Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2017
12th Annual Child & Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference
#CYPCLC2017
Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2017
Update from the USCCB CYP Committee
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MOST REVEREND WILTON D. GREGORY
ARCHBISHOP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA
MOST REVEREND EDWARD J. BURNS
CHAIR @
USCCB COMMITTEE FOR THEPROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
DR. MONICA APPLEWHITE
Founder @
CONFIANZA LLC
DR. KRYSTEN WINTER GREEN
MEMBER @
PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS
BERNIE NOJADERA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
DR. GENE ABEL
CEO @
UP N BEYOND
CHRISTOPHER GAVAGAN
FOUNDER @
COACHED INTO SILENCE
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The Charter creation and its meaning to our Church
DR. PAUL ASHTON
AUTHOR
Safe Environment training - Is it working?
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The Mind and Games of the Abuser... Fast Forward 2017 Warning Signs to keep in mind
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Generation Y, a Generation to Follow
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The Pilot and the Crew
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USCCB Updates
The Grass Is Greener on Your Side
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MOST REVEREND WILTON D. GREGORY
ARCHBISHOP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA
MOST REVEREND EDWARD J. BURNS
CHAIR @
USCCB COMMITTEE FOR THEPROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
DR. MONICA APPLEWHITE
Founder @
CONFIANZA LLC
DR. KRYSTEN WINTER GREEN
MEMBER @
PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS
BERNIE NOJADERA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
DR. GENE ABEL
CEO @
UP N BEYOND
CHRISTOPHER GAVAGAN
FOUNDER @
COACHED INTO SILENCE
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DR. PAUL ASHTON
AUTHOR
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Update from the USCCB CYP Committee
On January 1, 2008 Bishop Burns assumed the responsibilities as Executive Director of the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life & Vocations in response to the re-organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Burns has worked with the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Director (NCDVD), the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), National Religious Vocation Council (NRVC), National Coalition of Church Vocations (NCCV), the Mid-West Association of Theological Schools (MATS), the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and a former member of the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA), the National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD) and the National Organization for the Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy (NOCERCC).
MOST REVEREND WILTON D. GREGORY
ARCHBISHOP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA
MOST REVEREND EDWARD J. BURNS
CHAIR @
USCCB COMMITTEE FOR THEPROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
DR. MONICA APPLEWHITE
DIRECTOR @ CONFIANZA LLC
MSGR. ROBERT OLIVER
SECRETARY @
PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS
DR. GENE ABEL
PSYCHIATRIST
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has served as Archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta for eleven years.
He holds a doctorate degree in Sacred Liturgy and has published numerous articles on the subject. He also has been awarded nine honorary doctoral degrees.
Archbishop Gregory has led and participated in numerous local, national and international ecumenical and interreligious efforts to encourage collective work to improve our world with a shared positive vision and cooperative goals.
Having served in many leading roles in the U.S. church, Archbishop Gregory has written extensively on church issues, including pastoral statements on the death penalty and euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide.
In November 2001, he was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) following three years as vice president. During his tenure in office, the crisis of sex abuse by Catholic clergy escalated; and under his leadership, the bishops implemented the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
PAUL ASHTON, Psy.D., D.Min.
Monica Applewhite holds a Master’s of Science in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work. She has spent the past 24 years studying abuse and using her findings to help organizations prevent and respond to incidents and allegations of abuse. She has conducted root-cause analysis on approximately 1800 incidents of abuse in organizations. Root-cause analysis is a research method that allows an incident or accident to be traced back to triggers or circumstances that permitted the problem to occur – the “root cause.” In situations of abuse or maltreatment, an organization can use root-cause analysis to identify the points at which abuse could have been prevented or detected more quickly. Using the findings from hundreds of organizations, Dr. Applewhite has developed educational programs for children, parents, staff, and administrators, as well as recommendations for modifications to programs, policies, and facilities.
Dr. Applewhite has worked with more than 450 organizations worldwide that serve children, youths and vulnerable adults including extensive on-site work with boarding and day schools, residential treatment programs, foster care, adoption, child care, mentorship programs, hospitals, child protective services, religious organizations, family preservation services, kinship care, athletic and recreational programs, resident camps, day camps, waterparks and pools. Since 1994, she has also worked directly with more than 40 Catholic Dioceses and 180 religious institutes of men in the United States and worldwide. She has worked with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome, Ireland, Spain, India, Philippines, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada as well as multiple locations in Latin America and the South Pacific Islands.
Dr. Abel is a distinguished board-certified psychiatrist with a national and international reputation for diagnosing and treating sexual problems. He is considered by many of his colleagues to be the leading psychophysiology researcher in studies of sexual behavior problems in the United States.
Known for his innovative research, Dr. Abel is the inventor of the Abel Assessment for sexual interest, a diagnostic test that discriminates between people who have a high sexual interest in children and adolescents, and those who do not. Designed for large-scale screening, the test is both portable and noninvasive.
He has directed six National Institute of Mental Health research projects that have uncovered new information about the evaluation of sexual problems. Through these federal research projects he has developed effective treatment methods. Dr. Abel has published over 130 medical articles in scientific journals.
Deacon Bernie Nojadera, executive director, served as Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults with the Diocese of San Jose, California, from 2002-2011. He has a bachelor of arts degree from St. Joseph College, Mountain View, California, in 1984; a master of social work degree specializing in health and mental health services from San Jose State University in 1991; and a master of arts in theology from St. Patrick’s Seminary and University, Menlo Park, California, in 2002. He has been a member of the Diocese of San Jose Safe Environment Task Force, involved with the San Jose Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the County of Santa Clara Interfaith Clergy Task Force on the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the County of Santa Clara Task Force on Suicide Prevention. He has worked as a clinical social worker for Santa Clara County Mental Health (1991-2000) and is a military veteran. He is married and has two children. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.
