Philomena School. I am very excited to be the principal of this amazing school. I have been at St. Phil's since July 2010. I am originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts. I attended Holyoke Catholic High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Westfield State College in Westfield, MA. I have been living in Washington since 1990. I started my teaching career at St. Vincent de Paul School in Federal Way, WA. I earned a Master's in Administration Education from Pacific Lutheran University in 1994 and became Vice-Principal at St. Vincent's in 1995. My first principal job was in 1998 at Holy Family School in White Center, WA. It was a wonderful experience and really help me develop a great foundation for my administrative skills. I was at Holy Family for seven years. In 2005, I became principal at All Saint's School in Puyallup and Fife, WA. Both my sons graduated from All Saints. I spent five years at All Saints and made some life-long friends. I earned a Doctorate in EdD Leadership in August 2014.
I live in Fife, WA with my cat Brooklyn. I have two sons, Sam who is married to his wife Ashley and works at St. Phil's and Austin, who is a civil engineer in Vancouver, WA and is married to his wife, Natasha. I am a huge sports fan and love the New York Yankees, the Dallas Cowboys, the New England Patriots, the Boston Bruins, the Boston Celtics and the Seattle Sounders. I am also a huge Tom Brady fan. I love all types of music but Country is my favorite. I love to read, go to the gym, go walking and hanging out with my amazing group of friends and co-workers!
Lead Teacher- Teri O'Connor
Teri celebrated her 27th year in teaching, and all of those years have been at St. Philomena! She has taught 5th grade, P.E., Resource, and is now enjoying her 15th year in 4th grade. Mrs. O’Connor earned her B.A. in Special Education and teaching certificate at Central Washington University. Teri is married to her high school sweetheart, Patrick, and they are the proud parents of Jordan (25) and Dylan (21). Teri loves teaching all subjects, however religion, science and math are her favorites. When asked what she loves about her job she said, “I love watching the students grow in their faith, learning that even at their age they can make a difference in this world by, "Doing small things with great love!" - Mother Teresa. I love watching them explore and make discoveries that surprise them and excite them about learning!”Chris Korzeniecki- Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Korzeniecki has been working at St. Phil’s for 17 years but was a parent for over 20. Chris and her husband, Walter, have four boys: Jake, Matt, Nathan and Ian and they all graduated from St. Philomena. Now her four grand kids are attending St. Philomena. Bailey, Easton, Colton and Kennedy. She has a 2 year old granddaughter, Raegan and a new grandchild due in December!
When she isn't helping every child, parent, and teacher in the building, she can be found traveling, cooking, reading or taking her kayak or paddle board out for a relaxing float. When asked what her favorite part of her job is, she replied, “the kids.”
