Committed to Putting Love in Action
Both our Board of Directors and our Associate Board work closely with staff to ensure we have the necessary resources to provide quality programming for Amate House fellows.
Board of Directors
President
Katie O'Halloran
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Vice President
Christie Klimas
DePaul University
Treasurer
Martin Burns
Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd.
Secretary
Bret Thomas
Liturgy Training Publications
Archdiocesan Relations
Fr. Don Nevins
St Agnes of Bohemia
Member
Maura Daly Hesness
Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools
Member
Rev. Mark J. Krylowicz
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Member
Brian Leonard
Leonard Commodities Inc.
Member
Neil Rogers
Corrosion Materials
Member
Catherine Ruffing Drotleff
Ignatian Spirituality Project
Member
Catherine Zdziarski
Franciscan Health
Member
Kerry Zepeda
Cresco Labs, LLC
Associate Board of Directors
Co-Chair
Adam Dirnberger '16
Loyola Academy
Co-Chair
Zach Hamilton-Cotter '16
Grainger
Marketing Coordinator
Ellen Romer Niemiec '08
Archdiocese of Chicago
Secretary
Theresa Hayes '11
Colorado Department of Transportation
Member
Erik Carlson '16
Invest Aurora
Member
Leslie Carranza '16, '17
Taller De Jose
Member
Jamie Hitro, JVC '14 '15
Physicians Immediate Care
Member
Caitlin Kerwin '14, '15
Monmouth University, Graduate School of Education
Member
Shannon McDonnell '12
United Airlines
Member
Megan Miller '20
Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership
Member
Sarah Morris '20
Marjorie Kovler Center
Member
Cate Murray '06
Consultant
Member
Ellen Newkirk '14
College of St. Benedict
Member
Rosanne Parker '14
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Member
Tia Rashke '20
St. Thomas of Canterbury Church
Member
Amy Streit '14
St. Vincent de Paul School
Member
Meaghan Sykes '15, '16
Summer Search
Member
Danny Tortelli '14, '15
Columbia College Chicago
”Love in action is service to the world.”
Lynne Namka
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