Dr. Ashton presents workshops, courses, retreats and training seminars in Catholic dioceses across the country. His professional ministry enfolds adult education and praxis, and has included several teaching, counseling and administrative positions in schools and parishes. He also serves as consultant to diocesan Bishops and religious community superiors.
His work in the area of child sexual abuse prevention and healing includes training facilitators, developing and implementing curricula and retreat programs, counseling, and support group facilitation development through the VIRTUS programs for over 14 years. He is the author of numerous articles and educational support materials, and a book entitled Etched in Hope through ACTA Publications of Chicago.
He works with victims/survivors/thrivers of sexual abuse in the area of recovery and healing. In addition, he works with priest/religious offenders whose ministry is restricted and living a life of prayer and penance.
Paul is the founder of OPEN HEARTS HIV/AIDS Ministry and has supervised support and bereavement groups for over 20 years. Dr. Ashton holds a B.A. in religious studies, and M.A. in clinical pastoral counseling, a D.Min. in counseling and marriage and family therapy and a Psy.D. in psychology. He lives and has a private practice in Boston.
BERNIE NOJADERA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
MELANIE TAKINEN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
USCCB Updates
USCCB Updates
Melanie Takinen is excited to have recently joined the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection in August of 2016. She is originally from Arizona where she enjoyed serving as the Director of Safe Environment Training for the Diocese of Phoenix since 2011. Her previous experience also includes youth ministry, social work and education. Melanie has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Diversity in Education and Sociology from Arizona State University. She also obtained an educational certificate in Adult Faith Formation and Parish Leadership from the Diocese of Phoenix. Melanie enjoys bike riding, hiking, reading and spending quality time with her husband and son who was born in June of 2016.
Dr. Applewhite’s areas of expertise include the historical development of the standard of care for sexual abuse prevention and response, screening and selection protocols, female and juvenile sexual offenders, responding to survivors of abuse, monitoring and supervision systems, internal feedback systems, policy development for the prevention of abuse, risk management procedures for those with histories of sexual offending, internal investigation protocols in organizations, and current best practices to protect the vulnerable.
CHRISTOPHER GAVAGAN
WRITER/DIRECTOR @
COACHED INTO SILENCE
A screenwriter and director with Radiate & Reflect Productions, Chris Gavagan has worked in New York's independent film world since 1999.
Since work on Coached into Silence began in November of 2009 Chris has had the opportunity to speak and show work-in-progress footage from the film before legislators in numerous State Capitols in support of laws strengthening victims rights and child protections, as well as on national television and radio. (The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Atlantic, Anderson Cooper, NPR)
As a result of his ongoing work on Coached into Silence, Chris was chosen to be a member of the the USOC's athlete advisory group for Safer Training Environments and recently had the honor of giving the keynote address at the inaugural Safe Sport Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, hosted by USA Swimming.
He has a degree in Communications from St. John's University and studied film production at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he still lives there with his wife and daughter.
On January 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Burns to be the fifth Bishop of Juneau, Alaska. He was ordained as a Bishop at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh on March 3, 2009, and took possession of the Diocese of Juneau at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on April 2, 2009. He currently serves as chair of the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.
He currently is Chair of the USCCB’s Special Task Force on Peace and Unity in Our Communities. The purpose of the Task Force is to promote peace and healing during this time of great strain on civil society.
Nelle Moriarty, a current member of the USCCB’s National Review Board, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in chemical dependency. She has been a school counselor in Rochester Catholic Schools since 1992. She was named the Minnesota Elementary School Counselor of the Year and the Southeastern Minnesota School Counselor of the Year in 2011. She has served on the Winona Diocesan Misconduct Review Board since 2003, and she has chaired that Board since 2010. Mrs. Moriarty earned a B.A. in Psychology and English and an M.S. in Counseling and Student Personnel from Mankato State University (1974-1978). She also attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and Program in Human Sexuality.
NELLE MORIARTY
MEMBER @
NATIONAL REVIEW BOARD
JUDGE MARY KATHERINE HUFFMAN
MEMBER @
NATIONAL REVIEW BOARD
Current member of the USCCB’s National Review Board, Judge Huffman, has been a Judge at the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court since 2002. She is presently adjunct faculty at the University of Dayton School of Law, President of the Dayton Bar Association, a member of the Common Pleas Judges’ Association, and the President of the Board of Trustees for the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association – to name a few. The Hon. M.K. Huffman graduated summa cum laude from Wright State University with a B.A. in political science in 1985. She then earned a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1990.
In addition, Dr. Abel is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, who was for many years a professor at Columbia University School of Medicine, and currently teaches at both Morehouse School of Medicine and at Emory University School of Medicine. He is a past president of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, a Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Abel was honored with the 1990 Society for Sex Therapy and Research Masters and Johnson Award and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuser's 1991 Significant Achievement Award.
Monsignor Oliver was the director of Boston’s Office for Investigations from 2002 to 2005 and served on a training team for implementation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” from 2003 to 2008.
Originally from New York, the 52-year-old Monsignor Oliver received a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate in canon law from The Catholic University of America. He was ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston in 2000. Father Oliver served as a professor, teaching theology and canon law, at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass., from 1997 to 2010. During that time, he was special assistant to Boston’s vicar general for three years. In 2010, he became the assistant to the vicar general for canonical affairs. He has also served as judge and promoter of justice for Boston and filled canonical roles for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Springfield, Mass.
