Michael Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
School of Education
612-728-5150
mhahn@smumn.edu
Michael Hahn, Ph.D., assistant dean of the school of education, is the current program director of character and virtue education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Saint John’s University, a M.A. in Systematic Theology from Seton Hall University in 2010, a Th.M. in Systematic Theology from Saint John’s School of Theology in 2013, and a Ph.D. in Theology and Education from Boston College in 2019. He has given numerous academic presentations and his writing has appeared in the Journal of Catholic Higher Education, The American Benedictine Review, America, and Commonweal.
Nancy Erickson, M.A.
Associate Program Director
Character and Virtue Education
612-238-4513
nerickso@smumn.edu
Nancy Erickson is the associate program director of character and virtue education in the school of education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She received a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and received a M.A. in Education Administration from California State University in Los Angeles. Her passion for education is seen through her experience as a classroom teacher, special education paraprofessional, assistant principal, field placement coordinator, and student teacher supervisor. Her honors include being named Teacher of the Year. Nancy received a fellowship for the M.A. in Character Education at the University of Birmingham (UK). She also serves as a Minnesota State School of Character Evaluator for Character.org.
Marcia Nelson, Ed.D.
Program Director
Education Specialist (Ed.S.)
School of Education
mnelson@smumn.edu
Marcia Nelson, Ed.D. is the director of the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) program in the school of education. Marcia is an educational leader with over thirty years of experience as a teacher and administrator in K-12 schools. Most recently, she served as principal at Rock Ridge High School in Virginia, MN. Marcia earned her undergraduate degree from Minnesota State University Mankato in English, theater, and speech, her master’s degree and principal licensure from St. Cloud State University, and her doctorate in leadership, policy, and administration with a concentration in critical pedagogy and the superintendency from the University of St. Thomas. Saint Mary’s Ed.S. program is the largest in the State of Minnesota and prepares future educational leaders to become principals, superintendents and directors of special education.
Diane Moeller
Core Faculty
Education Specialist (Ed.S.)
School of Education
dmoeller@smumn.edu
Diane Moeller is a core faculty member in the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) program in the school of education. Diane is an accomplished educational leader with over thirty years serving in the roles of teacher, principal, superintendent, and an executive director of a special education collaborative. Most recently, she served as the Principal at STRIDE Academy in St. Cloud, MN. Diane brings twenty-nine years of teaching experience at Saint Mary’s as a long-term adjunct instructor. In addition to her teaching and administrative responsibilities in the Ed.S. program, Diane will also direct Saint Mary’s new charter school leadership program launching in the Spring of 2023.
Hazel Jordan, MA
Assistant Program Director
Character and Virtue Education
612-238-4507
hjordan@smumn.edu
Hazel Jordan is the Assistant Program Director for Character and Virtue Education. She graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication and a minor in Catholic Studies; she also received a Master of Arts in Theology from the Saint Paul Seminary in 2023. With her background in Communications and Theology, Hazel has worked for various religious institutions in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis, from local parishes to the Saint Paul Seminary, before joining St. Mary’s. She is also a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and is a lay person (third order) member of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans, established by St. Dominic in 1216).