Meet Our 2020/21 Teachers

This is Laura Fryer’s third year as PREP Coordinator. She is looking forward to working with the teachers and the families in the PREP program. Laura has been a member of the parish for over 40 years and is a graduate of Queen of Peace. Throughout her years in the parish, Laura has been involved in the youth group, Parish Council, was a teacher’s aide in PREP and currently she plays with the guitar group for our 3:30 Mass. To contact Laura, email qpprep@gmail.com.

Chrissy O’Connor has been a member of Queen of Peace parish since 2010, at which time she also attended the Christ Renews His Parish retreat. She and her husband, Ken, have been married for 16 years and have two daughters, Emma (10) and Katelyn (7). Staying at home to take care of her girls is her #1 priority; however, she is also a volunteer leader in her daughter’s Girl Scout troop and holds an officer position on the Morgan Elementary PTO. She also has a passion for health and fitness and has become a Beach Body fitness coach. This will be her third year as a teacher in the PREP classes at Queen of Peace.

"My faith has blessed me in so many ways and I’m excited to share my love for Christ and our church with the little minds that will walk through our doors each Sunday morning!"

Sarah Dillhoff has taught PREP for eight years. She taught first grade for two years then graduated to second grade, where she is in her sixth year. Sarah is married and has 5 children. She has been a member of this parish for 30 years. She graduated from QP School and is a current member of our parish education commission. She loves teaching second grade as it is such an exciting year for your child. It is a year when your child will receive two major sacraments: Eucharist (1st Communion) and Reconciliation!

Sarah Moeller teaches third grade and this is her third year teaching. She, her husband and four boys are relatively new to the Ross area and joined Queen of Peace when they moved here in 2016. She anticipates a great year teaching and learning with the children, and since she has a degree in art, the third graders can look forward to many crafts.

Beth Pagano is new to the PREP program and this will be her first year teaching 4th grade. While she has not previously taught at Queen of Peace Parish, she has, in the past, taught 7th and 8th grade PREP at St. Peter in Chains in Hamilton. Beth began her Christian education at Queen of Peace as a first grader when the school was only four classrooms. Beth’s family moved to Queen Acres in 1958. She was a speech therapist in Mason school district and retired after 40 years working with adults and children with developmental disabilities as a program writer and staff trainer. She is looking forward to meeting you as well as sharing the love of God with your children.

"I am so blessed to be a teacher for the Queen of Peace PREP program."

Kelly Benjey will be teaching the 5th grade class this year. This is her first year teaching PREP at Queen of Peace. Kelly and her husband Adam joined the parish in 2016. They have six children – Amanda is studying dance at Wayne State University in Detroit and Owen, Jackson, Adelle, Janelle and John all attend Hamilton City Schools. Kelly works in engineering by day and keeps busy with scouting, sports, show choir, band and drama activities when she is not working.

"The PREP program was one of the things that drew us to Queen of Peace – I used to volunteer as a youth minister and I always wanted my children to have a strong connection to Jesus and his church. I love our faith and I am looking forward to growing with the students and volunteers in PREP."

Cassie Fleckenstein will be teaching co-teaching the 6th grade PREP class this year with Teri Young. This is Cassie’s seventh year teaching PREP at Queen of Peace. Cassie is a graduate of Queen of Peace and returned to the parish with her husband, Aaron, and kids, Dylan and Addyson, eight years ago. In addition to her PREP duties, Cassie is also a Eucharistic Minister and serves as our Parish Council Secretary.

Cassie is looking forward to another great year of learning and helping her students strengthen their relationship with God.

Teri Young is returning for her 8th year as a catechist at Queen of Peace. This year, she is excited to be co-teaching the 6th graders with Cassie Fleckenstein. Teri’s full time job is as a 3rd shift pharmacist for Fort Hamilton Hospital. She works a 7 on/7 off schedule, so Cassie will teach on the weeks that I work. In addition to her involvement with PREP, she is also pursuing her certificate in catechesis through the Virtual Learning Community of Faith Formation at the University of Dayton.

Teri and her husband (Bret) have been married for 27 years. Her son Nick went to school at Queen of Peace and is a senior at Badin. In what free time she has she enjoys reading, playing golf, and watching baseball and football. This year I’m also taking chess lessons and coding class.

"My involvement with the PREP program has been extremely rewarding. We have a fantastic staff and a wonderful group of families. I’m looking forward to working with everyone again this year."

Welcome 7th & 8th Graders! Andy Dillhoff will be your teacher. This is his forth year of teaching. He has been involved with Queen of Peace Parish for many years and was a member of Parish Council and very involved with the youth ministry. He has five young children. He jokes that, "This is a great way to get babysitters. :)"

Andy is energetic and fun and will bring energy and enthusiasm into the classroom as they learn all about our faith and having a true relationship with Jesus Christ! His classroom activities are student led and center on the kids and the weekly gospel.

Beth Fryer will be assisting and helping Andy in the classroom. By his own admission Andy is technology challenged and Beth will be his right- hand "man" in all things technology based. Beth began working in the PREP program back when it was called CCD in 1992. She took some time away from PREP at one point but came back when her two sons were ready to begin the program. Over the years, Beth has worked with all grade levels except K/1, either assisting or being the teacher. This year will be her 27th year volunteering in PREP. Outside of PREP, you will see Beth playing guitar and banjo at the 3:30 Mass. Outside of Queen of Peace, she is in her 19th year of teaching at Talawanda Middle School.

Casey Condo graduated from Talawanda High School and we are happy to have her back helping with the PREP program again this year. Casey is also a PREP alumni! She will be helping out primarily in the second grade room and we look forward to having her back for another year!

Ben Holley is a Sophomore at Talawanda High School and we are happy to have him helping with PREP again this year. We welcome Ben and look forward to working with him. He will be helping out primarily in the office.