Meet YOUR PE Teacher
Emmy Pasier
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
Degrees / Colleges: B.S. in Physical Education from Northeastern Illinois University & M.S. in Educational Leadership from St. Xavier
Hobbies: Watching, playing, & coaching sports.
Interesting Fact: I am only the second coach in the history of Maine South Softball. And I played for the first one!
Kelly Van Horn
Hometown: Beach Park, Illinois
Degrees / Colleges: B.S. in Physical Education from Northeastern Illinois University & M.A. in Educational Leadership from St. Xavier University.
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and four kids, being outdoors and playing sports.
Interesting Fact: I have an identical twin that played softball with me at Northeastern Illinois University.
Aaron Schauer
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
Degrees / Colleges: B.S. in Physical Education & M.S. in Adapted Physical Education from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Hobbies: Having fun with my wife and my three kids
Interesting Fact: I love inspirational quotes like... “A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
-- Harry S Truman
Rob DeMano
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
Degrees / Colleges: B.S. in Physical Education from MacMurray College & M.A. in Educational Leadership from St. Xavier University
Hobbies: Playing and coaching soccer, working out, spending time with family and friends, & watching sports (Notre Dame and Green Bay Packer football).
Interesting Fact: I helped coach Barrington High School to the 2007 IHSA Boys’ Soccer State Championship. I also played semi-pro soccer for the Chicago Fire.
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Degrees / Colleges: B.S. in Physical Education with a minor in Health Education.
Hobbies: Cooking, travel, exercising and spending time with my wife and two daughters.
Interesting Fact: I am a Tsunami survivor. In 2004 I was in Thailand on the beach during the tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
Lisa Nelson
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
Degrees / Colleges: B.S. in Physical Education from Illinois State University & M.A. in Physical Education from Chicago State University
Hobbies: I love spending time with my husband and four kids. I also enjoy exercising and going out for dinner with family and friends.
Interesting Fact: I had surgery in the 7th grade to correct scoliosis, which is curvature of the spine. I actually have two metal rods and plenty of screws in my back.
Feel free to contact the teachers at any time.