Leadership & Staff
CMSM Members: Consider supporting religious life and leadership at a national level through the following opportunities:
- Board of Directors Elections (learn more and submit your nomination)
- Committee opportunities (learn more and apply)
Contact us:
- Phone: (301) 588-4030
- Fax: (240) 650-3697
- Mailing Address:
PO Box 118
Greenbelt, MD 20768
Board Leadership
President
Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS
Vice President
Rt. Rev. James Herring, O.Praem.
Secretary/Treasurer
Very Rev. Christopher Fadok, OP
At-Large Member
Bro. Damian Novello, OSF
National Office Staff
Executive Director
Rev. Frank Donio, SAC, D.Min.
Director of Programs and Managing Editor, Review for Religious
David Rohrer Budiash, Ph.D.
Director of Communications
Greta David
Director of Operations
Chris Pierno
Director for Safeguarding Initiatives
Deacon Steven DeMartino
Program Coordinator
Joel Defensor
Sr. Finance Consultant
Deacon Mark Fontana
Board
- Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS
- Fr. James Herring, O. Praem.
- Fr. Donald La Salle, S.M.M.
- Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv.
- Fr. Rosendo Urrabazo, CMF
- Fr. Robert Aaron Wessman, GHM
- Fr. Brian Paulson, SJ
- Fr. Thomas O’Connor, OSB
- Br. Damian Novello, OSF
- Fr. Tadeusz Lizinczyk, OSPPE
- Fr. David Daly, LC
- Fr. Peter Schuessler, 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
- Fr. Rosendo Urrabazo, CMF (Committee Chair)
- Fr. Dan Dorsey, GHM
- Fr. John Zagarella, O. Praem.
- Fr. Michael Murray, OSFS
- Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF
- Ms. Carol Brescia
- Dr. Rolando Diaz
- Mr. Steven Levatino
Assembly Planning Committee
- Fr. Rev. James Herring, O. Praem. (Committee Chair)
- Fr. Donald La Salle, SMM
- Fr. Peter Schuessler, SDS
- Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS
Formation and Vocation Committee
- Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. (Committee Chair)
- Fr. John Keenan, SSS
- Fr. David Daly, LC
- Br. Michael Segvich, CFC
- Fr. Thomas O’Connor, OSB
- Fr. Ronald Mercier, SJ
- Fr. James Gannon, OFM
Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Committee
- Fr. Michael Barth, ST (Committee Chair)
- Fr. Ruffino Ezama, MCCJ
- Fr. Anthony Pizzo, OSA
- Fr. John Burger, SSC
- Br. Brian McLauchlin, SVD
- Fr. Brian Paulson, SJ