Julian Climaco, S.J. entered the Society of Jesus in 2004 and is
currently in his third year of teaching theology and choral music
at Jesuit High School. A classically trained pianist and
vocalist, Julian has served as music director, pianist, and
chorister for several music ensembles in the Greater Los Angeles
Area, San Francisco, and New York City.
Alejandro Báez, S.J. is a Jesuit of the California Province. He
graduated with bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from St. John’s
Seminary College and a master’s degree in Music Education at New
York University, where he concentrates on vocal performance and
choral/instrumental conducting. He has a teaching license in the
State of New York and California. Alejandro has also pursued his
musical education at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the
Julliard School of Music and Westminster Choir College of Rider
University.
Mrs. Katie Maynard is in her seventh year of teaching theology at
Jesuit High School. In 2005, she finished her M.A. in
Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at the Graduate
Theological Union at Berkeley. Currently, she serves as
department chair and teaches Social Justice to juniors
and World Religions to seniors. Katie is a moderator for
the Peace & Justice Club on campus, and helps to lead the
summer service immersion at Loaves & Fishes in
Sacramento.
Michael Cheney has been involved in Ignatian education since
1984. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Spanish
from St. Louis University, and a Masters in Religious Studies
from Mt. St. Mary’s College. He teaches sophomore Christian
Morality and senior Ethics. He also serves as the
Director of Faculty Development.and a spiritual director of
the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola..
Fr. Michael Gilson, S.J. entered the Society of Jesus in 1991
following two years of service in the Jesuit International
Volunteers in Belize, Central America. He was ordained a
priest in 2002. Fr. Gilson has taught and served on the
Boards of Trustees at Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in San
Francisco and Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix. He
currently serves as the local superior of the Sacramento Jesuit
Community and teaches in the theology department.