Mrs. Proto is very happy to be returning for her fifth year at St. Patrick's School. This is also her nineteenth year with the Archdiocese of New York, having previously taught fifth and sixth grades at two Bronx Catholic schools. Mrs. Proto received her Bachelor's degree in Communications from Iona College and Master's degree in Childhood
Education from Mercy College. She also holds a Professional Certification from the State of New York.
She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters, nine and eleven. In her spare time, she enjoys playing cards with friends, reading suspense novels, visiting zoos and aquariums with her family, and doing anything outdoors, weather permitting.