Mr. Hernandez, STEM Director, brings more than a decade of experience in Catholic education as a teacher, instructional leader, and school administrator. He holds a Master of Education in Teaching and a Certificate in Catholic School Educational Leadership, both from Creighton University. Before joining Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, he designed and led an innovation lab, creating hands-on learning experiences in engineering, architecture, financial literacy, culinary science, and design. He has also led professional development for educators in artificial intelligence, educational technology, Google Workspace, and data-informed instruction.
Mr. Hernandez is passionate about hands-on, project-based learning that connects subjects across the curriculum. He believes STEM gives students the chance to use their God-given talents to ask meaningful questions, collaborate, and design, build, test, and improve ideas that can make a positive difference in the world. He is excited to build a STEM program that is rigorous, creative, and engaging for students at every grade level.