Leadership

麻豆社madou Executive Team

  • Rev. Francis J. Hoffman 鈥� Chairman and CEO
  • Preston Allex 鈥� CFO
  • Josh Raymond 鈥� VP of Programming
  • Karin Freihammer 鈥� VP of Development
  • Val Mlnarik 鈥� VP of Human Resources
  • Rich Pieczynski 鈥� VP of Marketing and Communications

Board of Directors

Episcopal Advisory Council

  • The Most Rev. William P. Callahan, Bishop of La Crosse
  • The Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco
  • The Most Rev. Robert P. Deeley, Bishop of Portland
  • The Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of Venice
  • The Most Rev. John F. Doerfler, Bishop of Marquette
  • The Most Rev. Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles
  • The Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul-Minneapolis
  • The Most Rev. Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison
  • The Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki, Archbishop of Milwaukee
  • The Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore
  • The Most Rev. Robert J. McClory, Bishop of Gary
  • The Most Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of Belleville
  • His Eminence Se谩n Patrick Cardinal O鈥橫alley, Archbishop of Boston
  • The Most Rev. Thomas J. Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois
  • The Most Rev. Steven J. Raica, Bishop of Birmingham
  • The Most Rev. David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay
  • The Most Rev. Larry R. Silva, Bishop of Honolulu
  • The Most Rev. Oscar A. Solis, Bishop of Salt Lake City
  • The Most Rev. Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento
  • The Most Rev. George Leo Thomas, Bishop of Las Vegas
  • His Eminence Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark
  • The Most Rev. James S. Wall, Bishop of Gallup
  • The Most Rev. Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of Miami

Board of Director Biographies

Robert B. Atwell is the founding CEO of Nicolet Bankshares, an $8B NYSE traded company (NIC). He has听over 40 years of experience as a Wisconsin banker. He is a graduate of Beloit College (鈥�80) and the Yale听School of Management (鈥�83).鈥�

鈥婤ob is Director of Ariens Company, Great Northern Corporation and three other privately held听companies.听He serves on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and the Board of 麻豆社madou.

John C. Feltl听is Chief Executive Officer of Feltl and Company, a securities brokerage and investment bank,听which he co-founded in 2002.听 Since 2005, Mr. Feltl has been Chairman of Key Community Bank in Inver听Grove Heights, Minnesota.听 Mr. Feltl is President Emeritus of the Twin Cities Chapter of听Legatus.听 Mr. Feltl听earned a BA in Management from Saint John鈥檚 University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1993.听 In 1999, he听earned听a Masters of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul,听Minnesota.听 He also听holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.听 He married his wife Jennifer in听1996, and they have听been blessed with six children.

Most Reverend Jos茅 H. Gomez听is the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the nation鈥檚 largest Catholic community. In his听ministry, Archbishop Gomez encourages people to follow Jesus Christ with joy and simplicity of life, seeking to听serve God and their neighbors in their ordinary daily activities.鈥嬧赌�

For nearly two decades, Archbishop Gomez has been a voice of compassion and reason on moral and spiritual听issues in American public life and culture. He has played a leading role in the Catholic Church鈥檚 efforts to promote听immigration reform and is author of the 2013 book,听.鈥�

Archbishop Gomez has recently completed serving a three-year term as President of the United States Conference听of Catholic Bishops, a post he assumed in November 2019. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI personally selected him to听participate in a month-long 鈥渟ynod鈥� or meeting of the world鈥檚 bishops on the 鈥淣ew Evangelization for the听Transmission of the Christian Faith.鈥� In 2015, Archbishop Gomez was selected to represent the United States听Catholic Bishops at the World Meeting of Families and the Synod of Bishops on 鈥淭he Vocation and Mission of the听Family in the Church and in the Contemporary World.鈥� In 2018, his brother bishops also selected him to represent听them at the 2018 Synod of Bishops on 鈥淵oung People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.鈥�

Archbishop Gomez urges every Catholic, in all walks of life, to assume responsibility for the mission of the Catholic听Church. He has worked to promote marriage and the family and vocations to the priesthood. He has been听instrumental in promoting the leadership of Hispanics and women in the Church and in American society, as a听founding member of the听听and听听(Educating on the Nature and Dignity听of Women).鈥�

Archbishop Gomez is a native of Monterrey, Mexico, and a naturalized American citizen. Prior to becoming听Archbishop of Los Angeles, he served as Archbishop of San Antonio (2005鈥�2010) and Auxiliary Bishop of Denver听(2001鈥�2005).鈥�

He holds a doctorate degree in theology (S.T.D.), as well as undergraduate degrees in accounting, philosophy and听theology. He speaks and writes often on issues in the Church and American society. Among his books听are:听听(Our Sunday Visitor, 2009) and听听(Basilica, 2008).鈥�

He has contributed introductions and essays to numerous books, including:听Glorifying Christ:听 The Life of Cardinal听Francis E. George, O.M.I.听by Michael R. Heinlein (Our Sunday Visitor, 2023);听Catholic Leadership for Civil Society:听A Practical Guide on Authentic Lay Leadership听by Cristofer Pereyra and Erin Monnin (2022);听Unleashing听Hope:听 The Biography of Venerable Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed听Sacrament听by Sister Timothy Marie听Kennedy, O.C.D. (Sophia, 2022);听Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood, by Michael R. Heinlein (Our Sunday听Visitor, 2021);听, by Raniero听Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. (Liturgical Press, 2020);听, by Father Gustavo Castillo (Institute of Priestly Formation, 2019);听, by Father James Murphy (Ignatius, 2019);听,听by Sister Timothy Marie Kennedy, O.C.D. (Sophia,听2019);听,听ed. Matthew Kelly (Beacon, 2018);听God with Us:听The Story of Jesus as Told by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John听by Fundacion Ram贸n听笔补苍茅听(Loyola,听2017); 听听4th ed., by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted (St. Benedict, 2016);听, by David Scott (Sophia, 2016);听,听by Anthony Lilles (Sophia, 2016);听, ed. Lance听Richey and Adam DeVille (Solidarity Hall, 2015);听, ed. Elizabeth Dias (Time, 2015);听,听by Michel听Remery听(Ignatius, 2015);听,听by Deacon James Keating (Paulist, 2015);听, by听Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Mike Aquilina (Image, 2014);听, by Ruben Quezada (Ignatius, 2012);听,听ed.听Hosffman听Ospino (Convivium, 2010).鈥�

His writings have been published in the Vatican newspaper,听L鈥橭sservatore Romano, The Wall Street Journal,听CNN.com, Huffington Post, Vital Speeches of the Day, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, La听Opinion, First Things, The New York Post, National Catholic Register, and elsewhere.

Joel A. Hazzard听has over 37 years of operational, sales, product marketing, engineering and business experience at听the senior management level with organizations such as Manufacturers鈥� Services Limited, AT&T, NCR Corporation, and听Comten.听鈥�

In January 2002, Mr. Hazzard joined Constant Force Technology L.L.C. (CFT) as President and COO. In his two and a听half years, he led CFT from concept to profitability, doubling the size of the company year over year and increasing its听value by over 30 times the initial investment. In October 2004, he assumed the responsibility of merging CFT into听Ergotron.鈥�

Under Joel鈥檚 leadership as CEO and President, Ergotron quickly became a highly successful innovator of mass market听products, resulting in eight consecutive record years of growth and profitability with a value increase of more than $455听MM.听 He was chosen as Upper Midwest winner of the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the听Consumer Products Category for 2009.听 In 2010, he successfully led the marketing and sale of Ergotron, which听culminated in its acquisition by Nortek Inc. in December 2010. Joel retired in January 2013.鈥�

Joel is a recent addition to the Net Ministries board and also a board member of Winsted, a Console Furniture and听Equipment OEM. Joel was also recently elected as President of the Men鈥檚 Society at St. Isabel Parish in Sanibel听Florida.鈥�

