Rhonda Phetsadasack, after completion of 4 years in the US Navy in a search and rescue helicopter unit (SAR), received her Bachelor's Degree in English from SIUE.  She continued her education throughout her teaching career to earn a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience in the local schools of Belleville East High School, Saints Peter and Paul-Collinsville, and most recently Triad High School. She models her faith in all aspects of her life as a devoted wife, loving mother of two amazing children, a faithful parishioner at Cathedral Parish in Belleville, and a member of the SOS Soup Kitchen through Saints Peter and Paul. She looks forward to continuing her service as a Griffin for many years to come!