Momentum is made possible because of outstanding Catholic school educators and leaders who are willing to share their best practices, expertise and good news stories. We are thankful to all those in the field who contribute to our pages.
Megan Bissell
NCEA Vice President of Research and Data
megan@ncea.org
Jennifer DanielsAssociate Director of Public Policy, Secretariat of Catholic Education, USCCBjdaniels@usccb.org
Barbara KeeblerPresident, Keebler Communicationsbakeebler@gmail.com
Molly McMahon, Ph.D.Director of Leadership Programs, Barbara and Patrick Roche Center for Catholic Educationmcmahomw@bc.edu
Pamela Patnode, Ph.D.Director of the Catholic School Leadership Graduate Program, Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas
pamela.patnode@stthomas.edu
Stephen J. PorthProfessor of Management, Saint Joseph’s University Center for Church Management, Villanova University School of Business
sporth@sju.edu
Melodie Wyttenbach, Ph.D.Executive Director, Barbara and Patrick Roche Center for Catholic Education.wyttenba@bc.edu
From the Field
Sister Dale McDonald, PBVM, Ph.D.,
is the vice president of public policy and educational research for the NCEA. In that capacity, she serves NCEA and its members in policy analysis and advocacy roles regarding the national education policy issues impacting Catholic schools. McDonald@ncea.org
Sister Mary Angela Shaughnessy, SCN, JD, Ph.D.,
is the first distinguished fellow of the LMU Center for Catholic Education. A Sister of Charity of Nazareth, she is a nationally recognized expert on the law as it affects Catholic schools and Church ministry. She serves as a consultant to numerous dioceses and is a highly sought after national speaker and the author of more than thirty texts. Angie.Shaughnessy@lmu.edu
John Galvanis the vice president of assessments and shepherds the Information for Growth for Adults (IFG), Assessment of Catholic Religious Education for Youth (ACRE) and the Belonging Index for communities.Jgalvan@ncea.org