Living Synodal Leadership is a bold vision. It is how we live out our call to servant leadership and co-responsible decision-making for a healthy, thriving Church. It is actively listening to all voices, to all experiences, and embracing new, creative, and agile ways of leading in a changing world and Church. Synodal leadership employs restorative practices that move us toward healing and unity as the body of Christ. It is a willingness to regularly pause, consider, and answer the call of the Holy Spirit. It involves including those historically excluded from leadership and opening seats for them at decision-making tables. Synodal leadership offers hope, requires courage, and builds trust. It is our mission in action.
Featured speakers will address tangible ways our Church answers the call to heal, strengthen, and unify the body of Christ. Representing a diversity of voices, perspectives, and experiences, they will share how they are living synodal leadership and offer best practices for other leaders.
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September 22-23, 2022
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Our 2022 Co-Hosts
Cardinals and Archbishops
Archbishop Christophe Pierre
Apostolic Nunciature
Archbishop José Gomez
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Cardinal Blase Cupich
Archdiocese of Chicago
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Cardinal Wilton Gregory
Archdiocese of Washington
Cardinal Seán O'Malley, OFM Cap.
Archdiocese of Boston
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR
Archdiocese of Newark
Catholic Higher Education
John J. DeGioia
Georgetown University
Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA
Villanova University
Rev. Michael Garanzini, SJ
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
David Gibson
Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University
Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Rev. John Jenkins, CSC
University of Notre Dame
Rev. Juan Molina
Mexican American Catholic College
Rev. Brian Shanley
St. John's University
National Catholic Organizations
Sean Callahan
Catholic Relief Services
Rev. Frank Donio, SAC
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Sr. Sharon Euart, RSM
Resource Center for Religious Institutes
Elisabeth Román
National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry
Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM
Catholic Health Association
Regina Haney
National Association of Church Personnel Administrators
Alexia Kelley
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA)
Rosie C. Shawver
Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL)
Lincoln Snyder
National Catholic Education Association
Sr. Carol Zinn, SSJ
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
2022 Featured Topics
Keynote
Journeying Together
An overview of where we are now and what we’ve learned so far in the Synod process, as well as where we go next
Session 1
Our Synodal Roadmap
How a co-responsible culture looks in a parish, in a diocese, and from a bishop’s perspective
Session 2
Being One Church
Addressing some of the most challenging divides in our Church and places where parishes or organizations are helping to successfully bridge divides
Session 3
The Vital Role of Women's Leadership in the Church
Highlighting the essential role women serve in the leadership and mission of the Church
Session 4
Emerging Models of Leadership and Faith in Practice
How we are living out our faith, building avenues for connection, and transforming leadership culture through restorative practices, service, and community
2022 Speakers
Cardinal Mario Grech
Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
To come.
Cardinal Mario Grech
Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
Wilton Cardinal Gregory is the seventh Archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Washington (D.C.) and the first African American Cardinal in the Catholic Church. Cardinal
Gregory has served in many leading roles in the Catholic Church including as President of the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001-2004, where he led the church's
response to its clergy sex abuse crisis, presiding over the adoption of the "Charter for the
Protection of Children and Young People." The Charter is a binding national policy of zero-
tolerance in addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. The Charter also includes guidelines for reconciliation, healing, accountability and prevention of future acts
of abuse.
Cardinal Gregory is a leading voice in the Catholic Church for racial and social justice,
immigration reform, ecumenical and interreligious affairs, and numerous life issues that
challenge our unity in our shared humanity and ability to treat each other with dignity and
respect.
Cardinal Gregory currently serves as a Member of The Vatican’s Dicastery for the
Laity, Family and Life and on the Board of Trustees for the Papal Foundation.
Additionally, he is the Catholic Co-Chair of the National Council of Synagogues
Consultation for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Cardinal Gregory is Chancellor of The Catholic University of America and
Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory
Archdiocese of Washington
Patrick Schmadeke
Director of Evangelization, Diocese of Davenport
Rev. John Hurley, CSP, D.Min.
Founder, New Evangelization Strategies
Colleen Dulle
Associate Editor, America
Colleen Dulle is a multimedia journalist covering Catholic and Vatican news.
