About Us

Jessica Sadowski, a lifelong Catholic, has been homeschooling her three sons for the past 12 years while also sharing her educational passions and experience with other parents through various Catholic co-ops and homeschool programs. She is a former X-Ray Technologist and College Instructor and most recently worked as an Upper School Lead Teacher and Parent Liaison with Highlands Latin School in Anderson, SC. Jessica has extensive experience teaching in the classroom, evaluating and guiding other teachers, working with homeschool parents at the school, and helping her students develop a love for learning.

As a Dame of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Jessica loves to encourage fellow Catholics to support our Catholic brothers and sisters in the Holy Land. She is also a member of the Third Order Dominicans and half-way through a 6-year apprenticeship to become an iconographer.

Jessica is eager to grow Sacred Heart Hybrid Academy into an institution that focuses on a strong Catholic culture, prepares students with a solid liberal arts education, and helps students to grow in wisdom and virtue through the pursuit of the true, the good, and the beautiful.

She is also on the Board of Directors and is the Head of School.

Jessica Sadowski

A native of England, Joseph Pearce is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, which include bestsellers such as The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc. His books have been published and translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Croatian and Polish.

He has hosted two 13-part television series about Shakespeare on EWTN, and has also written and presented documentaries on EWTN on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His verse drama, Death Comes for the War Poets, was performed off-Broadway to critical acclaim. He has participated and lectured at a wide variety of international and literary events at major colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Britain, Europe, Africa and South America.

He is Visiting Professor of Literature at Ave Maria University and a Visiting Fellow of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, New Hampshire). He is editor of the St. Austin Review (https://staustinreview.org/), series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions (www.ignatiuscriticaleditions.com), senior instructor with Homeschool Connections (www.homeschoolconnectionsonline.com), and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative and Crisis Magazine. His personal website is http://www.jpearce.co.

Joseph Pearce

Mindy Hoang graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Sociology from Lee University. After completing her degree, she worked in healthcare and advertising before marrying her husband, Long. His 23 year Navy career made moving across the country a frequent occurrence, and Mindy managed the family’s transitions, ensuring stability during his deployments.

In 2023, the family settled in the Upstate, where they now live on a homestead. Here, Mindy and Long are learning to raise animals and live sustainably, living the life of Ora et Labora. With this new chapter, Mindy continues her work as a health and wellness coach and dedicates herself to homeschooling their youngest son. Two of their sons have already graduated, with the oldest one attending John Paul the Great Catholic University in California and her second son heading to St. Joseph the Worker in Steubenville, Ohio.

A member of the Catholic Church since 2002, Mindy has been actively involved in various Catholic communities across multiple states. She is enthusiastic about contributing to and strengthening the Catholic community in the Upstate.

Mindy Hoang

Daryl Stevens brings over 30 years of experience in the design and advertising industry, serving clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He has provided creative solutions and strategic consulting to corporations, agencies, and publishers nationwide. His websites have won international awards, and he has hundreds of illustrations published in national consumer and business magazines over his creative career.

Stevens is a Senior Lecturer in Graphic Communications in the College of Business at Clemson University and Erwin Center Fellow, teaching web design and digital marketing. He has over 15 years of experience in higher education, sharing his expertise at institutions including West Virginia University, Belmont University, Watkins College of Art & Design, and O’More College of Design, where he served as Department Chair. Stevens holds a Master of Fine Arts from Marywood University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Middle Tennessee State University.

Stevens integrates his extensive professional experience into the classroom, focusing on teaching students creative, goal-driven design and marketing. He is committed to developing students’ visual problem-solving skills while integrating strategic planning and design thinking.

Drawing on his strategic creative background, Stevens currently assists Catholic churches, schools, and organizations with branding, websites, and marketing, demonstrating a commitment to service.

Daryl Stevens

Dr. R. Jared Staudt is an educator and author who serves as the Director of Content for Exodus 90. He has taught for various Catholic institutions, including the Augustine Institute, University of Mary, and the Institute of Catholic Culture. He served as Associate Superintendent for Mission and Formation for the Archdiocese of Denver and has co-founded two Catholic high schools and a Catholic college. He is the author of several books, including Words Made Flesh: The Sacramental Mission of Catholic Education (Catholic Education Press, 2024) and How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization (TAN Books). He and his wife, Anne, have six children and he is a Benedictine oblate.

Dr. R. Jared Staudt