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Mr. Gareth N. Genner - President
Mr. Genner was born and grew up in the United Kingdom where he studied law at The University of Wales and at the College of Law London. Since moving to the United States in 1994, Mr. Genner has completed both the Management Institute and the Certified Course in Accounting & Finance at Georgia Institute of Technology, Certified Mediator training at Oglethorpe University and Strategic Brand Marketing at Emory University. Mr. Genner is currently completing a PhD in Canon Law in a joint venture between the University of Wales and the Franciscan International Studies Center. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Genner was the Managing Director of Independent School Counsel (ISC), a leading educational management and consulting firm operating throughout the southeastern United States. Mr. Genner has spoken on educational management issues at seminars and conferences sponsored by SAIS, GISA, PAIS, NAES, SAES and NCASE. Mr. Genner has served as educational advisor to the Archbishop and Archdiocese of Atlanta. Mr. Genner is a Knight of The Order of Malta, a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher, a Commander of the Order of Lazarus and a Knight Commander of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. Mr. Genner is a Lieutenant attached to the Regional Staff of USNSCC, a Member of the Coastguard Auxiliary and was a member of the Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2006. Mr. Genner has served as an Honorary Consul to the City of Atlanta and as a Counselor to a United Nations Mission.
Ms. Jamie Arthur - Vice President Institutional Administration
Ms. Arthur, a product of Catholic education, attended Our Lady of
Lourdes and St. Joseph's Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned her B.A. in
Business Administration with a major in Finance from the University of Georgia
and a Master's degree in Education from the University of South Carolina. After
attending Georgia State University, she received her certification in
Educational Leadership and Administration in August 1998. Ms. Arthur is in the
final year of course work towards a PhD in Philosophy with a concentration in Educational Leadership at Georgia State University. Ms. Arthur has attended the International Centre for Education Sciences in Rome, Italy offering studies in Catholic Doctrine, Anthropology and Moral Theology. Ms. Arthur’s experience began with classroom teaching at both the middle and high school levels for twelve years, nine of which were at Christ the King School in Atlanta. Administrative experience includes Middle School Department Chair, faculty representative for the annual fund, strategic planning, admissions and liaison to the principal. Ms. Arthur joined Holy Spirit Preparatory School in its founding year, 1996, and functioned as the school's Director of Development, Marketing and Admissions. From 2000-2006, Ms. Arthur has serve in various administrative capacities including Principal of the Lower School during the years 2003-2006. In addition to her administrative role at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Ms. Arthur serves as Head of The Solidarity School and as an accreditation chair for the Southern Association of Independent Schools. She has been recognized by and is a member of both Phi Lambda Theta, an international honor society and professional association of educators, as well as the Golden Key, an honor society recognizing outstanding academic achievement. She co-founded The SeeWee Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides funding for at-risk children and was inducted onto the Board of Trustees for Outward Bound in September, 2004. Ms. Arthur is a member of Holy Spirit Parish where she serves as Mass Coordinator and a Eucharistic Minister.
Mr.
W. Scott Rawles - Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Planning
Mr. Rawles brings over 20 years of experience in administration, fundraising and planning at the college and university level to Holy Spirit Preparatory School. In his role as HSPS’s Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Planning he manages the schools marketing, fundraising, including annual giving, the annual Spring Gala, Capital Campaigns and is currently overseeing the planning for the new Athletic Campus currently under development. A graduate of Mercer University in Atlanta, he has served in both private and public higher education much of his career. Prior to joining Holy Spirit, Mr. Rawles operated his own private marketing and higher education advancement consulting practice. He has previously served as a Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Marketing at Mississippi University for Women and Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, where he completed the planning and execution for a successful $82.5 million capital campaign. Mr. Rawles is a native of Alanta and has two children, AnnaKate and Andrew.
Ms. Dara Liberatore - Early Childhood Principal
Miss Liberatore was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. She attended Catholic schools throughout her entire academic career. She is a graduate of St. Peter's College where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Economics. During college, Miss Liberatore was an intern at Liz Claiborne and worked as an assistant buyer for its outlet division; after graduating she was promoted to be a buyer for the company. Within a few years, Miss Liberatore found her true calling in the field of education. She returned to school to
earn a Master of Arts Degree in Education with concentrations in Teaching and Administration/Supervision. While in school, Miss Liberatore taught in Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Newark for six years. She participated for two years in the Archdiocese of Newark's "Future School Leaders Project," which identifies potential Catholic school principals and administrators. In 2001, she was the recipient of the "Teachers Recognition Award" by the Archdiocese of Newark. Miss Liberatore
was selected as an outstanding educator based on her teaching abilities, her
dedication, and her commitment to Catholic education. She moved to Atlanta in
the summer of 2001 to join the HSPS community. She truly feels blessed being a
part of Holy Spirit Preparatory School and considers the Holy Spirit community her family. Miss Liberatore
currently resides in Sandy Springs, and is a parishioner at Holy Spirit Catholic
Church. In New Jersey, Miss Liberatore served on Our Lady of Mercy's Parish Advisory Board Committee.
