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Mrs. Andrea Whalen

Mrs. Andrea Whalen

Job Title: Junior High Language Arts & 6th Grade Homeroom

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Ext: 2335

Mrs. Andrea Whalen began her teaching journey in 2019, spending four years in fourth grade at Ridgeview. She joined the faculty of St. Philomena School in 2023-24 as an English Language Arts teacher in junior high. Andrea attended Bradley University, where she received a degree in Elementary Education with an ESL Endorsement. She then earned her Masters from Western Illinois University in Curriculum & Instruction. Mrs. Whalen lives with her husband and four children: Lillian, Olivia, Lincoln, and Elliana. In her spare time she loves to run and read. When asked about her hometown, Andrea had this to say, "This is a loaded question! I was born in Miles City, Montana but moved around a lot growing up. I spent a lot of my childhood in Seattle, Washington but came to Illinois from Texas."

 

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Mrs. Jen Williams

Mrs. Jen Williams

Job Title: Kindergarten Classroom Teacher

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Ext: 2302

Starting in the fall of 2026, Mrs. Jen Williams will make her third move on our campus to kindergarten. She transitioned to the PreK4 program in 2022-23, after having been the first teacher for our parish's PreK3 program starting in 2017-18. She has been teaching since 2009 and has experience in kindergarten, first grade, and PreK3 in a variety of schools including in Lombard, Delavan and St. Jude. Mrs. Williams graduated from Bradley University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a minor in Spanish. She then attended Benedictine University where she completed her master’s degree in literacy and instruction. Jen is married to Michael and they have four kids Nora, Aidan, Emma and Benny, and a family dog, Bradley. Fun fact: Mrs. Williams was born in Cork, Ireland and moved to the United States in grade school settling in the Chicago suburbs.

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Mrs. Tori Williamson

Mrs. Tori Williamson

Job Title: 5th Grade Teacher

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Ext: 2313

Mrs. Tori Williamson joins the St. Philomena faculty for the 2026-2027 school year. She holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University and a Master's Degree in Special Education from Illinois State University. Tori has been teaching since 2015 and has experience in K-5 ESL and 3rd grade. Mrs. Williamson and her husband, Garrett, are the parents of Blaise and Winona. In her spare times she loves to exercise, go camping, read and cheer on the Chicago Cubs.

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