
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