Session 21
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Chicago Ballroom X
Missionary Families: How Stewardship Helps Busy Families Evangelize

Speaker: Kathleen Niebrugge
Speech/Language Pathologist, Home Educator
St. Louis, Missouri

Speaker: Brian Niebrugge
Executive Director, Stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal
Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri

Moderator: Dan Conway
Senior Vice President, Pastoral Leadership
GP Catholic Services
Louisville, Kentucky

“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world” declared St. John Paul II. No human relationship so closely resembles the love of the Trinity as the family. The world needs to witness the warmth of this love, and our Catholic families can provide that witness if they know they have been called. Stewardship is a way of life, and it presents families with a roadmap to well-formed children who can witness to the love of God as they take their place in the world. Come to hear more about how the stewardship of everyday life helps families to evangelize the world.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Niebrugge

Kathleen and Brian Niebrugge will have been married for 21 years the day after this year’s ICSC conference ends. They and their six children belong to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish in St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Niebrugge is a licensed speech/language pathologist who has given the most recent years of her career to educating the couple’s children at home. She runs a monthly girls club where girls learn various skills and receive formation in human and religious virtues. Kathleen holds a master’s degree in speech and language pathology from Fontbonne University.

Mr. Niebrugge has worked for the Archdiocese of St. Louis since 2001, serving as executive director of stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal since 2010. He serves as a basketball coach, a baseball coach, and leads a men’s study group. He speaks to groups of all kinds on matters of family, fatherhood, and holiness in ordinary life. He also serves as chair of the board of directors of the International Catholic Stewardship Council.

Session 22
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Chicago Ballroom IX
Stewardship of Treasure: It’s About The Mission

Speaker: Mila Glodava
Parish Stewardship Coordinator
Denver, Colorado

Moderator: Rock Beharry
ICSC Conference Team
New York, New York

Drawing from the presenter’s nearly 30 years of experience in two different parishes, this session offers practical insights into the stewardship of treasure. Based on a fundamental principle that “it is about the mission,” you will see how methods that can be used for large parishes can also be adapted to small parishes in order to invite parishioners to prayerfully reflect on their own response to the Lord through their commitment of treasure.

Ms. Mila Glodava

Mila Glodava has just retired from active parish ministry to continue her stewardship missionary work in the Philippines as well as her charitable foundation work. This year, she coordinated the first Asian Pacific stewardship conference conducted in the Philippines co-sponsored by ICSC and Socio-Pastoral Institute.

Former director of stewardship and administration at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Denver, Colorado, Ms. Glodava had been its director of communications and stewardship since 2014. She held the latter position for more than 25 years at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Centennial, Colorado. Under her leadership, along with the pastor, Father Andrew Kemberling, St. Thomas More received numerous ICSC stewardship awards including the 2007 Archbishop Thomas Murphy Award.

Since 2002, Ms. Glodava, who is a native of the Philippines, had been working with Father Kemberling and Socio-Pastoral Institute, an agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, to introduce stewardship. In 2009, she and Father Kemberling co-authored a book entitled, Making Stewardship a Way of Life: A Complete Guide for Catholic Parishes, published by Our Sunday Visitor.

Ms. Glodava earned a bachelor’s degree in education from St. Paul University Manila in 1969, and in 2015, at 70 years of age, she earned a master’s degree in theology from Augustine Institute in Denver. Before coming to the United States in 1972, Ms. Glodava taught English in a Catholic high school in Quezon, Philippines. She and her husband, Mark, a former Peace Corps volunteer, have two children and four grandchildren.

Session 23
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Chicago Ballroom VIII
Millennials in the Apostolic Age

Speaker: Heidi D. Radabaugh
Young Adult Director
St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church
Zionsville, Indiana

Moderator: Jennifer Clark
Director of Parish Life & Faith Formation
St. Hedwig Catholic Church
Los Alamitos, California

By age 23, nearly 80% of cradle Catholics have fallen away from the faith. The pagan shrines during Christ’s time have been replaced with self-help mindfulness, organic lifestyles, and relativism. Why do millennial and Gen Z generations behave this way? How can your parish and you personally disciple generations who seem unreachable and uninterested? What gives us hope in times of despair? This session will help you begin the dialogue and will offer practical application for your parish.

