About

I began teaching and coaching in 1970. You don’t have to do the math. That’s a long time!

During that time I gained extensive marketing, enrollment management, and advancement experience as an employee at three Catholic high schools and a consultant for nationally recognized Catholic School Management, Inc.

I’ve been with CSM since 1996 (both full-time and now adjunct).  My experience includes conducting seminars and working on-site with schools to create or enhance marketing plans, enrollment management plans, and strategic plans as well as managing feasibility studies and overseeing capital campaigns.  Additionally, I teach a class on marketing Catholic schools at the University of Notre Dame each July to individuals from schools across the United States.

In July 2007, I was named to the administrative team at Pope John Paul II High School, a new Catholic high school located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, serving as the Advancement Director, Admissions Director, and Athletic Director. (Update: As of August 2010, I’ve jettisoned the latter title and can now focus on the first two titles.)

During my eight-year tenure (1992-2000) as Admissions Director at Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the school’s enrollment increased over twenty-five percent (25%) from 125 available seats to capacity enrollment with an additional 60 students in the “wait pool.”  I returned to the school as Assistant Development Director and Alumni Director in September 2004 before moving to my current position on Cape Cod.

I may be reached at acatelli@idle-thougts.com.