Faculty

B.A. - West Liberty University
Elementary Education, Minor in Social Sciences
M.S. - Shenandoah University
Educational Administration

Mr. Mihalyo has served as an educator in Catholic schools and in the public school system. He has been an educator for 21 years, 16 of them as a school administrator. After serving as the Principal of Saint Raphael Catholic School for seven years, he accepted the position of Principal at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic School in 2019. 

Mrs. Lawson has served as an educator in the Diocese of Raleigh for the last 10 years. Prior to becoming Assistant Principal, Mrs. Lawson served as the Dean of Middle School at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School. Mrs. Lawson and her husband, Jonathan, have three sons, Kaleb, Eli and Charles.

Mrs. McElroy has been a classroom teacher at St. Mary Magdalene since 2017. Prior to teaching at our school, she taught in public schools in both Wake County and Fairfax County. She has led small groups as part of the Appalachia Service Project in Tennessee and Virginia and served in Haiti at St. Bridget, our sister school. Mrs. McElroy and her husband, Kevin, have four children, Meredith, Connor, Colin, and Allison.