Faculty & Staff - Fines Arts, Foreign Language and STEM Lab
Mrs. Jaclyn farley / PreK-grade 8 STEM Instructor

Mrs. Farley holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters in Administration and Supervision. She comes to SIJ from St. Francis Xavier School in LaGrange where she taught 4th grade Science and ELA for five years and third grade for one year. Her teaching career started teaching three year old preschool. Mrs. Farley has also taught first grade for four years at St. Christopher in Midlothian and 2nd grade at St. Barbara in Brookfield. She has also worked in Middle school with 6th through 8th grade Science, Social Studies, and ELA. She brings her knowledge of Science and love of STEM to our students. She is always looking for new ways to challenge her students and help them become great thinkers! Mrs. Farley lives in Naperville with her husband and two boys. She enjoys photography and spending time with her family. Mrs. Farley's goal is to work with her students as a team to help them accomplish their hopes and dreams. She does this by creating a welcoming and fun learning environment for all her students.
Mrs. Pamela Vlcek / Art Teacher

This is Mrs. Vlcek's second year teaching at St. Isaac's. She comes to us from St. Louise DeMarillac School where she taught Art and Spanish. She is passionate about developing a love for creating art in her students and is excited to share that love with the children of St. Isaac Jogues. In her spare time, she enjoys learning new art forms, decorating, building miniatures, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She also squeezes in some time to design and build sets for her parish theatre group and decorate the church.
Mrs. Lori Dvorak/World Language Teacher

Mrs. Lori Dvorak brings dual language study to the 5-8th grade students at Saint Isaac Jogues. She brings over 15 years of Catholic School experience teaching French, Spanish, and Religion. She is a graduate of Illinois State University including participation in the study abroad program in Grenoble, France. She is the recipient of the Core Values Joliet Diocese Teaching Award for Religion and the Westmont Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year Award.
When Mrs. Dvorak is not concentrating on teaching, she enjoys her role as a music minister for the Saint Isaac Jogues school masses and faith rallies. She is a cantor at Our Lady of Peace for the noon Mass most Sundays. She is privileged to lead music for the Joliet Diocese “Be Healed” retreats organized by Father Burke Masters. She and her husband, Clint, have two children, Kyra and Luke. As a family they enjoy creating “Top Chef” cooking competitions at home on the weekend. They also love the FIGHTING IRISH. GO ND! She looks forward to an incredible journey at SIJ!
When Mrs. Dvorak is not concentrating on teaching, she enjoys her role as a music minister for the Saint Isaac Jogues school masses and faith rallies. She is a cantor at Our Lady of Peace for the noon Mass most Sundays. She is privileged to lead music for the Joliet Diocese “Be Healed” retreats organized by Father Burke Masters. She and her husband, Clint, have two children, Kyra and Luke. As a family they enjoy creating “Top Chef” cooking competitions at home on the weekend. They also love the FIGHTING IRISH. GO ND! She looks forward to an incredible journey at SIJ!