To bring the healing, help, and hope of Jesus Christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has been helping people in need since 1912. Organized as a communion of care, Catholic Charities services impacted over 96,000 last year. Catholic Charities serves 11 counties in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Catholic Charities serves a wide range of people: children who are dependent, abused and neglected; adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; women who are abused; parents and children requiring family counseling; people struggling as the result of substance use disorders; older adults with special needs; and many more.

Catholic Life & Leadership Coaching & Ministry Consulting

• Aligned objectives with health ministry's mission, increasing identity, coworker engagement and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies.• Leads system wide oversight of strategic, collaborative, coordinated approach to communications, services, business development, Ministry Sponsorship, acquisitions, divestitures, legal transactions and advocacy to promote Catholic Church Relations and Catholic Identity between 9 local bishops, diocesan ministries, government officials, donors, local Mission Executives and local Mercy communities.• Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners, Bishops and Diocesan staff to establish and achieve long-term ministry objectives, providing the ministry with strong and sustainable collaboration and leadership.• Resolved conflicts between local communities, Bishops and health ministry.• Worked closely with organizational leadership, including boards of directors, to strategically affect direction of operations.• Develops annual Public Juridic Person report to the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.• Creates and leads system wide strategic assessment and workplan design/realignment of mission leadership and provides mentorship for mission leaders.• Collaborated with Chief Investment Officer & Deputy CIO to develop Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines and assisted with board approval to enhance alignment with organizational identity and create a framework for ESG and Impact Investing for $2.8 Billion AUM.• Co-facilitated as first health care organization to become Charter signatory to UN Principles of Responsible Investing and reporting.

• Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive team and community partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing sustainable organizational leadership and strengthen Catholic Identity.• Developed innovative mission integration strategies to facilitate business and ministry culture and growth for six hospitals, large multi-specialty clinic physician group and ambulatory practices.• Led Mission Integration team on acquisitions of two hospitals and one large physician multi-specialty groups.• Aligned organizational objectives for departments of Patient Relations/Satisfaction, Pastoral Care, Ethics, Community Health/Benefit, Volunteers, Foundation and Gift Shops/Retail using lean methodologies to drive efficiency, improve coworker satisfaction and organizational growth.• Collaborated to grow and stabilize operations and culture. Increased coworker engagement in integration of culture and values in daily operations by 9% year over year, highest movement in system.• Lead health ministry's response on regional task force to create comprehensive social service center for persons who are unsheltered homeless with city and county government and other social service agencies to provide comprehensive services, including health services.• Developed and facilitated board, executive, leader and co-worker formation curriculum and implemented operational oversight for formation.

St. John's Mercy Medical Center now called Mercy Hospital St. Louis is a member of Mercy Health Ministry. A 859 bed teaching hospital which includes a Level 1 Trauma Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Cancer Center, Children's Hospital, Surgery Center, Skilled Nursing Facility, Long Term Acute Care Hospital and a Rehab Hospital encompassing 10,000 co-workers with 6,000 on the medical center campus.• Facilitated Mercy formation programs with co-workers and leaders to assist with enhancing meaning, purpose and calling to health ministry and continuing Sisters of Mercy heritage.• Developed budget oversight and planning for Mission & Co-Workers in Crisis.• Collaborated with health system department leadership to initiate and support cultural change for co-worker engagement.• Lead regional community planning and coordination for celebrations of significance highlighting religious heritage.• Delegated assignments based on site plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members.

Facilitated courses for the Health Care Management program.

Facilitated courses for the Vocare Center Graduate Certificate in Mission Leadership.

• Streamlined Admissions and Financial aid process to meet and exceed metrics. • Oversight of government student aid program.• Responsible for scholarship funds and admission & recruitment budgets. Reported to the President.

• Provided pastoral care on a PRN basis for a 356 bed Level I Trauma Center hospital for patients, family and staff.• Responded to emergency department trauma patients and family.• Facilitated conferences between families and medical staff.

-Mercy was Sisters of Mercy Health System.• Sought out and accepted temporary full-time contract position to aid, training and support for implementation of EPIC electronic health record for ambulatory practices.• Achieved EPIC Credential Trainer certification and Mercy Pathways facilitator certification to assist education of front-line, physicians and leadership coworkers• Provided in person support for physicians and staff at practice locations during ‘go live' of electronic health record implementation.• Wrote training manuals for leadership and front line coworkers according to design build, EPIC and Medical staff protocols.• Advised leader on best practices for employee growth and productivity goals, consistently helping physicians achieve successful "go live" of electronic medical record and productivity.

In conjunction with Aquinas Institute of Theology, developed and facilitated two courses, "Introduction to Scriptures" and "Christ and Church." for the two year executive formation program.