How to Be An Effective Rep Council Member:
- REPRESENT your whole province/organization (represented constituency)!
- RESEARCH agenda items before you come to meetings!
- SEEK feedback from your represented constituency!
- LISTEN to your represented constituency when vetting candidates for the board, and CAST your vote accordingly!
- SHARE what you have learned at NCCL gatherings in your represented constituency!
- WHAT say you?! Bring your unique gifts and fresh approach to serving NCCL!
Region/Provinces | Diocesan Representative | Term Expires | Parish Catechetical Leader Representative | Term Expires |
Region 1 Province of Boston |
Mary Jane Silvia | Fall 2020 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 1 Province of Hartford |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 2 Province of NY |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 3 Province of Philadelphia |
Ann Menna | Fall 2021 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 3 Province of Newark |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 4 Provinces of Baltimore and Washington |
Christy Cabaniss | Spring 2023 | Michelle Tomshack | Spring 2023 |
Region 5 Provinces of Mobile and New Orleans |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 5 Province of Louisville |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 6 Province of Detroit |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 6 Province of Cincinnati |
Barbara Romanello-Wichtman |
Fall 2022 |
Currently No Rep | |
Region 7 Province of Indianapolis |
Kathy Gallo | Spring 2022 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 7 Province of Chicago |
Currently No Rep | M. Magdalena Gonzalez | Fall 2019 | |
Region 7 Province of Milwaukee |
Currently No Rep | Becky Thompson | Fall 2019 | |
Region 8 Province of St. Paul Minneapolis |
Eric Pederson | Fall 2020 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 9 Province of Kansas City |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 9 Province of Omaha |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 9 Province of Dubuque |
Joanne Pohland | Fall 2021 | Thomas Quinlan | Fall 2022 |
Region 9 Province of St. Louis |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 10 Provinces of Galveston Houston and San Antonio |
Gustavo Rodriguez | Spring 2021 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 10 Province of Oklahoma City |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 11 Province of Los Angeles |
Katie Dawson | Spring 2022 | Olivia Wiseman and Patty Ledezma | Spring 2022 |
Region 11 Province of San Francisco |
Anelita Reyes | Fall 2020 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 12 Province of Seattle |
Carlos Carrillo | Spring 2022 | Theresa Paul | Spring 2020 |
Region 12 Province of Portland |
Currently No Rep | Anita Dahmen | Fall 2021 | |
Region 12 Province of Anchorage |
Bonnie Bezousek | Fall 2020 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 13 Province of Denver |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 13 Province of Santa Fe |
Currently No Rep | Currently No Rep | ||
Region 14 Province of Atlanta |
Michael Martocchio | Spring 2020 | Currently No Rep | |
Region 14 Province of Miami |
Brian Lemoi | Spring 2022 | Jorge Santibanez | Fall 2019 |
Archdiocese of the Military Services | Jose Amaya | Fall 2020 | Cynthia Cline | Spring 2020 |
Federation for Catechesis with Hispanics | Sr. Graciela Martinez, OSF, President | |||
ORGANIZATION | Representative(s) | |||
CRS | Roberto Navarro, Senior Director for US Church Engagement | |||
NCPD | Esther Garcia, Director of Outreach and Diocesan Relations | |||
NFCYM | ||||
Michael Theisin, Director of Ministry Formation | ||||
NALM | Keith Davis, President | |||
NAFSCC | Bob Metz, Representative | |||
NCEA | Andrea Kopp, Assistant Director of Professional Development | |||
USCCB | David Spesia, Executive Director of Office for Evangelization and Catechesis Secretariat | |||
Eastern Rite | Currently No Rep | |||
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||||
President | Denise Utter | Spring 2021 | ||
Vice President | Jackie Hopper | Spring 2021 | ||
Treasurer | John Gaffney | Spring 2021 | ||
Secretary | Justin Huyck | Spring 2021 | ||
At Large Board Members (5) | Cheryl Whapham | Fall 2020 | ||
Sara Carey | Spring 2022 | |||
Maria Covarrubias | Spring 2022 | |||
Lori Dahlhoff | Spring 2023 | |||
Gary Pokorny | Fall 2020 | |||
Executive Director | Margaret Matijasevic | |||
Episcopal Moderator | Pending | |||
USCCB Liaison | Marilyn Santos | |||
Leadership Discernment Committee (LDC) | ||||
Chairperson | Tish Scargill | |||
Diocesan Director Forum Representative | Ximena DeBroeck | |||
Diocesan Staff Forum Representative | Roman Flores | |||
Parish Catechetical Leader Forum Representative | Laura Scheibert | |||
Ministers of Evangelization Representative | Jonathan Sitko |