In her current position as Associate Editor at America Media, Colleen writes and edits Vatican news and analysis pieces, along with hosting and producing the weekly news podcast Inside the Vatican. She creates Vatican explainer videos for America Media’s YouTube channel and contributes to Sacred Heart University’s “Go, Rebuild My House” blog.
Her forthcoming biography of the French author, social worker and mystic Madeleine Delbrêl will be published by Liturgical Press.
Colleen has reported national and international news for Catholic News Service, The Associated Press, The Times-Picayune and the St. Louis Review in both print and video. Her wire service articles have appeared in publications around the world.
Colleen’s work has earned regional and national accolades from the Catholic Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors. She was the 2019 and 2021 Catholic Media Association Multimedia Journalist of the Year.
Colleen Dulle
Associate Editor, America
Bishop John Stowe
Diocese of Lexington
Bishop John Stowe, the third bishop of the Diocese of Lexington, is a Conventual Franciscan Friar originally from Lorain, Ohio. He studied Philosophy and History at Saint Louis University and Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley where he also obtained a Licentiate in Church History. Bishop John spent the first fifteen years of his priesthood ministering in the border diocese of El Paso, Texas. The last eight of those years he served as Moderator of the Curia and Vicar General of the Diocese. For five years he served his Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation as Vicar Provincial and as Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of the same name in Carey, Ohio. Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Lexington on March 12, 2015 and he was ordained to the episcopacy on May 5 of that year.
Bishop John also serves as the Bishop President of Pax Christi USA and as an episcopal adviser to the Catholic Committee of Appalachia, Federación de Institutos Pastorales (FIP), and Fortunate Families. At the USCCB he represents Region V on the Administrative Committee and serves on the subcommittee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Bishop John Stowe
Diocese of Lexington
Dr. Shannen Williams
Dr. Shannen Dee Williams is Associate Professor of History at the University of Dayton. She is a historian of the African American experience with research and teaching specializations in women’s, religious and Black freedom movement history. Her first book, Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle, provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States.
A Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians and lifelong Catholic, Dr. Williams authors the award-winning column, “The Griot’s Cross,” published by the Catholic News Service. Her work has also appeared in the Journal of African American History, American Catholic Studies, Religion Dispatches, the Washington Post, America Magazine, and the National Catholic Reporter.
Dr. Williams received a B.A. in history with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from Agnes Scott College, a M.A. in Afro-American studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Ph.D. in history from Rutgers University.
Dr. Shannen Williams
University of Dayton
ROBERT C. BORDONE (Bob) is an internationally recognized expert, author, speaker, and teacher in conflict resolution, negotiation, dialogue, and difficult conversations. Currently a Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School and the Founder and Principal of The Cambridge Negotiation Institute, he served on the full-time faculty at Harvard Law School for more than twenty years as the Thaddeus R. Beal Clinical Professor of Law, Director, and Founder of the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program before launching his consulting practice. He teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and he has been a Visiting Professor of Clinical Practice at the Boston University School of Theology.
Bob specializes in assisting individuals and groups seeking to manage conflicts in highly sensitive, emotional, or difficult situations and has a special interest in working with faith communities around their most difficult conversations. He is the co-author of two books: Designing Systems and Processes for Managing Disputes, 2d. Edition (2019) and The Handbook of Dispute Resolution (2005) and is currently writing Conflict Resilience: How to Change When You Can’t Change People (2024) with Joel Salinas, MD. He has also published articles in leading journals including the Harvard Business Review, the Harvard Law Review, America, & The National Catholic Reporter.
Bob is active in his home church community, The Paulist Center in Boston, where he is an elected member of the Pastoral Council. He also is a frequent speaker in the Pastor’s Toolkit program offered by Leadership Roundtable. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board for the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Empathy in International Affairs, on the Board of Directors for Seeds of Peace, & as a Senior Advisor to the National Institute for Civil Discourse.
Bob earned his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and his A.B., summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College. You can follow him on Twitter with the handle @bobbordone, or subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/3kvtpvhu.
