Ann Marie Cappello, SSJ

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

Sister Ann Marie Cappello, SSJ, formerly Sister Francetta, earned a BS in Elementary Education from Villa Maria College, Erie (1966); a M.Ed in Education/Reading from Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA (1972); and received certification as a reading specialist from Edinboro University (1973). She also studied Library Science at Edinboro University, Gifted Education at Kent State University, and attended the Leadership Erie program through Gannon University, Erie.  She attended a Communications Program at Loyola University, New Orleans; a Gifted Education Workshop at the University of Connecticut; and participated in PLS classes through Gannon University.  Sister Ann Marie participated in the Weber Experience Sabbatical Program. She previously taught at Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Peace, St. John the Baptist, St. Andrew, Holy Rosary, and St. Ann schools in Erie as well as St. Leo, Ridgway, and St. Bernard, Bradford.  She also taught at Villa Maria College and Gannon University. She currently ministers as SSJ Mission Effectiveness Coordinator for the congregation.