Board of Advisors
His Eminence Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, D.D., S.T.D.
Chancellor
Archbishop of Chicago
Very Reverend John Kartje, S.T.D., Ph.D.
Rector/President
Mr. Thomas R. Kiley
Board of Advisors Chair, Lay Board Member
Chief Executive Officer – Great Lakes Advisors, LLC
Mr. Mike Bruni
Development Committee Chair, Lay Board Member
Partner – HPS Chicago
Mr. Robert J. Platt
Finance Committee Chair, Lay Board Member
President – Mostardi Platt
Ms. Amy Davidson
Nominating Committee Chair, Lay Board Member
Rev. Jacque Beltran, D.Min.
Ex Officio Board Member
Vice-rector
Mr. David Brochu
Lay Board Member
CEO – PureGen Power, LLC
Mrs. Marlene Byrne
Lay Board Member
CEO – Celtic Chicago, Inc.
Dr. Gerald M. Casey
Lay Board Member
Retired Physician
Mr. Jerome J. Claeys III
Lay Board Member
Retired Chairman – Heitman LLC
Mr. Patrick J. Coleman
Lay Board Member
President/CEO – Coleman Group Consulting
Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, D. Min.
Sending Bishop Member
Bishop of Joliet, IL
Mrs. Julie Jansen Kraemer
Lay Board Member
Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki, D.D., J.C.D.
Bishop Board Member
Archbishop of Milwaukee, WI
Ms. Meredith Siegfried Madden
Lay Board Member
CEO – Nordam Group Inc.
Dr. Peter Madden
Lay Board Member
Intensive Care Specialist – St. John’s Medical Center
Mr. William M. McErlean
Lay Board Member
Partner – Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Most Reverend Michael McGovern
Bishop Board Member
Bishop of Belleville, IL
Reverend Donald J. Nevins
Priest Board Member
Pastor – St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish
Mrs. Peggy Pandaleon
Lay Board Member
Formation Program Advisor – Word on Fire
Ms. Tonise Paul
Lay Board Member
Chairman – Energy BBDO
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Lay Board Member
Managing Director, Government & Labor Strategies – GCM Grosvenor
Most Reverend David L. Ricken, D.D., J.C.L.
Sending Bishop Member
Bishop of Green Bay, WI
Mr. Michael Rigali
Development Committee, Lay Board Member
Dr. Brian Schmisek
Ex Officio Board Member, Provost
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, D.D.
Sending Bishop Member
Bishop of Yakima, WA
Reverend Maina Waithaka, M.Div.
Ex Officio Board Member
Dean of Formation
Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak, J.C.D.
Sending Bishop Member
Bishop of Grand Rapids, MI
Reverend John (Jack) J. Wall
Priest Board Member
President – Catholic Extension
Most Reverend Edward J. Weisenburger, J.C.L.
Sending Bishop Member
Bishop of Tucson, AZ