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.
Spencer AllenPrincipal, Helias Catholic High School, Diocese of Jefferson Citysallen@heliascatholic.com
John Luke BellNWEA Senior Content Designer, Literacy
john.bell@nwea.org
Julie Cantillon, Ph.D.Associate Superintendent, Office for Schools, Diocese of San Diegojcantillonsdcatholic.org
Charlotte Flynn CunninghamFlynn O’Hara Director of Marketingcflynn@flynnohara.com
Emma DodsonHallow Schools and Parishes Partnership SpecialistCommunity@hallow.app
Malcolm FlynnFlynn O’Hara Head of Ecommercemflynn@flynnohara.com
Cindy Jiban Ph.D.NWEA Principal Academic Lead, Early Learning Content DesignCindy.jiban@nwea.org
Pamela Patnode, Ed.D., OblSBDirector of the Catholic School Leadership graduate program, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, St. Paul, MN.pamela.patnode@stthomas.edu
Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, OPDisciple in Christ Education in Virtue
sjdr@sistersofmary.org
Fr. Tom Simonds, S.J., Ed.D.Professor of Education at Creighton Universitytsimonds@creighton.edu
Karen Villa, Ph.D.Licensed Clinical Psychologistkkvphd@gmail.com
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
Annie Smith
NCEA Vice President of Research and Data
asmith@ncea.org