Directory

As chair of the Mathematics Department, Shane May serves as the Thomas B. Walker III ‘73 Mathematics Department Chair. A member of the faculty since 2019, he also co-chairs the Quiz Bowl. May earned his B.S. in mathematics from the University of Houston and a M.Ed. from Houston Christian University. He previously taught for 24 years in the Deer Park Independent School District, where he served as the Mathematics Department chair, Science Department chair and head coach of the Academic Decathlon team. May has received the RadioShack National Teaching Award, Texas Exes Teaching Award and was inducted into the Deer Park ISD Hall of Honor.

Having joined the faculty in 2020, Gregory Bergeron is a member of the Mathematics Department, where he teaches classes in mathematics to seventh graders. He’s a seventh grade adviser and coaches eighth grade volleyball. Bergeron holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisiana-Monroe and a master’s degree in counseling from Amberton University. Prior to joining St. Marks, Bergeron taught for 30 years, including two years in the Ouachita Parish School System in Louisiana, nine years in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district in Orange and the last 19 years in the Highland Park ISD. During his time at HPHS, Bergeron taught high school math, coached the women’s soccer team and the Academic Decathlon team.

Coming to St. Mark’s from Queens, N.Y. where she taught for over a decade, Sherry George joined the St. Mark’s faculty in 2020. A member of the Mathematics Department, she teaches courses in precalculus and calculus to Upper School students. George earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and comparative literature from Binghamton University, NY; and a Master of Arts in secondary mathematics education from City College of New York.

Ken Howell started his St. Mark’s career in 2023 as a member of the Mathematics Department, where he teaches courses in algebra and precalculus to students in the Upper School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Lees McRae College and a master’s degree in teaching mathematics from University of Texas at Dallas. Before coming to St. Mark’s, Howell taught mathematics at Jesuit Preparatory School where he was an assistant coach for the varsity lacrosse team and the head coach for the bowling team.

Paul Mlakar is the director of Academic Information Systems and a member of the Mathematics Department, where he teaches AP calculus courses to junior and senior students. Beginning his St. Mark’s career in 2003, he also serves as scheduler for Upper and Middle Schools and coaches the Upper School Academic Quiz Bowl team. He earned a Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Houston after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics education from The Ohio State University. Mlakar has worked in various aspects of education throughout his career, first as a high school math teacher in Pasadena, TX followed by an education specialist position at the Space Center in Houston, the visitor center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He left that position to serve as an education specialist at the Region IV Education Service Center in Houston, where he provided training and professional development to math teachers. He has authored numerous mathematics curricula for geometry, algebra II, and mathematical modeling.