Joel and his wife Heidi are involved in several charities, including Pro-Life Pregnancy Clinics, Options for Women Tri-County, Net Ministries, and 麻豆社madou. They started Osceola Service For Life Day (OSFLD) in 2013, which has听produced over 2.1 million meals benefiting starving children around the world, awarded 74 scholarships to Osceola High听School students, and contributed annually to over 40 different high school sports, clubs (band, etc.) and events.鈥�

Joel and Heidi live on Big Lake, Wisconsin, where they enjoy abundant family time, waterskiing, bicycling and growing听in their Faith. They are active members of St. Isabel Catholic Church in Sanibel, Florida during the winter months and听St. Joseph Catholic Church in Osceola, Wisconsin during the Spring, Summer and Fall. They have two awesome听children, Hannah and Tucker, and a wonderful daughter-in-law, Stephanie Hazzard.

The son of the late Bernard and Helen Clark Hebda, the听Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda听was born on September 3,听1959 in Pittsburgh, PA.鈥�

He attended Resurrection Elementary School in Brookline, PA, and graduated from South Hills Catholic High School in听Pittsburgh.听 He continued his education at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in听1980 followed by a juris doctor degree from the Columbia University School of Law in 1983.听 He was admitted to the Bar of听the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1983 and worked as an associate in the law firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay.鈥�

In 1984, he enrolled at St. Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh and pursued the required studies in philosophy at Duquesne听University before being sent to North American College in Rome in 1985 where he completed his theological studies and听earned his S.T.B. from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1988.鈥�

He was ordained a deacon on April 6, 1989 at St. Peter鈥檚 Basilica in Rome by Archbishop John Quinn, and was ordained to听the priesthood by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl on July 1, 1989 in St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh.听 After his ordination, he听served briefly as Parochial Vicar Pro Tem at Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Elwood City, PA, before听returning to Rome to complete his licentiate in canon law, which he received in 1990 from the Pontifical Gregorian听University.听

Upon returning from Pittsburgh, Fr. Hebda served in the bishop鈥檚 office as Master of Ceremonies (1990-1992), in team听ministry at Prince of Peace Parish on Pittsburgh鈥檚 South Side (1992-1995), and as director of campus ministry at the听Slippery Rock University Newman Center (1995-1996).

In 1996, he was appointed to work in the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts in Rome.听 In 2003, St. John Paul II named听him Undersecretary of the Council.听 While he was in Rome, he also served as an adjunct spiritual director at the North听American College and as a confessor for the postulants of the Missionaries of Charity (founded by Saint Mother Teresa) and听for the Sisters of that community working at a home for unwed mothers.鈥�

He was named Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord on October 7, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.听 His Episcopal听ordination took place on December 1, 2009.听 On September 24, 2013, Pope Francis named Bishop Hebda Coadjutor听Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark.听 On June 15, 2015, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the听Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. On March 24, 2016, Pope Francis named him Archbishop-Designate of Saint听Paul and Minneapolis. Archbishop Hebda鈥檚 Installation Mass took place on Friday, May 13, 2016, the Feast of Our Lady of听Fatima, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul.鈥�

Rev. Francis J. Hoffman (Fr. Rocky)听has been serving as CEO of 麻豆社madou庐听since 2010 and听Chairman since 2021. 麻豆社madou broadcasts听on over 206 AM & FM stations reaching 41 states and a听potential 270,000,000 persons.听The 麻豆社madou app is the number one FREE Catholic radio app, with听over 1 million downloads in all 50 states and 192 countries around the world. The monthly 麻豆社madou听audience through social media platforms is 4.6 million unique persons with 30 million impressions.鈥�

Ordained as a priest for Opus Dei in 1992, Fr. Hoffman is a noted author and speaker and has appeared on听the major radio and television networks. He is the author of six books, including 鈥淢ary at the Crossroads of听History鈥�, 鈥淭he听Memorare听Moment鈥�, 鈥淢arriage Insurance鈥�, and 鈥淭reasures of the Rosary鈥�, with hundreds of听thousands of copies in circulation.听 His 鈥淟enten Lessons on the Mass鈥� and 鈥淐atholic 101鈥� videos have been听viewed millions of times.听 Fr Hoffman is the host of the 鈥淔amily Rosary Across America鈥� which gathers tens听of thousands of the faithful each evening to pray the rosary.听 It is known as the 鈥淗appiest Half Hour of the听Day.鈥澨鼿e has a BA in History from Northwestern University, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and听a doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.鈥�

Prior to his assignment at 麻豆社madou, Fr. Hoffman was chaplain of Northridge Prep School in Chicago,听and served in the rural highlands of Michoacan, Mexico for fifteen summers. Before the priesthood, Fr. Hoffman worked in Sales for Inland Steel Company, and later in tax and audit for Crowe, Chizek and听Company, CPAs.

The youngest of six sons,听Bishop Donald J. Hying听was born in West Allis, WI, on August 18,听1963. He attended St. Aloysius and Immaculate Heart of Mary grade schools, and Brookfield听Central High School. Bishop Hying received his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and听his master’s degree from St. Francis Seminary.

On May 20, 1989, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. His first priestly听assignment was as a parochial vicar for St. Anthony Parish, Menomonee Falls, from 1989 to 1994. He served as Team Member for La Sagrada Familia听Parroquia听in the Dominican Republic from听1994鈥�1997. He returned to the United States and served as the parochial administrator of St. Peter听Parish (1998), then as the parochial vicar of St. Anthony Parish, Milwaukee (1998鈥�1999). He was听appointed pastor of Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Milwaukee (1999鈥�2005) then, in 2006, served听as the parochial administrator of St. Augustine Parish, Milwaukee. He served as the Dean of听Formation at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary (2005鈥�2007), and was appointed the rector of St.听Francis de Sales Seminary (2007鈥�2011).

On May 26, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Donald Hying the Titular Bishop of听Regiae听and听Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He was consecrated a bishop on July 20, 2011听by Most Reverend Jerome Edward Listecki, Archbishop of Milwaukee.

On November 24, 2014, His Holiness, Pope Francis, appointed Bishop Hying as the Fourth Bishop听of Gary, IN. Bishop Hying’s installation in the Diocese of Gary took place on January 6, 2015. On听April 25, 2019, His Holiness, Pope Francis, appointed Most Rev. Donald J. Hying the Fifth Bishop听of Madison, WI, and his installation took place on June 25, 2019.

Bishop Hying serves as the Episcopal Liaison for the National Association of Catholic Chaplains听and as Episcopal Advisor to the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He is also a member of the听United States Conference of Catholic Bishops鈥� Committee on Pro-Life Activities, the Committee on听Catholic Education, and the Catholic Relief Services Board of Directors.

A broadcast veteran of nearly 40 years, Mike Kendall is currently Chief Content Officer for听Sarkes听Tarzian, Inc.,听a private, independent broadcast company with TV stations in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) and Reno, NV (CBS)听and a total of eight AM/FM radio stations in Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and Bloomington, Indiana.鈥�

Mike is a graduate of Indiana University, receiving his B.A. in Communications in 1987.鈥�

His broadcast career began in earnest during a college internship at CBS in Chicago where he gained valuable听experience in both radio and television broadcasting. During his junior year in college, Mike was hired as an air听talent at WTTS-FM in Bloomington, Indiana.听 That resulted in a decade of employment with听Sarkes听Tarzian,听Inc. including management positions as Music Director and Program Director for their radio properties in听Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.鈥嬧赌�

In 1998, Mike returned to Chicago to take on employment at Big City Radio, Inc. and later Clear Channel听Communications (now iHeart). This included on-air and management positions at WXXY-FM and WLIT-FM听among work on other stations in the market.听 During this period, Mike was also in high demand as a freelance听voice-over artist with work for corporate firms such as Volkswagen, Audi, Levi Strauss and Marriott Hotels. 听He听also served as a broadcast instructor at the Illinois Media School, a national, post-secondary broadcast college听based in Chicago.鈥嬧赌�

From 2004 through 2023, Mike was employed at 麻豆社madou serving in a variety of management positions,听most recently Executive VP/Programming, helping to build the largest Catholic radio network in the country with听over 200 owned and operated stations and affiliates as of 2023.鈥�

Mike has served on numerous boards, including 15 years of service on the Board of Directors with Catholic听Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, chairing the Marketing Committee for three years and completing a 5-year assignment as Chair of the Northwest Region Board of Advisors. He has also been on the Board of听Advisors for the Illinois Media School, helping to develop its curriculum and advance its career services听department. 听Prior to becoming its Chief Content Officer in 2023, Mike also held a seat on the Board of听Directors at听Sarkes听Tarzian, Inc. for two years.鈥�

Mike, his wife Traci and their two college-age daughters are parishioners of St. Thomas of Villanova in听suburban Palatine.听 In his free time, Mike is often found enjoying long bike rides or happily struggling with his听golf game on the course.听 He is an avid sports fan and enjoys reading, particularly non-fiction books on history,听politics and culture.


Julie J. Kraemer听is a former investment banker for Citibank with a background in finance,听accounting, and marketing. Currently, she serves as a director of the Lumen Christi Institute,听Catholic Relief Services, FOCUS, the University of Notre Dame Keough School, Mundelein听Seminary,听and Regnum听Christi. Originally from the Minneapolis鈥揝t. Paul area, Mrs. Kraemer听earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Economics and English from Lawrence University, and a graduate听degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.听

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Bruce J. Lachenauer听has extensive experience in building leadership teams and boards of听directors for companies in the fast-moving technology industry, acquired over a 25+ year career in听the executive search industry with Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a $2 billion American multinational听human capital leadership consulting company, and industry leaders Spencer Stuart and Heidrick &听Struggles.听 Mr. Lachenauer now leads his own firm, The Gaudium Group.听 Earlier in his career he听worked in investment banking and private equity, after a starting his career with IBM.

Bruce has held a number of senior executive leadership roles during his career in executive search,听including Managing Partner of the multi-million dollar Global Technology Systems Practice for Korn听Ferry, Managing Partner of the Southern California Region for Spencer Stuart, Partner-in-Charge of听Heidrick and Struggles Mexico and Director of Recruiting for Heidrick & Struggles鈥� digital recruiting听start-up. He has partnered with companies ranging from early-stage venture capital-backed firms to听Fortune 50 global sector leaders, in all regions of the world. Earlier in his career, Bruce served as听Chief Executive Officer for a private equity funded company he helped acquire.

In addition to advising both publicly-traded and privately-held company boards of directors, Bruce听served as a founding board director of OCTANE (a non-for-profit business launch pad that has听helped create hundreds of companies and thousands of jobs), founding director of an independent听Catholic grade school and as a member of the religion committee of an independent Catholic high听school. Bruce is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics, and听Harvard Business School, where he earned an M.B.A.

Neal E. McNamara听is the co-founder and CEO of Virtas Partners, a boutique transaction听services听and听accounting advisory consulting firm.听Prior to co-founding Virtas, Neal led a $200M M&A and Accounting听business for a $25B international听consulting firm, personally serving clients including ABB, Abbott, BP,听Caesars, Credit Suisse, Delphi,听Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Swiss Air Group and United听Technologies.

Neal obtained a B.S. in Accounting from Missouri State graduating with a 4.0 GPA. He is a CPA and听was awarded the Silver Medal in 1998 for the 2nd highest score on the CPA exam in Missouri.

Neal is married with four children -Brennan (18), Madelyn (15), Kathryn (11) & Benjamin (9). He is a听member听of Queen of All Saints parish in Chicago and is a lector, minister of communion and served on the听Finance听Committee. He has also previously served on the Parish Council, annual fundraising committee,听and听was on听the executive council for the 2016 capital campaign. Neal was the founding President of听the听Legatus听Downtown chapter, is a St. Joseph Society member of 麻豆社madou and he and his wife听(Susanne) have听supported 麻豆社madou for close to a decade. He also competes every year at a national听level in amateur cycling events.

