USCCB - (OCYP) - The National Review Board

The National Review Board

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops established the National Review Board during their meeting in June of 2002. The functions of the Board were revised slightly and reconfirmed in June of 2005 when the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People was revised and extended through 2010. The purpose of the National Review Board is to collaborate with the USCCB in preventing the sexual abuse of minors in the United States by persons in the service of the Church.

Functions of the National Review Board:

Advise the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People on matters of child and youth protection specifically on policies and practices.
Review the work of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection and make specific recommendations to its Director, assisting the Director in the development of resources for dioceses and eparchies.
Oversee the completion and dissemination of the study of the causes and context of the recent crisis of sexual abuse in the Church, including periodic assessment of data and preliminary results during the course of this study.
Review, prior to publication, the annual report of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection on implementing and maintaining the standards of the Charter and any approval and publication to the Conference President.
Advise the Conference President on future members of the Board and future Directors of the Office.
Advise the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People on the annual audit process prescribed in the Charter, including methods, scope, and personnel.
Alert and inform the appropriate parties of concerns that emerge from the above responsibilities that may run counter to the spirit of the Charter.
Consult as requested with the Conference President, the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, the Administrative Committee, and other USCCB or relevant Church entities on matters relating to the protection of children and young people from sexual abuse.
Make appropriate recommendations to prevent sexual abuse of minors.

FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

Members of the National Review Board

Diane M. Knight, ACSW, CISW recently retired as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Inc. She serves on the Community Advisory Board, which advises the Archbishop of Milwaukee and the Archdiocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator. She also serves on the Code of Ethics Task Force of Catholic Charities USA. Ms. Knight holds a master of science, social work degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (appointed 2007, appointed Chair 2009)

Ana Maria Catanzaro, R.N., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions and the Chair of Graduate Nursing Programs at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. Prior to this position, Dr. Catanzaro was an associate professor, director of public health programs and director of La Salle Neighborhood Nursing Center at La Salle University in Philadelphia. She holds a master of science in nursing degree from La Salle, a master of arts degree in religious studies/moral theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, a master of health sciences degree in clinical research from Duke University, and a Ph.D. from the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. She did post-doctoral work at Duke University Center for Theology, Spirituality, and Health in the Center for Aging and Human Development. She is a member of the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People. Dr. Catanzaro is married to Vincent and has four grown children and five grandchildren. (appointed 2008)

Mike Clark, is an award-winning anchor at WTAE-TV Channel 4, an ABC affiliate, and provides commentary for the Fox Sports Radio broadcasts of the University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball games. He also writes a monthly column on parenting and youth sports for the Pittsburgh Sports Report and KidSport magazine. He is an adjunct professor in journalism at Duquesne University and has served on many charity boards, including Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, where he serves on the Executive Board and the DePaul School for Hearing and Speech. He is a graduate of St. John’s University in New York. (appointed 2009)

Ruben Gallegos, Ph.D., is President/CEO of International Educational Services, Inc., a childcare association for Central American unaccompanied minors. Previously he spent 33 years as an educator. He holds a doctor of philosophy degree from East Texas Sate University and was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Texas Southmost College. He has worked with Serra International, an association to promote vocations to priesthood and religious life, and was a Serra district governor, 2002-2004. He resides in the Diocese of Brownsville. (appointed 2008)

Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., a nationally recognized educator, is the sixth president of Gannon University, a Catholic university of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree from Howard University magna cum laude and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. The author of more than 11 books and monographs and more than 80 research articles and book chapters, Garibaldi is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association. He serves on the boards of several national higher education organizations including the American Council on Education, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of College and University Business Officers, and Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania; University of St. Thomas (MN) Board of Trustees, Seton Hall University Board of Regents and the Board of Directors of the Sister Thea Bowman Black Catholic Educational Foundation. Prior to becoming the president of Gannon University in 2001, Garibaldi served as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Howard University between 1996 - 2000 and as Professor and Chairman of the Education Department, Dean of Arts and Sciences and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana between 1982 - 1996. In November 2006, he received the Papal honor of Knight of St. Gregory the Great. (appointed 2009)

Charles Handel, Ed.D., is a psychologist in Cincinnati. His practice includes evaluation of and psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults and psychotherapy with families. He also is a supervising psychologist with Central Clinic where he supervises doctoral students from local universities. He is an adjunct professor of psychology at Xavier University. He holds a doctor of education degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati and has been a member of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Review Board since 1996. (appointed 2009)

Emmet M. Kenney, Jr. M.D. is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Prairie St. John's, a Catholic health care organization offering psychiatric and chemical dependency services in Fargo, North Dakota. He has worked there since 1996. He is a graduate of Creighton University School of Medicine. He conducted psychiatric training at the University of Minnesota, and completed his child & adolescent psychiatric fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Kenney is Clinical Associate Professor in the departments of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of North Dakota, and is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He is an executive council member of the Northern Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and a member of the board of directors of the Dorothy Day House, Moorhead, Minnesota and the Fargo Catholic Schools Network Foundation Board. (appointed 2007)

Justice Robert Charles Kohm serves on the New York State Supreme Court. A native of New York City, New York, he is a graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School. He served as Captain in the United States Army Reserves from 1964-1969. He was a Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York from 1990-1992 and was elected to the New York State Supreme Court in 1992 and re-elected in 2006. His work has included both bench and jury trials in the areas of criminal law, negligence, product liability, malpractice and commercial law. Judge Kohm has served as co-chairperson of the Judicial Skills Committee which created educational courses for Judges. He has lectured and co-authored publications for the education of the judiciary. He is an Adjunct Assistant professor at St. John's University and has taught courses in Business Law. He is past President of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. He is President of St. Ann's Church Holy Name Society in Queens, New York and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Columbian Lawyers Association and the Catholic Lawyers Guild. Judge Kohm is married to Muriel Kohm, an educator with a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. They have been married for 41 years and have three sons and three grandchildren. (appointed 2007)

Anna Moran, J.D. is a judge on the Kenai, Alaska, Superior Court, Third Judicial District. She earned her juris doctor degree from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College. Her duties include all types of criminal cases, civil and family law cases, contested domestic relations cases, and probate and guardianship proceedings. (appointed 2009)

Al J. Notzon III recently retired as the director of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, a Texas association of local governments. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Mary’s University, and has done graduate work in economics, law and urban planning. He is active in the Archdiocese of San Antonio and currently is chairman of the Archdiocesan Review Board. (appointed 2008)

Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., is professor of psychology and director of the spirituality and health institute at Santa Clara University and adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He maintains a private clinical practice that includes conducting psychological evaluations for applicants to ordained ministry in the Catholic and Episcopal Churches. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Kansas and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University in clinical and health psychology. He is a member of the Diocese of San Jose, California, Diocesan Review Board and the California Province of the Society of Jesus Sensitive Incidents Team. He is editor of the book Sin Against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church as well as Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committee by Roman Catholic Priests. (appointed 2008)

Judge Geraldine Rivera sits on the District Court, 2nd Judicial District, State of New Mexico. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she was editor of the New Mexico Law Review. She is a past board member of Catholic Charities and a past defender of the bond of the marriage tribunal of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. (appointed 2008)

Susan Steibe-Pasalich, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of the University Counseling Center of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and a concurrent assistant professor in the department of psychology. She received her doctorate from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Lay Review and Advisory Board for the Protection of Children and Young People for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and serves on several committees at Notre Dame, including the Student-Athlete Drug Testing Committee, the Committee for Academic and Student Life and the University Wellness Committee. She has been married to her husband, Dan, for 17 years, and they have one daughter. (appointed 2007)