Mrs. Erin O'Malley
Erin O’Malley has been the Principal of Saint Theresa Catholic School since 2018. Prior to that, she was the Dean (Assistant Principal) of Student Services at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, VA. Over the last 29 years, she has served as a teacher (elementary through graduate-level), school counselor, and director of student services, in Catholic and public schools. She spent a year as a volunteer teacher in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in San Antonio, Texas, teaching children with cognitive and intellectual disabilities at two church-based programs. She is an adjunct professor to aspiring teachers and school counselors, is the President of the Arlington (Diocese) Principals Association, is a member of several education associations, and serves on national boards for education and counseling.
Mrs. O'Malley earned her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education/English and her Master’s degree in School Counseling, both from the University of Scranton, PA, and received her Post-Masters Leadership and Administration Certification at The George Washington University, Washington, DC. She has completed several additional masters- and doctoral-level courses in education and counseling over the years at Widener University (PA) and VA Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA). She holds her state licenses in teaching, counseling, and administration.
A product of Catholic education, she is deeply committed to her faith, to Catholic education, and to joyfully serving others. She is grateful to serve and support the talented and dedicated faculty and staff of Saint Theresa Catholic School. Her greatest joy is visiting the classrooms and observing the children of Saint Theresa learning in their faith and growing in their virtues, and she values her relationships with the St. Theresa families.
She and her family are members of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston, VA.
Mrs. O'Malley earned her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education/English and her Master’s degree in School Counseling, both from the University of Scranton, PA, and received her Post-Masters Leadership and Administration Certification at The George Washington University, Washington, DC. She has completed several additional masters- and doctoral-level courses in education and counseling over the years at Widener University (PA) and VA Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA). She holds her state licenses in teaching, counseling, and administration.
A product of Catholic education, she is deeply committed to her faith, to Catholic education, and to joyfully serving others. She is grateful to serve and support the talented and dedicated faculty and staff of Saint Theresa Catholic School. Her greatest joy is visiting the classrooms and observing the children of Saint Theresa learning in their faith and growing in their virtues, and she values her relationships with the St. Theresa families.
She and her family are members of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston, VA.