Dr. Linda Anthony- Lower School Principal
Dr. Anthony graduated from Ladycliff College, a Catholic women's college in Highland Falls, New York, with a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in secondary education. Following graduation from Ladycliff, Dr. Anthony worked for Eastern Airlines for 14 years as a flight attendant, training instructor, in-flight supervisor and employment specialist. She earned a master's degree in Human Resource Development from Georgia State University and was awarded a research assistantship to attend the University of Miami, where she earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. Her dissertation on transformational and transactional leadership received recognition from the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina, and was incorporated into leadership training for school principals by the Florida Department of Education. While completing the doctoral program, Dr. Anthony worked as a consultant in the area of management development for school principals. After returning to Atlanta and earning her certification in Spanish and Educational Leadership, Dr. Anthony worked for the Cobb County school district as a Spanish teacher, middle-school administrator, and coordinator of the county's International Baccalaureate program. Dr. Anthony joined Holy Spirit Preparatory School in 2004 as its Student Success Director. In 2005, she was appointed to the position of Assistant Principal and in 2006 was named Principal of the Lower School. Dr. Anthony is a Holy Spirit parishioner and serves as a Eucharistic Minister for the parish. Dr. Anthony and her husband, Hank, reside in Vinings and have two sons, Christopher and Harrison.
Mr.
Kyle Pietrantonio - Associate Principal of the Lower School
A product of Catholic education, Mr. Pietrantonio grew up just outside of Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from the local diocesan high school, he attended Georgetown University, in our nation's capital, where he earned his bachelor's degree magna cum laude in classics, medieval studies, and theology. He earned honors for his senior thesis about an early medieval Latin manuscript. At Georgetown, Mr. Pietrantonio was a member of the lightweight crew and was heavily involved in community service programs and projects. Upon graduation, he was accepted into the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education, a two-year graduate school and service program. During this time, Mr. Pietrantonio chaired the history and social science department at a Catholic school in Mobile, Alabama and earned his master's degree summa cum laude in secondary education from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Pietrantonio is now a Ph.D. candidate studying educational leadership and policy at The Catholic University of America.
Mrs. Donna Hayley- Lower School
Student Success Director
Mrs. Hayley was born and raised in the suburbs outside of Chicago. She received her bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University with a dual major in special education and elementary education. In Illinois, she taught students with special needs and in regular education grades K-6 for 17 years. She also taught CCD classes for many years. Mrs. Hayley obtained two master's degrees from Governors' State University. She holds a master's degree in School Counseling and another master's degree in Education Administration. In addition, she continues to increase her skills by attending and presenting at many local and state education conferences and seminars. She has been a supervisor for special education programs for 3 years, an assistant principal for both an elementary and a middle school, and an elementary school principal for 12 years. She had the honor and excitement of opening 2 new elementary schools as the principal in 1996 and in 2000. After retiring from the public schools, Mrs. Hayley and her husband of 36 years, relocated to Atlanta. She has two married daughters. Her daughter in Illinois just had their first baby, so Mrs. Hayley is now a grandmama of a beautiful baby girl. Her younger daughter in Sandy Springs is expecting twins in December. Mrs. Hayley feels very blessed to join the Holy Spirit family and is excited to continue to share her love for lifelong learning with children.
Mr. Bob Pelletier - Upper School Principal
Mr. Pelletier joined the Holy Spirit Preparatory School community in January 2003 and currently serves as Principal of the Upper School. Mr. Pelletier was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1982, he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana, continuing on to receive his Juris Doctor from Loyola School of Law in 1985. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Pelletier was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Soon after leaving the JAG Corps, he was hired as an associate attorney with an Atlanta law firm and continued practicing in the area of tort litigation defense. In 1993 Mr. Pelletier started a sports marketing and management firm. He continued to practice law as a sports and entertainment attorney. Mr. Pelletier first entered the world of education as a teacher, then becoming a Dean and finally a Principal. Mr. Pelletier is LTjg in the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps and currently serves as Commanding Officer of the First Justice Division, USNSCC Unit based out of Holy Spirit Prep. Mr. Pelletier is a Member of the National Association of Middle School Principals. Bob and his wife, Cathy, have lived in Atlanta since 1990
and are members of Christ the King Cathedral Parish. The Pelletier's have a daughter, Colleen in the
Class of 2010 at Holy Spirit Prep.
Dr. Paul Voss - Provost Holy Spirit College
Paul J. Voss was born and raised in Minnesota. He graduated with honors in 1986 from the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul) with a double major in English Literature and Philosophy. Dr. Voss earned his Ph.D. in English Renaissance Literature from the University of California (Riverside) and was appointed an Assistant Professor at Georgia State University in 1995. Dr. Voss has served as the Provost of Holy Spirit College since 2006.
