Why Xavier

Leadership

Xavier fosters a commitment to service, leadership, and excellence in character. Educating the whole person -- spiritually, intellectually, artistically, and physically -- is our goal.

Sr. Joan Fitzgerald, BVM

President

Sister Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, Xavier Principal from 1974 through June 2016 and now Xavier's first President. Sister Joan received a Bachelor of Arts from Mundelein College in Chicago, Illinois and a Master of Arts from Arizona State University.

Sister Joan has received many accolades: named Phoenix Business Journal’s​ Most Admired Leaders for 2020, received the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award for Leadership to Diocesan Schools, the Ministry Award from the Diocese of Phoenix, and the National Catholic Education Association’s Secondary Education Award. In 2020 Xavier was a finalist in the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Impact Award.

Carol Ann Michaelson, M.A. ’89 

Principal

Ms. Carol Ann Michaelson, a Xavier alumna, earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.
 
Ms. Michaelson has dedicated the past 30 years to serving Xavier as a teacher and an administrator. She was appointed Director of Student Records in 1998. 
 
Ms. Michaelson has represented Xavier on many regional and national committees of the Western Catholic Education Association and the National Catholic Education Association. She has been integrally involved in everything at Xavier - from academics and student activities to athletics and the school's multiple National Blue Ribbon School awards.

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  • School Advisory Board

    • Erin Alaimo ’84
    • Amanda Herding Coppola ’13
    • Richard Crowley
    • Julie Duncan
    • Sarah Pickett Getz ’05
    • Kelli Grove
    • Fr. Cletus Ifeanyi
    • Jennifer James ’88
    • Carol Ann Michaelson ’89
    • Maria Murphy-Fontes ’80
    • Dennis Naughton
    • Alexis Quintero ’10
    • Sr. Kathleen Sinclair, BVM
    • Matt Smith
    • Windsor Smith ’12
    • Andrea Tazioli - President
    • Lisa Zuba

  • Xavier Board of Trustees

    • Kyle Bohannon
    • Jaqueline Bosque-Diaz
    • Sister Joan Fitzgerald, BVM
    • Mike Garlick
    • Jeronimo Gomez Del Campo - President
    • Kelli Grove
    • Eden Higgins '83
    • Lana Holmes '85
    • Geoff Jacobs
    • Brett Johnson
    • Nicole Karren '89
    • Patrick McCreery
    • Smita Mehta
    • Steve Moster
    • Shane O'Hanrahan
    • Marcia Scott
    • Anita Verma-Lallian '00
    • Lisa Zuba

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