Bob Bordone
Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School, Catholic Common Ground Initiative
Amy Uelmen
Lecturer & Special Advisor to the Dean, Georgetown Law School; Senior Research Fellow at Berkley Center on Religion, Peace and World Affairs
Sister Teresa Maya, CCVI
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Sister Teresa Maya is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio since 1994. Her education ministry has spanned several decades: she has served as teacher, history professor, administrator, and speaker. She has passion for formation of ministers for Hispanics/Latinas/os in the United States. She has a commitment to life-long learning and a strong conviction in the future of consecrated life. Sister Teresa got her B.A. at Yale University, her M.A. at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley and the Ph.D. in El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City. She served in the leadership of her religious institute and on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) presidency from 2016-19. She currently accompanies other religious congregations as facilitator and consultant.
Sr. Teresa Maya, CCVI
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Dr. Carolyn Woo coordinated and facilitated the Vatican Dialogues for Energy Transition in 2018, 2019 and 2021. She currently serves on the corporate boards of AON (UK), Arabesque (Germany) and on the International Advisory Group of Equinor (Norway). Former corporate board service includes five publicly traded companies in utilizes, community banking, pharmaceutical distribution, electronic retail, and automotive manufacturing. Nonprofit boards, past and present, have included universities, K12 education, large health system, faith-based media, and leadership development institute.
Carolyn served Catholic Relief Services as CEO from 2012 to 2016. CRS undertakes humanitarian relief and sustainable development in over one hundred countries serving over a hundred million people each year. CRS designs and implements over a thousand programs annually to reduce poverty, diminish risk and foster prosperity. The areas include emergency relief, micro-finance, health systems, childhood development, education, agricultural productivity, empowerment of women, refugees resettlement, peace-building, and capacity building of partners and beneficiaries, and impact assessment.
From 1997 to 2011, Carolyn served as dean of the Mendoza College at the University of Notre Dame and zeroed in on the quality of teaching, curricula innovations, placement of students and embedding ethics in all business disciplines. She was elected the first female chair of AACSB International (accreditation association for business schools worldwide) and led the launch of the Principles for Responsible Management program with the United Nations.
Carolyn Woo received her Bachelors’, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees from Purdue University. In 2013, Dr. Woo was cited by Foreign Policy as one of the five hundred Most Powerful People on the Planet and one of only thirty-three in the category “ a force for good.”
Dr. Carolyn Woo
Retired CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS); Former Dean of University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business
Kathleen McChesney
Chief Executive Officer of Kinsale Consulting; Co-Editor of "Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church — A Decade of Crisis"
Casey Stanton
Co-Director, Discerning Deacons
Alexandra Carroll
Communications Manager for Social Mission, Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy serves as the executive director of Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN). In partnership with the board and staff, she has developed the last two comprehensive strategic plans which include an emphasis on partnerships, growth initiatives, and broadening CMN’s impact.
Krisanne brings more than 25 years of experience working in national level, faith-based policy advocacy organizations. She has been quoted in sources such as the New York Times, CNN, America Magazine, Crux, National Catholic Reporter, EWTN News Nightly, and featured on JustLove Radio on Sirius XM.
Prior to CMN, for more than a decade Krisanne served as senior church relations staff at Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Krisanne is co-author of Advocating for Justice: An Evangelical Vision for Transforming Systems and Structures, published by Baker Academic.
From 2003 to 2005, Krisanne served as the executive director of Witness for Peace, a politically independent, faith-based national grassroots organization committed to promoting peace, justice, and non-violence in U.S. foreign policy. In the late '90s, Krisanne worked at the Latin America Working Group, one of the nation's longest standing religious coalitions dedicated to a just foreign policy in the region. In 1994, Krisanne served for one year in a faith-based domestic service program working alongside migrant farmworkers in Woodburn, Oregon.
She has a Masters in Theology degree from Boston College (formerly Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts). Krisanne, her husband Jay, and their three children reside in Washington, DC.
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy
Executive Director, Catholic Mobilizing Network
Vicente Del Real is the founder of Iskali, and has a Masters in Pastoral Arts from Catholic Theological Union . He teaches part time at the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University in Chicago. Vicente is recipient of the Bishop Quarter Award by the Archdiocese of Chicago for his work with young people and the impact iskali's ministry in the catholic community. Vicente was recognized as part of 2020’s class of 40 under 40, by name by Negocios Now, a national award-winning Hispanic business publication, that recognizes 40 leaders and entrepreneurs in the Hispanic community under the age of 40 in the Chicagoland.
Over the past ten years, Vicente has been able to impact the lives of hundreds of young Latinos who have benefited from Iskali’s many programs including retreats, small-group communities, leadership development initiatives ,scholarship program, and a mentorship program . Vicente believes in the potential of young people and is actively filling the gap in resources aimed at supporting first, second and third generation immigrants. He is passionate about helping these young people pursue higher education and so recently launched a mentorship program and scholarship fund. Vicente desires that Iskali is a welcoming community where young people feel accepted, believed in, and encouraged to become transformative leaders. Under his leadership Iskali today is one of the leading organizations in young adult ministry with Latinos in the Nation.
Vicente Del Real
Founder and Executive Director, Iskali
John Cannon founded SENT to fuel Catholic entrepreneurs to address pressing human and spiritual needs through integration of world-class business insight and deep spiritual practice. Prior to SENT, John founded and ran a boutique management consulting practice, where he advised for-profit and NGO clients in diverse sectors on growth and financial strategy. As an investment banker for Wells Fargo, he was part of the Leveraged Finance deal team that closed a $1.2B financing for an energy client. He is a former Policy Advisor to the Governor of Alabama and also spent seven years in monastic life as a Carmelite, an ancient Catholic religious order, where he prayed, taught spirituality, and worked in a variety of ministries. John received a BBA (Finance) and BA (Political Science) from the University of Notre Dame, a Masters in Politics & IR from Oxford University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MA in Philosophy from Mount Angel Seminary and MA in Theology from Franciscan University Steubenville. He spent a year researching the lives of 50 renewal leaders in Catholic Church history to identify their common characteristics, about which he hopes to share with the SENT Community.
John Cannon
Founder, SENT Ventures
British Robinson
President and Chief Executive Officer at the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
British A. Robinson is a transformative, visionary leader and social entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience spearheading initiatives in international and domestic health, corporate social responsibility, public-private partnerships, government relations, advocacy, and policy.
In her current role as the President and CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Robinson leads the Foundation’s efforts using technology and innovative programming to build a stronger, more equitable America through literacy.
Robinson previously served as Founding CEO of the Women’s Heart Alliance, and in key leadership positions at Women for Women International and Susan G. Komen. Her tenure at the U.S. Department of State included partnership building efforts for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Secretary Clinton’s Office of Global Women’s Issues. She also spent more than a decade in leadership roles at the U.S. Jesuit Conference, first as Deputy Director for Jesuit Refugee Services/USA, and then as National Director for the Office of Social and International Ministries.
Robinson holds a master’s degree in government from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in public policy and business administration from George Washington University, and has received an honorary doctorate from Fairfield University. She serves on the boards of the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, Leadership Roundtable, and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group; the advisory councils of First Book, Inter-American Foundation, and Worldreader; the advisory board of Arlington Partners International; and on the Brain Trust for the XPRIZE Racial Equity Alliance.
British Robinson
President and Chief Executive Officer at Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
2022 Schedule of Events
SEPTEMBER 21
| Time | |
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| 5:00 PM | Registration Opens |
| 6:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
SEPTEMBER 22
| Time | |
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| 7:00 AM | Registration Opens |
| 8:00 AM | Mass Begins |
| 9:30 AM | Summit Begins with Opening Keynote |
| 7:00 PM | J. Donald Monan, SJ Distinguished Catholic Philanthropy Medal Award Ceremony and Dinner |
SEPTEMBER 23
| Time | |
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| 9:00 AM | Summit Resumes with Session 3 |
| 4:00 PM | Summit Concludes |
Additional Details
All meals are provided. If you need any dietary accommodations,
please email summit@leadershiproundtable.org
Welcome Reception dress is casual.
Summit dress is business casual.
Monan Medal Ceremony dress is semi-formal.
Hotel and Travel Info
HOTEL
A special rate has been reserved for Catholic Partnership Summit attendees at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., located at 2401 M St NW, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Click below to reserve your room online. Your special rate will automatically apply. Be sure to make your reservations early if you should need to book for additional nights. Parking is available nearby for an additional fee.