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Deacon Phil Hengen has worked for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Child and Youth Protection since 1996. Phil has a BA in Psychology (Missouri University, 1967), a Masters in Social Work (Washington University, 1971) and a Masters in Management (Webster University, 1976). He has worked in a variety of settings including medical and psychiatric hospitals, special education, family service agencies, employee assistance programs and a private psychotherapy practice.
Phil served in the United States Army as a Social Work Psychology Specialist at an Army Hospital in Germany in 1969/1970. He was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1992 and serves at the Newman Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Phil and his wife, Mary, will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on September 8, 2017. Phil is the Author of “If Jesus Were a Therapist: Modern Parables for Emotional and Spiritual Health.”
DEACON PHIL HENGEN
DIRECTOR CYP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS
The VAC/SEC ROAD TO EMMAUS: A 15 year Spiritual Journey From Dallas to Savannah
FR. THOMAS GAUNT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
Father Tom Gaunt is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Louis University, a S.T.B. from the Bellarmine School of Theology in Chicago, a M.Div. from Loyola University-Chicago, a M.P.A. and Ph.D. in City Planning from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His M.P.A. research was on Diocesan Synods and his dissertation was on low-income citizen participation in human services planning.
Father Gaunt's research interests are focused on the long-term impact of a year or more of volunteer service on individual volunteers; demographic changes and challenges for Religious Congregations; and community development efforts with disabled populations. He is currently an active board member of L'Arche Greater Washington, DC and has served on the Jesuit Volunteers International board.
Prior to becoming executive director at CARA Father Gaunt was the Executive Secretary/Socius of the Jesuit Conference-USA, the national office of the Jesuits of the USA for nine years. Before that he served as the Director of Formation & Studies for the Jesuits of the Maryland and New York Provinces. Early in his ministry he served as a Pastor and Director of Planning & Research in the Diocese of Charlotte for 10 years.
The Changing Landscape of the Church - Changes and Challenges
FR. THOMAS GAUNT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
MARY JANE DOERR
DIRECTOR OPCY @
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
The Chicago Way
Mary Jane Doerr holds a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Sciences from Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. She has more than twenty years’ experience as an educator as a classroom teacher, an elementary school principal, and a college instructor. She joined the Diocese of Kalamazoo in 1994 where she worked in stewardship and development. In 2003, she was appointed Safe Environment Coordinator for the diocese and in 2006 was promoted to director of the Safe Environment Office. She was named the associate director in the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection of the USCCB from 2008- 2016. In 2016 she joined the Archdiocese of Chicago as Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Youth, overseeing all compliance issues related to the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Randy Means is a former law enforcement official who served as the lead detective for the Ninth Circuit State Attorney in Florida. He now serves as the Victim’s Assistance Coordinator in the Diocese of Orlando. Theresa Simon directs Human Resources for the Diocese of Orlando. Included in her responsibilities is the preparation of the annual USCCB audit report. Dennis Johnson, Jr. oversees the Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life in the Diocese of Orlando. His responsibilities encompass parish catechetical efforts, including those related to safe environment and abuse prevention formation.
DENNIS JOHNSON JR.
RANDY MEANS
THERESA SIMON
DIOCESE OF ORLANDO
Untangling the Net: A Co-Management Model For Effective Safe Environment
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Update from the USCCB CYP Committee
On January 1, 2008 Bishop Burns assumed the responsibilities as Executive Director of the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life & Vocations in response to the re-organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Burns has worked with the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Director (NCDVD), the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), National Religious Vocation Council (NRVC), National Coalition of Church Vocations (NCCV), the Mid-West Association of Theological Schools (MATS), the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and a former member of the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA), the National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD) and the National Organization for the Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy (NOCERCC).
MOST REVEREND WILTON D. GREGORY
ARCHBISHOP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA
MOST REVEREND EDWARD J. BURNS
CHAIR @
USCCB COMMITTEE FOR THEPROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
DR. MONICA APPLEWHITE
DIRECTOR @ CONFIANZA LLC
MSGR. ROBERT OLIVER
SECRETARY @
PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS
DR. GENE ABEL
PSYCHIATRIST
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has served as Archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta for eleven years.
He holds a doctorate degree in Sacred Liturgy and has published numerous articles on the subject. He also has been awarded nine honorary doctoral degrees.
Archbishop Gregory has led and participated in numerous local, national and international ecumenical and interreligious efforts to encourage collective work to improve our world with a shared positive vision and cooperative goals.
Having served in many leading roles in the U.S. church, Archbishop Gregory has written extensively on church issues, including pastoral statements on the death penalty and euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide.
In November 2001, he was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) following three years as vice president. During his tenure in office, the crisis of sex abuse by Catholic clergy escalated; and under his leadership, the bishops implemented the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
PAUL ASHTON, Psy.D., D.Min.
Monica Applewhite holds a Master’s of Science in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work. She has spent the past 24 years studying abuse and using her findings to help organizations prevent and respond to incidents and allegations of abuse. She has conducted root-cause analysis on approximately 1800 incidents of abuse in organizations. Root-cause analysis is a research method that allows an incident or accident to be traced back to triggers or circumstances that permitted the problem to occur – the “root cause.” In situations of abuse or maltreatment, an organization can use root-cause analysis to identify the points at which abuse could have been prevented or detected more quickly. Using the findings from hundreds of organizations, Dr. Applewhite has developed educational programs for children, parents, staff, and administrators, as well as recommendations for modifications to programs, policies, and facilities.
Dr. Applewhite has worked with more than 450 organizations worldwide that serve children, youths and vulnerable adults including extensive on-site work with boarding and day schools, residential treatment programs, foster care, adoption, child care, mentorship programs, hospitals, child protective services, religious organizations, family preservation services, kinship care, athletic and recreational programs, resident camps, day camps, waterparks and pools. Since 1994, she has also worked directly with more than 40 Catholic Dioceses and 180 religious institutes of men in the United States and worldwide. She has worked with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome, Ireland, Spain, India, Philippines, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada as well as multiple locations in Latin America and the South Pacific Islands.
