Kate
Kate was born on August 25, 1981, the first and last day that she was ever early for
anything in her life! She is the daughter of Mary Cotter Kelly and Tom Kelly, both Quincy
lifers. Kate is also the granddaughter of the late Pat Cotter and A. Jaye Cotter, and Paul
and Polly Kelly, all of Quincy. A 13-year Catholic school vet, Kate graduated from St. Mary
Elementary School in 1995 and Notre Dame Academy in 1999. After high school, Kate
toured the state of Pennsylvania and graduated from Bucknell University in 2003. She
received her Master's in Education degree from Eastern Nazarene College in 2007.
Following in her mother's and grandmother’s footsteps, Kate entered the field of education.
She has been a fourth grade teacher at F.W. Parker Elementary School in North Quincy for
the past four years. In her free time, Kate enjoys spending time with the fam, going to the
gym, walking the peninsula, biking around New England, skiing at the River, road-tripping and traveling, baking, reading Jane Austen, singing and retreating with YE, Girl Scouting with Troop 4121, and above all else being a perfectionist.
Joseph
Joseph was born on August 8, 1984 and is OFD (originally from Dorchester). He is the
son of Catherine Poles of Marsala, Sicily and John T. Poles of Pordenone, Italy. Joseph is
also the grandson of Josephine Billington of Marsala, Sicily and the late Giovanni and Italia
Poles of Pordenone, Italy. Also a 13-year Catholic school vet, Joe attended St. Agatha and
St. Brendan Elementary Schools, and graduated from the Boston Archdiocesan Choir
School (BACS) in 1998 and Boston College High School in 2002. Joseph earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in
2006. Following graduation, Joseph migrated over the bridge, and he now resides in the
City of Presidents. He currently works for the family owned Economy Plumbing and
Heating Supply in Mattapan. In his free time, Joe enjoys spending time with family and
friends, watching the Bruins, Pats Red Sox and Celtics, singing and retreating with YE, roadtripping, traveling the world, eating polenta with the famiglia, sailing, dancing, biking around New England, skiing at the River, reading Dennis Lehane and Michael Crichton books, being a tech geek, and above all else pretending to be a DJ.
