About Us

The St. Joseph Catholic Academy is a nonprofit corporation providing a PK-12 education ministry of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City- St. Joseph and formed in collaboration among the St. Joseph parishes of Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Francis Xavier, St. James, St. Patrick, St Mary's , St. Rose of Lima and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

“The purpose of the Academy is to be a witness to the values and commitment of the Catholic Church to excellence in providing a superior learning environment to every student at every campus,” said Ann Lachowitzer, president of the St. Joseph Catholic Academy.

All five schools will continue to operate as individual campuses within the SJCA structure: St. Gianna Early Childhood Center, Cathedral School, St. Francis Xavier Catholic School, St. James Catholic School and Bishop LeBlond High School.

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Board of Directors

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

The St. Joseph Catholic Academy Board of Directors assists in direction of the Academy, policies and planning.

Connect with us: boardmembers@stjoecatholicacademy.com

Pat Modlin, chair

Ashley Atha, vice chair

Katy Heater, secretary

Dr. Adam Matthias, treasurer

Nichole Page, member

Doug Pearce, member

Michelle Conard, member

David Hausman, Jr., member

Cristina Wiebelt-Smith, member

Dr. Karen Kroh, member
Fr. Christian Malewski, member

ex officio:
Pat Miller
Angela Laville

"While we want to educate our youth to be successful in the work world, we also want to help form them to be true disciples of Jesus who will continue to live their faith out in the world and build up the Church as a whole.”

Fr. Christian Malewski

Chaplain of SJCA and Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe