Leadership & Staff

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Contact us:

  • Phone: (301) 588-4030
  • Fax: (240) 650-3697
  • Mailing Address:
    PO Box 118
    Greenbelt, MD 20768
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Board Leadership

President
Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS

President-Elect
Rt. Rev. James Herring, O.Praem.

Vice President
Very Rev. Christopher Fadok, OP

Secretary/Treasurer
Bro. Damian Novello, OSF

At-Large Member
Very Rev. Michael Heine, OFM Conv.

National Office Staff

Executive Director
Rev. Frank Donio, SAC, D.Min.

Director of Communications
Greta David

Director for Safeguarding Initiatives
Deacon Steven DeMartino

Director of Operations
Chris Pierno

Director of Programs and Managing Editor, Review for Religious
David Rohrer Budiash, Ph.D.

Board

  • Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS
  • Fr. James Herring, O. Praem.
  • Fr. Donald La Salle, S.M.M.
  • Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv.
  • Br. Daniel O’Riordan, FMS
  • Fr. Robert Aaron Wessman, GHM
  • Fr. Brian Paulson, SJ
  • Fr. Oscar Vasquez, SM
  • Fr. William Kaliyadan, MS
  • Br. Damian Novello, OSF
  • Fr. Joseph Lehman, TOR
  • Abbot Elijah Owens, OSB
  • Fr. Silas Henderson, SDS
  • Fr. Christopher Fadok, OP
  • Fr. Frank Donio, SAC

Committees

Finance Committee

  • Fr. Christopher Fadok, OP (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. Albert Anuszewski, OSST
  • Br. Timothy Froehlich, FSC
  • Fr. Gregory Konz, SJ
  • Fr. Timothy Kesicki, SJ

Safeguarding Committee

  • Br. Damian Novello, OSF (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. Dan Dorsey, GHM
  • Fr. John Zagarella, O. Praem.
  • Fr. Michael Murray, OSFS
  • Ms. Carol Brescia
  • Fr. Paul Langevin, OFM Conv.

Assembly Planning Committee

  • Fr. Rev. James Herring, O. Praem. (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. Donald La Salle, SMM
  • Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS

Formation and Vocation Committee

  • Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. John Keenan, SSS
  • Fr. Ronald Mercier, SJ
  • Br. Daniel O’Riordan, FMS
  • Fr. Tom O’Connor, OSB

Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Committee

  • Fr. Brian Paulson, SJ (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. Ruffino Ezama, MCCJ
  • Fr. Anthony Pizzo, OSA
  • Br. Brian McLauchlin, SVD
  • Fr. Oscar Vasquez, SM