Miss Gearen has been teaching at St. Cletus since 2003.  She taught 1st grade for 14 years and 3rd grade for 4 years. She has an Associate Degree from the College of DuPage in Early Childhood Education, a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Concordia University and Master’s in Education, also from Concordia. Her Aunt Rita Woods was a teacher when St. Cletus first opened its doors and was proud to hear that she had been hired and follow her footsteps.