Gene G. Abel, M.D. is the Director of Research at Abel Screening, Inc. A board-certified psychiatrist and a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is considered by many of his colleagues to be the leading psychophysiology researcher in child sexual abuse prevention in the United States. Dr. Abel is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, who was for many years a professor and researcher at Columbia University School of Medicine, and currently teaches at both Morehouse School of Medicine and at Emory University School of Medicine.
He has directed six federal National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) research projects to find new ways to protect children from sexual abuse, and has published over 130 medical articles in scientific journals. Dr. Abel is past president of The Society of Behavioral Medicine and a member of The International Academy of Sex Research. For his research Dr. Abel was honored with the Society for Sex Therapy and Research Masters and Johnson Award, The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuser’s Significant Achievement Award, and The National Adolescent Perpetrator Network’s Award for Outstanding Research
Deacon Bernie Nojadera, executive director, served as Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults with the Diocese of San Jose, California, from 2002-2011. He has a bachelor of arts degree from St. Joseph College, Mountain View, California, in 1984; a master of social work degree specializing in health and mental health services from San Jose State University in 1991; and a master of arts in theology from St. Patrick’s Seminary and University, Menlo Park, California, in 2002. He has been a member of the Diocese of San Jose Safe Environment Task Force, involved with the San Jose Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the County of Santa Clara Interfaith Clergy Task Force on the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the County of Santa Clara Task Force on Suicide Prevention. He has worked as a clinical social worker for Santa Clara County Mental Health (1991-2000) and is a military veteran. He is married and has two children. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.
Dr. Ashton presents workshops, courses, retreats and training seminars in Catholic dioceses across the country. His professional ministry enfolds adult education and praxis, and has included several teaching, counseling and administrative positions in schools and parishes. He also serves as consultant to diocesan Bishops and religious community superiors.
His work in the area of child sexual abuse prevention and healing includes training facilitators, developing and implementing curricula and retreat programs, counseling, and support group facilitation development through the VIRTUS programs for over 14 years. He is the author of numerous articles and educational support materials, and a book entitled Etched in Hope through ACTA Publications of Chicago.
He works with victims/survivors/thrivers of sexual abuse in the area of recovery and healing. In addition, he works with priest/religious offenders whose ministry is restricted and living a life of prayer and penance.
Paul is the founder of OPEN HEARTS HIV/AIDS Ministry and has supervised support and bereavement groups for over 20 years. Dr. Ashton holds a B.A. in religious studies, and M.A. in clinical pastoral counseling, a D.Min. in counseling and marriage and family therapy and a Psy.D. in psychology. He lives and has a private practice in Boston.
BERNIE NOJADERA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
MELANIE TAKINEN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
USCCB Updates
USCCB Updates
Melanie Takinen is excited to have recently joined the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection in August of 2016. She is originally from Arizona where she enjoyed serving as the Director of Safe Environment Training for the Diocese of Phoenix since 2011. Her previous experience also includes youth ministry, social work and education. Melanie has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Diversity in Education and Sociology from Arizona State University. She also obtained an educational certificate in Adult Faith Formation and Parish Leadership from the Diocese of Phoenix. Melanie enjoys bike riding, hiking, reading and spending quality time with her husband and son who was born in June of 2016.
Dr. Applewhite’s areas of expertise include the historical development of the standard of care for sexual abuse prevention and response, screening and selection protocols, female and juvenile sexual offenders, responding to survivors of abuse, monitoring and supervision systems, internal feedback systems, policy development for the prevention of abuse, risk management procedures for those with histories of sexual offending, internal investigation protocols in organizations, and current best practices to protect the vulnerable.
CHRISTOPHER GAVAGAN
WRITER/DIRECTOR @
COACHED INTO SILENCE
A screenwriter and director with Radiate & Reflect Productions, Chris Gavagan has worked in New York's independent film world since 1999.
Since work on Coached into Silence began in November of 2009 Chris has had the opportunity to speak and show work-in-progress footage from the film before legislators in numerous State Capitols in support of laws strengthening victims rights and child protections, as well as on national television and radio. (The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Atlantic, Anderson Cooper, NPR)
As a result of his ongoing work on Coached into Silence, Chris was chosen to be a member of the the USOC's athlete advisory group for Safer Training Environments and recently had the honor of giving the keynote address at the inaugural Safe Sport Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, hosted by USA Swimming.
He has a degree in Communications from St. John's University and studied film production at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he still lives there with his wife and daughter.
On January 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Burns to be the fifth Bishop of Juneau, Alaska. He was ordained as a Bishop at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh on March 3, 2009, and took possession of the Diocese of Juneau at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on April 2, 2009. He currently serves as chair of the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.
He currently is Chair of the USCCB’s Special Task Force on Peace and Unity in Our Communities. The purpose of the Task Force is to promote peace and healing during this time of great strain on civil society.
Nelle Moriarty, a current member of the USCCB’s National Review Board, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in chemical dependency. She has been a school counselor in Rochester Catholic Schools since 1992. She was named the Minnesota Elementary School Counselor of the Year and the Southeastern Minnesota School Counselor of the Year in 2011. She has served on the Winona Diocesan Misconduct Review Board since 2003, and she has chaired that Board since 2010. Mrs. Moriarty earned a B.A. in Psychology and English and an M.S. in Counseling and Student Personnel from Mankato State University (1974-1978). She also attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and Program in Human Sexuality.