Kevin J. P. O鈥橦ara听is the father of three children 鈥� Seamas Xavier, Daniel Liam and Sophia Mariah 鈥� and听live in the Jackson Hole area in the Cowboy State of Wyoming.听 They have previously lived in Winnetka and听Glenview, IL. He also has experience living and working in Washington, DC, NYC, Denver and Boston, and听Eastern Europe.鈥嬧赌�

O鈥橦ara was born in the Big Apple. His family ultimately migrated “West” to the Chicago suburbs where听he听attended and graduated from St. Phillip the Apostle (grammar) School and Loyola Academy. He ultimately听matriculated and graduated with a BA and JD, respectively, from the University of Chicago and Georgetown听University Law Center.

O鈥橦ara has worked in several industries; primarily, financial services and technology. As part of these听experiences, he has served as a member on the Board of Directors with several private and public听companies. He also has served on the Board of Trustees with several charitable and not-for-profit听institutions. Because of his legal background and above experiences, he possesses a deep understanding听of regulation and governance.

He has been blessed with a very successful and diverse career in business, law/regulation, technology,听international, angel investing, entrepreneurship, and postgraduate-level teaching. He is mission-driven and听passionate and gravitates toward creative and entrepreneurial opportunities. In addition, he has built a听record of character, integrity, and transparency in business and with government regulators, policy and law-makers. His forte is understanding the dynamic confluence and interplay of law/regulation, technology and听business, and, therein: (a) identifying new opportunities; and (b) restructuring older models; and, then听implementing through leadership and elbow grease.

His Catholic faith is extremely important to him and his family. They are active members of Our Lady of the听Mountains Church in Jackson, WY, and were active members of the Sacred Heart Parish in Winnetka, IL, for听many years prior to that. He established and is principal of a charitable family trust which is active in听supporting education and inner-city opportunities, among other things.

The Most Reverend David L. Ricken听was ordained in the Diocese of Pueblo, CO in Sept. 1980. His first听appointment was associate pastor at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Five years later, he became听administrator of Holy Rosary Parish and diocesan vice chancellor.鈥�

In 1989, Bishop received his Licentiate degree (J.C.L.) in Canon Law from Pontifical Gregorian University听and was appointed vocation director and vicar for ministry formation. Three years later, he was named听diocesan chancellor. In 1996, Bishop was nominated an official of the Congregation for Clergy in Rome.鈥�

On Jan. 6, 2000, he was ordained to the episcopacy, becoming the Diocese of Cheyenne鈥檚 seventh听鈥�leader. During his tenure, Bishop was a founding member of Wyoming Catholic College.

Bishop Ricken was installed the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, on Aug. 28, 2008.鈥� Bishop is a member of the USCCB and serves on the Bishops鈥� Advisory Council for the Institute for Priestly Formation and Catholic Mutual Relief Society. He also serves on various local and national听鈥�boards and committees.

Monsignor James Patrick Shea听has served as president of the University of Mary since 2009.鈥�

The oldest of eight children, Monsignor Shea grew up on a dairy and grain farm near Hazelton,听North Dakota. He began his undergraduate work at Jamestown College, majoring in English and听history. He then entered the seminary for the Diocese of Bismarck, earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree听and a pontifical master鈥檚 degree (licentiate) in philosophy at the Catholic University of America in听Washington, D.C. He studied classical Greek at the University of Texas at Austin and continued听at the Vatican鈥檚 North American College, studying theology at the Gregorian and Lateran听universities in Rome. He has studied management at the University of Chicago鈥檚 Graduate听School of Business and is also an alumnus of the Institutes for Higher Education at the Graduate听School of Education, Harvard University.鈥�

In addition to his service on the 麻豆社madou Board of Directors, Monsignor Shea serves on the boards of Saint John Vianney Seminary in Denver, the Association of Benedictine Colleges听and Universities, and the Northern Sun Conference of the NCAA. He has been a member of the听National Advisory Council to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. For the State of听North Dakota, he has served on the Governor鈥檚 Commission on Education Improvement and the听Attorney General鈥檚 Task Force on Human Trafficking.听鈥�

鈥�Monsignor served as chairman of the Catholic Identity Committee on the Board of Directors for听FOCUS: the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. He is a Fourth Degree Knight of听Columbus and a Knight Commander of the Holy听Sepulchre of Jerusalem.鈥�

Deeply committed to the education and formation of young people, Monsignor Shea is a priest of听the Diocese of Bismarck.