Ms. Heidi D. Radabaugh

Heidi Radabaugh originally comes from St. Louis, Missouri. A cradle Catholic and the youngest of five, she attended Franciscan University of Steubenville where she earned a bachelor’s degree in theology and psychology. She earned a master’s degree in theology from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Throughout the past 11 years, she has discipled in high school classrooms, parish youth and young adult ministries, bars, coffee shops, and, most importantly, her home. Ms. Radabaugh lives with her 17-month-old son and husband, Marc, in Indianapolis, Indiana and attempts daily to bring Christ and his Church to their millennial neighborhood.

Session 24
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Sheraton Ballroom III
Becoming a More Vibrant Parish through Strategic Planning

Speaker: Dan Ebener, Ph.D. Professor of Leadership
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa

Moderator: Deacon Bob Beehner
Permanent Deacon
Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin

This session will showcase an eight-step pastoral planning process that the presenter has used to conduct strategic planning for hundreds of organizations, including Catholic parishes, schools, dioceses, religious communities and for ICSC. The process is an engaging, interactive style that becomes fertile ground for growing new leaders and surfacing new ideas.

Dan Ebener, Ph.D.

Dr. Dan Ebener is an author, teacher and speaker and has been developing leaders for churches, businesses and community organizations since 1976. He teaches strategic planning, team-building and leadership skills for the Master of Organizational Leadership program at St. Ambrose University. He is the author of four books, two on servant leadership, one on strategic planning and his latest is a textbook on leadership for Catholic seminaries. Besides teaching full-time at St. Ambrose University, he is director of parish planning for the Diocese of Davenport.

Dr. Ebener has provided consultation to more than 100 organizations. Drawing from experience in the classroom and his consulting practice, he has spoken to audiences in 43 states and 20 countries. In his writing and speaking, he draws regularly from his international travels to 69 countries. Dr. Ebener lives in Davenport, Iowa and has been married since 1977 to DeAnn. They have two sons.

Session 25
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Ontario
Llevando la Corresponsabilidad a la Gente, Parroquia por Parroquia/Bringing Stewardship to the People Parish by Parish

Speaker: Hiram Diaz Belardo
Director de Desarrollo
Arquidiócesis de San Juan, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Myrtha Diaz Medina
Moderadora del Consejo Pastoral Parroquial
Parroquia Espíritu Santo
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Esta sesión mostrará cómo los líderes de corresponsabilidad en la Arquidiócesis de San Juan, Puerto Rico están introduciendo el concepto de corresponsabilidad en cada parroquia para que, una por una, se transformen de simples lugares de oración en comunidades eucarísticas vibrantes, totalmente comprometidas con el trabajo de El Señor.

This session will show how stewardship leaders in the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico are introducing the concept of stewardship to each parish so that one by one they are being transformed from simple places of worship into vibrant Eucharistic communities, fully committed to the work of the Lord.

Mr. Hiram Diaz Belardo

Hiram Diaz Belardo is the director of development and stewardship for the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has been with the archdiocese two years, one year in his current position. His responsibilities include archdiocesan fundraising initiatives, parish relief fundraising efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and working with the archdiocesan stewardship committee. Before coming to the archdiocese, he was the director of the youth affairs program at Puerto Rico’s economic development and commerce department. Mr. Diaz was born and raised in San Juan. He and his wife, Ana, have three children and are members of San Pedro Mártir Parish in Guaynabo

.El Sr. Hiram Díaz Belardo

El Sr. Hiram Díaz Belardo es el director de desarrollo y administración de la Arquidiócesis de San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ha estado con la arquidiócesis por dos años, un año en su posición actual. Sus responsabilidades incluyen iniciativas de recaudación de fondos arquidiocesanos, esfuerzos de recaudación de fondos de ayuda parroquial después del huracán María y trabajar con el comité de administración arquidiocesana. Antes de llegar a la arquidiócesis, fue director del programa de asuntos juveniles en el departamento de desarrollo económico y comercio de Puerto Rico. El Sr. Díaz nació y creció en San Juan. Él y su esposa, Ana, tienen tres hijos y son miembros de la parroquia San Pedro Mártir en Guaynabo.