NELLE MORIARTY
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JUDGE MARY KATHERINE HUFFMAN
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NATIONAL REVIEW BOARD
Current member of the USCCB’s National Review Board, Judge Huffman, has been a Judge at the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court since 2002. She is presently adjunct faculty at the University of Dayton School of Law, President of the Dayton Bar Association, a member of the Common Pleas Judges’ Association, and the President of the Board of Trustees for the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association – to name a few. The Hon. M.K. Huffman graduated summa cum laude from Wright State University with a B.A. in political science in 1985. She then earned a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1990.
Following 20 years of research and development, Dr. Abel and his staff have produced a child sexual abuse pre-hire risk management screen to be administered by HR staff – The Diana Screen®.
Msgr. Robert W. Oliver is the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, following many years in child protection work as Promoter of Justice at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2012-2014) and for the Archdiocese of Boston (2002-2012). He has also served in many dioceses and religious institutes as visiting canonical judge, promoter of justice, defense advocate, and in the preparation of policies and procedures. His teaching work includes Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of America (2010-2012), Professor of Theology and Canon Law at St. John’s Seminary in Boston MA (1997-2010), and as a member of the training team for the implementation of the USSCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (2003-2008). Msgr. Oliver holds a doctoral degree in Ecclesiology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctoral degree in Canon Law (J.C.D.) from The Catholic University of America, Washington DC.
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Deacon Phil Hengen has worked for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Child and Youth Protection since 1996. Phil has a BA in Psychology (Missouri University, 1967), a Masters in Social Work (Washington University, 1971) and a Masters in Management (Webster University, 1976). He has worked in a variety of settings including medical and psychiatric hospitals, special education, family service agencies, employee assistance programs and a private psychotherapy practice.
Phil served in the United States Army as a Social Work Psychology Specialist at an Army Hospital in Germany in 1969/1970. He was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1992 and serves at the Newman Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Phil and his wife, Mary, will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on September 8, 2017. Phil is the Author of “If Jesus Were a Therapist: Modern Parables for Emotional and Spiritual Health.”
DEACON PHIL HENGEN
DIRECTOR CYP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS
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FR. THOMAS GAUNT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
Father Tom Gaunt is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Louis University, a S.T.B. from the Bellarmine School of Theology in Chicago, a M.Div. from Loyola University-Chicago, a M.P.A. and Ph.D. in City Planning from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His M.P.A. research was on Diocesan Synods and his dissertation was on low-income citizen participation in human services planning.
Father Gaunt's research interests are focused on the long-term impact of a year or more of volunteer service on individual volunteers; demographic changes and challenges for Religious Congregations; and community development efforts with disabled populations. He is currently an active board member of L'Arche Greater Washington, DC and has served on the Jesuit Volunteers International board.
Prior to becoming executive director at CARA Father Gaunt was the Executive Secretary/Socius of the Jesuit Conference-USA, the national office of the Jesuits of the USA for nine years. Before that he served as the Director of Formation & Studies for the Jesuits of the Maryland and New York Provinces. Early in his ministry he served as a Pastor and Director of Planning & Research in the Diocese of Charlotte for 10 years.
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FR. THOMAS GAUNT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
MARY JANE DOERR
DIRECTOR OPCY @
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
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Mary Jane Doerr holds a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Sciences from Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. She has more than twenty years’ experience as an educator as a classroom teacher, an elementary school principal, and a college instructor. She joined the Diocese of Kalamazoo in 1994 where she worked in stewardship and development. In 2003, she was appointed Safe Environment Coordinator for the diocese and in 2006 was promoted to director of the Safe Environment Office. She was named the associate director in the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection of the USCCB from 2008- 2016. In 2016 she joined the Archdiocese of Chicago as Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Youth, overseeing all compliance issues related to the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Randy Means is a former law enforcement official who served as the lead detective for the Ninth Circuit State Attorney in Florida. He now serves as the Victim’s Assistance Coordinator in the Diocese of Orlando. Theresa Simon directs Human Resources for the Diocese of Orlando. Included in her responsibilities is the preparation of the annual USCCB audit report. Dennis Johnson, Jr. oversees the Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life in the Diocese of Orlando. His responsibilities encompass parish catechetical efforts, including those related to safe environment and abuse prevention formation.
DENNIS JOHNSON JR.
RANDY MEANS
THERESA SIMON
DIOCESE OF ORLANDO
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JIM MARASCO
PARTNER @
STONEBRIDGE BUSINESS PARTNERS
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Mr. Marasco is a partner with StoneBridge Business Partners, a Rochester, NY-based compliance auditing firm that he helped co-found in the mid-nineties. Stonebridge is the consulting division of a large regional CPA firm, EFPR Group, which Jim joined upon graduating from St. Bonaventure University in 1990. Stonebridge provides various types of compliance audit services to organizations nationally.
Jim practices exclusively in the compliance, fraud and forensic areas and travels extensively throughout the United States working for various Fortune 1000 companies and not-for-profit organizations. He has worked with the USCCB over the past six years leading audits of dioceses and eparchies around the U.S. to ensure their compliance efforts align to the Charter for Protection of Children and Young People. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor, Jim is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Affiliations include the American Institute of CPA’s, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Jim is also a court-recognized expert witness; lecturer and author on varying subjects of fraud and forensic auditing; and is an adjunct professor teaching graduate-level students at St. John Fisher College.
ROXANNE STONE
EDITOR IN CHIEF @
BARNA GROUP
Roxanne Stone is Editor in Chief at Barna Group and the general editor of the FRAMES series. She has more than a decade of experience in publishing, serving as an editor at Christianity Today, Group Publishing, Q Ideas and This Is Our City, and as the editorial director for RELEVANT magazine and its sister publications Reject Apathy and Neue. She has edited books, magazines, web sites and curriculum; and is the author of dozens of articles, including an award-winning cover story on the relief efforts in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. In addition, Roxanne curated and cohosted the first annual Q Women event.