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Peter Spingola听is the co-founder of the Chapman Spingola law firm (www.chapmanspingola.com) where he听focuses largely on intellectual property and technology litigation and transactions. He also handles complex听commercial litigation involving securities and common law fraud, shareholder appraisal litigation, banking,听contract, real estate, and employment matters.

With more than 25 years of legal practice, Peter has extensive experience as trial counsel in both jury and听bench trials, as well as arbitrations, and practices in various state and federal venues across the country.

Peter is a member of the United States District Court Trial Bar, received the AV Preeminent Peer Review听Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since听2012.

Prior to co-founding Chapman Spingola in 2004, Peter was a member of the Kirkland & Ellis LLP law firm,听where he focused on technology litigation and transactions for Fortune 100 companies.

Peter鈥檚 education includes a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law (Order of the Coif,听Chicago-Kent Law听Review听and National Trial Advocacy Team) and a B.A. from Dartmouth College.

In addition to his legal work, Peter serves on the Board of Directors for Time Bank.听鈥�Peter and his wife Maura have three children: James (17), EJ (16) and Mary Clare (15). The听Spingolas听have听been parishioners of St. Mary of the Angels in Chicago for more than 20 years.

Peter is very active in the local community and serves on several school boards and parish committees.

Madelyn听Tirpak听is a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Parish in Glenview, Illinois, along with her husband听Tom and their six children: John (17), Tim (15), Stephanie (13), Nicholas (11), Veronica (9) and Max (6).听Madelyn and Tom have been married for almost twenty years 鈥� the same time that they have been fans and听enthusiastic supporters of 麻豆社madou. Starting in the 1950s with their grandparents, their family has had听a special devotion to Divine Mercy and Saint Faustina and feel that 麻豆社madou has a special role in听spreading the Message of Divine Mercy.

Madelyn was born in northwest Poland. She has two master鈥檚 degrees: Sociology from Szczecin University,听and Family and Marriage Psychology from the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw. She has听worked as a counselor for Szczecin Helpline and The Women鈥檚 Center (Chicago). Presently, she is active in听the Respect Life and Youth Ministries of her parish and is the leader of American Heritage Girls Troop 1317听at Saint Alphonsus in Prospect Heights. As a Parish Ambassador for 麻豆社madou, she is always听promoting it among friends and neighbors, in the parish school and at a wide variety of parish and听community events.

Thomas R. Vorpahl听has served on the Board of Directors since 2006. He formerly served as Chief听Executive Officer from 2008-2010 and Chief Operating Officer from 2010-2018.鈥�

Tom worked in the cheese industry since 1969 and with Green Bay Cheese Company from 1980 to 2008.听He was named President of the company in 1990 and became majority owner and Chairman of the Board听鈥�in 1998.

Tom graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. degree in Food Science. He has served on the听board of directors for the Wisconsin Cheese Maker鈥檚 Association, the Wisconsin Specialty Cheese听Merchants Association, and the Catholic Radio Association (CRA).听 Tom is also a former member of the Young Presidents鈥� Organization (YPO) and The Executive Committee (TEC).鈥�

Tom鈥檚 current memberships include the Finance Council for the Diocese of Green Bay, Equestrian Knights听of the Holy Sepulcher, and听Legatus. He is currently active in Cursillo. Tom and his wife, Ann, belong to St.听Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish in Green Bay, WI. He has also served as a member of the parish council听and co-chair of the Advancing the Mission Stewardship Campaign. Tom and Ann have two children and听seven grandchildren.