Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism
Committee Members
Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Chairman
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
His Eminence Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, OFM Cap
Archbishop of Boston
Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre
Archbishop of Louisville
Most Reverend Borys Gudziak
Archbishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Most Reverend William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore
Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane
Bishop of Venice
Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Most Reverend Arturo Cepeda
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Bishop Consultants
Most Reverend José H. Gomez
Archbishop of Los Angeles
His Eminence Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory
Archbishop of Washington
His Eminence Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, CSsR
Archbishop of Newark
Most Reverend Mario E. Dorsonville-Rodriguez
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Most Reverend Daniel E. Flores, S.T.D.
Bishop of Brownsville
Most Reverend Martin D. Holley
Bishop Emeritus of Memphis
Most Reverend John H. Ricard, SSJ
Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Most Reverend David P. Talley
Bishop of Memphis
Most Reverend James S. Wall
Bishop of Gallup
Staff
Danielle Brown
Director
202-541-3167 @email
Diana Brown
Program Specialist
202-541-3185 @email
Yohan Garcia
Catholic Social Teaching Education Manager
202-541-3373 @email
Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development
Committee Members
Most Reverend Borys Gudziak, Chairman
Archbishop of Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley
Archbishop of Oklahoma City
Most Reverend Joseph A. Espaillat
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda
Archbishop of Minneapolis-St. Paul
Most Reverend William M. Joensen
Bishop of Des Moines
Most Reverend William E. Koenig
Bishop of Wilmington
Most Reverend David J. Malloy
Bishop of Rockford
Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior
Bishop of Harrisburg
Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan
Bishop of Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Staff
Michael O'Rourke
Director
202-541-3143 @email
Julie Bodnar
Policy Advisor
202-541-3445 @email
Elizabeth Dietz
DJHD Staff Assistant
202-541-3160 @email
Yohan Garcia
Catholic Social Teaching Education Manager
202-541-3373 @email
Ricardo Simmonds
Policy Advisor
Environmental Justice, Climate Change
202-541-3189 @email
Committee on International Justice and Peace
Committee Members
Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan, Chairman
Bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Most Reverend Italo Dell'Oro
Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane
Bishop of Venice
Most Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz
Bishop of Jackson
Most Reverend David J. Malloy
Bishop of Rockford
Most Reverend William F. Murphy
Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
Most Reverend Jorge H. Roriguez-Novelo
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
Most Reverend Peter L. Smith
Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon
Staff
Richard Coll
Interim Director
202-541-3180
Elizabeth Dietz
IJP Staff Assistant
202-541-3160 @email
Christopher Ljungquist
Policy Advisor
202-541-3153 cljungquist@usccb.org
Emily Schumacher-Novak
Associate Director, Education and Outreach
202-541-3297 @email
Ricardo Simmonds
Policy Advisor
Environmental Justice, Climate Change
202-541-3189 @email
Committee for Religious Liberty
Committee Members
Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Chairman
Bishop of Ft. Wayne-South Bend
Most Reverend Robert E. Barron
Bishop of Winona-Rochester
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge
Bishop of Arlington
Most Reverend James D. Conley
Bishop of Lincoln
Most Reverend Thomas A. Daly
Bishop of Spokane
Most Reverend Robert J. McClory
Bishop of Gary
Most Reverend Michael F. Olson
Bishop of Fort Worth
Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz
Bishop of El Paso
Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan, MLM
Bishop of Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Consultants
Most Reverend Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Archbishop of New York
Most Reverend William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore
Staff
Aaron Weldon
Assistant Director
202-541-5407 @email
Diana Brown
Program Specialist
202-541-3185 @email
Emily Schumacher-Novak
Associate Director, Education and Outreach
202-541-3297 @email
Secretariat of Justice and Peace
Education and Communications
The Education and Communications staff assists the bishops in broadening, deepening and strengthening efforts to share Catholic social teaching, to educate about poverty and the mission of CCHD, and to involve diocesan and other Catholic leaders in effective education, grassroots advocacy and action on the Catholic social mission. The Secretariat develops electronic and other communications, action alerts, convenings and youth/young adult initiatives, educational resources and tools to help bishops, diocesan leaders and others to share and act on the Church’s social mission.
Emily Schumacher-Novak
Associate Director, Education and Outreach
202-541-3297 @email
Joseph (Joe) Jordan
Communications Manager for Social Mission
202-541-3380 @email
Yohan Garcia
Catholic Social Teaching Education Manager
202-541-3373 @email
Diana Brown
Program Specialist
202-541-3185 @email
Environmental Justice Program
The Environmental Justice Program (EJP) calls Catholics to a deeper respect for God’s creation and engages parishes in activities that deal with environmental problems, particularly as they affect the poor.
Ricardo Simmonds
Policy Advisor
Environmental Justice, Climate Change
202-541-3189 @email
Elizabeth Dietz
Staff Assistant
202-541-3160 @email