Father Lawrence Seyer grew up with four sisters, one of whom is his twin, in Connecticut. He moved on to the University of Oregon where he earned a degree in economics in 1983. For a number of years he worked in marketing research in Los Angeles before deciding to enter St. John's Seminary. After being ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1997, Father Lawrence worked as the Associate Pastor at St. Barnabas in Long Beach. From there he served as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Claver in Simi Valley. Father Lawrence joins Our Lady of Mount Carmel after most recently spending eleven years at Our Savior Parish and the USC Caruso Catholic Center in Los Angeles. While at Our Savior he was very involved with the spiritual lives of the students, faculty, and alumni and oversaw the multi-million dollar campaign to design and build the new church and center at USC. Father Lawrence enjoys skiing, sailing, golfing, traveling, and learning in his free time.

Originally from Indiana Tracie Simolon received her bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of Notre Dame. Upon graduating she moved to San Diego to serve as an Americorps volunteer teacher at Nativity Prep Academy in the Logan Heights neighborhood. As a member of the first cadre of teachers, Tracie assisted in opening the school. While teaching fifth and sixth grades at Nativity Prep, she earned her Multiple Subject credential from the University of San Diego. Tracie joined the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School faculty in 2004 as the seventh grade homeroom and middle school math teacher. In 2005, she returned to Mount Carmel's middle school part-time following the birth of her daughter. The Simolon family has since welcomed sons in 2008 and 2011. Before becoming principal Tracie served as the school's vice principal for five years.

Mrs. Amy Zoltoski grew up in Santa Barbara, attending Notre Dame School and Bishop Garcia Diego High School.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential at San Diego State University. After teaching for several years, she returned to school and earned a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Reading. Mrs. Zoltoski spent six years teaching third grade in Nevada prior to returning to Santa Barbara. She enjoys sharing her love of learning with her young students in Kindergarten and helping them build both academic and social skills during their first year in school. Mrs. Z and her husband have two sons and enjoy spending family time at the beach.

Erica Holtgrewe is originally from Vancouver, Canada but came to Santa Barbara to reconnect with her American roots and to pursue her teaching career. Erica has classroom experience in a variety of classes ranging from Kindergarten to eighth grade. Commonly known as Mrs. H., Erica was able to combine her love for sports and teaching while she taught Physical Education in Ojai for two years. She also co-taught in a third grade class where she ran reading groups, taught math centers, and did full group language arts activities. Mrs. H. decided to go back to school to further her education, attending Azusa Pacific University and graduating with a Masters Degree in Educational Counseling. Mrs. H. and her husband have two sons. Erica feels very blessed to be the first grade teacher and a part of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel community.

A Carpinteria native, Mrs. Van Eyck attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Child Development with a Minor in Psychology. There she took a year long course on integrating technology in the classroom. After graduating from Cal Poly, Mrs. Van Eyck went on to UCSB to earn a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and Masters in Education. She has served as the PE and technology teachers at OLMCS over the years and is excited to begin a new year as the 2nd grade teacher. 

Mrs. Madlem, a graduate of Catholic education, is a certified legal secretary and a former personnel assistant. She holds an associate's degree in business and graduated with honors as a member of the California Community College Scholastic Honor Society (Alpha Gamma Sigma). She and her husband are strong advocates for Catholic education and are proud parents of two Our Lady of Mount Carmel School graduates.

Jennifer Buur is a native of Santa Barbara who joined the faculty at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in 2005.  She graduated from Santa Barbara High School with honors in Graphic Design, Studio Art and Fashion Design. Jennifer earned her Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in Studio Art from Santa Barbara City College. In addition to working with the children of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Jennifer teaches private art workshops for children, after school art courses at Montecito Union School, creates custom art work for clients and paints faces at birthday parties and events. During the summer Jennifer runs the Art Academy at Mount Carmel.  Jennifer lives in Santa Barbara with her family.

Anthony Martinez | Extended Day Care

Gabriel Ruiz | Custodian