She speaks, trains and consults in the areas of faith and culture, vocation, Millennials, social justice and church leadership.
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THOMAS THARAYIL, LCSW, BCD
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ASSISTANCE MINISTRY @
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
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Tom is an LCSW and a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. He has provided
individual, couple and group therapy, in agencies and private practice for over 20 years. He has
run support groups for adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse by clergy and collaborated
with an intensive outpatient practice to respond to adults suffering from substance abuse,
addictions, and other compulsive behaviors. He is able to combine his clinical sensibilities with
his own unique and interactive approach to community education and group work. He serves as
an adjunct instructor for Loyola University of Chicago Graduate School of Social Work. He
received both his Bachelor degree and his MSW from Loyola University of Chicago.
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BRIAN GEDICKS
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF YOUTH PROTECTION @ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Update from the USCCB CYP Committee
On January 1, 2008 Bishop Burns assumed the responsibilities as Executive Director of the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life & Vocations in response to the re-organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Burns has worked with the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Director (NCDVD), the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), National Religious Vocation Council (NRVC), National Coalition of Church Vocations (NCCV), the Mid-West Association of Theological Schools (MATS), the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and a former member of the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA), the National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD) and the National Organization for the Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy (NOCERCC).
MOST REVEREND WILTON D. GREGORY
ARCHBISHOP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA
MOST REVEREND EDWARD J. BURNS
CHAIR @
USCCB COMMITTEE FOR THEPROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
DR. MONICA APPLEWHITE
DIRECTOR @ CONFIANZA LLC
MSGR. ROBERT OLIVER
SECRETARY @
PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS
DR. GENE ABEL
PSYCHIATRIST
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has served as Archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta for eleven years.
He holds a doctorate degree in Sacred Liturgy and has published numerous articles on the subject. He also has been awarded nine honorary doctoral degrees.
Archbishop Gregory has led and participated in numerous local, national and international ecumenical and interreligious efforts to encourage collective work to improve our world with a shared positive vision and cooperative goals.
Having served in many leading roles in the U.S. church, Archbishop Gregory has written extensively on church issues, including pastoral statements on the death penalty and euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide.
In November 2001, he was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) following three years as vice president. During his tenure in office, the crisis of sex abuse by Catholic clergy escalated; and under his leadership, the bishops implemented the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
PAUL ASHTON, Psy.D., D.Min.
Monica Applewhite holds a Master’s of Science in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work. She has spent the past 24 years studying abuse and using her findings to help organizations prevent and respond to incidents and allegations of abuse. She has conducted root-cause analysis on approximately 1800 incidents of abuse in organizations. Root-cause analysis is a research method that allows an incident or accident to be traced back to triggers or circumstances that permitted the problem to occur – the “root cause.” In situations of abuse or maltreatment, an organization can use root-cause analysis to identify the points at which abuse could have been prevented or detected more quickly. Using the findings from hundreds of organizations, Dr. Applewhite has developed educational programs for children, parents, staff, and administrators, as well as recommendations for modifications to programs, policies, and facilities.
Dr. Applewhite has worked with more than 450 organizations worldwide that serve children, youths and vulnerable adults including extensive on-site work with boarding and day schools, residential treatment programs, foster care, adoption, child care, mentorship programs, hospitals, child protective services, religious organizations, family preservation services, kinship care, athletic and recreational programs, resident camps, day camps, waterparks and pools. Since 1994, she has also worked directly with more than 40 Catholic Dioceses and 180 religious institutes of men in the United States and worldwide. She has worked with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome, Ireland, Spain, India, Philippines, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada as well as multiple locations in Latin America and the South Pacific Islands.
Gene G. Abel, M.D. is the Director of Research at Abel Screening, Inc. A board-certified psychiatrist and a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is considered by many of his colleagues to be the leading psychophysiology researcher in child sexual abuse prevention in the United States. Dr. Abel is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, who was for many years a professor and researcher at Columbia University School of Medicine, and currently teaches at both Morehouse School of Medicine and at Emory University School of Medicine.
He has directed six federal National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) research projects to find new ways to protect children from sexual abuse, and has published over 130 medical articles in scientific journals. Dr. Abel is past president of The Society of Behavioral Medicine and a member of The International Academy of Sex Research. For his research Dr. Abel was honored with the Society for Sex Therapy and Research Masters and Johnson Award, The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuser’s Significant Achievement Award, and The National Adolescent Perpetrator Network’s Award for Outstanding Research
Deacon Bernie Nojadera, executive director, served as Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults with the Diocese of San Jose, California, from 2002-2011. He has a bachelor of arts degree from St. Joseph College, Mountain View, California, in 1984; a master of social work degree specializing in health and mental health services from San Jose State University in 1991; and a master of arts in theology from St. Patrick’s Seminary and University, Menlo Park, California, in 2002. He has been a member of the Diocese of San Jose Safe Environment Task Force, involved with the San Jose Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the County of Santa Clara Interfaith Clergy Task Force on the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the County of Santa Clara Task Force on Suicide Prevention. He has worked as a clinical social worker for Santa Clara County Mental Health (1991-2000) and is a military veteran. He is married and has two children. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.
Dr. Ashton presents workshops, courses, retreats and training seminars in Catholic dioceses across the country. His professional ministry enfolds adult education and praxis, and has included several teaching, counseling and administrative positions in schools and parishes. He also serves as consultant to diocesan Bishops and religious community superiors.
His work in the area of child sexual abuse prevention and healing includes training facilitators, developing and implementing curricula and retreat programs, counseling, and support group facilitation development through the VIRTUS programs for over 14 years. He is the author of numerous articles and educational support materials, and a book entitled Etched in Hope through ACTA Publications of Chicago.
He works with victims/survivors/thrivers of sexual abuse in the area of recovery and healing. In addition, he works with priest/religious offenders whose ministry is restricted and living a life of prayer and penance.
Paul is the founder of OPEN HEARTS HIV/AIDS Ministry and has supervised support and bereavement groups for over 20 years. Dr. Ashton holds a B.A. in religious studies, and M.A. in clinical pastoral counseling, a D.Min. in counseling and marriage and family therapy and a Psy.D. in psychology. He lives and has a private practice in Boston.
BERNIE NOJADERA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
MELANIE TAKINEN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR @
USCCB, SECRETARIAT CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION
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Melanie Takinen is excited to have recently joined the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection in August of 2016. She is originally from Arizona where she enjoyed serving as the Director of Safe Environment Training for the Diocese of Phoenix since 2011. Her previous experience also includes youth ministry, social work and education. Melanie has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Diversity in Education and Sociology from Arizona State University. She also obtained an educational certificate in Adult Faith Formation and Parish Leadership from the Diocese of Phoenix. Melanie enjoys bike riding, hiking, reading and spending quality time with her husband and son who was born in June of 2016.
Dr. Applewhite’s areas of expertise include the historical development of the standard of care for sexual abuse prevention and response, screening and selection protocols, female and juvenile sexual offenders, responding to survivors of abuse, monitoring and supervision systems, internal feedback systems, policy development for the prevention of abuse, risk management procedures for those with histories of sexual offending, internal investigation protocols in organizations, and current best practices to protect the vulnerable.
CHRISTOPHER GAVAGAN
WRITER/DIRECTOR @
COACHED INTO SILENCE
A screenwriter and director with Radiate & Reflect Productions, Chris Gavagan has worked in New York's independent film world since 1999.
Since work on Coached into Silence began in November of 2009 Chris has had the opportunity to speak and show work-in-progress footage from the film before legislators in numerous State Capitols in support of laws strengthening victims rights and child protections, as well as on national television and radio. (The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Atlantic, Anderson Cooper, NPR)
As a result of his ongoing work on Coached into Silence, Chris was chosen to be a member of the the USOC's athlete advisory group for Safer Training Environments and recently had the honor of giving the keynote address at the inaugural Safe Sport Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, hosted by USA Swimming.
He has a degree in Communications from St. John's University and studied film production at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he still lives there with his wife and daughter.
On January 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Burns to be the fifth Bishop of Juneau, Alaska. He was ordained as a Bishop at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh on March 3, 2009, and took possession of the Diocese of Juneau at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on April 2, 2009. He currently serves as chair of the USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.
He currently is Chair of the USCCB’s Special Task Force on Peace and Unity in Our Communities. The purpose of the Task Force is to promote peace and healing during this time of great strain on civil society.
Nelle Moriarty, a current member of the USCCB’s National Review Board, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in chemical dependency. She has been a school counselor in Rochester Catholic Schools since 1992. She was named the Minnesota Elementary School Counselor of the Year and the Southeastern Minnesota School Counselor of the Year in 2011. She has served on the Winona Diocesan Misconduct Review Board since 2003, and she has chaired that Board since 2010. Mrs. Moriarty earned a B.A. in Psychology and English and an M.S. in Counseling and Student Personnel from Mankato State University (1974-1978). She also attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and Program in Human Sexuality.
NELLE MORIARTY
MEMBER @
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JUDGE MARY KATHERINE HUFFMAN
MEMBER @
NATIONAL REVIEW BOARD
Current member of the USCCB’s National Review Board, Judge Huffman, has been a Judge at the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court since 2002. She is presently adjunct faculty at the University of Dayton School of Law, President of the Dayton Bar Association, a member of the Common Pleas Judges’ Association, and the President of the Board of Trustees for the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association – to name a few. The Hon. M.K. Huffman graduated summa cum laude from Wright State University with a B.A. in political science in 1985. She then earned a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1990.
Following 20 years of research and development, Dr. Abel and his staff have produced a child sexual abuse pre-hire risk management screen to be administered by HR staff – The Diana Screen®.
Msgr. Robert W. Oliver is the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, following many years in child protection work as Promoter of Justice at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2012-2014) and for the Archdiocese of Boston (2002-2012). He has also served in many dioceses and religious institutes as visiting canonical judge, promoter of justice, defense advocate, and in the preparation of policies and procedures. His teaching work includes Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of America (2010-2012), Professor of Theology and Canon Law at St. John’s Seminary in Boston MA (1997-2010), and as a member of the training team for the implementation of the USSCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (2003-2008). Msgr. Oliver holds a doctoral degree in Ecclesiology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctoral degree in Canon Law (J.C.D.) from The Catholic University of America, Washington DC.
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Deacon Phil Hengen has worked for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Child and Youth Protection since 1996. Phil has a BA in Psychology (Missouri University, 1967), a Masters in Social Work (Washington University, 1971) and a Masters in Management (Webster University, 1976). He has worked in a variety of settings including medical and psychiatric hospitals, special education, family service agencies, employee assistance programs and a private psychotherapy practice.
Phil served in the United States Army as a Social Work Psychology Specialist at an Army Hospital in Germany in 1969/1970. He was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1992 and serves at the Newman Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Phil and his wife, Mary, will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on September 8, 2017. Phil is the Author of “If Jesus Were a Therapist: Modern Parables for Emotional and Spiritual Health.”