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Call 202-429-2400 or 800-441-1414.
Say that you are with Leadership Roundtable's Summit.
The deadline to book a hotel room in our block is September 7th.
For hotel questions, contact Susan Hernandez at 908-451-0725 or susan@be-eventproductions.com
TRAVEL
If Traveling By Air
- Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) is the recommended airport for traveling to the Catholic Partnership Summit.
- It is about a 25 minute drive via taxi or rideshare from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the Fairmont Hotel.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is also connected directly to Metro's Yellow and Blue Lines. Follow the signs to the covered walkways and into the station. To reach the Fairmont Hotel, take the Blue Line and continue to the Foggy Bottom-GWU station. From the Metro Station, it is about a half-mile walk to the Fairmont Hotel.
- Dulles International Airport (IAD) is about a 30 minute drive to the Fairmont Hotel via taxi or rideshare. MetroBus and MetroRail are also available.
- MetroBus: When coming from Dulles International Airport, you can connect to MetroRail using MetroBus. The 5A Bus takes you from the airport to the Rosslyn MetroRail station on the Orange, Silver and Blue Lines with just one stop in between. To find out when the bus leaves the airport, see the 5A schedule HERE.
- Express Bus: You can also take the Silver Line Express bus to the Wiehle-Reston East MetroRail station on the Silver Line. To find out when the Silver Line Express bus operates and its cost, go to the Silver Line Express site.
- From either the Rosslyn Station or the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station, take the Silver line to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Station.
- Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) is about an hour drive to the Fairmont Hotel via taxi or rideshare.
If Traveling By Rail
- AMTRAK: Take the AMTRAK train to Union Station. From Union Station, you can take a taxi or rideshare to the Fairmont Hotel, or you can take the Metro via the Red Line.
- MetroRail:
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- Silver/Orange/Blue Lines: The nearest Metro stop to the Fairmont Hotel on the Silver, Orange or Blue Metro lines is the Foggy Bottom-GWU Station. It is about a half-mile walk from the Station to the Hotel.
- Red Line: The nearest Metro stop to the Fairmont Hotel on the Red Line is the Dupont Circle Station. The Fairmont Hotel is about a 0.6 mile walk from the station.
- Visit the WMATA Website to view Metro schedules and maps and to obtain a Metro card. You can view Metro’s New Rider guide HERE.
Our 2022 Sponsors
Our mission at Leadership Roundtable is to promote best practices and accountability in the management, finances, communications, and human resources development of the Catholic Church in the U.S., including greater incorporation of the expertise of the laity. Our generous sponsors enable us to fulfill our mission and serve as ministry of hope to the Catholic Church.
Thank you to those individuals and organizations that make our annual Catholic Partnership Summit possible!
Presenting Sponsors
Geoffrey T. Boisi
Benefactor Sponsors
Dan & Kathleen Denihan
Elizabeth McCaul & Frank Ingrassia
Patron Sponsors
Dee & Kevin Conway
Healey Family Foundation
Kenneth & Elaine Langone
Peggy & Gene McQuade
Dominic A. Tarantino
Catholic leader sponsors
The Catholic Health Association of the United States
Kevin K. Carton
Partner Sponsors
CAPTRUST Advisors
CCS Fundraising
Loyola University Chicago
ParishSOFT
The Pontifical Mission Societies in the U.S.
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
Seton Hall University
Individual Sponsors
Archdiocese of Louisville
Association of U.S. Catholic Priests
Rev. John P. Beal, JCD
Stephanie & Michael Brough
Kerry Robinson & Michael Cappello
Barbara Anne Cusack, JCD
The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage
John & Maureen Hurley
J. Donald Monan, SJ Distinguished Catholic Philanthropy Medal
The J. Donald Monan, SJ Distinguished Catholic Philanthropy Medal seeks to thank and inspire philanthropists of the Catholic Faith who emulate and personify the vision, character, creativity, and commitment to excellence of the late Rev. J. Donald Monan of the Society of Jesus.
The Monan Medal is conferred annually to Catholic philanthropists who have invested generously and faithfully in the Catholic Church’s work to lead through exemplary temporal affairs, and who’s giving reflects Fr. Monan’s deeply held belief in collaborative excellence and partnership.
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