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Speakers Bureau

The ACLP members listed below are available to make presentations
or speeches on topics that are relevant to Catholic school constituencies.

Burton, IHM, Sister Anne Marie
aburton@immaculata.edu
Immaculata University
(Pennsylvania)

Topics: The Global Cinderella: Multicultural Awareness through Children's Literature


Caruso, SJ, Fr. Michael P.
Mcaruso@lmu.edu
Loyola Marymount University
(California)

Topics: Pastoral Leadership Skills; Spirituality for Catholic School Leadership; What Catholic School Culture Can Learn From Business; Days of Recollection; Catholic School Leadership


Ciriello, OP, Sister Maria
ciriello@up.edu
University of Portland
(Oregon)

Topics: Leadership in Catholic Institutions; Mission & Identity Issues in Catholic Schools; Preparation of Catholic Administrators; Professional Growth and Development; Spirituality of Work


Cook, Dr. Timothy J.
tcook@creighton.edu
Creighton University
(Nebraska)

Topics: Catholic School Character & Culture; School Charism; Catholic Identity in Teacher & Administrator Preparation; Catholic Humanism; The Catholic School: A Culture of Relationships; Challenges Facing Catholic School Leaders in the United States; High School Religion Teacher Recruitment, Preparation, Retention, & Professionalization, Internationalizing Catholic Education in America


Couchara, IHM, Sister Carol Anne
ccouchara
@immaculata.edu

Immaculata University
(Pennsylvania)

Topics: Teachers as Models of Living and Learning


DeFiore, Dr. Leonard
defiore@cua.edu
The Catholic University of America
(District of Columbia)

Topics: Leadership; Finances; Strategic Planning; Catholic Identity; Organizational Change; Conflict Management; Social Justice; Team Building; School Effectiveness; Catholic Schools and the Common Good

Earl, IHM, Sister Patricia Helene
patricia.earl
@marymount.edu

Marymount University
(Virginia)

Topics: Catholic School Leadership; How to Glimpse Spirituality in Teacher Interviews; Formation of Lay teachers in Catholic Schools; Teacher Recruitment Idea for the Catholic School; Catholic Virtues: Nurturing the Inner Life -- How to Build a Virtue Program in your School; Tips on Spirituality; Prayer: The Key to Spirituality; Why Be a Catholic School Principal? Catholic Schools and Parents: Partners in Christ; But Mommy Everybody Else Is Doing It! Why Can't I? Building Solid Pastor -- Principal Relationships Dealing with Difficult Parents Various Issues in Catholic School Administration


Fennell, Jane
jgfennell@stthomas.edu
University of St. Thomas
(Minnesota)

Topics: The Murray Institute: A Collaboration Offering Graduate Education to Catholic Educators in Schools and Parishes for Over 12 Years


Gillespie, Dr. Joseph E.
gillespj@neumann.edu
Neumann College
(Pennsylvania)

Topics: Linkages Between Catholic Secondary Schools and Catholic Colleges for Curriculum Enhancement and Program Design


Hanbury, Fr. Kevin
hanburke@shu.edu
Seton Hall University
(New Jersey)

Topics: Principal as Spiritual Leader; Teacher as Spiritual Model; Diocesan University Response to Preparing Future Teachers and Principals


Hunt, Dr. Thomas
Thomas.Hunt@notes.
udayton.edu

University of Dayton
(Ohio)

Topics: History of Catholic School in the United States


James, Dr. John
jamesjt@slu.edu
Saint Louis University
(Missouri)

Topics: Personnel Issues (Administrative Team Training and Alignment); Strategic Planning; Catholic Secondary School Leadership; School Finance; School Board Training

Kelly, Dr. Christine
ckelly@dom.edu
Dominican University
(Illinois)

Topics: Meshing Catholic Educational Leadership into a State Leadership Program; Supervision and Professional Development of School Staff; Strategic Planning


Lydon, John
john@lydonj.
freeserve.co.uk

St Mary's College
(United Kingdom)

Topics: Theological Foundations for Catholic Education; Spiritual Leadership & Management of Catholic Schools; Key Elements in Catholic Education; Catholic Certificate for Religious Studies; Teaching as a Vocation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives


Mullaly, FMA, Sister Mary
srmarymul@yahoo.com
Catholic Education Consultant
(former Director of Catholic School Leadership, St. Mary's University; Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Colorado Springs)

Topics: The Challenge of Stewardship in the Catholic School; Mission of the Catholic School Educator in Adapting to Learner Needs; Educating to Moral Values in the Catholic School; Building Faith Community; The Art of Leadership: Principal as Poet, Artist and Weaver; Catholic Schools: Are We Mission Driven?; The Vocation of the Catholic School Educator; Spirituality of Leadership


Nuzzi, Fr. Ronald
Nuzzi.1@nd.edu
University of Notre Dame
(Indiana)

Topics: Catholic Identity; Spirituality & Leadership; Multiple Intelligence Theory; Inclusion; School Choice & Vouchers; Notre Dame Task Force Report


Ozar, Dr. Lorraine A.
lozar@luc.edu
Loyola University Chicago
(Illinois)

Topics: Curriculum Design and Review, Backward Design, Assessment, Result-Oriented Instructional Decision-Making, Instructional Leadership, Department Chair Leadership, Accountability


Reif, Dr. Margaret
mtreif@stthomas.edu
University of St. Thomas
(Minnesota)

Topics: Effective Communication (writing, public speaking, interpersonal) for Educators; Effective Electronic Communication; Trends in School Technology; University-Diocesan Educational Partnerships; Alternative Assessment; Qualities of Effective Teachers; Preparing Teachers for Catholic Schools


Schuttloffel, Dr. Merylann "Mimi" J.
schuttloffel@cua.edu
The Catholic University of America
(District of Columbia)

Topics: Reflective Practice in Teaching and Leadership; Innovation and School Change; The Transformation of Educational Beliefs and Practice; Catholic Identity Issues


Sullivan, Dr. John
sullivj@hope.ac.uk
www.hope.ac.uk/subjects/
theology/staff/sullivan.htm

Liverpool Hope University
(United Kingdom)

Topics: Mediating the Mission in Catholic Education; Catholic Education: Context, Mission & Challenge; Hearing and Embracing the Call to Teach; Spiritual Leadership & Development in Catholic Schools; Building Community in Catholic Schools


Vercruysse, CFC, Brother Raymond J.
rbvercruysse@usfca.edu
University of San Francisco
(California)

Topics: Supervision of Teachers and the Relationship Between Principal and Teacher; Spirituality of the Chief School Administrator; President / Principal Model, Hiring Teachers; Foundations of Catholic Education; Catholic Identity and Leadership School Culture