Speakers
Thank you to our wonderful speakers and presenters who shared their gifts!
Sean Allen
Director of Young Adult & Campus Ministry
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Moving from Event-Focused Ministry to People-Focused Ministry
Jane Angha
Founder and Director
Ministry Blueprints
Aloha Hour: Hospitality
Jose J. Matos Auffant
Executive Director for Mission
St. Mary's University, San Antonio TX
Preparing college students for post-college life
Jennifer Baugh
Founder & Executive Director
Young Catholic Professionals
Engaging Young Professionals in the Life of the Church
James Baxter
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Exodus 90
New Ways of Thinking In Ministry
James Behan, Jr.
Associate Director for Young Adult Ministry and Marriage and Family Life
Archdiocese of New Orleans
House Keys & Wi-Fi Passwords: Creating A Parish Home for Young Adults
Michael Brough
Partner
Leadership Roundtable
Setting Standards for Performance, Engagement, And Follow Through
Pete Burak
Director
id
The Non-negotiables of Building Young Adult Community
Peter Blute
Vice President
Young Catholic Professionals
Engaging Young Professionals in the Life of the Church
Bishop Edward Burns
Diocese of Dallas
Daily Prayer Leader
Bishop Frank Caggiano
Diocese of Bridgeport
Inviting Young Adults into the Fabric of the Parish
Fr. Rafael Capó
VP for Mission and Ministry
St Thomas University
Developing Young Adult Leaders: Protagonists of the Mission
Armando Cervantes
Diocese of Orange in California
Bilingual Forum Translator
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Daily Prayer Leader
Nathan Crankfield
Founder & President
Seeking Excellence
Faithful & Fruitful: Having Productive and Reasonable Discourse on Racism
Father Nathan Cromly
President
Saint John Institute
The Catholic Parish, Seedbed for the Saints: How Young Adults Can Give Their Best to the Catholic Parish
Camille Cruz
Forum Keynote Panel
timone davis, DMin
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology
Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago
Multigenerational Ministry
Cynthia De León
Forum Keynote Panel
Rudy Dehaney
Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Northeast Catholic Community
Building an Anti-Racist Church- How to have the conversation in our ministry and parish
Lauren DeSmit
Program Coordinator
Bon Secours Young Adults
Ministry Life: How to Minister as a
Peer or Friend
Alessandro DiSanto
Co-Founder
Hallow
Catholic Meditation and Contemplative Prayer as the Foundation of All Catechesis
Kara Dixon
Forum Keynote Panel
Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C
Director
Catholic Apostolate Center
Accompaniment and Ministry with Young Adults Amid a Pandemic
Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP
Executive Director
Busted Halo
What Happens when I get a Question
I Don’t Know the Answer To?
Courtney Easter
ReCiL Young Adult Ministry
Multigenerational Ministry
Becky Eldredge
Spiritual Director, Retreat Facilitator, and Author
Finding and Receiving Rest
Archbishop Gustavo
Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S
Archdiocese of San Antonio
Accompanying Young Adults in Response to Their Pastoral Needs, in the Spirit of Fratelli Tutti
Archbishop José Gomez
President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Welcome Reflection
John Grosso
Director of Digital Media
Diocese of Bridgeport
Infusing the Culture of the Gospel into the Culture of Social Media
Diana Hancharenko
Chairperson
USCCB's National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry
The State of Ministry with Young Adults
Victoria Hathaway
Ministry Consultant for Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Diocese of Gary
Start with One: One Person, One Gathering, One Ministry
Mike Hayes
Director of Young Adult Ministry
Diocese of Cleveland
Multigenerational Ministry
Bishop Ronald A. Hicks
Diocese of Joliet
Daily Prayer Leader
Michal Horace
Director of Young Adult Initiative
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
New to Ministry with Young Adults: Where to Start? Listen!
Paul Jarzembowski
Assistant Director for Youth and Young Adult Ministries
USCCB Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth
Ashes and Innovation: Using Moments of Return to Accompany Young Adults
Sarah Jarzembowski
Coordinator for College Campus and Young Adult Ministries
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Ministry With Young Adults 101
Anna Johnson
Team Leader - Maryknoll Young Adult Empowerment
Maryknoll Society
Courageous Missionaries: Accompanying the Young People our World Needs
Louis Damani Jones
Recipient
2020 USCCB-CCHD Bernardin Award for New Leadership
Forum Keynote Panel
Alex Jones
CEO & Co-Founder
Hallow
Leading with Spirituality
Jason Kidd
Director of Marriage, Family, Youth & Young Adults
Archdiocese of Portland
Marriage Prep as an Invitation to Encounter and Discipleship.
