Meet the Leadership Team
Christine Green, Principal
Mrs. Christine Green is beginning her 41st year as a parochial school teacher and administrator; 37 of which have been spent at Our Lady of Mercy School. In addition to her role as principal, she facilitates Mercy’s Leadership Seminar for 7th and 8th graders. Mrs. Green is the Educational Extension (GT) Program Director and Director of Mercy Summer Spectrum of Education. Mrs. Green believes in a well-developed and comprehensive program that educates the whole child - mind, body, and spirit rooted in the inherent dignity of the child. Ongoing reflection, clear communication, student engagement, and faculty collaboration are hallmarks of her approach.
Notable accolades include: recipient of the 2020 Golden Apple Award for dedication and commitment to excellence in education; two-time recipient of the Msgr. William O'Donnell Award as Outstanding Teacher of the Year (1992, 2000); 2016 MEGGY Award recipient from Maryland Educators for the Gifted; recipient of the 2020-21 Catholic Coalition for Special Education Making IT (Inclusive Teaching) Happen Award.
Mrs. Green was instrumental in Mercy being named a National Blue Ribbon School three times (1999, 2009, 2020). Of the almost 9,000 schools in the United States, Mercy is one of only 107 to be awarded the Blue Ribbon three times.
Jason Knecht, Assistant Principal
Jason Knecht has 15 years of experience in education, including 10 years in Washington D.C. schools as a middle school social studies teacher, athletic director, and assistant principal. Jason joined the Mercy school community in 2021 as a P.E. teacher and CYO Director. In 2022, he accepted a position as assistant principal while continuing as P.E. teacher and athletic director. Additionally, Jason has more than 17 years of coaching experience in youth and middle school athletics. He has successfully launched Mercy’s first Interscholastic Sports Program for boys and girls, first with fall and spring soccer, and most recently, girls volleyball.
Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science and secondary education, and a Master of Education Leadership. He is a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) and Registered Middle School Athletic Administrator (RMSAA) from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). He and his wife Karen have two daughters at Mercy. Jason was accepted into the Catholic Church in 2023.