Reverend Steven Mattson – appointed chair of the diocesan 
Department of Education and Catechesis and Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Continues as Pastor of St. Mary, Swartz Creek.
Fr. Mattson was ordained in 2005 and served as associate pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing until he was named Pastor of St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Swartz Creek in Ferbruary, 2008. Before studying for the priesthood, Fr. Mattson pursued a graduate degree in Curriculum, instruction, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University. While in seminary, he completed his dissertation, "Changing Metaphors: Instructional Reform as Evangelism," and was awarded a Ph.D. in Education in 2003. Before entering the seminary, Fr. Mattson served as principal of Grattan Academy, a K-8 charter school in West Michigan, and he taught at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University. In addition to his Ph.D., he holds a B.A. in Mathematics from MSU, and an STB and M.Div. from the University of St. Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary in Illinois.
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