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Catherine Glatts
Email: cglatts@mercyvhs.org
Biography:
“no shouldas, couldas, wouldas!”
Many of my business students probably received this comment on their business plan drafts. And it crossed my mind when I discerned whether or not to apply to for the Vice Principal position at MVHS.
So, who is Miss Glatts? I bring a variety of experiences to my job as Vice Principal – high school teacher, college professor, software analyst, systems engineer, and program manager.
Education: I studied secondary education at West Chester State College. My concentration was mathematics. I am a numbers person. One of my Vice Presidents at Lockheed Martin Corporation, LMC, used to say “numbers always win!” I believe that, too. Many times I will use numbers to make a point. I earned my Master of Science, MS, in Computer Science at Villanova University.
Teaching Experience: I had trouble finding my first teaching job. I wanted to teach math in a high school but I looked very young. I did eventually get a job teaching math at the Overbrook School for the Blind – my youthful looks did not matter there! This was one of the best experiences of my life. I learned a lot in one year. I left there to teach where I always wanted to teach – Archmere Academy. I taught high school math and computer programming at this college prep school in Delaware for seven years before taking a job in corporate America. Now I am back to teaching. This is my tenth year at Mercy Vocational High School. I spent the last nine years teaching the business shop. I truly enjoyed teaching the business students. I had high expectations for the students and they met those expectations. I had lots of fun in this shop too. I hope to continue to help there when needed.
Business Experience: I went to corporate America in order to become a better teacher. I wanted to be able to bring business experience to my students. GE hired me for what I intended to be a five year stint. In the end I worked as a full-time employee at GE/Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin Corporation for fifteen years. There, through training and experience, I learned to be a program manager. I successfully led our 1500-person organization to be the first company to earn a Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Module, SE-CMM, rating. Another success was being program manager for development of a web-based tool (IPE) which is still used today. I began working this program when the idea was just a concept. The program grew from two of us working it to 45 employees when I left the program. Today this program team is even bigger with thousands of users. I still get introduced as the mother of IPE. When I left LMC to return to teaching LMC kept me as a part-time worker during the summer.
This year I am looking forward to teaching technology to our freshmen, as well as performing my duties as VP. I will continue to focus on technology, making sure that Mercy continues to be the most tech-abled school in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my family, sewing, staying healthy, and reading. I also like to travel to different countries and learn about different cultures.
I have high expectations for myself in my new role. I am looking forward to this role and hopefully having more impact in moving MVHS from “Mercy good to Mercy great!”
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