Faculty & Staff Bios
Main Office
Mrs. Linda Thornton
Mrs. Linda Thornton joined the O’Dea staff in 1983. She is the Executive Assistant to the Principal and Director of Financial Aid. In addition to her regular duties, Mrs. Thornton is in charge of all the senior events. Mrs. Thornton enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and going to the movies.
Mrs. Barbara Verzemnieks
Mrs. Barbara Verzemnieks joined the O’Dea staff in 2003 and is the Office Administrative Assistant. She earned her BA in Business/Accounting from the University of Washington. Her son is a 2002 O’Dea graduate and her daughter is a 2007 graduate from Holy Names. In her spare time Mrs. Verzemnieks enjoys spending time with her family, reading, listening to music, and gardening.
Our Business Manager since 2000 is Mrs. Joanne Varney. A native of New York, Mrs. Varney has been in the Northwest since 1984 and resides in Issaquah. Joanne's husband, Greg, is a graduate from O'Dea, class of 1980. Her son, Chris, graduated from O’Dea in 2003 and is in graduate school at Washington State University working toward his doctorate in Physics. Joanne's daughter, Cynthia, has just graduated from Seattle University with a bachelor in Nursing and works at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Mrs. Varney is involved with King County Search Dogs doing search and rescue with her Golden Retriever mADDee. On occasion, Mrs. Varney and mADDee do searches for the King County Sheriff's Office Major Crime Unit as well as other government agencies. On occasion, you’ll see & hear mADDee in her office.