Who We Are

Under the direction of the Secretary for Communications, staff for the Communications Department are grouped into five teams (offices) with specific areas of expertise to ensure that the broad communication needs of the USCCB are coordinated and implemented in an organic and collaborative manner. Each team or office has key areas of responsibility that support and facilitate the work of not only the other Communication teams but the entire work of the USCCB.

The office of Secretary of Communications  is responsible for coordination of system operations, communication project management and overall collaboration with other USCCB offices, with the Communications Committee and with national and international collaborators.

Catholic News Service is the USCCB's news and information service providing news stories, features and reviews to paying clients that are both secular and religious news outlets.CNS manages the Origins Documentary Service, an images service and other features requested by their clients. 

Creative Services Office provides writing, editorial, design, and production services (digital, print, audio, video, Web) in the development of resources by USCCB Committees and offices.

Customer and Client Services is responsible for marketing, promoting and coordinating the distribution of the digital and print resources of the USCCB along with developing and managing client and customer relationships of the Communications Department. This team is responsible for developing new business and markets for USCCB resources.

Media Relations Office is responsible for all relationships with the secular and religious news media by providing information about the USCCB and its programs and activities to both the news media and the general public.This office also has responsibility for effective strategy development and coordination of the USCCB's social media outreach.

Committee

Chair-Elect

Most Reverend John Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City

Members

Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, archbishop of New Orleans
Most Reverend Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
Most Reverend Ronald P. Herzog, bishop of Alexandria
Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas, bishop of Tucson
Most Reverend Joseph A. Pepe, bishop of Las Vegas
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, bishop of Yakima
Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, archbishop of Cincinnati

Consultants

Patrick R. Brannigan, executive director, New Jersey Catholic Conference
Carolina Guevara, associate director of Media Relations, Los Angeles Archdiocese
Deacon Greg Kandra, executive director, ONE Magazine, Catholic Near East Welfare Association
Frank Morock, president, Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals
Sally Oberski, director of Communications, Toledo Diocese
Owen Phelps, PhD, director, Yeshua Catholic International Leadership Institute
Jeff Smith, president, Association of Catholic Publishers
Annette Gonzales Taylor, director of Communications, Dallas Diocese
Greg Erlandson, president, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada

Staff

Helen Osman, Secretary of Communications, 202.541.3320
Paul Henderson, Director of Planning and Operations, 202.541.3320
Anthony Spence, Editor-in-Chief, Catholic News Service, 202.541.3250
David Felber, Director, Creative Services, 202.541.3320
Enrico Donzelli, Director, Customer and Client Relations, 800.235.8722
Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, SM, Director, Media Relations, 202.541.3200