Session 26
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Superior
How Diocesan Development and Finance Directors Can Better Collaborate for the Glory of God

Speaker: John Mark Willcox
Director of Development and Communications
Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana

Moderator: Shaun Riedell
Director of Development
Diocese of Springfield, Illinois

Working with your diocesan business officer can be challenging in many ways, but the proper blending of accounting and stewardship can be a real bonus for the work of the Church. Do you truly understand the difficult job of a diocesan business officer? Does this individual comprehend your mission as a fundraiser for the Church? Know and understand each department’s mission and enhance the effectiveness of your combined efforts to share the love of Christ in your diocese.

Mr. John Mark Willcox

John Mark Willcox has served as the director of development and public relations for the Diocese of Shreveport since 1989. In over 30 years of serving the Church, he has provided stewardship and planned giving ministry throughout North Louisiana, served as the producer/director of live, nation-wide Catholic satellite television programming provided to millions of homes and served as the diocesan media spokesperson on issues ranging from pastoral teaching documents to the Church’s sex abuse scandal.

Session 27
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Erie
Fundraising in Times of Adversity

Facilitator: Jim Kelley
Director of Development
Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina

Speaker: Sister Mary Brigid Callan
Assistant to Scott Hahn
Steubenville, Ohio

Speaker: Monica Herman
Executive Director
Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota

Speaker: Kim Roche
Director, Stewardship and Development
Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The impact of scandals, economic downturns and shifting demographics can be devastating for diocesan and foundation-related fundraising efforts. Sometimes the negative impact can be swift, painful and much greater than anyone expected. The panelists in this session will share their stories, how they responded and what they learned as they struggled to carry out their respective ministries to advance the mission of the Church and serve their community of faith.

Mr. Jim Kelley

Jim Kelley is the director of development for the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. He manages the office which operates the diocesan support appeal, assists parishes with stewardship efforts and capital campaigns, assists Catholic schools’ development efforts, directs development efforts for Catholic social services and campus ministry, directs the planned giving and major gift programs and writes grants. He is also the executive director of the Foundation of the Diocese of Charlotte.

Mr. Kelley is the author of Stewardship Manual: A Guide for Individuals and Parishes Developing Stewardship as a Way of Life, and the book, Sustaining and Strengthening Stewardship. He is the co-author and co-editor of Stewardship: Disciples Respond – A Practical Guide for Pastoral Leaders, and the Children’s Stewardship Manual, both ICSC publications.

He has been a member of the committee that organized and produced the ICSC publication, Keeping Stewardship Alive: Proven Stewardship Ideas as well.

Mr. Kelley has served ICSC in countless capacities over the last 30 years: its board of directors, numerous committees, and presentations at annual ICSC conferences and institutes. He had two tenures on its board of directors; first, from 1994 to 2000, serving as vice president from 1997 to 2000. Then, again from 2006 to 2007, serving as board president from 2007 to 2011. He was also the 2000 recipient of the ICSC Bishop Connare Award. Mr. Kelley has significant board experience having chaired 21 nonprofit boards over the last 20 years.

Sr. Mary Brigid Callan, Ph.D.

Sr. Mary Brigid Callan, Ph.D., was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Colorado where she first sensed a call to religious life. After earning a degree in agronomy and a Ph.D. in bioagricultural sciences, she went on to begin a corporate career as a research scientist. This eventually led to a global career in business development in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Decades later, still feeling that “God-shaped hole” in her life, she returned to answer God’s call to religious life. She first entered religious life as an Augustinian, but is now living a solitary consecrated life in Steubenville, Ohio, and is the apostolic administrator for Dr. Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Sr. Mary Brigid is a member of The Society of Catholic Scientists, the International Marian Association, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and serves on the board of directors for AIM Women’s Center.