DEACON PHIL HENGEN
DIRECTOR CYP @
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS
The VAC/SEC ROAD TO EMMAUS: A 15 year Spiritual Journey From Dallas to Savannah
FR. THOMAS GAUNT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
Father Tom Gaunt is a Jesuit of the Maryland Province. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Louis University, a S.T.B. from the Bellarmine School of Theology in Chicago, a M.Div. from Loyola University-Chicago, a M.P.A. and Ph.D. in City Planning from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His M.P.A. research was on Diocesan Synods and his dissertation was on low-income citizen participation in human services planning.
Father Gaunt's research interests are focused on the long-term impact of a year or more of volunteer service on individual volunteers; demographic changes and challenges for Religious Congregations; and community development efforts with disabled populations. He is currently an active board member of L'Arche Greater Washington, DC and has served on the Jesuit Volunteers International board.
Prior to becoming executive director at CARA Father Gaunt was the Executive Secretary/Socius of the Jesuit Conference-USA, the national office of the Jesuits of the USA for nine years. Before that he served as the Director of Formation & Studies for the Jesuits of the Maryland and New York Provinces. Early in his ministry he served as a Pastor and Director of Planning & Research in the Diocese of Charlotte for 10 years.
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FR. THOMAS GAUNT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
MARY JANE DOERR
DIRECTOR OPCY @
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
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Mary Jane Doerr holds a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Sciences from Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. She has more than twenty years’ experience as an educator as a classroom teacher, an elementary school principal, and a college instructor. She joined the Diocese of Kalamazoo in 1994 where she worked in stewardship and development. In 2003, she was appointed Safe Environment Coordinator for the diocese and in 2006 was promoted to director of the Safe Environment Office. She was named the associate director in the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection of the USCCB from 2008- 2016. In 2016 she joined the Archdiocese of Chicago as Director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Youth, overseeing all compliance issues related to the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Randy Means is a former law enforcement official who served as the lead detective for the Ninth Circuit State Attorney in Florida. He now serves as the Victim’s Assistance Coordinator in the Diocese of Orlando. Theresa Simon directs Human Resources for the Diocese of Orlando. Included in her responsibilities is the preparation of the annual USCCB audit report. Dennis Johnson, Jr. oversees the Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life in the Diocese of Orlando. His responsibilities encompass parish catechetical efforts, including those related to safe environment and abuse prevention formation.
DENNIS JOHNSON JR.
RANDY MEANS
THERESA SIMON
DIOCESE OF ORLANDO
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JIM MARASCO
PARTNER @
STONEBRIDGE BUSINESS PARTNERS
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Mr. Marasco is a partner with StoneBridge Business Partners, a Rochester, NY-based compliance auditing firm that he helped co-found in the mid-nineties. Stonebridge is the consulting division of a large regional CPA firm, EFPR Group, which Jim joined upon graduating from St. Bonaventure University in 1990. Stonebridge provides various types of compliance audit services to organizations nationally.
Jim practices exclusively in the compliance, fraud and forensic areas and travels extensively throughout the United States working for various Fortune 1000 companies and not-for-profit organizations. He has worked with the USCCB over the past six years leading audits of dioceses and eparchies around the U.S. to ensure their compliance efforts align to the Charter for Protection of Children and Young People. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor, Jim is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Affiliations include the American Institute of CPA’s, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Jim is also a court-recognized expert witness; lecturer and author on varying subjects of fraud and forensic auditing; and is an adjunct professor teaching graduate-level students at St. John Fisher College.
ROXANNE STONE
EDITOR IN CHIEF @
BARNA GROUP
Roxanne Stone is Editor in Chief at Barna Group and the general editor of the FRAMES series. She has more than a decade of experience in publishing, serving as an editor at Christianity Today, Group Publishing, Q Ideas and This Is Our City, and as the editorial director for RELEVANT magazine and its sister publications Reject Apathy and Neue. She has edited books, magazines, web sites and curriculum; and is the author of dozens of articles, including an award-winning cover story on the relief efforts in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. In addition, Roxanne curated and cohosted the first annual Q Women event.
She speaks, trains and consults in the areas of faith and culture, vocation, Millennials, social justice and church leadership.
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THOMAS THARAYIL, LCSW, BCD
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ASSISTANCE MINISTRY @
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
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Tom is an LCSW and a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. He has provided
individual, couple and group therapy, in agencies and private practice for over 20 years. He has
run support groups for adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse by clergy and collaborated
with an intensive outpatient practice to respond to adults suffering from substance abuse,
addictions, and other compulsive behaviors. He is able to combine his clinical sensibilities with
his own unique and interactive approach to community education and group work. He serves as
an adjunct instructor for Loyola University of Chicago Graduate School of Social Work. He
received both his Bachelor degree and his MSW from Loyola University of Chicago.
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BRIAN GEDICKS
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF YOUTH PROTECTION @ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Brian Gedicks received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the Catholic University of America in 1994. Brian taught Grades 3-8 as Music Teacher at the Norwood School in Bethesda Maryland for 7 years. In the fall of 1999, Brian enrolled in a joint Philosophy and Law degree program at the Catholic University of America. He received his Juris Doctor degree in May 2003 and his Masters in Philosophy in December 2003.
During the 2003-2004 term, Mr. Gedicks served as law clerk to the Honorable William J. Lavery, Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. Brian is currently Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel at the Knights of Columbus in New Haven. Brian is also responsible for litigation management, general legal matters, and fraternal inquiries. He was also recently made Director of the Knights of Columbus Office of Youth Protection. Prior to joining the Knights of Columbus, Brian was a member of the Insurance Coverage Litigation and Appellate Advocacy at a midsize Connecticut law firm.
Brian has been married to his lovely wife, Sarah, for 19 years. They have four children Gioia, 17, Peter, 15, Anna, 13, and John, 10. Brian and his family reside in West Harford, Connecticut.