Leadership & Staff

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

President

Rt. Rev. James Herring, O.Praem.

Vice President

Very Rev. Christopher Fadok, OP

Secretary/Treasurer

Very Rev. Michael Heine, OFM Conv.

At-Large Member

Very Rev. Br. Daniel O’Riordan, FMS

Immediate Past President

Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS

National Office Staff

Executive Director

Rev. Frank Donio, SAC, D.Min.

Director of Communications

Greta David

Director for Safeguarding Initiatives

Deacon Steven DeMartino

Finance Manager

Deacon Mark Fontana

Office Administrator

Sara MacKimmie

Director of Operations

Chris Pierno

Director of Programs & Managing Editor, Review for Religious

David Rohrer Budiash, Ph.D.

Board

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

Committees

Finance Committee

  • Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. Albert Anuszewski, OSST
  • Br. Timothy Froehlich, FSC
  • Fr. Gregory Konz, SJ
  • Fr. Timothy Kesicki, SJ

Safeguarding Committee

  • Bro. Daniel O’Riordan, FMS (Committee Chair)
  • Ms. Carol Brescia
  • Fr. Dan Dorsey, GHM
  • Fr. Paul Langevin, OFM Conv.
  • Fr. Michael Murray, OSFS
  • Fr. John Zagarella, O. Praem.

Assembly Planning Committee

  • Fr. Donald La Salle, SMM (Committee Chair)
  • Fr. James Herring, O. Praem.
  • Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS
  • Abbot Elijah Owens, OSB

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
  • Fr. René Constanza, CSP

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
  • Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP