Archbishop Pérez is the 10th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, having been appointed by Pope Francis on January 23, 2020. Ordained a priest in Philadelphia, he was previously the Bishop of Cleveland and the Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre. His Episcopal Motto is: “Confide et spera” ("trust and hope").
Maryanne Miller is a retired 4-star General for the United States Air Force, the first American woman to achieve that rank in any branch of the U.S armed forces. Her last position before retirement in October of 2020 was Commander, Air Mobility Command. As the Air Component Commander for U.S. Transportation Command, General Miller was responsible for directing global air mobility operations in support of national objectives. General Miller was commissioned in 1981 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at The Ohio State University. She is a command pilot with more than 4,800 flying hours in numerous Air Force aircraft. General Miller spent 39 years serving as an officer and pilot in our Air Force, but now serves on the Boards of Bristow and Leaven Kids. And since 2013, has been a volunteer and co-worker for St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity, serving the poorest of the poor around the world.
Dr. Lou Deangelo is the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Wilmington, and has held the office for more than 18 years.
Dr. Michael St. Pierre is the Superintendent of Catholic Education at the Diocese of Allentown, and has held the office since Summer 2023.
Mrs. Stacie Stueber is the Superintendent of Catholic Schools at the Diocese of Bridgeport, and has held the office for one year.
A former Sisters of Life novitiate in New York City, Kristine Cranley is the founder of Noah’s Bitcoin, a company dedicated to educating individuals and organizations about the value proposition of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, as well as an investment adviser representative and the director of business development at PM Squared Financial, a state-registered investment adviser based in Fort Worth Texas.
John Meyer is an expert in real estate development financing. As leader of the Church Properties Institute (CPI) at the University of Notre Dame, John's mission is to drive proactive stewardship of Church Property. He also leads Notre Dame's Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate (FIRE), which educates and inspires exceptional students, conducts world-class research, and engages with an unparalleled network of industry professionals to create places of lasting value. Through rigorous scholarship and multidisciplinary collaborations, FIRE strives to be the top real estate program in the country, doing so in a way that promotes Notre Dame's mission to be a force for good in our nation and world. Prior to joining the University of Notre Dame, John was the Executive Director of the Napa Institute for a decade.
Jennifer advises nonprofit organizations on a combination of governance issues, tax compliance and routine business matters at every stage of their development. Her practice is defined by accompanying organizations to meet them where they are in their life cycle. From there, Jennifer strives to ensure legal decisions reflect the mission and respect the character of the organization. She provides assistance navigating the complexities of tax-exemption regulatory compliance, including through in-depth board training on topics such as political activities, lobbying and fundraising. Clients rely on Jennifer’s extensive background when responding to inquiries from federal, state and local charitable regulators, and her practical advice for managing litigation. In addition, she regularly participates in initiatives to improve the regulation and administration of tax-exempt organizations and has unique experience with group exemption rulings and determinations for both religious and secular…
Monsignor King is a priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg, having served as Judicial Vicar and Vicar General there, and Judicial Vicar in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He has been a pastor in urban and suburban parishes and served as Vice-Rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland. He obtained the licentiate in canon law degree at The Catholic University of America and a doctorate in canon from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is on the full-time faculty of the School of Canon Law at the Catholic University of America and adjunct faculty of the Columbus School of Law. He regularly consults in the fields of property tenure and corporate governance with Catholic healthcare systems and Catholic higher education, as well as dioceses. To maintain a modicum of sanity, he is also a private pilot and organist.
Dan Cellucci is CEO of Catholic Leadership Institute, an apostolate providing leadership training and consulting to more than 300 bishops, 6,000 priests, and over 39,000 deacons, religious and lay leaders in more than 120 dioceses. Prior to his election as CEO, Dan served as Senior Vice President for Catholic Leadership Institute, working as the primary liaison with bishops and overseeing the apostolate’s marketing and services. Dan is a sought-after advisor, consultant, and presenter for the Church, playing a lead role in projects in the Archdioceses of Miami and Boston as well as the Diocese of Pittsburgh and at the North American College. Dan served for two years as a member of the National Advisory Council for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Dan oversees research associated with Catholic Leadership Institute's Disciple Maker Index, a parish survey tool that seeks to help pastors and pastoral leaders focus their efforts towards evangelization. Since its…
Joseph Meaney received his PhD in bioethics from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. He graduated from the University of Dallas with a BA in history and a concentration in international studies. The Benedict XVI Catholic University in Trujillo, Peru, awarded Dr. Meaney an honorary visiting professorship. The University of Dallas bestowed on him an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters. Dr. Meaney was director of international outreach and expansion for Human Life International (HLI) and is a leading expert on the international pro-life and family movement, having traveled to eighty-one countries on pro-life missions over the last twenty-five years. He founded the Rome office of HLI in 1998 and lived in Rome for nine years, where he collaborated closely with dicasteries of the Holy See, particularly the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Academy for Life. He is a dual US and French citizen and is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, and English. His…
Gregory Monahan is a military veteran and retired federal law enforcement officer, financial strategist, and former corporate executive. A CPA, he teaches accounting and tax courses at CUA as a professor at the Busch School of Business.
Ken Porter is a consultative insurance broker and risk management specialist with over 35 years of experience in looking for a better way. He is a cofounder of Porter & Curtis, now a division of Heffernan Insurance Brokers. The firm is in the business of problem solving with niches in Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders, the sharing economy, and competitive risk pools. The common approach is to create customized risk and insurance solutions that reduce cost and uncertainty. Ken has an MBA in Finance and the CPCU, ARM, and AIAF designations. He is also a Power Broker Award winner. He lives in suburban Philadelphia.
Thomas Gryp is the President/CEO of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, and has been in the role for 15 years. With a financial services career of more than 40 years, Tom possesses a broad array of operational acumen with an emphasis in lending, technology, and investment management services. Since joining Notre Dame FCU in 2010, Tom has led efforts to radically transform the credit union into a dynamic, entrepreneurial institution, with an extensive and growing national presence. His constant innovation earned him the CEO Trailblazer of the Year Award from Credit Union Times in 2016. Prior to NDFCU, Tom was Managing Director and Regional President of Northern Trust Corporation in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was responsible for leading a team of commercial lenders, trust officers, portfolio managers, financial advisors, and personal bankers.
Mike Walsh is the Business Development Manager at Pushpay. He has more than 20 years' experience in the Faith-Based technology space.
Mr. Hammond has over 45 years of experience in the investment management industry, including founding, owning, and managing as CEO, for over 25 years, a 120+ person institutional consulting shop providing investment consulting services to over 350 institutional clients. He owned and managed a hedge fund and, more recently, was part-owner of a firm providing faith-based direct indexing. His expertise includes institutional investment policy creation, quantitative asset allocation, traditional and alternative investment manager selection, and performance measurement. He currently provides guidance to institutions aligning their portfolios with their faith. He has served as curator and board member on several endowment, foundation, educational, and charitable boards over the past 40 years, and has authored numerous papers, including fifteen peer-reviewed articles published in national journals. Mr. Hammond received his Masters in Tax Law degree from Washington University Law School, his…
A mission-driven investment consultant with over 12 years of experience, Jonathan Swanson combines his knowledge in alpha generative and private capital strategies with a diverse set of portfolio construction skills to assist his clients in achieving their mission. As one of the Lead Consultants of the Des Moines Graystone Consulting team, in charge of client management and business development, Jonathan serves the needs of higher education organizations, faith-based institutions and social service non-profits.
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Fr. Collins is an African Jesuit priest and technology expert. His diverse career has taken him across Africa, North America, and beyond teaching about advanced computing, cybersecurity, A.I., and other topics.
For over 40 years, Chuck has concentrated his practice in corporate law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, business disputes, and commercial real estate. As Chairman of the firm’s corporate department, he serves as counsel to a variety of entities and businesses ranging from regional institutions to non-profit corporations and from sole proprietorships to multi-national corporations. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Franklin and Marshall College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was the valedictorian of his graduating class. He was an editor of the Journal of International Law and Economics at The National Law Center of the George Washington University where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. For 30 consecutive years, he has been rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale Hubbell®. This is the highest peer review rating issued by Martindale Hubbell® for both legal ability and the highest ethical standard. He has been selected for…
Mr. Torchia is a managing member of Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC, and chairs the firm's employment law and commercial litigation section. In addition to counseling his corporate clients on employment law topics, Mr. Torchia acts as national employment counsel for several large corporations. He has successfully established a workplace investigations practice and is routinely hired by other law firms to serve as an independent third-party investigator of a variety of employment-related claims and as an expert witness in the area of workplace investigations. He lectures extensively on various employment law topics and continues to serve as course planner and moderator for many PBI seminars, including the annual Employment Law Institute at which he co-presents the annual "Year in Review" opening plenary session. Mr. Torchia is the former chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association Employment and Labor Law Committee. He has been named a Leader in the Law by the…
