Are you interested in being a part of the National Leadership Council this year? Click here for more details about the discernment process.
The National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association is led by a National Leadership Council representing the different geographical regions of the country and various areas of ministry that connect with young adult minsitry in the Catholic Church. Feel free to contact your area representative to find out more about how NCYAMA can serve you in your part of the country.
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Javier Aguilera La Red Liaison Diocese of Joliet Pastoral Juvenil jaguilera@dioceseofjoliet.org |
Andrew Bennett |
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Julie Billmeier Region 10 Representative Diocese of Dallas, Texas jbillmeier@cathdal.org |
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Nora Bradbury-Haehl Region 2 Representative St. Paul Catholic Church | Rochester, New York norabradbury@gmail.com |
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Daniel Chavez Region 11 Representative / Youth Ministry Liaison Diocese of Orange in California bigredcatholic@yahoo.com |
| Jen Crowley NCYAMA Conference Coordinator St. John Neumann Catholic Church | Austin, Texas jcrowley@sjnaustin.org |
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timone davis Adult Faith Formation Liaison ReCiL Young Adult Ministries | Chicago recilyoungadults@yahoo.com |
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Jennifer Delvaux Region 6 Representative / YA Pastoral Ministers Liaision St Francis of Assisi Parish | Ann Arbor, MI jen@stfrancisa2.org |
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Julianne Donlon-Stanz Region 7 Representative / Adult Faith Formation Liaision Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin Jdonlon@gbdioc.org |
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Carrie Giebel Region 11 Representative Diocese of San Diego, California cgiebel@diocese-sdiego.org |
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Lorrie Gramer Family Ministries Liaison Diocese of Rockford, Illinois lgramer@rockforddiocese.org |
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Kimberly Hogan Region 6 Representative St Joseph Parish | St. Johns, MI | Diocese of Lansing kahogan21@gmail.com |
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Patty January Youth Ministry Liaison Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island pjanuary@dioceseofprovidence.org |
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Sarah Jarzembowski Region 7 Representative / YA Pastoral Ministers Liaison St. Mary Parish | Diocese of Joliet sarahj@stmarymokena.org |
| Genevieve Jordan Region 3 Representative Romero Center Ministries | St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral | Camden, NJ gjordan@romero-center.org |
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Alison Koederitz Region 10 Representative Diocese of Austin, Texas Alison-Koederitz@austindiocese.org |
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Ron Landfair Multi-Cultural / African-American Liaison Diocese of Lansing, Michigan rlandfair@dioceseoflansing.org |
Patrick McEntee Vocations Liaison Glenmary Home Missioners pmcentee@glenmary.org |
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Tim Muldoon Campus Ministry Liaison Boston College muldoont@bc.edu |
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Roberto Navarro Region 10 Representative Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston rnavarro@archgh.org |
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Widian Nicola Region 3 Representative / Social Justice Liaison The Center for FaithJustice | Lawrenceville, NJ wnicola@faithjustice.org |
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Megan Noll Family Ministries Liaison Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin mnoll@catholicdos.org |
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Sr. Lovina Francis Pammit, OSF Vocations Liaison Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart | Frankfort, IL Lovina.Pammit@provena.org |
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Dorothy Polchinski Region 14 Representative Atlanta, Georgia redrubyslippers71@gmail.com |
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Yanina Rivera Region 2 Representative St. Christopher Church | North Chili, New York rivera.yanina@gmail.com |
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Samantha Thomeczek Region 5 Representative Cathedral of the Assumption | Archdiocese of Louisville, KY sthomeczek@cathedraloftheassumption.org |
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Valerie Vela Campus Ministry Liaison / Region 13 Representative Diocese of Colorado Springs valerie@diocs.org |
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Anna Marie Wright Region 14 Representative / NCYAMA Conference Coordinator St. Petersburg, Florida yam@annamariewright.org |
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The Executive Council oversees the governance of the organization as well as the marketing, finances, communications, and agenda-setting for NCYAMA. The current Council includes:
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SECRETARY / TREASURER Lauren Gaffey Charis Ministries Chicago Program Coordinator lgaffey@charisministries.org |
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USCCB REPRESENTATIVE (ex officio) Sr. Eileen McCann, CSJ U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth emccann@usccb.org |
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EPISCOPAL MODERATOR Most Rev. Joseph Estabrook Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Auxiliary Bishop www.milarch.org |
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Paul Jarzembowski National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association Diocese of Joliet in Illinois | Office for Young Adult Ministry paul@ncyama.org |
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If your region or representative area is missing, consider applying for a leadership position. For more information about leadership discernment or about the nature of the leadership council and executive board roles (and their relationship to the overall organization), click here or contact Paul Jarzembowski at 815-834-4047 or by email today.