Ms. Monica Herman

Monica Herman currently serves as executive director of the Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota in Winona, Minnesota. She previously held the position of director of stewardship/development and communication for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Prior to her work in Winona, Minnesota she was involved in stewardship and development with Catholic foundations, schools and hospitals. She currently lives in Arcadia, Wisconsin with her husband, Alan, and their beloved French bulldog, Norman. Together they have two grown children.

Ms. Kim Roche

Kim Roche began her 20-year career in development at the elementary school where her children were enrolled as a part-time employee. After two years, she moved on to Lancaster Catholic High School to work full-time in the advancement office where she spent five years learning about enrollment, retention, the annual fund, and stewardship.

The next two years saw Ms. Roche working with the high school athletic department helping them raise annual operating funds. In 2008, she accepted a job at Franklin & Marshall College as a major gifts officer, working with high capacity donors in support of the college’s priorities as they embarked on a comprehensive capital campaign.

In 2018, she became the director of the Office of Stewardship & Development for the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In her current role, she is responsible for the diocesan annual campaign and two other annual collections, as well as starting a planned giving program in support of the diocese, its 98 parishes and 43 schools throughout the 15 county diocese. Ms. Roche is married to her husband, Brian, and together they have four children. They belong to St John Neumann Parish in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Session 28
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Huron
Catholic Foundations Supporting Parishes and Schools in Planned Giving Efforts

Speaker: Suzanne Nunn
Interim Executive Director
Orange Catholic Foundation
Garden Grove, California

Moderator: Robin Margraf
Pastoral Associate
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
San Clemente, California

As a Catholic foundation, how can you provide long-term support to sustain your parishes, schools and diocesan ministries while experiencing the benefit of growth in foundation endowments? This session will provide programs, resources and tools that a Catholic foundation can implement. They are designed to create opportunities to grow the legal and financial advisor sectors in your diocese and organize and provide training for parish and school development leaders in support of their efforts to assist parishioners in their planning of asset and legacy gifts.

Ms. Suzanne Nunn

Suzanne Nunn is the executive director of the Orange Catholic Foundation. She has served the Orange Catholic Foundation since 2010 and is responsible for directing the Endowment Development and Asset and Legacy Giving programs throughout the Catholic community. She provides consultation for parishes on the implementation of Asset and Legacy giving programs, Estate and Trusts administration, Creative Giving workshops and Wills & Trusts weeks to help parishes embrace Christian stewardship as a way of life.

Session 29
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Sheraton Ballroom II
The Annual Appeal – Moving it to the Next Level

Speaker: Mary J. Foley
Managing Director
Mission Advancement Division
Christian Brothers Services
Romeoville, Illinois

Moderator: James S. Friend, Jr.
Senior Managing Director
Changing Our World
Green Bay, Wisconsin

An annual fund is the centerpiece of our development programs and so needs to continually expand and improve to generate growing and predictable revenues and continually inspire our donors to embrace stewardship, of course! Join us for a lively session that will address key strategies for increasing participation rate, upgrading gift levels, analyzing results, recapturing LYBUNTS/SYBUNTS, and building a culture of major gifts. We will look at trends and new opportunities for solicitation approaches and how to freshen up longstanding practices.

Ms. Mary J. Foley

Mary J. Foley is managing director at Christian Brothers Services and oversees the Mission Advancement and Catholic School Management divisions. She brings 35 plus years of experience to the nonprofit world and offers a wealth of strategic leadership skills and insights to the educational, religious and social service arenas.

Ms. Foley has worked with hundreds of nonprofits, internally as a director of development, at the board level, and through a wide variety of consulting engagements. She has raised hundreds of millions of dollars through capital campaigns, annual fund appeals and ever-expanding advancement initiatives for organizations large and small. She is a frequent presenter at NCEA, CASE, AFP, ICSC, DOJ and other professional development conferences.