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Down to earth. Dedicated.
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Highly qualified, with deep educational expertise. Committed to helping young men live Jesus. And they make time to talk and laugh with students every school day.
Get to know the leaders who’ll remember your name.

Thomas A. Kardish, Ed.D.

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  • President

    Thomas A. Kardish, Ed.D. has served as president of Salesianum School since July 2021. He is just the fifth president in the nearly 125-year history of the school.

    Tom earned an AB magna cum laude from Harvard University, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation from the Steinhardt School of New York University.
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Rev. J. Christian Beretta, OSFS

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  • Principal

    The Rev. J. Christian Beretta, OSFS is the 17th principal of Salesianum School. Having begun his tenure in 2010, he is the longest-serving principal since the school’s founder, Father Fromentin, who held the role from 1903 to 1918.

    Fr. Beretta holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from DeSales University, a Master of Divinity from the DeSales School of Theology, a Master of Arts in Sports Psychology from the University of Maryland, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from the University of Notre Dame, and a doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania. There, his dissertation focused on the development of authentically inclusive school communities to better reflect our Gospel call to build a civilization of love.
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Our Board of Trustees

  • Robert J. Byrne '80

    Chairman
    Source 2, Executive Chairman

  • Hon. Andre G. Bouchard '79

    Vice Chairman
    Chancellor, Delaware of Chancery (retired

  • Daniel H. Bathon, Jr. ‘72

    Executive Chairman, Vinebrook Homes

  • Neil Casey '00

    Writer & Television Producer

  • Roderick L. Carey, Ph.D. '00

    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development & Family Sciences
    University of Delaware

  • Christy Crkvenac, P ’18, ’22

    Founder/President, Fulcrum Pharmacy

  • John Cusick, P ’07, ‘10, ‘12

    Enterprise Sales & Marketing Leader
    W.L. Gore & Associates (Retired)

  • Dominick J. D'Eramo '82

    Great Gray Trust Company, Chief Investment Officer

  • Rev. James T. Dever, OSFS

    Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Star of the Sea

  • Rev. John I. Extejt, OSFS

    Director of Formation, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Georgetown University

  • Helen R. Foster, JD, P '20

    Small Business Enterprise Coordinator, New Castle County

  • Thomas A. Kardish

    President, Salesianum School

  • Kevin Keegan '88, P '22

    Senior Vice President & Regional Director, Siegfried Group

  • Joseph Krauss '74

    Hogan Levells US LLP (Retired)

  • V. Rev. John Kolodziej, OSFS

    Provincial, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

  • Carl Krienen, AIA ’85, P’ 15, ’21, ‘25

    Principal, ABHA Architects

  • Steven D. Leach, MD ‘78 

    Director, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
    Dartmouth University

  • Trisha Medeiros, P '26

    President, Ursuline Academy

  • Michael Migliore '92, P '20

    Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Sallie Mae Bank

  • William J. Nolan ‘92

    Managing Director, H.I.G. Private Equity 

  • Rev. Edward Ogden, OSFS

    Pastor, St. Margaret of Scotland

  • Brian Pryor, P '18, '23

    Chief Executive Officer
    Neurothera and B&W Tek Medical

  • Patricia G. Scott Ed.D., P ’17

    President, Archbishop John Carroll High School

  • Br. Daniel P. Wisniewski, OSFS, Ph.D.

    Director of Oblate Education

  • Mark L. Reardon, Esq. ’78, P ’08

    School Counsel
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Salesianum School educates and develops the whole person based on the teaching of Saint Francis de Sales, whose spirituality can be summarized in “Live Jesus.” As an independent Catholic secondary school founded by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in 1903, Salesianum challenges young men through dynamic college preparatory and extracurricular programs to live as Salesian Gentlemen devoted to faith, community, and service.