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 

Interim Principal

Ms. Carol Ann Michaelson will act as Principal of Xavier College Preparatory for the 2025-2026 school year starting on July 1, 2025.
 
Ms. Michaelson has dedicated the past 30 years to serving our school as both a teacher and an administrator. She is a Xavier alumna as well as a graduate of Boston College, and she is deeply committed to Catholic education and to our young women of faith.

Sister Lynn Winsor, BVM, CMAA

Vice-Principal for Activities and Athletic Director

Sister Lynn Winsor, BVM, CMAA, a Xavier alumna, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University and a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa.  In 1974, Sister Lynn returned to Xavier to teach and chair the Physical Education Department. In 1977, Sister Lynn was appointed Vice-Principal for Activities and Athletic Director.

Sister Lynn received the: National High School Athletic Director of the Year, and the Phoenix Women’s Sports Association Advocacy Award. She was named the National Federation Coaches Association Golf Coach of the Year twice, the AIA Girls’ High School Golf Coach of the Century and received the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrations Associations highest honor, the NIAAA Award of Merit. In 2018 Sister Lynn was awarded with the AIA Lifetime Achievement Award. She was also named, AIA Golf Coach of decade.

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  • School Advisory Board

    • Erin Alaimo’84
    • Julie Alpert
    • Katie Caris
    • Maria Chavira
    • Tamera Christifulli
    • Martha Chung
    • Catherine Clancy ’05
    • Peter Davis
    • Julie Duncan
    • Brittany Ecker
    • Polly Fitz-Gerald ’68
    • Shauna Gliss
    • Alexandra Gutierrez
    • Eden Higgins ’83
    • Lana Holmes
    • Sarah Jennings ’01
    • Nicole Karren ’89
    • Jennifer James
    • Jennifer Lum Lung
    • James Marando
    • Claudia McClelland
    • Paula Petrowski
    • Sarah Pickett Wilson ’05
    • Teri Schumacher
    • Eric Silvernail
    • Fr. Zambakari

  • Xavier Board of Trustees

    • Omar Alvarez
    • Eric Battis
    • Dennis Bonilla
    • Catherine Clancy '05
    • Claude Durette
    • Sister Joan Fitzgerald, BVM
    • Mike Garlick
    • Shauna Gliss
    • Jeronimo Gomez Del Campo
    • Marcia Harris Scott
    • Geoff Jacobs
    • John Maher
    • Steve Moster
    • Rich Murphy - President
    • John Ragan
    • Sister Lynn Winsor, BVM

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