Theresa Hebert, a graduate of St. Ann School and Archbishop Chapelle High School, has been appointed principal of St. Mary Magdalen School in Metairie. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Louisiana State University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Holy Cross.

Hebert served from 2012-19 as a middle school math teacher at St. Philip Neri School in Metairie, where she also was moderator of the student council and member of the Ladies Cooperative Club Board.

From 2005-11, she was a math teacher at J.H. Williams Middle School in Abbeville, Louisiana. She also served as a leader on the school improvement team and dance team moderator. Hebert was a math and science teacher at Broadmoor Middle School in Baton Rouge from 2002-05 and a fourth-grade teacher at the Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts in 2001-02.

“I am honored to become part of the faith-filled community of St. Mary Magdalen School,” Hebert said. “Throughout this upcoming school year, I plan to create positive and lasting relationships with the students, faculty, parents and other school stakeholders. My goals for St. Mary Magdalen include focusing on technology integration and curriculum improvements, while upholding the mission and vision of the school – ‘All For Jesus.’”