Ryan Montalto attended Saint Mary School for over 10 years and is an alumnus of the class of ‘92. Not only is he a practicing Catholic he has also been a parishioner of Saint Mary Catholic Church since birth. He has 3 children that have either graduated or still attend Saint Mary’s, with one more on the way. As a serial entrepreneur Ryan has ran and sold businesses since the age of 23. His recent venture was CEO and Owner of an insurance agency responsible for 100's of millions in revenue annually.

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Katie White, former Marketing Director and proud military spouse, has been in the local area since 2018. She and her family are members of Saint Mary Catholic Church; and she has two children attending Saint Mary Catholic School in 2024. Her experience in nonprofit management has allowed her to work in healthcare, education, and nonprofit settings. Her passion and purpose align while fundraising, event planning, and marketing for mission driven organizations. Katie is passionate about her Catholic faith, family, and community, and is happy to serve Saint Mary’s in this capacity.

Sam Gusoff was born and raised in New Orleans. Introduced to the Catholic Faith in second grade at Our Lady of Divine Providence. Moved to the Fort Walton Beach area with her family in 2014 where Sam and her husband Gus became owners of Emerald Coast Harley-Davidson, and owner of the new Big Gus Tractors and Equipment. They’ve been a Saint Mary family for 8 years and have 2 children attending the school, Danny & Charlotte . She’s volunteered for PTO and various events during the school year, and currently sits as Chair of the Financial Advisory Council.

Dr Mario J Caluda Jr “Mike” and his wife Charlene are originally from New Orleans, and became members of the local community in 1971. They have raised three children: Michael, Marc, and Kristin. Dr Caluda started his 32-year Air Force civilian career in 1971 after graduating from LSU with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Dr Caluda became a member of the United States Senior Executive Service in 1995 and served as the Director of Engineering and then the Executive Director of Eglin Air Force Base until his retirement in 2004. He then joined Applied Research Associates, specializing in munition effectiveness until his second retirement in 2014. He was a National Science Fellow and received numerous awards and honors including the Department of Defense Harold Brown Award.

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Anne Loken graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, in Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is currently a Board Member-Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Alumni Board. Anne and her husband Steve have had on a 20-year journey with the United States Air Force. During those years, they traveled the world, living in Italy, Hawaii and various states throughout the country. While her two boys, Jake and Josh were in school and playing sports, she spent time volunteering and served on many boards, where she oversaw the fundraising activities and donations. Anne began her teaching career at Holy Family Catholic Academy in Hawaii. For the next 13 years, Anne continued to teach at the Middle School level and coach tennis at Saint Mary Catholic School in Florida. Along with teaching 5th grade ELA and Social Studies at Plew Elementary, she is a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker in Destin, Florida.

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