Welcome new staff for the 2024-25 school year!
Steve Battiato
Indy Teledata
Steve Battiato began his Information Technology career at Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 1983. Over the years, he has worked for the largest networking provider in the world, an internet service provider, and a local IT integrator. His specialty is helping small and medium organizations solve their needs with IT-based solutions. Steve is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis and Indiana Wesleyan University. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married for over 35 years. He enjoys spending time with his family and traveling the world. His favorite people call him “Pops.”
Logan Currans
IT – Indy Teledata
Logan Currans has been passionate about technology his entire life and has been working in the field for just over a year. He enjoys traveling around the country with his family to conventions and unique destinations. Logan has been at Scecina for just over a year, aiming to ensure every teacher, student, and faculty member has the resources they need to succeed. At heart, Logan loves helping people and putting smiles on their faces.
Patrick Duggins
Social Studies
Mr. Duggins comes to Scecina with more than 10 years of teaching experience in theology, Latin, and social studies. He and his family hail from Lafayette, where he worked at Central Catholic High School and for the Tippecanoe School Corporation. Mr. Duggins holds a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.A. in Moral Theology and is also a licensed realtor.
Doug Hadley
Director of School Counseling
Mr. Hadley began his teaching career as a French and social studies teacher. After obtaining his school counseling license, he worked as a high school counselor at Daleville Junior/Senior High and Perry Meridian High School. Mr. Hadley served in the Air National Guard for 10 years. He and his family are parishioners at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
Dan Harris
Social Studies and Head Football Coach
Mr. Harris has been teaching for seven years at Noblesville, Ben Davis, and Roncalli. He has taught a variety of classes over the years, but his favorite subject to teach is economics to seniors. He is married to his wife, Hannah, who is a nurse anesthetist in Terre Haute. They have a son, Gabe, who will be a first grader at Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL). The Harris family will be parishioners at OLL in the fall.
Kurt Judd
IT – Indy Teledata
Kurt Judd completed his education at Beech Grove City Schools, graduating with honors in 2016 with a focus on business and technology. His early passion for computers has driven his continuous pursuit of knowledge. Kurt is also an avid consumer of cinema, television, and literature, and enjoys hiking. As a recent addition to the Indy Teledata team at Scecina, Kurt is eager to contribute to ongoing learning initiatives and deliver optimal support.
Leticia Martínez
English as a New Language
Leticia joins the Scecina staff from Ecija, Spain, in the province of Sevilla. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Language and Literature and has over ten years of experience teaching high school and middle school students in Spain, France, and Ireland.
Isther Miller
English
Isther brings a love of Language Arts to Scecina, holding both a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in English Literature. She has taught secondary English in Manipur, India, Compass Rose Academy in Wabash, IN, and Ivy Tech in Kokomo. Additionally, Isther has experience as a newspaper editor and a yoga instructor.
Wendy Pickett
Developmental Reading/Careers
Wendy brings many years of experience teaching secondary English at Ben Davis 9th Grade Center, Chapel Hill Christian School, and Central Christian Academy. She enjoys challenging students to improve their writing skills by making practice interesting and enjoyable. Wendy has also worked as a city mail carrier between teaching positions.
Jasmine Picardo
Theology
Ms. Picardo joins the theology department as our new theology teacher through the ECHO program at the University of Notre Dame. Originally from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, she studied at the University of Mumbai and holds degrees in psychology, philosophy, and English Literature. For the past several years, Ms. Picardo has served as a counselor, Catechist, and college lecturer.
John Ruddy
English
John Ruddy joins the staff at Scecina as an Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) teacher from the University of Notre Dame. He is a graduate of Marquette University, where he studied English Literature with a minor in psychology. Mr. Ruddy is from Homer Glen, IL, a southwest suburb of Chicago.
Marta Stanbrough
Testing Coordinator
With a degree in Communications, Marta has spent much of her professional career in sales and customer service, focusing on management, onboarding, and retention strategies to drive customer growth. She will now apply her communication and organizational skills to our testing room, working with students who have learning accommodations.
