Committee on Catholic Education
The Committee provides guidance for the educational mission of the Church in the United States in all its institutional settings. The Committee on Catholic Education guides, directs, and coordinates this task, working closely with the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. The scope of the committee’s work includes Catholic elementary and secondary schools, Catholic colleges and universities, and college campus ministry. The committee advocates for federal public policies in education that are consistent with Catholic values and that uphold parental rights and responsibilities regarding education.
| Chairman | |
| Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. | Diocese of Trenton |
| Members | |
| Bishop James D. Conley | Diocese of Lincoln |
| Bishop Thomas A. Daly | Diocese of Spokane |
| Bishop Earl K. Fernandes | Diocese of Columbus |
| Bishop Gary W. Janak | Diocese of San Antonio |
| Bishop William M. Joensen | Diocese of Des Moines |
| Bishop Robert J. Lombardo, C.F.R | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Bishop Edmund J. Whalen | Archdiocese of New York |
| Consultants | |
| Fr. John Belmonte, S. J. | Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Venice |
| Dr. Donna Carroll | Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) |
| Dr. Steve Cheeseman | National Catholic Educational Association |
| Ms. Nicole Garnett | University of Notre Dame |
| Mr. Shawn Peterson | Catholic Education Partners |
| Staff | |
| Mr. John M. DeJak, Executive Director | Secretariat of Catholic Education |
| Mrs. Ashling Preston, Associate Director, Public Policy | Secretariat of Catholic Education |
| Mrs. Barbara H. McCrabb, Asst. Director; HE | Secretariat of Catholic Education |
| Mrs. Michelle D. Dorsey, Administrative Assistant | Secretariat of Catholic Education |