Dr. Tracey Lamont
Assistant Professor of Religious Education
Loyola University, New Orleans
Forum Keynote Panel Moderator
Yazmín Maní, MA
Coordinator, Pastoral Juvenil Hispana
Pastoral Juvenil Hispana, Diocese of Austin
Pastoral Juvenil Hispana a Parish Ministry for Jóvenes Adultos
Matthew Manion
Villanova University
Young Adult Leadership: An Entrepreneurial Response for a Mission Driven Church
Benito Medrano
Coordinator, Office of Formation and Evangelization
Diocese of Fresno
What is Ministry with Young Adults at the base level? How to invite a young person to know Jesus Christ and have a relationship with Him.
Fr. Alexandre Awi Mello
Secretary for the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
The Vatican
Forum Keynote Speaker
Bishop Robert J. McClory
Diocese of Gary
Daily Prayer Leader
Dr. Charlotte McCorqodale
President
Ministry Training Source
Know Your Audience (Getting to Know the Key Elements of Life for Millennials and Gen Z)
Colleen Mitchell
Volunteer "Steward of the Movement"
UPRISE!
Reaching Young Adult Catholics Thru UPRISE, a Global Nextgen Generosity Commitment Movement
LaSheka Beaman Morris
Faith Based Nutrition Advisor and Certified Health Coach
LB Morris Consults
"We are His workmanship" Ephesians 2:10- A Stewardship of Wellness
Mr. Ashley Morris, Th.M.
Associate Director, Office of Intercultural Ministries
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
Living the Faith: Engaging Young Adults in Social Justice (James 2:14-26)
Sr. Bernadette Mota
Director of Mission Advancement
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco
What Works in Young Adult Faith Formation
Brenda Noriega
Mission Educator Promoter
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Understanding "Popular Ministry" in Christus Vivit & ABC's of Young Adult Ministry
Dr. Joshn Packard
Executive Director
Springtide Research Institute
Establishing Relational Authority
Archbishop Nelson Pérez
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Challenging the Status Quo
Nicole M. Perone
ESTEEM National Coordinator
Leadership Roundtable
For Such A Time As This: Forming Young Adults
Fr. Kevin Peters
Pastor
St. Angela Merici Parish
Youngstown, Ohio
Parish Life and Young Adult Ministry
Mary Kate Polanin
Digital Content Editor
Busted Halo
Digital Evangelization
Luke Politsky
Fund Development Specialist
Diocese of Youngstown
Expressions of Stewardship: How Young Adults Share Their Time, Talent, and Treasure
Joey Pontarelli
CEO & Founder
Restored: Helping Children of Divorce
Aloha Hour: Marketing
Brian Rhude
Project Coordinator
The Catholic Apostolate Center
Building Ministries of Accompaniment
Patrick C. Rivera
Director Office for Young Adult Ministry
Diocese of San Diego
Developing Strong Diocesan Outreach
Kerry Robinson
Partner
Leadership Roundtable
Forum Keynote Panel
Marilyn Santos
Associate Director
USCCB Secretariat of Evangelization & Catechesis
Helping Young Adults Evangelize: Teaching Young Adults How to Go Make Disciples
Andréa M Senegal
ReCiL Young Adult Ministry
Multigenerational Ministry
Fr. Kyle Shinseki, SJ
Campus Minister, Faith Formation & Intercultural Ministry
Santa Clara University
“What are you looking for?” (Jn 1:38): Ministering to College Students
Dr. Kim Smolik
Partner
Leadership Roundtable
Young Adult Women in the Church
Julianne Stanz
Director of Parish Life and Evangelization
Diocese of Green Bay
To Bless the Mess! Caring for Your Family
Doug Tooke
Vice President of Ministry Advancement
ODB Films
Forum Keynote Panel
Nicholas Stein
Program Manager
Bon Secours Young Adults
Innovation in Ministry: It's about Being Rooted in the Spirit
Rachel Harkins Ullmann
Executive Director
The GIVEN Institute
Forming Mentors for Young Adults
Jenny Uebbing
Founder
Off the Charts NFP
Not Your Mama's Rhythm Method
Darius Villalobos
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
Being and Intercultural Church: Helping Young Adults Celebrate Diversity
Bishop Gerald Vincke
Diocese of Salina
Daily Prayer Leader
Bishop William Wack
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Daily Prayer Leader
Dr. Jimmy Walters
Director of Catholic Scholars and Residence Ministry
St. John’s University
What Prayerful Discernment in Life
Looks Like
Terra Starr Young
Coordinator
ReCiL Young Adult Ministry
The Ministry of Mental Wellness
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Daily Prayer Leader