Meet Our Staff

directorofadministration@princeofpeacetaylors.org

864.331.3908

Phil Head, Jr. is the Director of Administration at Prince of Peace Catholic Church and is responsible for daily operations at the church and school since July 2017.  He and his wife, Linda, have been parishioners since 1998.  Phil was raised in the Methodist faith tradition and converted to Catholicism in 1977.  Phil remains active in the local community and has served as past Chairman and past Secretary for the Parish Finance Council at Prince of Peace.  Phil and Linda have celebrated 41 years of marriage and currently reside in Greer and are the proud parents of three adult children and eight grandchildren who all live in the Greenville metropolitan area.

Phil’s background before working at PoP was as a corporate finance executive with 38 years of experience focused on improving profitability, margins and cash flow.  He has worked in the aerospace / defense and commercial / industrial sectors providing leadership in CFO, Merger & Acquisitions, controllership, and Financial Planning & Analysis key positions.  Phil began his corporate career during the early years of the Reagan administration with what today is Lockheed Martin Corporation.  He has also worked for Martin Marietta Materials, DynCorp International and Ranger Aerospace.

Phil is a Lexington, North Carolina native and earned an AB degree in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.  In addition, Phil completed coursework in mergers and acquisitions from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

bookkeeper@princeofpeacetaylors.org

864.331.3907

Mark was born in Spartanburg and attended Riverside High School before continuing to Clemson University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management with concentration in Corporate Finance! He began working with Prince of Peace Catholic Church in 2016. And, has a son who lives with his wife in Charleston

maria.rauch@princeofpeacetaylors.org

864.331.3901

Maria worked for several years with Prince of Peace Catholic Church before moving into the receptionist position in October 2013. She studied Business Law, Psychology and Food Management through Cornell University. She was born in Charlotte, NC and moved to Greenville from Orlando, Florida in 1995. She was married for 37 years and has 4 children and 4 adopted grandchildren. Maria enjoys party planning, decorating, painting, drawing, making jewelry and rosaries, decorating cakes and just about anything she can create with her hands.

cyo@princeofpeacetaylors.org

Stephanie Lasitter is from Simpsonville, South Carolina and has served on staff at Prince of Peace Catholic Church since the summer of 2011. She graduated from Belmont Abbey College with a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Theology with concentrations in both Youth Ministry and the Pro-Life Movement.  She has been a part of many endeavors in youth ministry from working as summer camp counselor at Kahdalea to serving on Diocesan staff for various state-wide events.  She is passionate about raising children to love and live their faith and helping families learn how to cultivate a domestic church. Stephanie is happily married to her husband, John, and they have 4 children: Clara, Amelie, Kolbe, and Jem.

maria.barontini@princeofpeacetaylors.org

864.331.3919

Maria Barontini is originally from Pennsylvania and moved to Greenville in 2014. She graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College with a B.A. in Christian Education and with minors in Religion and Theatre Arts. She then went to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and received an M.A. in Religious Education. Maria worked as a  camp counselor, a youth director, and a Director of Children’s Ministries prior to becoming a stay-at-home-mom in 2008. Maria joined the Catholic Church in 2014 at St. Alphonsus parish in Wexford, PA. Maria is married to Nathan and they have three children.  She is responsible for children’s catechesis, including sacramental preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation. 

spiritualdirection@princeofpeacetaylors.org

Lisa has been married to Tom since 1981, and they have 4 grown children, and one grand-child.  A member of Prince of Peace since 2014, Lisa serves as a Spiritual Director, head of the Guild of St. Thomas Aquinas Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ministry, and is involved in various other ministries.  Outside of the parish, Lisa is Director of the local Community of Marian Servants of Divine Providence, a public association of the Christian Faithful.  Before coming to Prince of Peace, Lisa served as Prayer Coordinator in the Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry of the Palm Beach Diocese, maintained Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at her parish, was employed as Director of Client Services at Pregnancy Care Center where she counseled women in crisis pregnancies, and owned an aerobics business.  Lisa holds a Degree in Human Services Technology, specializing in social work and counseling. She received her Spiritual Direction Certification from The Cenacle of Our Lady of Divine Providence, School of Spirituality, in association with Franciscan University of Steubenville.   Study includes, but is not limited to, the Discernment of Spirits, the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit, Living Christian Virtue, and Healing prayer.    

principal@popcatholicschool.org

Steven Cunningham began his tenure as principal of Prince of Peace Catholic School in Taylors in 2019. He graduated Cum Laude from Minnesota State University and earned his Master’s degree from the University of St. Thomas in Curriculum and Instruction, with a special focus in Catholic Education in Leadership. Previously, he has held teaching and leadership positions at John Ireland School, Queen of Peace Catholic School, and Providence Academy in Minnesota and St. Anne School in California. With 18 years of experience as a Principal of Catholic schools ranging in size from 150-900 students, Steven has demonstrated excellence in managing teachers, earning accreditation, growing enrollment and investors, and enhancing Catholic identity. He is married to Jese with 4 children.

michael.sandifer@princeofpeacetaylors.org

Michael grew up in Columbia, SC where he received his BS in Theology from Columbia International University.  After a few years teaching English overseas with his wife, Katie, he returned to the United States and pursued his MA in Theology at both Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Pennsylvania and Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin seeking ordination as minister in the Anglican Church.  When it became clear to he and Katie that they were being called into the Catholic Church, he temporarily paused his studies in order to support his growing family and they were received into the Church at St. Jerome Parish in Oconomowoc, WI in 2017.  Michael and his family relocated to Greenville and have been members of Prince of Peace since 2019. Michael is responsible for adult catechesis, faith formation and evangelization in the parish and is excited to explore new ways to invite people into the fullness of the Christian faith as revealed in the Catholic Church. He received his Master of Arts in Religion from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, and actively continues his study of the Christian Faith, particularly focusing on liturgy, scripture, and the evangelizing bridge between theology and beauty. He and Katie have five children.

philip.reed@princeofpeacetaylors.org

864.331.3904

Philip Reed is a conductor, singer, composer, and musicologist from Greenville, SC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music composition from Furman University and a master’s degree in choral conducting from the University of Georgia. He recently completed a second master’s at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan, where he used his knowledge of Gregorian chant to conduct comparative research on Buddhist chant notation, in addition to studying Sino-Japanese classical music. Before living in Japan, Philip served as a choral scholar at Prince of Peace for over ten years and conducted the choir at numerous masses, including at Christmas midnight mass in 2018 and 2019. He has extensive conducting experience from his time at Furman University, where he founded The Twelve Peers vocal ensemble, and at University of Georgia, where he was assistant conductor of the Collegium Musicum and Men’s Glee Club. He has also featured as a guest conductor with Chicora Voices and S.C. Bach.

elizabeth.wilson@princeofpeacetaylors.org

864.331.3906

As a devoted church musician, Elizabeth has previously held positions at Holy Cross and St. Madeleine Sophie churches in Philadelphia, PA, Lawrencefield Parish in Wheeling, WV and St. John the Baptist Church in New Baltimore, PA.

She is committed to educating children in singing and sacred music and has completed the Director of Young Singers Certification through the Choristers Guild Institute and training in year one of the Ward method of music education.

A successful organ competitor, Elizabeth won several competitions including the Joan Lippincott Competition for Excellence in Organ Performance and the AGO competition for young organists.

She received her bachelor’s degree in sacred music from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Masters degree in Organ Performance from Westminster Choir College. Her organ teachers have included Paul M. Weber and Matthew Lewis. In 2019, she married Thomas Wilson, a chemistry teacher at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and they have one child.