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. ConleyDiocese of Lincoln
Bishop Thomas A. DalyDiocese of Spokane
Bishop Earl K. FernandesDiocese of Columbus
Bishop Gary W. JanakDiocese of San Antonio
Bishop William M. JoensenDiocese of Des Moines
Bishop Robert J. Lombardo, C.F.RArchdiocese of Chicago
Bishop Edmund J. WhalenArchdiocese of New York
  
Consultants 
Fr. John Belmonte, S. J.Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Venice
Dr. Donna CarrollAssociation of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)
Dr. Steve Cheeseman National Catholic Educational Association
Ms. Nicole GarnettUniversity of Notre Dame
Mr. Shawn Peterson Catholic Education Partners
  
Staff 
Mr. John M. DeJak, Executive DirectorSecretariat of Catholic Education
Mrs. Ashling Preston, Associate Director, Public PolicySecretariat of Catholic Education
Mrs. Barbara H. McCrabb, Asst. Director; HESecretariat of Catholic Education
Mrs. Michelle D. Dorsey, Administrative AssistantSecretariat of Catholic Education