REPRESENTING (ARCH)DIOCESE OF: Kansas City in Kansas

POSITION TITLE: Chief Financial Officer, Division Secretary for Human and Material Resources

NUMBER OF YEARS IN CURRENT POSITION: 10

NUMBER OF DFMC CONFERENCES ATTENDED: 10

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Lead the Accounting, Human Resources, Internal Audit and Pastoral Center departments and serves on the Archbishop’s leadership team.
During tenure have standardized payroll across the archdiocese and subsequently switched vendors (2 archdiocesan-wide implementations in less than 4 years). Outsourced pension administration and implemented new 401(k) and 403(b) plans and switched record-keeper. Automated the collection of self-insured health and dental premiums which eliminated overdue balances and significantly improved cash flow. Re-designed and converted chart of accounts mid-year (by necessity, not choice) and implemented new reporting and budgeting system. There is more, but I don’t have time...

Serve on a number of boards including the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference, the Catholic Benefits Association and Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas. 

Was honored as a Kansas City Business Journal CFO of the Year in both 2013 and 2022.

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BACKGROUND PRIOR TO WORKING FOR THE (ARCH)DIOCESE: Background in non-profit accounting with Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Prior to joining the non-profit world, was Vice President of Finance for an investment management company and a senior finance manager for a pharmaceutical company. Earned CPA license after beginning career with Ernst and Young.

ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION: Single, no kids, 2 cats, 8 godchildren
Loves Kansas State, KC Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys
Highly values a good sense of humor and likes to hear varying viewpoints on many subjects.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC.: BS Business Administration, Accounting: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
MBA: Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
Certified Public Accountant

PARISH/CHURCH AFFILIATIONS: St. Pius X, Mission, KS
Has been on parish RCIA team since 1995
Chair of the Board for John Paul II Catholic School
Lector
Extraordinary minister of the Eucharist
Dame Commander with Star in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and a Charter Member of Legatus in Kansas City