Leadership

The Catholic Lawyers Guild is led by an Executive Committee of six (6) officers and three (3) chaplains, as well as a Board of Governors consisting of sixty (60) members.

Executive Committee
The 2023-24 Executive Officers for the Guild are:

James B. Murray, Jr., President
Pamela Rubeo, 1st Vice President
Kevin P. Kelley, 2nd Vice President
Megan K. McGrath, Secretary
Michael N. Ripani, Treasurer
T. Nicholas Tyszka, Immediate Past President
Rev. Robert Cook, O.F.M. Conv., Chaplain
Rev. Mr. Daniel G. Welter, Associate Chaplain

To see a list of past Guild presidents, click here.

Board of Governors
In addition to the officers who serve as ex-officio members, the Board of Governors consists of up to sixty (60) members, each elected to a term of up to three (3) years. Members are elected by the general membership at the Guild’s annual meeting in the Spring.

The 2023-2024 Board of Governors are as follows:

  • Royal F. Berg (2025)
  • Alex P. Blair (2025)
  • Sandy Blake (2024)
  • Hon. Andrea Buford (2025)
  • Chief Justice (Ret.) Anne M. Burke (2025)
  • Jennifer M. Cascio (2026)
  • Robert John Connor (2025)
  • James J. Convery (2026)
  • Justice Joy V. Cunningham (2026)
  • Michael J. Dickman (2024)
  • Hon. Thomas More Donnelly (2024)
  • John G. Fogarty, Jr. (2026)
  • Jean M. Gaspardo (2025)
  • Mauro Glorioso (2025)
  • Lynn Grayson (2026)
  • Maureen Hanlon (2026)
  • Hon. Robert Harris (2024)
  • Thomas Hogan (2025)
  • Laura Jacksack (2026)
  • Alex Kasparie (2026)
  • Patrick Keenan-Devlin (2026)
  • Hon. Virginia Kendall (2026)
  • Hon. Susan Kennedy Sullivan (2024)
  • Hon. Daniel Kubasiak (2024)
  • Saulius V. Kuprys (2025)
  • Thaddeus J. Makarewicz (2026)
  • Claire McFarland (2025)
  • Pamela S. Menaker (2024)
  • Hon. Patricia Mendoza (2024)
  • Jonathan Michael (2025)
  • Alisa Murphy (2025)
  • Francis Patrick Murphy (2025)
  • Kevin Murphy (2025)
  • Joseph T. Murphy (2024)
  • Daniel R. Murray (2025)
  • Hon. Leonard Murray (2024)
  • Mary Nicolau (2024)
  • Richard J. Nogal (2024)
  • Jill O’Brien (2026)
  • William O’Hara (2024)
  • Robert Oleszkiewicz (2026)
  • Jay Reyes (2026)
  • Justice Jesse G. Reyes (2024)
  • Joseph O. Rubinelli (2024)
  • Sr. Catherine M. Ryan, O.S.F (2026)
  • Hon. Regina Scannicchio (2026)
  • John C. Sciaccotta (2024)
  • Michael P. Seng (2025)
  • Hon. John A. Simon (2025)
  • R. Matthew Simon (2026)
  • Very Rev. Daniel A. Smilanic (2026)
  • Hon. Patricia Spratt (2026)
  • Catherine L. Steege (2024)
  • Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis (2024)
  • Hon. Daniel A. Trevino (2024)
  • Stephen Viz (2025)
  • Hon. Edward Washington II (ret.) (2025)
  • Tanya D. Woods (2026)
  • Joseph A. Wyss (2024)