St. John School Staff

Ms. Renee Hornby

Principal

Having been a classroom teacher for 15 years in the Diocese of Lansing, Ms. Renee Hornby heard the call from the Holy Spirit to return to school to become a principal. After serving at another diocesan school as principal for 4 years, Ms. Hornby joined the St. John community in 2022. “I’m blessed to be a part of St. John Parish and School. The entire community is welcoming, faith-filled, and a part of a big church family.” 

 

Professional Credentials

BA Alma College: Major – Elementary Education, Minors – Mathematics and Science

MA Michigan State University: Literacy and Language, emphasis in technology

MA Michigan State University: K12 Educational Administration

Advanced Catechist Certificate

Rev. Fr. Charles Canoy

Pastor

Rev. Fr. Charles Canoy is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Lansing in Michigan. “Father Chas,” as he is more commonly called, grew up in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 1994. He then worked for a few years as a business planning associate for General Mills and then as a regional director for Legatus, an organization of Catholic business leaders.

Before entering seminary, Fr. Canoy studied two years at Franciscan University in Ohio and a year in Rome. A transformative 30-day Ignatian retreat during the Lent of 2001 prompted him to pursue the diocesan priesthood and enter Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where he earned his Master of Divinity (M.Div.), graduating summa cum laude in 2005.

On June 11, 2005, Fr. Canoy was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ. He served for five years at two parishes, St. Thomas the Apostle in downtown Ann Arbor and St. Andrew the Apostle in Saline, Michigan. In 2010, he then served on the faculty of the same seminary from which he graduated, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, for four years while completing his S.T.L. degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas with a specialty in the New Evangelization in 2014. Fr. Chas been serving as the pastor at St. John the Evangelist in Jackson, Michigan ever since.

Fr. Chas still enjoys his childhood sport of golf, but now with a glass of bourbon on the rocks afterward.

Mrs. Karen Barrett
Kindergarten
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Tara Brady
Reading Specialist
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mr. Shane Brogan
Physical Education
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Dru Densmore
Child Care
Phone: (517) 784-8811
Mrs. Dana Farley
Pre-K
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Angela Fitzpatrick
Second Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Jill Fletcher
Spanish
Phone: 517.784.1714
Dr. Lisa Heller
Music & Choir
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Victoria James
Fifth Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Miss Meghan Kelley
Fourth Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Marla Krueger
Pre-3yr & 4yr
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Beckie Lampman
First Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Miss Noelle Lathers
First Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Colleen Panici
Third Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Pat Putra
Receptionist
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Lauren Russler
Art & STEM
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Betsy Saunders
Sixth Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714
Miss Anna Schultheis
Second Grade
Phone: 517-784-1714
Mrs. Heather Shaughnessy
Secretary
Phone: 517.784.1714
Ms. Judy Smith
Learning Center / Title I
Phone: 517.784.1714
Mrs. Kristie Wasick
Fourth Grade
Phone: 517.784.1714