Meet our Team.
At Chesterton Academy of Tyler, our faculty are more than teachers—they are mentors, scholars, and faithful witnesses who are dedicated to forming the hearts and minds of their students. Rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition and committed to academic excellence, each member of our faculty brings both professional expertise and a deep love for truth, goodness, and beauty into the classroom. Together, they cultivate an environment where students are challenged to grow in wisdom, virtue, and joyful pursuit of what is eternal.
Founding Headmaster
Michael McCann is a husband, father of five, and seasoned educator with a passion for forming young minds through the richness of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Having taught English and Theology for many years, Michael brings both warmth in the classroom and strong administrative leadership to his role as founding Headmaster of Chesterton Academy of Tyler. He holds a Master of Arts in Theology and is gifted in balancing the many responsibilities required to lead a thriving academy with wisdom, clarity, and care.
Math, Science, & Literature Teacher
Colleen Trainor received her BS in Chemistry with a minor in mathematics from Hillsdale College. In 2022, she received her MS in chemistry from Cornell University. She most recently worked at UT Tyler as an adjunct faculty member and the laboratory supervisor in the department of chemistry. Colleen is passionate about sharing her love for knowledge and contributing the Chesterton mission of providing authentically Catholic education. When she’s not working, Colleen can be found in Nacogdoches with her five siblings, on the pickleball court, at the harp, or any place where there is dancing.
Art Teacher
Marina Baldwin is a Catholic artist and multimedia specialist with a passion for forming the human person through art. She loves to find new ways to grow artistic confidence in her students by encouraging technical proficiency and creative vision. A graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor’s in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication, and an alumna of the University of Dallas (where she studied drawing and classical Catholic thought), Marina brings a holistic approach to teaching art. In addition to teaching, Marina works with marketing agencies, nonprofits, and dioceses as an artistic designer, media consultant, and project manager.
Latin Teacher, Office Operations
Jourdain Renteria has served as Principal at The Good Shepherd Academy in Pomona, CA, where he has spent the last several years in progressively greater roles of leadership, moving from Upper Grade Teacher to Assistant Principal to Principal. Before that, he taught 7th and 8th grade at St. Edward Catholic School in Corona, CA, where he also coached Academic Decathlon. A graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Jourdain holds teaching certifications from both Texas and California and is currently pursuing his Catholic Educator Formation Credential through the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education. With a decade of experience in Catholic classrooms and school leadership, he brings a deep commitment to forming students in both academic excellence and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Choir Teacher, Director of Development
Catherine Rose is a co-founder of Chesterton Academy of Tyler and serves as the school's Choir Teacher. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Catherine brings a lifetime of service within the Catholic community and education to her work with students, having taught at Saint Pius X High School early in her career and served in public policy roles at Texas and Kentucky pro-life organizations. A singer since her college years, she sang in the choir at Notre Dame and later at St. Joseph the Worker, carrying that love of sacred music into her role at Chesterton Academy. Over the past two decades as a homemaker and homeschool teacher, Catherine has founded and directed women's and girls' groups. With her husband, she founded Chesterton Academy of Tyler and now shares her love of music and the Catholic tradition with students in the choir program.
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