Dr. Voss, an award-winning teacher, directs study-abroad programs to Italy and England, publishes widely on a range of topics, including Shakespeare, Dante, the history of the book, business ethics, paradigm shifts, the printing press, and the Catholic Church. He frequently appears on radio and television.
Dr. Voss serves on the Board of Directors for Primus Builders and the Sophia Press Institute. He is also a member of the Downtown Atlanta Rotary club.
Dr. Voss and his wife Mary have five children attending Holy Spirit Preparatory School (Joseph, class of 2010, Luke class of 2012, Maria, class of 2014, JohnPaul, class of 2020, and Aquinas, class of 2024). The Voss family lives in suburban Atlanta, and they attend Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
Mrs. Cal Kanaly - Director of Guidance and College Counseling
Mrs. Cal Kanaly was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and moved to Atlanta in 1978. She attended Christ the King elementary school, and Marist and Woodward Academy high school. Mrs. Kanaly is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Georgia State University, where she received a B.A. Degree in Psychology and an M.S. Degree in Professional Counseling, respectively. She is a Licensed and a Nationally Certified Counselor, as well as a certified teacher for the STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) and FOCUS (From Organized Coaching Comes Ultimate Success) programs. Mrs. Kanaly has served as a counselor in a variety of employment settings, including a residential environment at Laurel Heights Hospital and clinical settings, such as Peachford Behavioral Health Systems. In these settings she directly counseled adolescents and their families on a one-on-one basis, as well as in-group sessions, to address grief and loss issues, learning, emotional and behavioral disorders. She also provided crisis counseling and psychological assessments to individuals and families facing severe situations. Mrs. Kanaly has also worked with the Georgia State University Counseling Center, where she counseled students on course selection and ways to improve academic success. Mrs. Kanaly's most recently published work is an article entitled What Dreams May Come: An Existential Journey with Hieronymous Bosch, which appears in the January 2003 edition of the journal,
The Arts in Psychotherapy. Mrs. Kanaly joined Holy Spirit Preparatory School in 2000 providing counseling to students ranging from Kindergarten age through high school age, as well as to the HSP families. In that capacity, she worked closely with the faculty regarding learning, emotional and behavioral concerns evident in the classroom. She implemented and coordinated the school's Standardized Testing Programs, the Student Support Team meetings with parents and teachers, the classroom guidance program, and the Ambassador and Buddy programs. In 2004, Mrs. Kanaly also joined the Holy Spirit Preparatory high school faculty and staff as the Guidance and College Counselor. In this role, Mrs. Kanaly continues to perform many of the same tasks that she historically has performed at Holy Spirit
Prep, while complementing these responsibilities with supervision of the college counseling, admissions, and placement process. Mrs. Kanaly and her husband Mark have two children at Holy Spirit Prep, a son in the Class of 2021 and a daughter in the Class of 2022.
Mrs. Angela Krupczak- Upper
School Student Success Director
Mrs. Krupczak was born in Wisconsin and lived there until her family transferred to Marietta, Georgia in 1986. She returned to Milwaukee, WI to attend Marquette University where she received her B.A. with a double major in Psychology and the History of Philosophy. Mrs. Krupczak continued on at Marquette and received her M.A. in Community Counseling in August of 2001. While attending Marquette University, she was very active in the residence life program and various volunteer and service organizations. Mrs. Krupczak has a wide variety of experiences in the counseling field including working in a college counseling center, teaching parenting skills, and facilitating individual and group therapy with adolescents. Prior to joining Holy Spirit Prep, Mrs. Krupczak counseled high school students to assist them with a wide range of social and emotional challenges as well as motivation, time-management, and organization skills. Mrs. Krupczak is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia and maintains membership with the American Counseling Association. Along with her current duties at the Upper School, Mrs. Krupczak will be assisting with guidance and student support at the Lower School. Mrs. Krupczak and her husband, Dave, are members of Holy Spirit Parish and currently reside in Smyrna.
Mrs.
Helen Prieto - Dean of Faculty/Human
Resources
Mrs. Prieto holds a BS in Business Administration from Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida; and MBA from Nova Southeastern University, Sunrise, Florida; and a Master's Certificate in International Business from Columbia University, New York City. She and her husband moved to Atlanta from Florida in 1995 and are parishioners at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Prior to joining Holy Spirit Prep in 2002, Mrs. Prieto retired from a 38-year career with BellSouth, where she served as Vice President in International Markets and Vice President of Customer Operations. Mrs. Prieto taught Spanish at Holy Spirit for five years at the Upper school and served as Department Chair until the 2008 School year. She is a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, she has been certified by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, and has a Certificate from the College Board to teach Advanced Placement Spanish. In 2007 Mrs. Prieto assumed the role of Dean of Faculty and Human Resources for all three campuses of Holy Spirit.
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