Notre Dame de La Salette Boys Academy Faculty

Father Michael McMahon

Religion, Latin, Logic, Physical Education

Father Michael McMahon is the fourth of the five children of James and Alice McMahon, and grew up in West Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1989, earning honors and distinction in his major of political science. After his ordination to the priesthood in 1996, Father was named director of the Saint Bernard Minor Seminary in Quezon City, Philippines. From 1999-2005, he served as director of academics at Saint Joseph's Academy in Richmond, Michigan. He has been the Headmaster of Notre Dame de La Salette since the school's inception.

Father Patrick McBride

Religion, Latin III, Apologetics

Father Patrick McBride was born in Lynnwood, Washington October 18, 1984. His family moved to Post Falls, Idaho, where he attended Immaculate Conception Academy for eleven years graduating in 2003. That fall he entered St. Thomas Aquinas Seimnary in Winona, MN and was ordained in June, 2009. His first assignment was at St. Mary's Academy in Kansas, where he spent a year as a teacher and chaplain in the Boys' School. At La Salette he teaches sophomore religion, Latin III and will cover apologetic topics.

Father Daniel Dailey

Freshman Religion

Father Daniel Dailey, born in Smithville, Missouri, is the fourth of nine children of Stephen and Elena Dailey. Having grown up near Kansas City, Missouri, he was educated at St. Vincent de Paul Academy. A home school graduate, he entered St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Winona, Minnesota and was ordained June 18, 2010. He begins his priestly ministry at La Salette Academy.

Mr. William Boyer

Music, schola, piano / organ teacher

William Boyer hails from St. Louis, Missouri. A home school graduate, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance at St. Louis University in 2009. Formerly an organist and choir director at St. Mary's Assumption in St. Louis, Mr. Boyer has taught music both privately and at the local SSPX school, Queen of the Holy Rosary Academy. He has sung and directed in various choirs, including the St. Louis University Mastersingers.

Mr. Peter Bourbeau

Latin, Literature, Art

Mr. Peter Bourbeau was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the second of eleven children. He graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in 1998. After attending Anoka Ramsey Community College, he moved on to the University of Minnesota, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Art. Mr. Bourbeau returned to St. Joseph's as a teacher and moved with the school when it became La Salette. He is married to the former Annie Underhill of Grand Rapids, Michigan and they have two children.

Mr. Douglas Dean

Algebra II, General Science, Biology, Physics, Anatomy, Physiology

Mr. Douglas Dean was born and raised in Armada, Michigan. A home school graduate, he earned a degree in electronic engineering technology. He began his career in the welding industry, and later became certified in reflexology and herbology. From 2003-2005, Mr. Dean taught math and science for the Saint Joseph's Academy in Richmond, Michigan. He is married to the former Lindsey Kaercher of Avoca, Michigan. They have seven children.

Mr. Joshua Hayes

History, Literature, Geometry, Government, Wrestling, Rugby Coach

A native of eastern North Carolina, Joshua Hayes studied at the United Stated Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in English. After serving onboard two surface ships in Norfolk, Virginia, he was transferred to a training command in Virginia Beach and began his graduate education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed his Master of Arts degree in English Literature in 2004. Since January of 2005, Mr. Hayes has taught rhetoric at Danville Area Community College, Illinois. He is married to the former Miss Heidi Henning of Greenville, Michigan. They have four children.

Mr. Joseph Tardiff

Greek, Latin, History

Joseph Tardiff was born in Livermore, California, and grew up in Post Falls, Idaho. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor of Arts in classics in 2003, and then studied early Christianity at the University of Notre Dame, where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in 2006.