CDH welcomes new staff members
Greta Cunningham ‘23, Communications Intern
September 4, 2025
Join us in welcoming the following new staff members for the 2025-2026 school year!
Teresa Thompson will be joining Cretin-Derham Hall to teach geometry. She received her undergraduate degree and graduate teaching licensure from the University of Minnesota. Most recently, Thompson has been teaching at an alternative high school in Northeast Minneapolis. Many members of her family attended Cretin, and she is looking forward to being in a Catholic community. She has three adult children and a cat, Miss Summerson, and loves classic English literature, gardening, and football.
“I bring a lot of patience as well as hope in our youth from my previous teaching experience and am excited to share that with CDH.”
Jack Moody will be teaching English for Values. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English and education from St. Olaf and a Master of Arts in English Education from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He previously taught at Chaska Middle School East in Chaska and Central Middle School in Eden Prairie. He is excited to use his middle school experience to help ninth graders as they begin their high school careers. Moody is getting married this fall and has a dog named Cooper and a cat named Ivy. Outside of teaching, he loves football, live theatre, golf, and cooking.
“I was raised with a strong emphasis on academics and faith. I appreciate the focus that CDH places on both of these things and how it creates a community that I am eager to be a part of. I am excited to help students find their voice and hear a wide range of stories. I love the sense of classroom community that can be built through literature.”
Luis Juarez is joining CDH to teach Spanish. He holds degrees and certifications in Military Sciences and Arts, aeronautical mechanics, flight instruction, and teaching from the Military Technical School and the Military University of Venezuela. He was previously an Air Force officer in Venezuela and a Spanish teacher for Language Sprout, through which he has worked with CDH for the last two years. He also taught at Randolph Heights School and was a substitute after-school Spanish teacher at Holy Spirit. He loves baseball, weightlifting, cooking, and auto mechanics and lives in the neighborhood with his wife and 16-year-old son.
“I enjoy teaching Spanish because it’s my primary language, and it’s very beautiful and important for the entire American continent. I hope to contribute my teaching methods, discipline, respect, and responsibility by example to the CDH community.”
CDH is welcoming Jack Hannahan ’98 as Assistant Athletic Director of Facilities. He loved sports growing up and played three sports at CDH. He is a three-time state baseball champion—twice as a student (’97 and ’98) and once as an assistant coach (’25)—and has been twice selected for the CDH Hall of Fame. He has experience managing over 300 acres between Afton, Minnesota, and Buffalo County, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Jenny, have three kids, Johnny, Lenny, and Lucy, and two black labs, Willie and Sonny. They love to spend time at their cabin, fishing, tubing, and surfing.
“It’s an honor to take over for Hall of Fame Coach Jim O’Neill ’74. Growing up less than a mile from CDH, I would always see Coach O’Neill taking care of the baseball fields. I’m looking forward to helping student athletes at CDH achieve their goals, on and off the field, and hope to bring the same passion and love that Coach O’Neill had for CDH.”
Maureen Hartung will be CDH’s new Director of Annual Giving. She has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Minnesota and a mini MBA in Nonprofit Management from the University of Saint Thomas. She’s worked with nonprofits since 2007 and has nearly 20 years of experience in fundraising, shaping her ability to engage donors, share their stories, and show them how their generosity directly impacts our community. She went to CDH as a ninth grader before her family moved to Brainerd, so she’s grateful for the opportunity to return to the school now. She’s lived in Highland Park/MacGroveland for the last 20 years and sees CDH as a great community pillar. She loves practicing yoga, cheering on her son at Highland Ball over the summer, and watching him play hockey with the Saint Paul Capitals during the winter. They also have a cat named Pepper.
“My interest in fundraising, specifically in individual donor giving, grew from my passion for helping others. Growing up my mom always instilled in us the importance of giving back to our community. For me, individual donor giving is so personal, every gift reflects someone's values and hopes for the future.”