Natalie grew up in Twinbrook and is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in Spanish. She has a master’s in school counseling from Johns Hopkins University. For several years, Natalie worked with the developmentally disabled as a career counselor at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute of Catholic Charities. Natalie and her husband, Michael (a graduate of SRNS) are longtime parishioners and got married at St. Raphael's. They have six children, all of whom are SRNS graduates and two of whom are current SRS students. Natalie has been active in the school community by teaching in the 3’s program for several years and helping to pioneer the Spanish Fiesta class when it launched in 2004. Natalie grew up speaking Spanish in her home and loves sharing the gift of learning a second language with her students.