Mrs. Merkle earned a BA in Elementary Education from Notre Dame College and an MA in Teaching from Marygrove College.
She has been at St. Mary School since 1997. Most of the time she's been here, she has taught 2nd grade, but she spent six of those years teaching 3rd grade. Prior to teaching at St. Mary, she also taught 1st grade for three years.
She lives in Chardon and has two grown children and one grandson.