Program & Operations Leadership
Mr. Brenden Link, Assistant Headmaster for Student Life, Dean of Faculty
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Mrs. Cordé Reed, Student Services & Non-Public Funds Coordinator
Mrs. Cordé Reed grew up in Boonton and attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (as did her husband). Having served for three decades in a variety of roles within various districts in New Jersey, she is thrilled for the opportunity to serve at her alma mater and integrate God’s love into every lesson she teaches her beloved students.
Mrs. Reed received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from William Paterson College. As a result, she possesses: Elementary Educator (endorsement in Nursery); Teacher of the Handicapped; and Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant Certificates. She earned her Supervisor Certificate through Rutgers University and her Principal and School Administrator Certifications through New Jersey’s Expedited Certification Leadership (NJ ExCel).
In her spare time, Mrs. Reed enjoys spending time with her adult daughters, watching them play softball, reading, and going for walks and hikes with her family and the dogs. You may well find her enjoying time with family and friends at the beach!
"To touch the hearts of your pupils is the greatest miracle you can perform.” ~ St. John Baptist de La Salle
Mrs. Rosalee Bolleia, Middle School Division Head (Grade 6 to Grade 8)
Mrs. Bolleia teaches middle school Latin and English. She is excited to share with her students the wonderful worlds that the Classics make available and that she herself traversed as a child. By encountering beautiful Literature, Mrs. Bolleia believes as John of Salisbury writes: “The soul is purged of its defects and is revivified even in adversity by a mysterious and serene cheerfulness.”
Classically homeschooled with her nine siblings, Mrs. Bolleia received her B.A. in Classics and Early Christian Literature from Ave Maria University in Florida. After graduating from college, Mrs. Bolleia spent a year traveling and teaching, both in the United States and abroad in China. She is currently completing a Master’s degree in Classical Education from the University of Dallas. When not furiously writing papers and preparing lessons, Mrs. Bolleia enjoys hikes, swing dances, travel, a good book and a cup of coffee, and the occasional thrilling adventure such as sky diving or scuba diving.
Mr. John Lodato, Dean of Middle Division Boys
John Lodato teaches Middle School History and serves as Dean of Middle School Boys.
Mr. Lodato is the proud beneficiary of Catholic education from Kindergarten through high school. Having learned so much from his passionate and talented teachers at Lacordaire Academy and Oratory Prep, he is overjoyed to carry on that tradition of love of learning with the OLMC community. He is a 2015 graduate of the NJIT/Rutgers-Newark Federated History Program and enthusiastic about all things historical. Some of his favorite figures from the past include Augustus Caesar, Benedict of Nursia, Eleanor of Aquitaine, John Adams, James K. Polk, and John Henry Newman.
Mr. Lodato passionately believe that what happened in the past has a profound impact on the present, and that the great men and women of bygone ages have much to teach us today. Mr. Lodato hopes to introduce middle school students to the amazing, complex, and sometimes controversial stories of the people who shaped the world we live in, and to inspire the students to take a closer look at the past.
Mrs. Alicia Matyasfalvi, Dean of Middle Division Girls
Alicia Matyasfalvi delights in opening the door to beauty through the study of classical and sacred music. The composer Robert Schumann has been one of Mrs. Matyasfalvi’s greatest influences as an artist, scholar and teacher. Her favorite quote attributed to Schumann is, "To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.” She feels this certainly applies to children when given the opportunity and skills to express joy through music and art.
Mrs. Matyasfalvi began studying classical piano at the age of four, and was involved in many church choirs throughout her childhood. In high school, she performed twice in Carnegie Hall, Weil Recital Hall, as a winner of the Crescendo Competition for pianists. Following her classical education, Mrs. Matyasfalvi attended Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education with a vocal concentration. These experiences of classical music and the traditions of sacred music in the church helped shape her desire to both teach and compose. Mrs. Matyasfalvi recently released her first album titled With God, a work of eleven original songs that blend her classical, sacred and contemporary worship styles. In addition to teaching at OLMC and recording, Mrs. Matyasfalvi is a private instructor for piano, voice, guitar and composition at RMC Studios in Garwood, NJ. She is also a board member for a non-profit organization called IMPACT – International Musicians Performing Arts Cultural Troupe. Mrs. Matyasfalvi enjoys painting and sketching, hiking, and visiting the many gardens and vineyards in this area of New Jersey.
Mrs. Kim Marion, Lower Division Head (PreK to Grade 5)
Kim Marion brings a both a passion for teaching and a wealth of experience into her classroom. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education with a minor in mathematics from William Paterson University, and in addition to 1st grade has taught kindergarten and third-grade for more than thirty years in the Diocese of Paterson.
Mrs. Marion continues to share her love of learning through Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s classical method of education. Every year she looks forward to preparing the first-grade students for future success and an utter love for learning all their own.
Mrs. Marion is married with two adult children. When she is home, she devotes much of her time to her brand new grandson. In her free time she likes to devote her green thumb to the cultivation of her family garden.
Mr. Howard Hain Dean of Lower Division Boys & Athletics Coordinatior
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Mrs. Cortney Christopher Butler, Dean of Lower Division Girls
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Dr. Carl Patrick Bolleia, Director of Music
With performances and recordings acclaimed and featured by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Gramophone, New York Classical Review, Fanfare, American Record Guide and more, Carl Patrick Bolleia has performed as pianist, historical keyboardist and conductor throughout North America, Europe and China at leading venues including Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium and Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Merkin Hall, NJPAC, Bargemusic, le poisson rouge, Spectrum and La Plantation Concert Hall in Beijing.
Research and academic pursuits have been accepted for international, national, and regional presentations, including the College Music Society National Conference in Vancouver, Northwestern University New Music Conference, the Intersections of Classical and Jazz Piano Conference at the University of West Virginia, and more. Dr. Bolleia is Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of Piano at William Paterson University and has served on the faculty of Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
Holding the Doctor of Musical Arts from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts in piano performance, he wrote his dissertation,“Taxonomy of Musical Gesture and a Hermeneutic of Narrative and Diatonic Continuity in the Piano Music of Charles Wuorinen”. He received the The Elizabeth Wyckoff Durham Award for Excellence in Piano/Organ, the Arthur G. Humphrey Memorial Prize in Collaborative Piano, and The Edna Mason Scholarship.
He cites his tutelage under a variety of pianists and keyboardists to be most profoundly influential, including Ursula Oppens, Alan Feinberg, Peter Sykes, Richard Egarr, Béatrice Martin, Avi Stein, Min Kwon, and Gary Kirkpatrick, as well as masterclasses and coachings with Jerome Lowenthal, Fred Hersch, Warren Jones, William Christie, Paul Agnew, Nicolas Hodges, Rachel Podger, Robert Mealy, Skip Sempé, Vince Carr, Renée Anne Louprette, and Billy Taylor.
After having served as music director at various parishes in the Archdiocese of Newark for fifteen years, he became the Director of Music at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Boonton, NJ in 2016.
Additional pursuits include the study of organ at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, sacred music at The Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, Gregorian Chant at the Wethersfield Institute and St. Cecelia Academy and conferences in Music Theory Pedagogy. He is currently a candidate for the Graduate Diploma (post-doctoral) in Historical Performance at The Juilliard School.