President

Jed holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in theology. He conceived the idea of beginning this school while praying a Marian novena, and he hopes that this school will help souls to imitate Mary and her Son.

Jed and his wife, Kristin, live in Maryland with their four children, and he considers it a special blessing to be part of the Church in the area surrounding Mount St. Mary's.

Vice President

Kristin is a homeschooling mother of four. After graduating from Mount St. Mary's University with a Bachelor of Science in Education and a minor in Theology, she worked in classical secondary education for the last thirteen years. In addition to teaching, she has also worked in curriculum development and administrative support. She has been amazed to see the many blessings unfolding from this school and is excited to help bring classical education in the Catholic tradition to Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Secretary & Treasurer

Susan Sucher is a homeschooling mother of nine and wife to Greg. After earning a B.A. in mathematics from Carthage College, she worked as an actuary for several years. Staying home with her children for the following twenty years afforded her plenty of opportunities to travel and learn with her growing family, which she has greatly treasured. Susan and her husband, Greg, live in Eldersburg, MD and are members of the St. Timothy's Ordinariate Parish in Sykesville, MD.

Chaplain

Fr. Mariano Vicchi, IVE, was born and raised in Mendoza, Argentina. On March 1, 1997, he entered the novitiate of the Institute of the Incarnate Word in San Rafael, Mendoza. He received the priestly ordination on August 29, 2003. After ordination, he was assigned to the IVE seminary in Maryland, USA. In July of 2004, he was assigned as superior of the St. Isaac Jogues Novitiate, where he remained for eight years. In July of 2012, he was named rector of the Fulton Sheen House of Formation in Chillum, MD. In January 2020, he was assigned to the IVE mission in Saudi Arabia. In October 2023, he returned to the US and was assigned to the IVE Emmitsburg community, where is now pastor of St. Anthony Shrine/Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph’s.

Rhonda O’Malley serves as a member of the board. Most recently she holds a BA in Theology from Catholic Distance University. She served on the St. Mary’s Catholic School board Hagerstown, Maryland for several years and past president from 2020-2024. She was the Marketing Director at the Parkway Neuroscience & Spine Institute Hagerstown, Maryland from 2016-2021. She is a current member of twenty years and past president of Town & Country Garden Club Hagerstown, Maryland. She resides in Hagerstown with her husband Neil and they have 4 adult children and four grandchildren. She enjoys gardening, sailing, and traveling. She is honored and excited to be apart of the Annunciation High School board and to support our youth to be soldiers for Christ in beauty, goodness, and truth.

Michael Hahn teaches Scripture and theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and is the director of Emmaus Academic, a Catholic academic publishing house headquartered in Steubenville, Ohio. He holds a bachelor's degree in theology and economics from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and master's and doctoral degrees in theology from the University of Notre Dame. He lives with his wife, Ana, and their eight children in Emmitsburg.

Angela Martin has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. As a resident of Frederick County for almost 50 years and the mother of six, she has seen good and bad in local Catholic and public schools. After spending 7 years “unteaching” ideas her older children brought home from school, she became a home-schooling mother and spent 14 years instilling in her children a love for reading and an appreciation of classic literature. While raising her family, she worked at home as a freelance writer, preparing educational publications for a variety of medical associations and nonprofit groups. She also served as president of Frederick Co. Right to Life and in a variety of capacities for Maryland Right to Life, including president of the board of directors and executive director. In 2011, Angela founded Shepherd’s Staff In-home Care, an independent, licensed agency providing trained caregivers to serve elderly and disabled individuals in their own homes. She ran the company for 13 years before transitioning it to new ownership. A lifelong learner and an inveterate reader, Angela is excited to share in the mission of Annunciation High School to bring a classical education rooted in the Catholic faith to future generations. She is a life-professed lay Dominican, a member of St. Peter the Apostle parish in Libertytown, an OCIA instructor, and a teacher of apologetics and theology at a local homeschool co-op. She and her husband Deacon John Martin have six adult children, 24 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (so far). They live in Walkersville.